Om Prakash And Ors vs Smt. Sunhari Devi And Ors on 2 March, 1993
In Om Prakash & Ors. v. Sunhari Devi (Smt.) & Ors. [JT 1993 (3) SC 641 ; 1993 (2) SCC 397], a similar question came up for consideration before this Court. There an application under Section 21(1)(a) of the present Act was filed by the landlords against the tenants on the ground that they bona fide required the tenanted premises, a shop, for their own use. The Prescribed Authority dismissed the eviction petition holding that the applicant's requirement was not bona fide and greater hardship would be caused to the tenants than to the landlords. The landlords filed an appeal and the appellate authority allowed the same holding that the requirement of the landlords was genuine and bona fide. It also recorded a finding in favour of the landlords on the question of comparative hardship.