In order to support his
contention, learned counsel for the respondents placed reliance on
Mattulal vs. Radhe Lal, (1974) 2 SCC 365, and placed reliance on
the following observations:
In addition to the above, learned counsel placed reliance on
Hasmat Rai and another vs. Raghunath Prasad (1981) 3 SCC 103, so
as to contend, that the events which transpired during the
pendency of the proceedings, were liable to be taken into
consideration for arriving at a final determination, whether the
bona fide need of the tenant subsists, and it is only thereafter,
that the eviction of a tenant can be ordered (based on the ground
of bona fide necessity, raised by a landlord).