ARCHANA GUPTA Vs. BHIKHAN SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) - The trial court of XI Additional District Judge, Kanpur has directed the eviction of the applicant from the suit premises and has also asked him to pay the arrears of rent by the impugned judgment and decree dated 26-11-1983. During the pendency of this revision petition the original tenant died and his legal representatives were brought on record vide order dated 5-7-1989.

(2.) THE learned counsel appearing for the applicant raised the following points before the Court.

(3.) THE court below has tried the suit under the U. P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 (U. P. Act No. 13 of 1972), hereinafter referred to as 'the 1972 Act'. Section 20 of the said Act makes it possible for a landlord to evict the tenant from a building. A suit for eviction of a tenant from a building after determination of his tenancy can be instituted on a number of grounds envisaged in the said section. One of the grounds for eviction is that the tenant is in arrears of rent for not less than four months and has failed to pay the same to the landlord within one month from the date of service upon him of a notice of demand.