(1.) Heard Sri Lalit Kumar, learned counsel for the tenant/petitioner and Smt. Shreya Gupta learned counsel appearing for the landlord/respondent.
(2.) This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India at the instance of the tenant has been filed questioning the judgment and order dtd. 9/11/2023 passed by the Additional District Judge, Court No. 1, Hathras in UPUB Appeal No. 01 of 2021 whereby and whereunder the Appeal of the Tenant/ petitioner has been rejected and the judgment and order of the Prescribed Authority dtd. 6/4/2021 allowing the application of the respondents/ landlords under Sec. 21 (1) (a) of the UP Act No. 13 of 1972 has been upheld.
(3.) The facts necessary for adjudication of the lis between the parties briefly stated are that the landlord/ respondents instituted a P.A. Case being P.A. Case No. 13 of 2014 under Sec. 21 (1) (a) of the U.P. Act No. 13 of 1972 setting up a bona fide need for the shop situate in Gali Kaunjdan Punjabi Market, Hathras under the tenancy of the petitioner. It was stated that the release was sought on the ground that the respondent no. 2 is an Advocate by profession and requires the shop for setting up his chamber. The tenant has no requirement of the shop and is only occupying it to get Pagri. He carries on his business in Mathura. The release application was contested by the petitioner denying the plaint case stating that the shop is very small measuring 8x10 Feet and not at all suitable for establishing an Advocate Chamber. It was also stated that the tenant would suffer greater hardship in comparison to the landlord and prayed that the release application be dismissed.