Tenant Cannot Dictate Landlord About 'Bonafide Necessity', Landlord's Need Must Be Presumed Bonafide: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld eviction of tenants on the ground of "bonafide need" of the landlady observing that, the tenant cannot dictate what should be her bonafide need.Justice Deepak Gupta said, "It is not for the tenant to dictate to the landlord about her/ his bonafide necessity. If a landlord asserts that he requires the tenanted premises to expand the business, his...