Lucknow, Aug. 26 -- The Allahabad High Court has struck down key provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021, finding its rent revision, rent determination and eviction provisions inconsistent with the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

A Division Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held Sections 8, 9 and 10, along with provisions empowering Rent Authorities to order evictions, contrary to landlords' and tenants' rights under the TPA.

The court also declared Sections 38 and 42, to the extent they override procedures under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887, ultra vires. The judgment came in a batch of 16 petitions challenging the Act and Rent Authority orders. ...