#Rent Authority

Allahabad High Court reinforces that landlord-tenant disputes under the U.P. Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act 2021 must be adjudicated exclusively by the Rent Authority, stripping civil courts of jurisdiction. The ruling mandates dismissal of suits under Order VII Rule 11 CPC if they fall within the Act’s ambit, impacting all pending rent-related litigation in Uttar Pradesh.

Allahabad HC mandates Rent Authority to decide stay applications within two weeks and restoration applications within one month, halting execution proceedings for three weeks. The ruling underscores the urgency of interim relief to prevent tenants from facing irreversible dispossession during pendency of restoration applications.