https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313273 A tenant cannot be denied discretionary relief under Article 136 merely because of alleged lack of clean hands where handwritten additions in the application were treated as amplifications of typed averments and not a misleading fabrication. For Section 20(4) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent & Eviction) Act, 1972, "first hearing" means the date fixed by the Court for hearing and application of mind to the suit, not the date of service of summons. As the arrears were deposited before the earliest court-fixed date for the defendant's first step, the statutory condition was satisfied and the tenant was entitled to protection against eviction. en-us Mon, 13 Sep 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 19 May 2026 11:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313273 A tenant cannot be denied discretionary relief under Article 136 merely because of alleged lack of clean hands where handwritten additions in the application were treated as amplifications of typed averments and not a misleading fabrication. For Section 20(4) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent & Eviction) Act, 1972, "first hearing" means the date fixed by the Court for hearing and application of mind to the suit, not the date of service of summons. As the arrears were deposited before the earliest court-fixed date for the defendant's first step, the statutory condition was satisfied and the tenant was entitled to protection against eviction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 13 Sep 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313273