Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) Act, 1955

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control, Bombay Land Requisition and Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) (Amendment) Act, 1996, which converted occupants of requisitioned premises into statutory tenants and ended the requisition. The petitioner…

The State of Maharashtra sought to evict occupants of several government‑owned plots under the Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) Act, 1955. After issuing show‑cause notices, the competent authority terminated the eviction proceedings by an order dated 16 December 1980 stating that the "proceedings were dropped". Th…

The appellants, who were occupying a flat in Bombay as a gratuitous licensee, were evicted by a decree of the Small Causes Court under s.41(1) of the Presidency Small Causes Courts Act, 1882 (as amended by the Maharashtra Act of 1976). They appealed, arguing that the term "licensee" in the statute should be limited to …

The premises allotted to the appellant's mother under the Bombay Land Requisition Act were occupied by the appellant after her death. The respondent landlord obtained a court order for derequisition and possession, and the State Government ordered the appellant to vacate by 30‑August‑1996. The Supreme Court, while dism…

The appellant sought possession of premises that had been requisitioned under the Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948 and later allotted to a government servant (respondent No.3). The requisition order was set aside, but the servant continued in possession after retirement and after a derequisition order. The State amend…