Bombay Rent Act

The petitioners, trustees of a Mumbai charity, sought to sell a tenanted trust property for redevelopment under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 and Regulation 33(7) of the Development Control Regulations for Greater Mumbai, which requires at least 70% irrevocable written consent of the occupiers. The Charity Commissi…

The appellant, the heirs of Mangala Waman Karandikar, entered into a 1963 agreement with the respondent to transfer the operation of the "Karandikar Brothers" stationery business for a royalty of Rs.90 per month. The dispute arose when the appellant sought possession, alleging the agreement was a business transfer, whi…

The plaintiff, Praful Manohar Rele, sued the heirs of Narayan Keshav Ghosalkar for possession of a house, alleging that they occupied it as gratuitous licensees whose licence had been validly terminated. The defendants counter‑claimed that they were tenants and sought eviction under the Bombay Rent Act. The trial court…