Bombay Rent Control Act

The Supreme Court considered two appeals arising from a dispute over a flat leased by Khandesh Spinning and Weaving Mills Ltd., which had gone into liquidation. The appellant, Smt. Nirmala R. Bafna, claimed a sub‑tenancy created in 1979 with the landlord’s oral consent and sought protection under the Bombay Rent Contro…

Dr. Thakar Singh and others mortgaged several shops in Moga to Suba Singh and Saudagar Singh in 1942, later redeeming the mortgage in 1969. The mortgagees, however, retained possession and leased the premises to several tenants. The mortgagors sued for possession, and the lower court held the suit barred under the Rent…

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay challenged the assessment of rateable value of a housing building constructed by New Standard Engineering Co. Ltd. under a Government subsidised scheme for industrial workers. The corporation had fixed the rateable value under Section 154(1) of the Bombay Municipal Corporatio…