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Bombay Rents, Hotel & Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947

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CENTRAL BANK OF INDIAversusVRAJLAL KAPURCHAND GANDHI AND ANR.

2003 INSC 316Appeal(s) allowed

The Central Bank of India, a tenant, faced eviction proceedings initiated by the landlords under the Bombay Rents Act, which were initially dismissed in its favour. After the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 came into force, the landlords invoked Section 3(1)(b) to terminate the tenancy, leading …

ANSUYABEN KANTILAL BHATTversusRASHIKLAL MANIKLAL SHAH AND ANR.

1997 INSC 392Disposed off

The landlord, Ansuya Ben Kantilal Bhatt, filed a suit in 1966 seeking eviction of tenant Rashiklal Maniklal Shah under the Bombay Rents, Hotel & Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 on the grounds of personal occupation and alleged rent default. After 31 years of litigation, the Supreme Court …

DEVKARAN NENSHI TANNA (DEAD) BY LRS.versusMANHARLAL NENSHI AND ANR.

1994 INSC 228Dismissed

The landlord filed a suit for arrears of rent, and the tenant filed an application under section 11 of the Bombay Rents, Hotel & Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 for determination of the standard rent. The rent was fixed on a compromise and the application was dismissed as withdrawn. The …

DWARKADAS MARFATIA & SONSversusBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PORT OF BOMBAY

1989 INSC 144Dismissed

The appellant, DWARKADAS MARFATIA & SONS, had been a tenant of the Bombay Port Trust since 1932 for a portion of a plot that was later re‑constituted. The Trust, exempt from the Bombay Rents Act, decided to allocate the entire re‑constituted plot to another tenant, Dhanji Mavji, terminating the …

SMT. KRISHNA RAJPAL BHATIA & ORS.versusMISS LEELA H. ADVANI & ORS.

1988 INSC 288Dismissed

The dispute arose from a 1964 agreement whereby the tenant‑co‑partner member of the Shyam Cooperative Housing Society, Smt. Devibai H. Advani, allowed Rajpal Bhatia to occupy her flat on a leave‑and‑licence basis. After the licence was terminated, Advani sought eviction of Bhatia under Section 91 of …