M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961

The respondent landlord, owner of a 152 sq.ft. shop, leased it to the appellant tenant from 1978 and periodically raised the rent, later filing an eviction suit under M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961 s.12(1)(f) claiming a bona‑fide need to use the premises for his own business, which he was conducting in a tiny 3 f…

The landlord filed eviction suits under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 alleging non‑payment of rent arrears for two shops. The tenants filed applications under Section 7(2) of the Act seeking determination of the disputed rent and deposited the arrears they admitted. The trial court allowed the applications…

The landlord filed an application under Section 13(6) of the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961 to have the tenant's defence struck off because the tenant had not paid the GST liability arising under the lease. The trial court struck off the defence, and the High Court affirmed that order. The tenant subseq…