Maharashtra Rent Control Act

The Supreme Court examined an appeal filed by tenants challenging a Bombay High Court order that dismissed their writ petition under Article 226. The petition sought a writ of certiorari against the landlord’s eviction suit, a pure civil dispute between private parties. The Court held that writ jurisdiction is a remedy…

The landlord (appellant) obtained permission from the Rent Controller under the C.P. and Berar Letting of Houses and Rent Control Order, 1949 and issued a notice under Section 108 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 before filing a civil suit for eviction. The tenant (respondent) contended that the premises fell unde…

The landlord filed an eviction suit which was dismissed by the trial court; the appellate court reversed that decision, finding that the landlord had a bona‑fide need for the premises under Section 7(5) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act and ordered the tenants to vacate. The tenants obtained a writ of certiorari from…