Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal on Nature of Occupation in Rent Control Case — Clarifies Definition of 'Paying Guest'. The court found that the appellant met the criteria for being classified as a 'paying guest' under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, Section 5(6A)....
The dispute arose from an advertisement published in the Times of India in 1959 regarding accommodation for rent, which led the appellant, Feroze N. Dotivala, to occupy premises owned by the responden...




