Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Lease Dispute — Tenant Not Entitled to Protection Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 as Lease of Open Land for Construction with Removal Clause Does Not Create Tenancy Under the Act. The lease of open land for a fixed term of 30 years expired by efflux of time, and the tenant's continued possession after expiry does not attract protection under Section 15(1) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, as the Act applies only to premises let for residence, education, business, trade, or storage....
The appellant, Narendra Harilal Jethwa, was the defendant in Regular Civil Suit No.132 of 2002 filed by the respondents, who are trustees of a public trust owning several temples. The appellant was in...
