Bombay High Court Allows Landlord's Writ Petition in Rent Control Eviction Case — Tenant's Acquisition of Flat in Wife's Name Not a Valid Ground to Deny Eviction. The court held that acquisition of alternative accommodation by the tenant's spouse does not constitute acquisition by the tenant under Section 13(1)(l) of the Bombay Rent, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, and the tenant's act of letting out the flat to a third party further negates any claim of bona fide acquisition for residence.
12 Aug 2005The petitioner-landlady filed a suit for eviction against the respondent-tenant under the Bombay Rent, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947...
