ASSOCIATED HOTELS OF INDIA LTD. vs R. N. KAPOOR

The Supreme Court interpreted Section 2(b) and Section 7(1) of the Delhi and Ajmer-Merwara Rent Control Act, 1947, determining that the rooms occupied by the respondent in the appellant's hotel were indeed 'rooms in a hotel' and thus excluded from the Act's purview. The Court held that the agreement between the parties constituted a lease rather than a license, affirming the High Court's decision to restore the Rent Controller's order for standardization of rent. The dissenting opinion argued for a broader interpretation of 'room in a hotel' based on the plain meaning of the statute.