VITHAL KRISHNAJI NIVENDKAR vs PARDUMAN RAM SINGH & ANOTHER

The Supreme Court held that a payment made as a donation to a charitable trust in connection with the grant of a lease constitutes 'consideration other than the standard rent' under Section 18(1) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947. The Court clarified that the term 'premium' includes any payment made to secure tenancy, regardless of its label as a donation. The appellant's conviction was upheld, affirming that the payment was made to obtain the lease, thus falling within the statutory provisions.