MOTIRAM GHELABHAI (DEAD) THROUGH L. R. MANIRAM MOTIRAM vs JAGAN NAGAR (DEAD) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS.

The Supreme Court held that the proviso to Section 50 of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, does not have retrospective effect on pending appeals. The Court clarified that pending appeals must be disposed of as if the Act was not applicable, thus denying the appellant-defendant protection under the Act. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decree for possession in favor of the respondents-plaintiffs.