SMT. SHAKUNTALA S. TIWARI vs HEM CHAND M. SINGHANIA

The Supreme Court held that in suits for recovery of possession under the Bombay Rents, Hotels and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, the applicable period of limitation is 12 years under Articles 66 or 67 of the Limitation Act, 1963, rather than 3 years under Article 113. The Court clarified that the cause of action accrues when the tenant commits acts that breach the tenancy agreement, not merely upon formal termination of the tenancy. The Court upheld the High Court's decision, allowing the landlord's writ petition and dismissing the tenant's appeal.