ACCOUNTANT AND SECRETARIAL SERVICES PVT.LTD. & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 is within the legislative competence of Parliament, even when applied to premises owned or leased by corporations established under a Central Act. The Court dismissed the appellant's claim that only State legislatures could legislate on landlord-tenant relationships, affirming the applicability of the 1971 Act over the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the eviction notice issued by the Bank under the 1971 Act.