DR. TARAKPRASAD RAJARAM vs SMT. VESTA UKARA (DEAD) BY LRS. AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 31-A(d) of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, a person who obtains land through assignment, transfer, or auction sale does not qualify as a 'landlord' for eviction purposes. The Court emphasized that only those whose names are recorded as landlords or whose ancestors' names appear in the record of rights during the specified period can maintain eviction applications. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions that the appellant, being a transferee, lacked the standing to evict the tenants.