NARPATCHAND A. BHANDARI vs SHANTILAL MOOLSHANKAR JANI AND ANR.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 13(1)(c) of the Bombay Rents Hotel & Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, a usufructuary mortgagee qualifies as a 'landlord' and can file for eviction based on nuisance. The Court affirmed the concurrent findings of the trial and appellate courts, which established that the appellant's actions, including operating a textile printing mill and obstructing access to common facilities, constituted nuisance. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the eviction order against the appellant.