Supreme Court of India · 2002-03-19
Mansoor Khan vs Motiram Harebhan Kharat And Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 2396
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Mansoor Khan
- Respondent
- Motiram Harebhan Kharat And Anr
- Bench
- R.C. Lahoti, Ruma Pal
Judgment text excerpt
The court examined whether the provisions of the Central Provinces and Berar Letting of Houses and Rent Control Order, 1949, applied to a property situated in Risod. The core legal issue pertained to the applicability of rent control laws to areas that were subsequently declared municipalities. The Court analyzed the factual timeline of the lease agreements and the notification declaring the area a municipality to determine the landlord's right to eviction.