VASANT GANESH DAMLE vs SHRIKANT TRIMBAK DATAR

The appellant challenged an eviction order based on rent default under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947. The trial court initially dismissed the suit for failure to establish the landlord-tenant relationship, but the appellate court reversed this finding. The Supreme Court noted that the appellant's own request to deposit rent under Section 12(3) of the Act effectively conceded the landlord-tenant relationship.