VITHAL N. SHETTI vs PRAKASH N. RUDRAKAR

The court considered an appeal regarding the eviction of a tenant under Section 13(1)(b) of The Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947. The central legal issue was whether the tenant could be evicted for erecting a permanent structure (a dining hall) on the premises without the landlord's written consent. The court examined the timeline of the structure's creation relative to the change in ownership of the premises.