BADRINARAYAN CHUNILAL BHUTADA vs GOVINDRAM RAMGOPAL MUNDADA

The Supreme Court upheld the eviction decree under Section 13(1)(g) of the Bombay Rents Hotel and Lodging House Rates (Control) Act, 1947, affirming the Appellate Court's finding of reasonable and bona fide requirement for the landlord's residential needs. However, it denied eviction from the ground floor due to greater hardship on the tenant, as established under Section 13(2) of the Act. The Court confirmed that the landlord's need for the upper floors was legitimate, while the tenant's hardship on eviction from the ground floor was more significant, leading to a mixed outcome in the eviction appeal.