Parwati Bai vs Radhika

The Supreme Court held that the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961 does not apply to non-residential premises owned by a municipality, as per Section 3(1)(b) of the Act. The Court found that the lower courts erred in dismissing the landlord's eviction suit on the grounds that the tenant was not a defaulter and the landlord's need for self-occupation was not established. The Court reversed the lower courts' decisions, emphasizing that the exemption from the Act pertains to the premises rather than the parties involved.