Sheela Jawarlal Nagori & Anr vs Kantilal Nathmal Baldota & Ors

The Supreme Court ruled that a landlord can maintain a suit for eviction of a tenant even after an award under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, has been passed, provided that the landlord retains ownership and has not been dispossessed. The Court emphasized that the tenant's claim of land acquisition was unsupported by evidence of possession transfer to the Pune Municipal Corporation. The Court upheld the lower courts' findings that the suit property was open land and affirmed the eviction order against the tenant.