SHEELA JAWARLAL NAGORI vs KANTILAL NATHMAL BALDOTA .

The Supreme Court held that a landlord can maintain a suit for eviction of a tenant even after an award has been passed under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court affirmed the applicability of Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, which requires proper termination of tenancy before eviction. The Court upheld the lower courts' decisions, confirming that the suit property was open land and not protected under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, thereby dismissing the tenant's appeal.