FARUK ILAHI TAMBOLI vs B.S.SHANKARRAO KOKATE(D) BY LRS..

The Supreme Court held that under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, a tenant cannot evade payment of rent by claiming a pending application for fixation of standard rent. The Court ruled that the respondent's claim of having paid Rs.180/- to the petitioners' uncle did not absolve him from being a defaulter, as the payment was not substantiated. The Court upheld the petitioners' right to evict the respondent for non-payment of rent, affirming the lower court's decision in favor of the petitioners.