Co-Owner Is ‘Landlord’ Under Bombay Rent Act, Can Maintain Eviction Suit Without Exclusive Title: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that a co-owner of a property can legally file an eviction case as a landlord under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 even if the property has not been formally partitioned and the co-owner does not hold exclusive ownership rights over the premises. A bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Manmohan delivered the important judgment while hearing the case…