Supreme Court of India

Welfare Assocn. A.R.P., Maharashtra and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Ranjit P. Gohil and Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Bench R.C. Lahoti and Brijesh Kumar JJ.

Decided 18 February 2003

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From the headnote

Bombay Rents, Hotel, Lodging House Rates Control, Bombay, Land Requisition and Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) (Amendment) Act, 1996-Act amending certain provisions of Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates (Control) Act, 1947, Bombay Land Requisiiion Act, 1948 and Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) Act, 1955-Altering the basis of occupation of premises by occupants and declaring that requisitioning shall come to an end-Constitutional validity of-Held: The Act is intra vires the Constitution and thus valid.

Authorities it was built on

1979 V. Dhanapal Chettiar v. Yesodai Ammal cited by 37
1994 Grahak Sanstha Manch and Etc. v. State of Maharashtra cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2020 Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat and Ors. relied on
2020 Union of India & Ors. v. Exide Industries Limited & Anr. relied on
2014 The Security Association of India & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2012 Namit Sharma v. Union of India relied on
2011 State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. K. Shyam Sunder & Ors. relied on
2026 X v. O/o Speaker of the House of the People referred to
2023 Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Union of India & Ors referred to
2019 B K Pavitra and Ors. v. The Union of India and Ors referred to
2013 State of Maharashtra & Anr. v. Indian Hotel & Restaurants Assn. & Ors mentioned

Of those, 5 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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