AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPN. vs PRAKASHBHAI SURENDRABHAI — C.A. No. 6288/1998

Summary of C.A. No. 006288/1998 (Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation v. Prakashbhai Surendrabhai) On 18 March 2004, the Supreme Court allowed the civil appeals filed by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The respondent had sued claiming tenancy rights over properties subject to a Section 53 notice under the Bombay Town Planning Act requiring vacation. The trial court found the respondent was only a licencee whose interest commenced after July 1951, well after the town planning scheme's 1951 publication. The High Court's Single Judge and Division Bench reversed this, focusing on possession on the crucial date. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court orders and restored the trial court's judgment, finding the critical issue of when the respondent's interest commenced was adequately raised and decided at trial. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.