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PETITIONER: BHATIA CO-OPERATIVE HOUSINGSOCIETY LTD.
Vs.
RESPONDENT: D. C. PATEL.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/11/1952
BENCH: DAS, SUDHI RANJAN BENCH: DAS, SUDHI RANJAN MAHAJAN, MEHR CHAND BOSE, VIVIAN BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H.
CITATION: 1953 AIR 16 1953 SCR 185 CITATOR INFO : RF 1957 SC 344 (20) F 1958 SC 789 (8) RF 1963 SC 468 (9) D 1966 SC1024 (7) RF 1978 SC1217 (34) D 1988 SC1313 (8) D 1988 SC1531 (125) F 1991 SC 844 (14)
ACT: Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House BatesControlAct (LVII of 1947) s. 4 (1)-Suit by lessee of premises belonging to Government or local authority against sub-lessee- Applicability of Act-Jurisdictioin of City Civil Court Construction of lease--Ownership of building put up by lessee-Jurisdiction of Courts--Inherent power to decide question of jurisdiction.
HEADNOTE: Section 4 of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, which provides that the Act shall not apply to premises belonging to the Government or a local authority applies not only to suits between the Government or a local authority as a landlord against the lessee, but also to suits by a lessee of the Government or a local authority against his sublessee. The indemnity conferred is in respect of premises belonging to the Government or a local authorit...