|Supreme Court of India
Bombay Rent Act Section 13(1)(g) | Co-Ownership via Share Certificates + Family Arrangement Establishes Landlord Status for Eviction : SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that a plaintiff need not hold a registered title to claim eviction under the Bombay Rent Act - joint ownership through cooperative share certificates, coupled with a documented family arrangement, suffices to establish landlord status. This clarifies that equitable interests in property, recognized by family consensus, can trigger statutory eviction rights, impacting thousands of tenanted buildings in Mumbai and beyond.