Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
M.P. Accommodation Control Act Section 12 | Plaintiff Must Prove Landlord-Tenant Relationship Even If Defendant's Defence Is Struck Off : MP HC Gwalior
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that under the M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961, the burden to establish a landlord-tenant relationship rests solely on the plaintiff - regardless of whether the defendant's written statement is struck off. This clarifies that procedural defaults do not shift the evidentiary burden, protecting tenants from summary eviction without proof of tenancy.