India, Sept. 22 -- The Bombay High Court recently ruled that a tenant suppressing material facts cannot seek protection from eviction, especially after claiming an alternate accommodation and compensation.

The case arose from a tenancy dispute at Bachubhai Chawl in Kurla West, which became the subject plot of the Andheri-Kurla road widening project implemented by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). To avail the project benefits, the landlord allegedly threatened to dispossess the tenant, Ramprakash Chowdhry. However, the tenant instituted a suit seeking a temporary injunction against eviction. On the other hand, the landlord argued that Chowdhary had surrendered tenancy after a leave and licence agreement was executed between h...