In an important development, the Supreme Court on Thursday (December 11) observed that once premises fall within the definition of “public premises” and a tenancy is legally terminated, unauthorized occupants cannot claim the protection of State Rent Control Acts and must face eviction under the summary procedure laid out in the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (“PP Act”).

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria overruled the judgment of Suhas H. Pophale v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. 2014 (4) SCC 657 , calling it an incorrect interpretation that contradicted a binding Constitution Bench precedent of Ashoka Marketing Ltd. v. Punjab National Bank, 1990 (4) SCC 406 , which held that PP Act overrides over the State tenancy laws ir

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