Advocate’s Office in Residential House is Professional, Not Commercial Use: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that an advocate’s office operating from a residential building constitutes a professional activity and not a commercial use.

Setting aside contrary findings of the lower courts, the Court decreed eviction under Sections 12(1)(a) and 12(1)(e) of the M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961, on grounds of rent default and bona fide residential requirement.

The judgment also clarifies that an appeal under Section 96 CPC is not maintainable against mere findings without an adverse decree, reaffirming key principles of tenancy and procedural law.

[Anil Kumar Kushwah v. Anil Kumar Gupta]