Supreme Court Upholds Eviction of L&T from Bandra Property

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), effectively ending a decades-long tenancy dispute over a prime bungalow in Pali Hill, Bandra.

The bench upheld a Bombay High Court judgment mandating the company's eviction. L&T had occupied the property since 1958 under a lease that expired in 1970.

The company attempted to bypass eviction proceedings by purchasing a 29.5% undivided share in the property, claiming status as a co-owner.

However, the Court affirmed that such acquisitions, intended to frustrate eviction, do not invalidate a suit filed by other co-owners.

[L&T Ltd. v. Kantilal Champalal Kothari]