https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175643 Section 28 of the Bombay Rent Act confers exclusive jurisdiction only where the dispute is between landlord and tenant or otherwise falls within the statute; where the plaintiffs themselves deny the defendant's tenancy and sue outside that relationship, the Small Causes Court lacks jurisdiction. Article 142 cannot be used to override a statutory bar or to grant possession contrary to the governing law, even on grounds of hardship or delay. The appeals therefore failed, and the parties were left to pursue any remedy before the competent forum, with limitation exclusion indicated for any fresh proceeding. en-us Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175643 Section 28 of the Bombay Rent Act confers exclusive jurisdiction only where the dispute is between landlord and tenant or otherwise falls within the statute; where the plaintiffs themselves deny the defendant's tenancy and sue outside that relationship, the Small Causes Court lacks jurisdiction. Article 142 cannot be used to override a statutory bar or to grant possession contrary to the governing law, even on grounds of hardship or delay. The appeals therefore failed, and the parties were left to pursue any remedy before the competent forum, with limitation exclusion indicated for any fresh proceeding. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175643