In Brief
This appeal concerns whether retired Municipal Corporation employees can apply for eviction of rental properties under Chapter III-A of the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961. The High Court's Full Bench held they cannot, as retirees are not "employees of a company owned or controlled by the State" under the statute. The Supreme Court, finding substantial constitutional and interpretive questions—particularly whether Municipal Corporations (constitutional institutions of local self-government) should be treated the same as trading corporations, and whether such differential treatment violates equality principles—referred the matter to a larger Bench for authoritative resolution.
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