JUDGMENT

B.P. Jeevan Reddy, J.-This application has been filed by the petitioner in Special Leave Petition (C) No. 16184 of 1996 which was dismissed at the admission stage on 26th August, 1996. While dismissing the special leave petition, this Court had given six months time for the applicant to vacate the premises and deliver vacant possession to the respondent-landlord. It was specified that the said six months will expire on 26th February, 1997. The applicant was also directed to file the usual undertaking within four weeks - which he did. The applicant says that in view of the subsequent legislation, namely, the Maharashtra Ordinance No. 23 of 1996 (which has been later enacted into an Amendment Act) amending the provisions of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates (Control) Act, 1997 (Bombay Rent Act), The Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948 and the Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) Act, 1955, creating the statutory relationship of landlord and tenant between the applicant and the first respondent (owner of the premises concerned herein), he should be discharged from the said undertaking. He says, he is entitled to continue in the premises as a statutor