https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221925 A restrictive statutory definition of "paying guest" under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 required only that a non-family member occupy part of premises while the licensor resided in the remaining part. The Court rejected importing additional English-law conditions such as unity of residence, joint occupation, or superior control, and held that exclusive possession of the occupied portion did not by itself take the case outside the definition. On the facts, the appellant was a paying guest and not a licensee, so he could not claim deemed tenancy under Section 15A. en-us Tue, 03 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221925 A restrictive statutory definition of "paying guest" under the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 required only that a non-family member occupy part of premises while the licensor resided in the remaining part. The Court rejected importing additional English-law conditions such as unity of residence, joint occupation, or superior control, and held that exclusive possession of the occupied portion did not by itself take the case outside the definition. On the facts, the appellant was a paying guest and not a licensee, so he could not claim deemed tenancy under Section 15A. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221925