https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168491 Under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, tenancy rights in commercial premises continue after termination of the contractual tenancy and the tenant's death, because the Act includes a person remaining in possession after termination within the definition of tenant. The statutory scheme treats such a tenant on the same footing as a contractual tenant unless the Act expressly provides otherwise. Section 2(1)(iii), which regulates succession in residential premises, is a restrictive provision and does not displace the general heritability of commercial tenancies. Accordingly, heirs of a deceased commercial tenant step into the tenant's position and retain protection under the Act in the absence of a contrary statutory provision. en-us Wed, 01 May 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 10:33:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168491 Under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, tenancy rights in commercial premises continue after termination of the contractual tenancy and the tenant's death, because the Act includes a person remaining in possession after termination within the definition of tenant. The statutory scheme treats such a tenant on the same footing as a contractual tenant unless the Act expressly provides otherwise. Section 2(1)(iii), which regulates succession in residential premises, is a restrictive provision and does not displace the general heritability of commercial tenancies. Accordingly, heirs of a deceased commercial tenant step into the tenant's position and retain protection under the Act in the absence of a contrary statutory provision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 May 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168491