https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263303 A deemed tenant protected under State rent control law could not be treated as an unauthorised occupant under the Public Premises Act before the premises actually became public premises. The Court held that the tenant's statutory status remained governed by the State regime until the premises fell within the Act's definition, so eviction on the footing of unauthorised occupation was unavailable. It also held that the Public Premises Act could not be read retrospectively to destroy vested tenancy protections already accrued under the State law. The statutes had to be harmoniously construed, with the later Act operating only from the date the premises became public premises. en-us Tue, 11 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 07:56:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263303 A deemed tenant protected under State rent control law could not be treated as an unauthorised occupant under the Public Premises Act before the premises actually became public premises. The Court held that the tenant's statutory status remained governed by the State regime until the premises fell within the Act's definition, so eviction on the footing of unauthorised occupation was unavailable. It also held that the Public Premises Act could not be read retrospectively to destroy vested tenancy protections already accrued under the State law. The statutes had to be harmoniously construed, with the later Act operating only from the date the premises became public premises. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263303