https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178175 A person qualifies as a thika tenant under section 2(5) of the Calcutta Thika Tenancy Act, 1949, when the statutory elements are met: holding land under another, liability to pay rent, and erection or acquisition of a structure for residential, manufacturing, or business use. The Act does not require prior landlord permission for erection of the structure, and no implied limitation can be read into this beneficial statute. A tenancy condition restricting use of the land for garaging lorries did not defeat thika tenancy status, and the Transfer of Property Act argument was rejected because the land use remained consistent with the lease purpose. en-us Thu, 24 Jul 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:27:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178175 A person qualifies as a thika tenant under section 2(5) of the Calcutta Thika Tenancy Act, 1949, when the statutory elements are met: holding land under another, liability to pay rent, and erection or acquisition of a structure for residential, manufacturing, or business use. The Act does not require prior landlord permission for erection of the structure, and no implied limitation can be read into this beneficial statute. A tenancy condition restricting use of the land for garaging lorries did not defeat thika tenancy status, and the Transfer of Property Act argument was rejected because the land use remained consistent with the lease purpose. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Jul 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178175