https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178443 The expression "any structure" in thika tenancy law was construed by reference to the statutory scheme and the purpose of the structure, not its construction type. A tenant is not excluded from thika tenant status merely because a pucca structure exists, if the land is held under another person, rent is payable, and the structure is erected or acquired for residential, manufacturing or business use. On that construction, the appellants satisfied the definition of thika tenant, and the vesting provision under the acquisition law applied to the thika tenancy land from the notified date. The earlier contrary view was set aside. en-us Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 06:49:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178443 The expression "any structure" in thika tenancy law was construed by reference to the statutory scheme and the purpose of the structure, not its construction type. A tenant is not excluded from thika tenant status merely because a pucca structure exists, if the land is held under another person, rent is payable, and the structure is erected or acquired for residential, manufacturing or business use. On that construction, the appellants satisfied the definition of thika tenant, and the vesting provision under the acquisition law applied to the thika tenancy land from the notified date. The earlier contrary view was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178443