https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278263 Section 16(3) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 was held to confer a fresh statutory right on a sub-tenant to be declared a direct tenant under the superior landlord, and that right could be invoked in a pending ejectment suit despite Section 40 saving proceedings under the repealed 1950 Act. The saving clause did not exclude the new statutory entitlement, which could be recognised before any decree or order for eviction. The doctrine of lis pendens did not apply because the change in tenancy status arose from legislative command, not from any transfer pendente lite. en-us Thu, 06 May 1976 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278263 Section 16(3) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 was held to confer a fresh statutory right on a sub-tenant to be declared a direct tenant under the superior landlord, and that right could be invoked in a pending ejectment suit despite Section 40 saving proceedings under the repealed 1950 Act. The saving clause did not exclude the new statutory entitlement, which could be recognised before any decree or order for eviction. The doctrine of lis pendens did not apply because the change in tenancy status arose from legislative command, not from any transfer pendente lite. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 May 1976 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278263