https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286868 A tenant ceases to "occupy" premises for purposes of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act when actual user stops and only occasional brief visits continue. Shifting residence to another city, without sleeping in the building, is inconsistent with occupation; the presence of furniture and an expressed willingness to pay rent do not by themselves amount to continued occupation. The statutory reference to hill-station houses also supports the view that mere retention of belongings is insufficient. On these facts, cessation of occupation for the required continuous period without reasonable cause was established, and the ejectment ground was made out. en-us Fri, 30 Nov 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:46:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286868 A tenant ceases to "occupy" premises for purposes of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act when actual user stops and only occasional brief visits continue. Shifting residence to another city, without sleeping in the building, is inconsistent with occupation; the presence of furniture and an expressed willingness to pay rent do not by themselves amount to continued occupation. The statutory reference to hill-station houses also supports the view that mere retention of belongings is insufficient. On these facts, cessation of occupation for the required continuous period without reasonable cause was established, and the ejectment ground was made out. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Nov 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286868