https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288530 A statutory tenant under the Bombay Rent Act retains heritable and transferable incidents only to the extent recognised by the statute and the original contractual tenancy. Section 5(11) preserves the tenant status after termination of the contractual tenancy, and Section 5(11)(c) limits inheritance accordingly. Transferability depends on whether the original lease or tenancy agreement conferred a right to transfer; if it did, that right may continue despite the tenancy becoming statutory, but if it did not, Section 15 bars transfer. A valid licence could likewise be created only where the tenant had transferable leasehold rights under the original contract. en-us Fri, 18 Oct 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288530 A statutory tenant under the Bombay Rent Act retains heritable and transferable incidents only to the extent recognised by the statute and the original contractual tenancy. Section 5(11) preserves the tenant status after termination of the contractual tenancy, and Section 5(11)(c) limits inheritance accordingly. Transferability depends on whether the original lease or tenancy agreement conferred a right to transfer; if it did, that right may continue despite the tenancy becoming statutory, but if it did not, Section 15 bars transfer. A valid licence could likewise be created only where the tenant had transferable leasehold rights under the original contract. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Oct 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288530