https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289009 The West Bengal Rent Control amendment was construed to apply where the time to appeal had not expired when the amendment commenced, because "pending" in Section 5 was read broadly to include a matter still capable of being carried into appeal in the ordinary course. The amended definition of "tenant" was also treated as extending protection to persons whose tenancy interest had been determined by default under the earlier Act, removing the basis of the prior restrictive view. On that construction, the appellate court was bound to apply the amended law to the decree under appeal, and the relief granted to the tenant was upheld. en-us Fri, 13 Jul 1951 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:05:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289009 The West Bengal Rent Control amendment was construed to apply where the time to appeal had not expired when the amendment commenced, because "pending" in Section 5 was read broadly to include a matter still capable of being carried into appeal in the ordinary course. The amended definition of "tenant" was also treated as extending protection to persons whose tenancy interest had been determined by default under the earlier Act, removing the basis of the prior restrictive view. On that construction, the appellate court was bound to apply the amended law to the decree under appeal, and the relief granted to the tenant was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Jul 1951 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289009