https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310536 A dealership arrangement that reserved ownership and control of the premises to the company, restricted use to selling its products, and excluded any tenancy was treated as a commercial licence rather than a lease or tenancy. The governing test was the substance of the transaction, the parties' intention, and whether any proprietary interest was transferred. On termination of the dealership, the limited right to occupy for that business purpose also ended, so continued occupation could not be claimed as of right; one opinion recognised only limited procedural protection before forceful removal. Deemed tenancy under the Bombay rent law was unavailable because the occupier was not a statutory licensee in his own right. en-us Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310536 A dealership arrangement that reserved ownership and control of the premises to the company, restricted use to selling its products, and excluded any tenancy was treated as a commercial licence rather than a lease or tenancy. The governing test was the substance of the transaction, the parties' intention, and whether any proprietary interest was transferred. On termination of the dealership, the limited right to occupy for that business purpose also ended, so continued occupation could not be claimed as of right; one opinion recognised only limited procedural protection before forceful removal. Deemed tenancy under the Bombay rent law was unavailable because the occupier was not a statutory licensee in his own right. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310536