1923 (1) TMI 6

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....t;secondly" of Section 16 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act (I of 1913) in holding that the sheds, etc., existing on the site pre-empted, which had been erected by the defendant-vendee before the sale when he held the land on a lease, were structures within the purview of the said clause "secondly." 2. The site in question is situated on the margin of a public road in Delhi and is abou....

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....t they amount to "other structures" within the meaning of Section 16, "secondly," Preemption Act. The structures, although not of a very massive nature are by no means of a temporary kind. The place is being used as a karkhana and the wooden pillars are well driven into the earth, and the roofing is sufficient to protect workers from the inclemencies of the weather." These....

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....or nature. We are of opinion that these contentions are quite untenable. What the law contemplateo is, that the owner of the "building or other structures" on a site is like a co-owner in the property sold, and, therefore his right of pre-emption is inferior only to a co-sharer therein. The word "building" or "structure" is not defined in the Act but it may be stated ....