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Deemed Tenant

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Deemed tenant, the person claiming the status of a deemed tenant must be cultivating land lawfully, Dahya Lala v. Rasul Mahomed, AIR 1964 SC 1320 (1323): (1963) 3 SCR 1. [Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (67 of 1948), ss. 4 and 2(18)]

The first respondent continued to have the right as a tenant even after the redemption of the mortgage and extinguishment of the interest of the mortgagee-in-possession, Popila Bai v. Chandas T. Bhortakke, (2005) 2 SCC 509.

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