ISSUE:
Whether a statutory tenant, who remains in possession of the premises after the expiration of a lease, has the legal authority to sub-let a portion of that premise?
RULE:
A statutory tenant has no interest in the premises occupied by him and has no estate to assign or transfer.
Bombay Rents and Lodging House Rates (Control) Act, 1947, defines "tenant" to include statutory tenants, who remain in possession after the lease expiration.
Protection is given to tenants from eviction as long as they pay rent and comply with tenancy conditions, even after the lease has ended.