Section 7(15)(a) in The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999
(a)such person,-(i)who is a tenant, or(ii)who is a deemed tenant, or(iii)who is a sub-tenant as permitted under a contract or by the permission or consent of the landlord, or(iv)who has derived title under a tenant, or(v)to whom interest in premises has been assigned or transferred as permitted,