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The admitted facts are that the premises in question was demised to Cox & Kings (AGENTS) Limited, a company incorporated under the United Kingdom Companies Act [for short, "Foreign Company"], tenant of Smt. Jagdish Rani Sethi who subsequently sold the property to Smt. Chander Malhotra by a registered conveyance. Mrs. Rani Sethi had filed eviction petition on diverse grounds. Smt. Chander Malhotra, the respondent, after getting impleaded, amended the patition and also pleaded sub-letting to the appellant, an Indian Company. The Rent Controller found that premises had been sub-let by the Foreing Company and, therefore, ordered eviction. That was confirmed in appeal. As stated earlier, the second appeal was also dismissed. The principle question that arises for consideration, on reference to this Bench, is: whether involuntary transfer of the leasehold interest from Foreign Company to the Indian Company is not sub- letting within the meaning of Section 14(1)(b) of the Act? The said section reads under: