M/S. Crystal Services vs Hindustan Petroleum on 12 July, 2017
12. It is clear that Section 2(4)(i) of the Act will not apply to the case on hand, as the lease has already expired. The plaintiff will only come within the definition of Section 2(4)(i)(a) of the Act. So far as Section 2(4)(ii)a is concerned, it clearly states that person who continues in possession after determination of tenancy will also be a Tenant under the Act. The very same question was considered by the Division Bench of this Court in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. V. R. Ravikrishnan & another reported in 2011-4-L.W.395, wherein Division Bench held as follows:-