Maria Manuela Piedade vs Vassant Shet Shirodkar on 22 June, 2006
In Peter Alex D'Souza v. Prithi Paul I Singh , a Division Bench of this Court noted that in the case of I a licence, there is something less than a right I to enjoy the property in the licensee, it cannot be exercised by servants and agents, is terminable and a transferee of the property is not as such bound by the licence. On the other hand, in the case of a lease, there is a t transfer of a right to enjoy the property or in t other words, the lessee is entitled to enjoy the property. One has to gather and find out the true intention of the parties as to 1 whether the document creates a lease or license, the dominant intention of the parties e is to be gathered from the terms of the document irrespective of the labels that the parties may put upon it and exclusive possession by itself would not militate against the concept of a licence, if the circumstances t negate any intention to create a tenancy.