Satyawati Sharma vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Anr. on 27 August, 2002
"9. It is evident from the above decision of the Constitution Bench of this Court that a commercial tenancy is invaluable and has got distinct features and characteristics of its own different from that of a residential tenancy. None of the peculiar or unique features present in the case of commercial tenancies exist in the case of residential tenancies. In the above background, if the legislature thought it fit to afford a greater and extended right or benefit to the heirs of the statutory tenants of commercial premises and not to extend such rights to the heirs of the statutory tenants of residential premises, we would say that it only stands to reason and reckons the stark realities of the prevailing situation. The protection afforded by the Rent Act of a tenant after the termination of the tenancy and to the heirs of the tenants is only a creation of the Act and it is open to the legislature to make appropriate provisions in that behalf....."