Smt. Kusum vs Sh. Raj Singh on 20 November, 2018
The important recent judgment of the hon'ble Supreme Court on the
distinction between lease and licence is Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
vs. Chembur Service Station wherein the Court observed that Licenses
can be of different kinds. Some licenses with reference to use of
immovable property may be very wide, virtually bordering upon
leases. Some licenses can be veryvery narrow, giving a mere right
enabling a person to visit a premises say a museum or a lecture hall
or an exhibition. In between are the licenses of different hues and
degrees. All licenses cannot be treated on the same footing.