Shri Harish Tandon vs The Addl.District Magistrate, ... on 5 January, 1995
In Harish Tandon's case, the Apex Court has clearly held that after death of the original tenant, subject to any provision to the contrary, the tenancy rights devolve on the heirs of the deceased tenants jointly. The incidence of the tenancy are the same as those enjoyed by the original tenant. It is a single tenancy which devolves on the heirs and there is no division of the premises or of the rent payable therefor and the heirs succeed to the tenancy as joint tenants. In this view of the matter, it is crystal clear that after death of Basant Lal, his widow and sons became joint tenants alongwith petitioner of the premises in question. Admittedly, Ram Autar purchased a house in Usmanpur Colony Juhi Gaushala Kanpur. It means, the provision of Sub-section (3) of Section 12 of the Act was attracted which provides in clear word that in the case of residential building if a tenant or any member of his family builds or otherwise acquires a residential building in the same City, he shall be deemed to have ceased to occupy the building under his tenancy.