Celina Coelho Pereira & Ors vs Ulhas Mahabaleshwar Kholkar & Ors on 30 October, 2009
In this regard reference to Celina Coelho Pereira (Ms) and
others v. Ulhas Mahabaleshwar Kholkar and others (2010) 1 SCC
217 would be pertinent. In the said case a two-Judge Bench,
after referring to number of authorities and the rent legislation,
summarized the legal position relating to issue of sub-letting or
creation of sub-tenancy. The two aspects which are of relevance
to the present case are: (SCC p.231, para 25)
"(i) In order to prove mischief of sub-letting as a ground
for eviction under rent control laws, two ingredients have
to be established: (i) parting with possession of tenancy
or part of it by the tenant in favour of a third party with
exclusive right of possession, and (two) that such parting
with possession has been done without the consent of the
landlord and in lieu of compensation or rent.