#landlord status

Calcutta High Court rules that a gift deed under the Transfer of Property Act confers landlord status under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997, without explicit assignment. Tenants failing to contest termination notices under Section 2(g) are deemed trespassers, reinforcing the automatic transfer of tenancy rights.

Punjab and Haryana High Court holds that pending title suits cannot stay eviction proceedings under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. Landlord status independent of ownership.