INDIAN IRON & STEEL CO. LTD. vs BISWANATH SONAR

The Supreme Court interpreted Section 9(1)(iii) of the Bengal Non-Agricultural Tenancy Act, holding that the term 'term' refers to both the period of occupation and the agreed period in a contract. The Court clarified that a tenant who has occupied land for more than one year, even under a month-to-month tenancy, can only be evicted on the anniversary of the tenancy's commencement. The notice given by the landlord was deemed invalid as it did not meet the statutory requirement of six months, leading to the dismissal of the landlord's appeal.