ASSOCIATED HOTELS OF INDIA LTD., DELHI vs S. B. SARDAR RANJIT SINGH

The Supreme Court held that under Section 13(1) of the Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952, the landlord is entitled to eviction if the tenant has sub-let the premises without consent. The Court established that the test for determining whether an occupier is a tenant or a licensee hinges on the landlord's control over the premises. In this case, the tenant had relinquished control, thus the occupiers were deemed tenants, and the landlord successfully proved sub-letting. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the eviction decree.