SANT LAL JAIN vs AVTAR SINGH

The Supreme Court held that the appellant retained his lease under the East Punjab Rent Restrictions Act, 1949, despite the sale of the property by the original owner to the respondent. The court clarified that the respondent, as a licensee, could not claim title to the property and was obligated to surrender possession upon revocation of the license. The court restored the trial court's decree dismissing the suit, emphasizing that the suit for mandatory injunction effectively sought possession, which the appellant was entitled to recover.