Supreme Court of India

W. H. King v. Republic of India and Another.

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Reported as [1952] 1 S.C.R. 418
Bench Patanjali Sastri C, Mehr Chand Mahajan, Mukherjea, Das and Chandrasekhara Aryar JJ.
Decided 1 February 1952

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Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging Rates Control Act (LVII of 1947), s. 19-Tenant handing over possession to third person receiving "pugrec"-W hether constitutes urelinquishment" -Difference bet­ ween assignment and relinquishment-Construction of penal siatutes. Sub-section (1) of sec. 19 of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodg- ing House Rates Control Act, LVJI of 1947, provided that "it shall not be lawful for the tenant or any person acting or pur- porting to act on behalf of the tenant to claim or receive any sum. or any consideration as a condition for the relinquishment of his tenancy of any

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