Supreme Court of India

Prabhudas Damodar Kotecha & Ors. v. Manhabala Jeram Damodar & Anr.

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Reported as [2013] 9 S.C.R. 52
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 13 August 2013

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We hold that both the above conditions are satisfied, then Small Causes Courts will have the jurisdiction to entertain the suit in question, provided the expression "licensee" means and include "gratuitous licensee" also.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

PRESIDENCY SMALL CAUSE COURTS ACT, 1882: s. 41 (1) - Suits or proceedings between licensors and licensees - Suit for eviction of gratuitous licensee - Held: Is maintainable before the Small Causes Courl ., Expression 'licensee' used in PSCC Act is a term of wider imporl intended to bring in a gratuitous licensee as well and is used in general 0 sense of term as defined in s. 52 of Easements Act - It does not derive its meaning from the expression 'licensee' as used in sub-s. (4A) of s. 5 of Rent Act Bombay Rents, Hotel and . Lodging House Rates (Control) Act, 1947 - ss. 5(4- ) and 15- -

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