Mohamed v. The Public Trustee – 1978_79_80 volume 1 page 001

In the case between The Public Trustee (Plaintiff-Respondent, acting as administrator of the deceased landlord’s estate) and Mohamed (Defendant-Appellant), the court addressed whether a contract of tenancy terminated automatically with the landlord’s death and if the administrator could institute an ejectment action on behalf of the heirs under section 472 of the Civil Procedure Code. It was determined that the tenancy did not terminate by reason of the landlord’s death; instead, the contractual rights vested in the heirs, and the periodic tenancy continued by tacit agreement. The administrator was found to have proper standing to sue. The appeal was dismissed with costs. The decision reaffirmed the principle that tenancy rights devolve on heirs upon the landlord’s death, aligning with Rom