The relevant portions of the said Act run as follows: "Section 40: ( 1) No occupancy tenant in Agra, or exproprietary tenant or hereditary tenant shall sub let the whole or any portion of his holding for a term exceeding five years, or within three years or any portion of such holding being held by a sub tenant." "Section 47: Except as otherwise provided in sub section 1 (3) and sub section (4) the extinction of the interest of a tenant, other than a permanent tenure holder or a fixed rate tenant, shall operate to extinguish the interest of any tenant holding under him." "Section 171: (1) If a tenant transfers, or sub lets, the whole or any portion of his holding otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and the transferee or sub lessee has entered into possession in pursuance of such transfer of sub lease both the tenant and any person who may have thus obtained possession of the whole or any part of the holding shall on the suit of land 332 holder be liable to ejectment from the area so transferred or sublet at the date of the institution of the suit.