Civil Law and Procedure
The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
Act 59 of 1958 · 67 sections
Title, date and preamble
[31st December, 1958.]
An Act to provide for the control of rents and evictions and of rates of hotels and lodging houses, and for
the lease of vacant premises to Government, in certain areas in the Union territory of Delhi.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
Contents
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II PROVISIONS REGARDING RENT
- 4.Rent in excess of standard rent not recoverable
- 5.Unlawful charges not to be claimed or received
- 6.Standard rent
- 6A.Revision of rent
- 7.Lawful increase of standard rent in certain cases and recovery of other charges
- 8.Notice of increase of rent
- 9.Controller to fix standard rent, etc
- 10.Fixation of interim rent
- 11.Limitation of liability of middlemen
- 12.Limitation for application for fixation of standard rent
- 13.Refund of rent, premium, etc., not recoverable under the Act
CHAPTER III CONTROL OF EVICTION OF TENANTS
- 14.Protection of tenant against eviction
- 14A.Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to certain persons
- 14B.Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to members of the armed forces, etc
- 14C.Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to Central Government and Delhi Administration employees
- 14D.Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to a widow
- 15.When a tenant can get the benefit of protection against eviction
- 16.Restrictions on sub-letting
- 17.Notice of creation and termination of sub-tenancy
- 18.Sub-tenant to be tenant in certain cases
- 19.Recovery of possession for occupation and re-entry
- 20.Recovery of possession for repairs and re-building and re-entry
- 21.Recovery of possession in case of tenancies for limited period
- 22.Special provision for recovery of possession in certain cases
- 23.Permission to construct additional structures
- 24.Special provision regarding vacant building sites
- 25.Vacant possession to landlord
CHAPTER IIIA SUMMARY TRAIL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER IV DEPOSIT OF RENT
CHAPTER V HOTELS AND LODGING HOUSES
CHAPTER VI APPOINTMENT OF CONTROLLERS AND THEIR POWERS AND FUNCTION AND APPEALS
- 35.Appointment of Controllers and Additional Controllers
- 36.Powers of Controller
- 37.Procedure to be followed by Controller
- 38.Appeal to the Tribunal
- 38A.Additional Rent Control Tribunals
- 38B.Power of High Court to transfer appeals, etc
- 39.Second appeal
- 40.Amendment of orders
- 41.Controller to exercise powers of a magistrate for recovery of fine
- 42.Controller to exercise powers of civil court for execution of other orders
- 43.Finality of order
CHAPTER VII PROVISIONS REGARDING SPECIAL OBLIGATIONS OF LANDLORDS AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS
- 50.Jurisdiction of civil courts barred in respect of certain matters
- 51.Controllers to be public servants
- 52.Protection of action taken in good faith
- 53.Amendment of the Delhi Tenants Temporary Protection Act, 1956
- 54.Saving of operation of certain enactments
- 55.Special provision regarding decrees affected by the Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956
- 56.Power to make rules
- 57.Repeal and saving
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