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(1) Any tenant holding land in a temporarily- Reduction settled estate to which this Act applies may apply to .°* the Court of the Deputy Commissioner for the reduc- ‘n g s.. ‘n tion of his rent, on the grou nd - ' s S " estates. J i (») that the soil of the holding has, during the tenancy on the present rent, become per manently deteriorated without the fault of the tenant, and («) that his landlord has obtained, or is entitled to obtain, on that account a reduction in the revenue payable in respect of the land covered by the holding. i * (2) On receipt of such an application, the Court shall, in the manner prescribed, make a local enquiry or have a local enquiry made by the Sub-Deputy Col lector in charge of the area, wherein the land in ques tion lies, to determine whether the tenant is entitled to a reduction. (3) When, after such enquiry, the Court holds that the tenant is entitled to a reduction of his rent, the Court may—notwithstanding an>thing in any con tract between the parties—direct such reduction of rent as it thinks fair and equitable.