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Restriction on ejectment.-A tenant shall not be ejected otherwise than in execution of decree for ejectment, except, when a decree for an arrear of rent in respect of his tenancy has been passed against him and remains unsatisfied: Provided that in respect of any arrears of rent due prior to the commencement of this Act, the tenant shall not be liable to ejectment if he pays the arrears of rent within a period of one year from the commencement of this Act: Provided further that a tenant in occupation of a dwelling house building on a site belonging to the landowner shall not be ejected from such dwelling house or the court-yard immediately appurtenant thereto and 22 H.P. TENANCY AND LAND REFORMS ACT, 1972 necessary for his enjoyment.