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(1) In the following suits between landlord and tenant, namely:-- (a) for enhancement of rent; (b) for recovery of immovable property from which a tenant has been illegally ejected by the landlord; (c) for establishing or disproving a right of leasehold; fee shall be levied on the amount of rent for the immovable property to which the suit relates, payable for the year next before the date of presenting the plaint. (2) In a suit for recovery of immovable property from a tenant including a tenant holding over after the termination of a tenancy, fee shall be computed on the premium, if any, and on the rent payable for the year next before the date of presenting the plaint. Explanation.-- Rent includes also damages for use and occupation payable by a tenant holding over. (3) In a suit for reduction or apportionment of rent, fee shall be levied on the amount of rent sought to be reduced or on the amount of rent that is sought to be apportioned.