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b ; l I:r~lcllord may appiy by a pccilion to the COUI.L 'Of .fwr landlord fixing hciving jurisdiction to enlcrtain a suit for ejec!mcnt ~ h c rent. 'I.or, in the City of Madras, cithcr to such Court or 11) the Presidency Slnall Causc Court] to fix a reasonable %.be -.. l'rhesc words worc substitutetl for the fig11i.c and word "2 annns" I,y sootion 4 o f , l l ~ M:~dr:~s City 'I'c~i.l~~t\' Prorcclion (Anlcntlmcn~) ~ c t , 1960 (Tam11 N ~ d u Act 13 ol' 1900) ware substituted br the words "err to the Pro,idcncy rtn by section 4 of the Madr;ls City Tcnants' Protcc- t) Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu Act XIX of 1955). \ 1922: T.N. Act IUJ City Tenants' Pro eems reasonable : ovided that the rent previously payable for the I land shall not be enhanced by more than '(twenty-five naye paise) in the rupze. i 1 2[7-A. A tenant may apply to the Court having Applica!iou I ~ Y jurisdiction to entertain a suit for ejectment or, in the CityofMadras, either to such Court or to thePresi- I r dency Small Cause Court, to fix a reasonable rent 1 for the occupation of the land or where on application under section 7, the rent previously payable for the land has been enhanced, for a reduction of the rent fixed; and thereupofl the Court shall, by its order, fix such rent as it deems reasonable.]