Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Where the landlord recovers possession of any premises from the tenant by virtue of a decree secured because of clause (h) of the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 12, and the building or re-building of the premises is not commenced within six months, or the premises are not occupied by the landlord or by the person for whose benefit the premises are held within two months of the date of vacation of the premises by such tenant, or the premises, having been so occupied, are re-let within six months of the date of such occupation to any person other than such tenant without the permission of the Controller obtained in. the prescribed manner, the Controller may, on the application of such tenant made within nine months of his vacating the firemises,'-and giving the landlord an opportunity of being 'beard, by.orcler direct the landlord to put such tenant in possession of the premises or to pay him such compensation as may be fixed by the Controller or both Provided that the Controller may, on the application of the landlord, extend the period within which the building or re.-building of the premises is to be commenced, by two months at a time and twelve months in all. (2) Where the landlord obtains a decree for ejectment because of clause (h) of the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 12 and one of the principal reasons for passing such a decree is the expected public benefit of the proposed project of building or re-building by extending accommoda- tion, but the actual building or re-building deviates materially from the said project and fails substantially to provide the expected extension of accommodation, the Controller, may, on the application of the previous tenant, and after giving the landlord opportunity of being heard, levy a fine on the landlord, which may extend to rupees five thousand, and may, in addition, order the landlord to pay such compensation to the previous tenant as may be fixed by the Controller.