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(1) Every tcnant who makes a paymcnt of rent to his landlord R C C C ~ P ~ 10 k ~ i v c n Tor " shall bc enlitled lo obiain forlhwilh from rhc Iandlord or his authorised ,,, p d . agenl a written receipt for the amount paid by him, signcd by ~ h c landlord or his auhorised ageni. (2) IF h e landlord or his aurhoriscd agent refuses or neglects to dcliver ro hc lcnanr a rcccipt rcicrred to in sub-seclion (I) for any rent paid by the tenant, thc Controller shall. on application made in this behalf by the [enant wihin rwo ~nonlhs from ~ h c datc of paymcnt and afcr hearing the landlord or his aurhoriscd agenl, by ordcr dirccc the landlord or his authorised agent to pay ro [he tcnant, by way of damagcs, such sun1 no1 cxcccding doublc the amount of renl paid by the tenanl and the costs of the application and shall also grant a cerlificate lo he tenant in respect of lhc rcnr paid. Hotcls and Lodging Houses. %A. Thc Conrroller shall, on h e applicalion made by any person Fixation or Bir ntc md interested,- numbcr of (a) fix a fair ratc 10 be charged for board, lodging or orher Idgra- servicc providcd in a hotel or lodging house and in fixing such fair ralc specily separately the rate Tor lodging, board or other service; (b) fix h c number of lodgers to be accornmodatcd in cach room or specified u n i ~ of acco~nrnodalion in a hokl or lodging housc. '2513. The Con~ollcr may irom time 10 rime revise h e fair rarc or Kcvision of Tic nre and the number of lodgers fixcd under section 25A. numbcr of IDdgcrs. '25C. The managcr of a hotcl or the owner of a lodging housc shall, Noticc of Tir ivhcrc the fair rale or he nurnbcr of Iodgcrs has been fixed under scclion ~ m ~ ~ o f 2SA for a ho~cl or Iodging house, display in a conspicuous part of the Idgrs to be hotel or lodging housc a noticc of the fair rare and h c nurnbcr of lodgers di5p'nyed. so fixed. I25D. An agreement for the paymcnt of arhy charge in excess of h e Agrecmenr lair rate referred to in section ZSA shall hc null and void in respecL of such cxcess and shalI bc conslrued as if it were an agrccmcnt for the excess ofrnir paymcnt only of such fair rare. nlc. 'chapter IVAconsisling o f stclions 25A to 25F was inserid by s. 10 olrllc Wcst Bcngd Preniises Tcnmcy (Second Amendmcnl) Acl. 1969 (Wcst Ben. Act XXXlV of 1969). No cvic~ion if rir@ie paid, - Chapler I VA no1 ro npply 10 cenarn hoicls or lodging I~OUSCS, The West Betrgal Prenrises Tetra/~cy Acr, 1956. [West Ben. Act ; .- - '25E. No manager of a horel or owner of a lodging house shaH have , , . , . . - : . - - any right ro cvict or rcfuse board or olher service to a lodger as long as he pays or lendcrs paymcnl of the fair rarc fixcd undcr scction 25A and observcs and performs the othcr conditions of thc agreemen1 in so far as thcy arc no1 inconsistcnr wirh h e provisions of [his Chapter: Provided that a lodger shall not be entilled to the benefit of this sec~ion- (a) if the lodger has been guilty of conduc~ which is a nuisance or an annoyance to [he other lodgers of the hotel or lodging house; or (b) if the lodger has con~inuously been abscnr from such hotel or lodging house for a period c~ceeding two monlhs; or (c) if h e lodger having con~racled lo sray for any specified period slays beyond rha~ period unless [he Conlroller on an applicalion made lo him in [his behalf ex~ends the period. '25F. ( 1 ) Every manager of a hole1 or owner of a lodging house who accommodates lodgers or permits lodgers to be accommodated in a room or spccjficd unit of accommodation in a hotcl or lodging house in cxccss of rhc uumbcr iixcd by h e Conlrollcr undcr scction 25A, cxccpt with the consem of all ihe lodgers of such room or specified u n i ~ of accornrnodalion, shall on conviction in a Criminal Courl be punished wirh tine which may extend to one Lhousand rupees. (2) Every manager of a holcl or owncr of a lodging house who fails lo dispIay a norice as rcquircd under section 25C of the fair rate or the number of lodgers fixcd undcr scction 25A shall on conviction in a Criminal Coun be punishcd wilh iinc which may cxtcnd ro Iivc hundred rupees. '25G. Thc provisions of Chapler IVA shall not apply to holels or lodging houscs included in rhc list of holels or lodging houses approved by ~ h c Dcparlment of Tourism OF the Governmenr of India. 'See IOOI-nolc 1 on page 693. nrlre. 'Sccrion 25G w m inscncd by s. 6 olrhe West B e n d Premises Tenancy (Amcndrnenr) Act. 1970 (\Vest Bm. Acr XVIll of 1970). (Clraprer V-Appoi~~r~t~orr uf tlre Cor~rroll~r and orlrer Oficers, their ponYers n~rrlfirsctioris.?Sedio~l 26.) CHAPTER V. Appointn~ent of Ihc ControIler and other OEcers, their powcrs and functions.