The Madras City Tenants Protection Act, 1921

The Madras City Tenants Protection Act, 1921 Act 3 of 1922 Keyword(s): Land, Landlord, Tenant, Class of Tenant Amendments appended: 13 of 1960, 16 of 1964, 37 of 1965, 4 of 1972, 2 of 1980, 2 of 1996 DISCLAIMER: This document is being furnished to you for your information by PRS Legislative Research (PRS). The contents of this document have been obtained from sources PRS believes to be reliable. These contents have not been independently verified, and PRS makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness. In some cases the Principal Act and/or Amendment Act may not be available. Principal Acts may or may not include subsequent amendments. For authoritative text, please contact the relevant state department concerned or refer to the latest government publication or the gazette notification. Any person using this material should take their own professional and legal advice before acting on any information contained in this document. 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(Receiver! the assettt of the Governor on the 3rd Ju~zucrry1 922 aitd fFlrt of flze Governor-General on the 8th Febrcmr, 1922 ; the assntt of the Gnverrior-Genercrl lvcrs first plrblislaetl irr the Fort St. Grorge Gc~zc!tco f the 21st Fchrrmrj, 1922.) tection to certain classes of tenants sknd adjoining areas in !Be '[State 1 These wolds !vote substituted for rhe \cord .'Madras*' by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order. 1969, as amended by the 'Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendmert) Order, 1969, whicncan~einfto~rc eon the 1-lth January 1969. 2 ForSt,~temento r Objcclsnnd Reasons,see Fort 9.Gcorge Gazette, dated t h ~26 th July 1921, Pope 1491 ; for Report of the Select Committee. yei b.id , daJed the 16thAug~s1t9 21, pages 1493-1499 ;for proceedings 111 C""oc11, scf Proierd~ngro f the Madras I,cgislativr ~oc,stcrl\,' ~dnrne L, pages 23-35 and Velume 111, pages 962-1005, 1377 ana 1.136-1457. So ~~lt~ofc tlnli s Act ns was irl force oli \;,c i.,c conilnence- nlent of tile 'l'amil N;tdu (Athied Tenitor ies) Extension of ~aw~s c t , 1962 (Tamil v:rt!u Act 14 01' :962) in the Si.ite of hliidras cxcept in lllZ added tcrrllol leS WilS c~lcl:tlcdt o ttlc ;lc1c1ial er.!.i!!,i :- s by sccfion .; (,l,;~,,(t\{,, ~l ~~l~~l!;cflcc.~~ilcl~~,!ll~:l~:l:~,l :\<.I, 1,1~1~o~l1')t l~iAs ct (1:. \\ ;ls in fl.1-cc ( .I: tlic c!;t:c of ilic~.oll~mcr~c~- nlcl,t of tf,d,l'3~~!~iNf atlu ('l'l~;rll~f(c1 rlr'w~ r itory) txlc~~~oif oL~alw s i\c,, 1005 i-nir;~IN ;ul~lA ct 2' of 1965) i~ti,le State oj. hl;~~tl.cix~csc pt in ii,c, trnn.;l\.~'l.cctel vrilor). n;ls cxlnlt!cd 10 tl~ct~ .al~c,fer.rc(cctr ritory cL)nlpri hillb t11u b'.:~ny:~k~ll(~li~b1: ~l~iic il1 11ti I 1.x ~!tc~~co~ti~Ilt;1!kl tl~ f ,,lu 'l.irrlltcI\cltil iblrict by ~ ~ ~ c3 o~f,i :~IIrIn,th~e T'irst ~rilc.,[ulc1 0, ,llc I.ittci' Act. a'rjleso words wverc subrtitu!cd for ih r c , words. <'ill [he City of Madras" by httb-scclio(~ 1~ ) Xctio~l' of tllc Matii.;~Cs ily Tctlants' j>rotcctiol: (Al~lcndn~cnAt)c l, 19.55 (T;~nlilN ::;A\c~t LSIIX of 1955). s~hi,~ xprcbsionM ;I\ ~~~Bsrirutfeodr the expremio~"~S tatcif Madras '*I >y 111c 'Tamil Ndtlu Adapta!ic>n ol Laws Ortlcr, 1969, as aruended by Ih o Taniil Ni~dliA daptation of Laws (S<cond Amend) merit O~lcr,1)9 09, W'lllCll Citlllc inl0 I'orcc On Ihc 141 h lil~lu;&r1y9 69. \. 1. fl i S ~ P T n (2) (a) It axtitndr to,-- 7r*Aq80 (iJ tha City of Yidras; (113 the t m a h i p of ~ o d ~ i k m aAl ,v adi, KRt hi wakkan, An&-ttur, Mndhava ra Bhavan ilaga C ourtalan and,.Msttur. <I' (bi) The Stat9 G@v@rnnmEtR y, by n ~ t i f i c t? ths Taail Nadu Govarn:?ont Gazrtte, extond t h i s ~ cwtith offsct frnn such data as !my M s ~ocifiadi n tha nrtificatirn h,-- (i) any &har m i c i p l town; ( i i q aqj? o t h ~ rtm %hi?; T€ (iii) a?y np9cifird vilhge within aight Irilrn~tras( 6 tha City nf Madras, rz- of tho tor,nship rofdrrad t o in sub-clnu.ra (Lid cf clauno (a), or of ~ u c hc thar naniciml tcwn rafsrrrd t o in nub-fclnur~ (i) or t ~ n s h i P r,gfjrrad tc in nulrclaurr (ii\)."; SLv3 Trcn 21m r t ~ h ki c~t shqll apply,-- (,) i~ th4 arwb L? which thir Act is in fcrco m thu dat@ of thd %blicntim cf tho ' Madras City Tdnantr Prctituctirn (,$:wfidnant ) A&, 1979 tq tho Tamil Nndu GcVilmnmt ~ ? z . ~ t t e , mly to tanrrqci~o~f land crantod bofero tmt data; and (b) in any cthm traraa, ndy tr tonancios c-6 ' . , l a d craatod bsfora tha dat* with sff act from 4 which thF8 Act is rxt-dad ts such araa by s o ti fic~tlmu nd~rc laus3 (b) of sub-aectim (21 \ (bb) in any tnunship, by ths tamship c~mittsac rn~msd;~; ---- - .,.- -41 P .-l .------ ----.. - '('[~amjlN adu] Act X of 1950), or of a panehayat or panchayat union constituted under the '[Tarnil Nadu] Panchayats Act, 1958 ('[Tamil Nadu] Act of . 19581, by the panchayat or by the panchayat union ~0~11~c1on1c erned, _For the ~~rgosofe t his ~ l * ~ ~ * - he ![(4) State Government may, by notification in the Fort St. George Gazette, cancel any notification 4- issued under sub-section (2), but the cancellation shall not be deemed to affect the power of the State Govern- (5) Where a notifimtion is issued under sub- section (4), every proceeding pehding on the date of the publication of such notification and instituted under the provisions of this Act as extended by virtue of the Provided that nothing contained in this sub- I ; section shall be deemed to invalidate any suit or pro- ! I ceeding in ~hichth e decrce or order passed has been I executed or satisfied in full beforc the date mentioned in ! . dhjs sub-section. IT (6) Every ~iolificationi ssued under sub-section (2) or sub-section (4) shall be laid before the Legisla- ture, if it is sitting, as soon as may' be after the issue of I the notification, and if it is not sitting within seven days of ils re-assembly, and thc Statc Government shall scek the approval of the Lcgislalure to 11 ilotifica tion by a rcsolvtion moved within period of #teen days bcgin- ning with the day on which the notification is so laid before it ; and if the Legislature makes any modi- fication in the notification or dire~ts that the notification should cease to have effect, the aotification shall thereafter have effect only in such 1 modificd form or be of no effect, as the case may be, r" but without prejudice to the validity of anything . prcviouhly done tl~ereunder. ) kc. 7 . -I 1Sub.scctions (4) to (6) were added by section 2 (ii) of the Madrils City Tenants* I'rotection (Amendment) Act, 1960 (Tamil Nadu AC 13 of 1960). ~efinitions. 2. ~nt b~ cnntlPc o :, 1- ,-.4.; .---A:.-. s k p Tdh a/& in the t m : . h i ~nf ~ o d a w a l ,A vadi, ' Kath iwau&bat-l,, Madhavaral, Ebvan isagar, FQ ~ ~ ~ ~ ta ~d ~ lo tlt uar ,no r such ,, twfiahi af r r ~ si2d;' ' i .- .- :- ---WlllWl) .--r..v.IJU117W) " (1) ' Bsding ' means any building, hrlt or other structure, whether of masonry, bncks, wood, mud, metal or any other material whatsoever used- (ii) for residential purposes only, in any other. nrcn, ~~lcludetsh e sppurtenance thereto. " ThepresentcJause wassubstituted I'or Ihesaid c~gu,~s,o, 3~c, bs,i- t uld by section2 oftheMabasCityTe11ii111~'l'rot(cAtl nclldlllcnt) Act, 1964 (Tamil Nadu Act 16 of 1964). [Section Y of the Madras City Ten~ntsP' rotccllull (i~rl,cl,~ne,,,) Act, 1960 (Tmil Nadu Act 13 of 1960) and sectio113o f tjlc ~~d~~~ City Tenants ' Protection (Amendment) Act, 1961 (Taml/ ~~d~ I6 of 1964) pmided for the abatement of ccrtaln proceedings Pending bcfore courts in respect of non-residentiirl buildings.] *Every local area, which ipme$ately, before the jst M~~ wasconstituted as the Madural Munlcipollty under the v T am (,, i ; l ~~d~ District Municipalities Act, 1920 ( Tmil Nndu Act ~ 9 ~ ~ ) , wasdeemedto bethecity of Madurhi under cltoh.~at,lua,c ity Municipal CorPoratlon Act, 1971 (Tandl Nfldu Act 15 of 1371) ' Please sees~tion5 11 of Il~ola tter Act lead w~tllr ule 2 in schedul; 411 thell I I (b) any pcrson who was a tenant in respect i of such land undcr a renancy agreement to which this II J ~ cis tap plicable under sub-scction (3) of section 1 and I who or any of his predecessors in interest had erected - -.._- -.-_--I 1Clause (I-A) was inscrtcd by scotion 2 of the Madras City Tcli;ultb' IDrotcctio n (Amcndmcnt) Act, 1026 (Madras Act V1 of 1926). ?'his clause was subbtituted for. the orig:nal clau-e (4) by section 3 (ti) of the M:ldrils City 'I'cnantc' Protection (Arnend- 1 merit) Act, 1960 (Tamil Nadu Act 13 of 1960). 3This sub-clause was, and was deemed always to have been. substituted for the following sub-clause, by section 2 of the Madras Cjty Tenantsp Protection (Amendment) Act., 1973 (Tamil Nadu Act 24 of 1973):- "(ii) includes- = 1 titutsdundrr tho &dm. TmrhipAct, 1940 ( I (Taxi1 Nadu ~ c Xt I d 19403, tho Cmrtelkm T m s h f p Act, 1954 (Tamil Nadu &ct xVI d 19543, the Bhavanisagar Township gct, 19% (Tanil Nadu &ic;t.XXV of 19549, clr sactim 4 uf tho Tanil Hadu Paqchayrt* A C ~ ,1 958 (Tamil Madu rn net of 1 9 ~ w~ ,an y o t L r t m s h i p 1 c mstitutad u~dora ny crthar law for th@ ;I t ima bsfng in fcrce,", at tae rime or rue t;jeurmttnr WJIU utrlveu iltle lrom either of them, and for which compensation has not already been paid. A tenant who is entitled to com- pensation for the value of any building shall also be paid the value of trees which may have been planted by him on the land ''[and of any improvemenls which lnay have been made by him]. 4. (1) In a suit for ejectment against a tenant in D i ~ ~ i a ' which the landlord succeeds, the court shall asrerhin suits for the arnount of compensation, if any, payable under cjectmcnt, section 3 and the decree in the suit shall declare the (3) If in such suit or application the court finds that any sum of money is due by the tenant to the land- lord for rent or otherwise in respect of the tenancy, the court shall set off such sum against the sum found due under sub-section ( 1 ) or sub-section (2), as ihe case ' may be, and shall pass a decree or interinz order declar- ing as the amount payable to the tenant on eject- ment the amount, if any, remaining due to him after such set-off. (4) If the amount found due is not paid into court within three months from the date of the decree under sub-section (1) or of the iiirerim order under sub- section (2), o~info application it; made under scction 6, the suit or application. as thc case may bc, shall stand dismissed, and the landlord shall not be entitled to institute a fresh suit for ejectment, or present a fresh application for recovcry of possession for a period of five years from the date of such dismissal. 5. (1) The compensation ,awardable under section ~,,,,,,i~,, 4 shall be the value ot the building and trees ][and of thqlcom- of any im rovenlents which n~nyh ave been madc by pensatton nnrnrdshlc the tenadon (115 date of the decree or inrn.;,,, c,r~ie,-~,l nrcrsrtion as the case may be. - I 1 These words were inserted by section 3 (6) of the Madras Ciry onants' Protection (Amendment) Act, 1926 (Madras Act VI of 1926). . - t 6 (3) If, on account of any cause for which thc temn t is responsible, the building, for which compen- sation has been adjudged under section 4, is destro- yed or has deteriorated in value between the date of the decree or interim order and the date of ejectment, thz courtc may, on application by the landlord, pass an order directing that he be placed in possession without paying any compensation, or on pciymcnL of the amount determined on a revaluation of the buil- ding as the case may be. / ~)ctorrr~inatioa $. (1) If after a decree or irrteri172 order is passed of rent. undw section 4, the landlord is unable or unwilling to yay the compensation ordered, he may, within three months from the date of the decree or interim order, apply to thc court to fix a reasonable rent for the occupation of the land by the tenant and thereupo~~ tl~cc ourt shall by its ortlcr fix such rcnt as it dccms ~usonabk: Provided hat thc 1.cn1 previously payablc fol- 111.: land 511:tll not hc: et~h:tnccd b:. more tlurn 'It wv,:l~t>--fivlel n]'': pis(,] in the rupcc. (2) On ti12 pacsing of iu~or dcr under sub sccrion (1) the deci-cc or int~~rinozr dcr pa5sctl under secrion 4 sh;rll b; dcclnctl to 11'rvc b;cn v;ica~cci. Application 7. b ; l I :r~lcllordm ay appiy by a pccilion to the COUI.L '.Ofwfr lafinxidnglo rd hciving jurisdiction to enlcrtain a suit for ejec!mcnt ~ h rcen t. '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.ca nd word "2 annns" I,y sootion 4 of,ll~M :~dr:~Csi ty 'I'c~i.l~~Pt\r'o rcclion (Anlcntlmcn~) ~ c t1,9 60 (Tam11 N~duAc t 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). \ IUJ 1922: T.N. Act City Tenants' Pro eems reasonable : ovided that the rent previously payable for the I land shall not be enhanced by more than '(twenty-five i naye paise) in the rupze. 1 2[7-A. A tenant may apply to the Court having Applica!iou II ~ Y jurisdiction to entertain a suit for ejectment or, in the CityofMadras, either to such Court or to thePresi- 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.] 8. An order passed by a Court 3[under section 6, E~ffec~t 7of ~ord$er~ -$',s section 7 or section 7-A] '(shall, subject to the provi- sions of section 9-A, ha~lee ffect as a decree in a suit and fqr a period of five years thc rent FO fixed shall I not be revised nor shall the tenant bc liable to be evic- 1 ted for the said period). I 9. (I) [(Ib)(i)J Any tenant who is cntitlcd to cornpen- Application lto satian under section 3 and agaiiut whom a suit in Court for directing $he ejectment has been instituted or proceeding under landlord to >ection 41 of he Presidency Small Cause Courts selliand. , --- ' Thew words were substitr~ked for the figure and word "2 I annas' by seotio?, 4 01' the Madras City Tenants? Protection (Amendment) Act, I!lGo (TCMIINI~n du Act 13 of 1960). 2 This ~~~tiwoct'li Sl ~I~I\(III (Ch~y %xtioll5 {bid for section 7-A, wl~cchw as inserted by sect Ion 4 of 1 he Madms City Tenants* Protec- ~lon(A n~cndmcnt)A ct, 1926 (Madras Act VI of 1926). ., ., . . ,.-. - ---. ..,-..\JA&! S'Lae J ',L&Vll LblLtl~lb is rct;.rrcd tc, in sub-clalrst: (iij (o)o f clausc (4) of scctio~2~ his I~cir.,m ay witl~ina pcriod of two L)I. nlolit11.i Froin ~Ilcdateof tllc- j~ublicationo f the Madras Ci Tcitanri' Psotcction (.-\nlendment) Act, 1973apply to ilic court [\\,l~cthero r not a suit for ejectment has been i~lstitl~tccoir - proceeding under scction 41 of the P~,csidcncy :Slnall Cause Courts Act, 1882 (Central Act S\' of 18S-7) has hztn taken by the landlord 01. \\lleth;lr 01. II(I; sucll stlit or proceeding is p.:rlttit121 h:i\.il19 jarisdiction to enlcrLa;n a si~itf or c,ic.ctll1c1~t or ill IIIC ('; 1 :: i\f blit(11.:1se itjl~r LO SLIL*(\ c<>l8i.(t, I. 10 L l i P~r cb~dcncyS l11;\11 C~USCLU' UI.~, .. . 1 rllc;,, - . . 8.~~t,,!0L,, IC,. ! - b - sti . t ~ i~~~fo~ .- rt ( - ll - ic - I \CII . L .- I S ''IiUtccr~c l . :~ y -- \" hy ,2~11,,11t i of' tiis hl.icl~.;i\C iry TL.~:~~I'IrIo\l'c ~t~tI~Anm cntlmcnl) Acl. lqt20 [Al::cl~.ii\: \<[ \I! 01 IO20~. l'Iic\t: V.OI.J\.I ~I..IL!I,, . .it1<1 1ig11i.c~\\ L,I.c \t~I>slit~ttcfodr 111~ \\i~~.<'.l:iif lsl. IIIC <I;LIC ill 1111'~,\ ZI ~,~~nililtno gI' o~'cc" by sccric~r (I ~ o l' IIIC ;\l,ill~.,tCs ity 'l'c~,a~ilIs'r' otcci~~r~n Anlz~itli~rAcncl~. )1 055 ('l':tnlil N.11111 Act XIS 1055). .: rlicsc \voc.tIs \\.~.rscu bstt~utctlf or ~hctv ol.dt "lo scll tltc I;trld ;i pi.icc to Iic lixctl Ih! lllc (.<lttrr" hy ssclior~R (i) ((I) of Ihc ~I;I<IV:CLi<ly '~L-II,II~[\I' 'I.,,ICC[~(<~~iIrIl ~c~i~I~Aicitc, ~1~96[0) (Tit111iI N,I~II:\Ic l 13 01' li)60). t'fllc Soil~wictgs ctttcnce \\-;I.; onlilted (1). hoclion 6 (i) (/IJ, ihi(/:- ', l'l~cc ourt s11:tll lix the price itccording to t hc lowest niarkct \,alilc l,~~v;ilwci~tlii~it~ s o'cn years prcccding the d;~lco f the order ar~dsl lall O~.(lct~ll.i it, witlli~l;t ~)cr~o11d1 hc (Ict~rt~~Oiy otl~lc~ clo urt, not hcir~g lc,, 111.ti1 ~III.~11.1,,\1 1itli\ :in11 1101 IIIO~C~ Ii;tti'~l~v~ci,lcrsc I'ro~nt llc &IIC 01. I I I,~~ r.$lcIrJI,,. t,.n;ttlr 4iull p;\y isit" co111.1i ~ortl tcrwisc :IS tlirectcd tjl,~) )I i~ x ,l~;\ ~tl1 11 011e or IIIO~~II~\[;~IIII~I\\IiIt1~1 (tr %vi(!10111t~ itcrest', ,a 'l'lli, i~cl\l\.~I\ ii,icl.lc~lb y scction 3 (i) of the Motlr.:is City roll:rt~ch3~ I.~~ICCIIO(IAI mcnilr~~onAt)c t. 1073 (Tamil Nncll~A ct 24uf 19 73). for an order tbat the landlord under the tenancy agreement shall be directeu to sell for a price to be fixed by the court the whole or part of the txtent of I.rlid sf)~.cijicdit1 ttic ;~i)l~iicatiorl.I '[(b)O n such application, the court shall first decide the minimum extent of the land which may be necessary for the convenient enjoyment by tho tenant. The court shall then fix the price of the mini- mum extent of the lmd decided as aforesaid, or of the extent of the land specified in the application under clause (a), whichever is less. The price aforesaid shall be the average market value of the three years immediately preceding the date of the order. The court shall order that within a period to be determined by the court, not being less than three months and not more than three years from thedate of the order, the tenant shall pay into court or otherwise as directed the price so fixed in one or more instalments with or without interest.] (2) In default of payment by the tenaltt of any one instalrnent, the application tiunder clause (a) of sub- section (I)] shall stand dismissed, provided that on sufficient cause being shown, the court may excuse the delay and pass such orders as it may think fit, but not so as to extend the time for payment beyonti the three years above mentioned. On the application being dismissed, the court shall order the amount of the irlstalme~to r instalnlcnts, if any, paid by llic tenant to be repaid to him without any jntcrcxt. 'l(3) (a) 011 paynlct~to l' thc price fixed urztlct clarmc (b) of sub-scctiotl (I), Ihc colrrt shall pass an ordcr directing thc conveyrrrtcc by thc Inncllord to tlic - 1 This clause was added by section 6 (ii),oF the Madraq City Tentuit~' Protection (Anicndment) Act, 1960 (Tam11N adu Act 13 of 1960). 3Tllese words, brackets, letter and figure, wcrc substitulcd for the words, brackets and figure "under hub-section (I)" by 4ccilon 6 (IJI), aThis sub-section and Explanation wcrc substitulcd for %ub-scc~ion (3) and the Explanation thcreundcr by scction 6 (rv), ihisl. b '., I $ * ! - 14 City Tenmrts" Protection [lm: T .N. Act LIf ,/ tenant of :l?o extent of lana for m-hich the said price tx7aj fixed. T1lL.c ourt shall by the same order direct tl~: t~n~ttnot p ut the latldlord illto jmssessiou of tht: rcm ]in,= exte~lot f the: land, if any. The stamp duty I n:ld rzgibvation fee in respect of such conveyance hall be borne by the tenant. (h) On the order referred to in clause (a) being m~d:, the suit or proceeding shall stand dismissed, and any decree or order in ejectment that may have ~ bean pass4 therein but which has not bee11 executed shall be acated. \ Exp1mration.-'Larld' means the interest of the lalldlord in the land and all other interests which he can convey under any power and includes also the full ~ntereswt hich a trustee can convey under the power pLxsesssd Sy him to convey trust property when ncczssity exists for the same or the alienation of the !~;.op:,.ty for th2 benefit of the estate or trust.] ;j '[(+.A) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section or in s~ction3 of the Madras City Tenants' Protection (~mendmsnt) Act, 1972 (Tamil Nadu Act 4 of iC)7'), or any other law for the time being tn fo~ce,th ? court which passed the decree or order refer-red to in sub-clause (ii) (6) (2) of clause (4) of .;:;tion 2. sh.~ll,o n application made by tile tenant , t3 :TI that 5ub-claus~w ithin a pcriod of two h';b~.~-cd 111 ,l~tl~ i q r3 m tilo tinte of the publication of the Madr:~.; ~ , t yru l1ctl7ts'P I-otection (Amendnlent) Act, 1972, I CJPCII 91- rcvi~wt he proccotiings relating to sucll cl:ct-cc or orclcs and may pass a decree or an ol-clor thar 111: tcnmt refcrred to In the said sub-clause, is cntitl~ti t(, t l~cri gh*s under this Act and pass such other supplc- i In:l~tal, ~ncldental or consequential ordzrs as arc tlcccssnry for the purpose as if the Madras City Ten- ;\nts' Protection (Amendment) Act, 1973, were in fi,rce at the time st which the decree or order was 1ussed.] 1 This sub-section Lion 3 (ii) of the Madrw City Tonunts' Praleclion ( 1973 mil Nadu Act 24 of 1973). 1922: T.N..Act Ill] Clty Tenants' Protection 15 I I I I '[9-A. '[(l)] An appeal shall lie from an order Appeals. i passed by a court utider section 6, section 7, section 7-4 or sectioll 9 to tlic cc>i1rt to wllich an ;\lq>c,ll woald lie from any dccrce passod by the former coi~rta nd the decision in such appeal shall be final : Provided that from an order passed- (i) by the Chief Judge of the Presidency Small Cause Court, an appeal shall lie to the High Court, and (ii) by any other Judge of the Pl.esidency Small Cause Co~uta, n appeal shall lic to the Chicf Judge. =[(2) Subject in other respects to the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 (Centra: qct 36 of 1963), the period of limitation for an appeal from an order in any of the cases specffied in suh-section (I) shall be,- (i) if such appeal lies to the High Court, ninety days from the date of thc order, and (ii) if such appeal lies to any other court, or to the Chief Judge of the Presidency Small Cause Court, thirty clays froin the date of the order.] I 10. (1) '[ Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 9-A] shall Appliation cf apply to suits in ejectment ond applications u~~dc~rc c'i~~~51. :; 4; Central section 41 of the Presidency Small Causc Co11r.t~ ccrtain suits and Act XV -- applications. Of 18X2. 1Tl1isseclionwas in~crlcdb y scction 7of lhc M;L~VCRityFT cn:tn(sl Protcction(Amcnd~ncnt)Actl,O GO(Ti~~llNila du Act 13 ofI960). ::Section 0-I\ w;ls rctrt~ml>crct;li s .:~~l,-scction(1 ) of ~II;LI wclioli by scctiol~2 ol' thc ~M;tdr;tsC ity 'I'cllatrl~'I 'lwtc~li~f~An1 11cntll11cnl) Act, 1965 (Titrnil N:td~l Act 37 of 1005). a This sub-scctior~w its ~IISCI.LC1~7)' SCC~~O2 I0~S the Mirdras City Tea~~lrIs'r'o tcctio~l (Arnu~ldiircnt)A ct. 1965 ('l'irn~ilN it<.u Act 37 of 1965). [Notwillwt:~~tli~aingy thing col~I;tincdi n this sub-scction, in the case of an nppcal TI oln an ordcr 17:rsscd by n court illidcr section 6, scction 7, scction 7-A or scction 3 of T~rnrilN R~ALcIt I11 of 1922 bcforc thc dntc of tl~cc onrlnclvxlricnr of thc Mirdr;rs City Tcnnnts' Protcction (AnlendmcnO Act, 1965 (l211nil Nadu Acl 37 of 196.5), tl~pcc iiod of limitation sl~itll,bcth irty i1:tys ncxt aftcr (Ilc tlatr nSsrlch conirncnccnient, or thc pcriotl prewribcd for sucll appeal under sub-section (2) or scclion 9-A, wllichcvcr 13criocl cxpircs I;rlcl.. Please sec scction 4 of 'l'i~niilN ndu Act 37 of 1965.1 ' Tllc~wo rds, figi~resa nt1 Ictter V\C;: substittitcd for tllc wortls and figures "Scctions 4, 5, 6, b' ;lncl 9 by section 8 of the M;ldlas City Tenants' Protcction (i\~rrcntl~iicn!I\)e l, 1060 (Titrnil N:~tlu ACI 13 of 1960). i . - + L LA& ' ' . rr "I"" &.J . nbt h* araa in which tbi. ~ c t f~mcka + on the data d the pblicat icn & th. ~adm* C i t y Tunant. Pretact im (hlmdme?t') kct, 1979 h tho Tart11 Nadu Govvorn:?at Cazdtte, bofrra I tha said data, and in m y othrr araa, ~ d f ~ r a k:- I the data with offoct fro3 vhich this g2t is (3) In cases in which orders passed under sectlon a .- n . lrpl 4- . n. -.*--.- - c'---TY o--. - - -*- . -~- "4 -4 4,oo*4 --- ~ tte Sn?pZ tho data ~f tha piblic?tirn cf tha lI'-- tenants. * il~lt~thle explratto~io f tJ1l.s~m onths next after notlce <' is bvritillg h : b~ce n li\~euto him rcauiri~lgh im to ------ - - -- - -- -- - ---- ' 'Thc\o words, br~ckcta\ nd figurc.~u crc substirurd for the words " but hdvc not beco cxccutcd bcfom tho coming Into force of this I Act " by scction 7 of t!lc Maaras City Tcnatlts' Protection (Amcnd- men0 Act, 1955 (Tamti N.rdu Act SIX of 1955). These words wcre si~bstitutedf or the word " >Iadras " by the Tamil Nndu Adaptation or Laws O&r, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nadll Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969, which C;LOlC into forcc on thc 14th January 1969. Th??c words, brackets and figures wcrc substituted for the words at the COmmenWctmeDt of this Act " by section 7 of the Madras City Tenants' Protcclion (Amendment) Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu ~ cXtIX of 1955). surrender possession of the land and building, and offering to pay compensation for the building and trees, if any, and stating the amount thereof. I repealed or modified. '114. (1) The State Government may make:;;: to rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. 18 Cilj' 7i,rran!.,l'' ro!cc/iorr 11922 : T.N.A ct IU (2) In particular anti without prejuclicc to Lhc generality of the foregoing pouer, such rules may pro\iide for the fees payable in icspect of appli- cations, petitions and appcals under this Act. (3) .41l rules made under this Act sbll bc ~~ublisheind t lre Fort St. George Gazette and unless they ;ire expressed to come icto force on a pilrttc~llard ay, +tiallc ome into force on the day on wlucll +hey? re so published. (4) Every rule made under this Act shall, as ioon as possible after it is made. be placed on the tablc of both Houses of the Lcgislatvre, and iT, before t1.e cxpiry of the session in uldch it is so placed or thc next session, both liouses agree in making any modifi- cation in any such rule or both Houses agree thar 'he rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect cnly in such modified form or be 01 no effect, as the case may be, so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previouslv done llndcr that rule.] r * I or eatifled in fuU before thei eald' d , r. L6r? *c BW,~: "~~fi- . h 'i ,**.,I ' .$aviugsr Anything done or any action tden(inc1uding any suit or rnoceeding instituted, decision or directi on eiven, decree or order passed and any rights exjoyad or liability incurred) under the gmsaadrr provisions of the principal Aet on OX af'ter the 9th January, 1974 and before the d-ate of the publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Q ~ e t t e ,o n the footing that the principal Act was i n force __C at the relevant time in the townships of Kodafkanal, Avadi, Kathivakkam, Ambat tur, Madhavaram, Bhavanisagar, Codtallam amd Mettur ahall be deeded to have been done or taken I I under the provisions of the pjtincipal Act, as amended by this Act, as if thia Act had been in force at the relevant time. 1 I .- 10. Csrtain pending proceed - in - g s to abate Every proceeding institrted by a landlord in reepect of any residential or -- non-residential building or part tb reof situatsdin the tasnship of lbdaikanal, Avadi, Rathiwakkam, Ambattur. Madhawram, Bhavanisagar, Couhllam amd Mettur and pending bfefore any Court or other authority or officer on the date of the publiP ation , of this Act in the ?am11 Nsdu Government Gazett3, shal i n so ---- - - -- . -- - far as the proceeding relatea to any mattsr falling within the scope of the principal Act, as amendsd by this Act, i n respect of. such building or part, abate, and all ri&ts and privileges whdch may have accrued to that landlord in respect of any such building or lgrt and subskating immediately before the aaid date ahall, in so far aa such rights and privileges relate to any mattes? falling within the acope of the principdL Act, ae amended by thla Act, cease and Betermine and shall not 'oe m-fikr enf mcaable. P. T. o f l96O:T.N.~ct\3] MadmCityTemts9 4 61 Protection (Amendment) l[TAMIL NADUJ ACT No. 13 OF 1960.2 [Received the assent of the President on the 19th July 1%0; fist published in the Fort St. George Gazelte OR the 27t h July 1960 (Sravana 5,1882)]. An Act further to amend the Madras City Teaaats' Protection Act, 192 1. WHEREASit is expedient further to ar~endt he Madras City Tenants' Protection Act, 1921 ([Tamil Nadull Act I11 of 1922), for the purposes hereinafter appearing ; BE it enacted in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :- Si*;'t 1. This Act may be called the Madras City Tenants' title* Protection (Amendment) Act, 1960. 2-8. [The amendments made by these sections have already been incorporated in the principal Act, viz., the Madras City Tenants' Protection Act, 1921 (Tamil Nadu Act 111 of 1922).J . g Every proceeding pending before any Court, other CCrtain psllditnrt than a proceeding relating to any property situated in- precee4ing &batit. (i) the City of Madras, (ii) the municipal towns of Coimbatora, Madurai, Salem and Tiruchirappalli, and (iii) any village within five miles of the City of Madras or of the municipal towns aforesaid, on the date of the publication of this Act in the *Fort St. George Gazette, and instituted under the provi- , sions These words were substituted for the word Madras " by the 1 " Tamil N~duA daptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, I 1969. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 10th December 1959, Part IV-A, pages 383-384. *Now the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. 4112 Madras City Tenants' 11460 : T .N. Act 13 Protection (Amendment) cf the principal Act, shall, in so far as such proceediilg relates to non-residential buildings, abate, and all rights and privileges which may have accrued immediately before such date to any person in respect of any property situated in any area other khan the areas referred to above bj virtue of the principal Act, shall, in so far as they relate to non-residential buildings, cease and determine and shall not be enforceable : Provided' that nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to invalidate >ny suit or proceeding in which the decree or orderl passed has been ex~cutedo r satisfied in full before t h d~at e mentioned in this section, . - * Madras City Tei2ilants9 Protect ioa (Amendmeat ) qTAMIL NADU] ACT No. 16 OI? 19642. MADRAS CITY TENANTS' PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964. ived the assent of the President on the 27th August in de Fort St. George Gazette 1st September 196 1 (Bhadra Act further to amend the Madras City Tenarrts' Protection Act, 1921. gislature of the 3[Sbte of 1 Nadu] in the Fifteenth Year of the Republic of . This Act may be called the Madras City Tenants' Short title. teetion (Amendment) Act, 1964. ection hlzs already Act, viz., Tamil Nadu landlord in res- Certain pending r part thereof situ- proceedings to abate. in the notification se (1) of section 2 of d by this k t a nd the villages unicipal toan and pending rity or officer on tlre date akes effect shall, in so far er falling within nded by thtb .kt ate, and all rights d to that landlord part and subsisting n which the notification o far as such rights and privileges relate to any matter faliing within the scope of the principal Act as amended by this Act, cease and determine and shall not be enforceable : Provi&d that nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to invalidate any suit or proceeding in which the denee or order passed has been executed or satis- in full before the date on which the notification afore- word " Madras " by the r, t969, as anlended by the Amendment) Order, 1969. Fort St. George Garelte t TV-Section 3. pages expression State of " n of Laws Ordt:r, 1969, as of Laws (Stso ld Amend- - . :i T. N. Act371 Madras City Tenants'Prarectlori(A~ VAMIL NADW] ACT No. 37 OF 1!%54.8 MADRASC ITY TBNANTSP~R OTEC;TI(OANM END~NT) ACT, 1365. ccived the assent of the President on the 22nd January 966, first published in tlz&' Fort St. George Gazette n the 2nd February 1966 (Maglra 13, 188 7).] end the Madras Ci?y Tenants' Pro tec- tioiz Act, 1921. be called the Madras City Tenants' Sbort title and com- mencement. into force on such date as the State notification, appoint. :nts made by these sections have zted in the principal Act, viz., r'enants' Protection Act, 1921 ntained in sub-section Saving of t, as amended by this limitation n order passed by a in certain ion 7-A or section 9 cases. mmenccment of this the"*%peroiof dl imitation shall be- . of such commence- ~iodp rescribed fo;" such,a ppeal under of the said secion 9-A, -- ..- Madrz~s' ' by tile " of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, pression " State of eaws Order, 1969, as ws (Second Amend* 1972 :T .N. Act 41 Madras City Tenants' 3 Protection (Amendment) TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 4 OF 1972,* THE MADRAS CITY TENANTS' PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1972. [Received the assent of the President on the 9th February 1972, $rst published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 9th February 1972 (Magha 20, 1893).] An Act further to amend the Madres City Tenants' Protection Act, 1921. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :- 1. This Act may be called the Madras City Tenants' Short title. Protection (Amendment) Act, 1972. 2-3. [The amendments made by these sections have already been incorporated in the principal Act, namely, the Madras City Tenants' Protection Act, 1921 (Tamil Nadu Act 111 of 1922).] 4. Notwithstanding anything contained in any judg- *[C ertain ment, decree or order of any court or other authority stipulations to the contrary, any stipulations made by a tenant in :t writing registered as to the erection of buildings, in so b,, far as they relate to buildings erected after the date of the null and contract shall, to the extent such stipulations take away void.] or limit his rights under the principal Act as amended by this Act, be and shall be deemed always to have been, null and void and accordingly the tenant shall be, and shall be deemed always to have been, entitled to the rights under the principal Act as amended by this Act. 1 This heading was substituted for the original heading " Valida- tion" by section 4(i) of the Madras City Tenants' Protection (Amend- ment) Act, 1973 (Tamil Nadu Act 24 of 1973). * For Statement of Objects and Reaqons, see Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated tic! 31st January 1.972, Part IV-Section 3, Page 3. 125-10 -1 A 4 Madras City Tenantsy 11912 :T .N. Act 4 $ Protection (Amendment) 5. :[Subject to the provisions of sub-section (34) not to apply, lf the lau~lord of section 9 of the principal Act, as amended by the Madras has already City Tenants' Protection (Amendment) Act, 19731 the taken Posses- amvdment made to section 12 of the principal Act by sion. section 3 of this Act and the provisions of section 4 of ths Act shall not apply to any case where the landlord has7 before the date of the commencement of this Act, '[been delivered actual physical possession] of the land and build- ing from the tenant. I I 4 I * - fmscx graesion was inserted by section 4(ii)(l) of the Madras City Tenants' Protection (Amendment) Act, 1973 earnil Nadu Act 24 of 1973). 9 These words *re substit ~tedfo r the words "taken posse&onyp by strtion 4 (ii) (21, ibid. i9&91 T.N. Act 21 Madras city enan ants 1 Protection (Amendment) TAMIL NADU ACT NO. . 2 OF 3980.' THE MADRAS CITY TENANTS' PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1979. i I [Received the assent of the President on the 27th February 1980, first published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Fxtraordinary on the 3rd March 1980 (Masi 20, Chittarthi-201 1-Thiruvalluvar Acndu).] &a Apt further to amend the Madras City Tenants' Protection Act, 1921. BB it macted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Thirtieth Year of th,e Republic of India I as follows :- 1. (1) This Act may be called the Madras City Tenants' Short title and commencement. Profqtion (Amendment) Act, 1979. (2) The provisions of this Act, except sections 9 and 10, shall be deemed to have come into force on the 9th January, 1974. i 1 2. In the long title of, and the preamble to, the Amendment of I Madras City Tenants' Protection Act, 1921 (Tamil Nadu alonndg title 3f, 1 Act 111 of 1922) (hereinafter referred to as the principal to, Tamil L Act), for the words " municipal towns ", the words Nadu Act 111 " municipal towns and townships " shall be substituted. of 192% ' 4s 3. In section 1 of the principal Act,- Amendment of mcti on 1, Tamil Nadu (i) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall kt In ,f be substituted, namely :- 1922. i I (2) (a) It extends to,- " I (i) the City of Madras ; (ii) the townships of Kodaikanal, Avadi, Kathi- , wakkam, Ambattur Madhavaram, Bhvani sagar, Court. allam and Mettur. * For Statement of Objects and Reasons. see Tam ii Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 29 t h October 1979, Part 1V-Section 1, pages 385-386. 2JMadras City Tenants' Proteaion [I980 : T;NbA ct2 (Amendment) (b) The Stnte Governmeut may, by notification in the Tamil Nadu Governinerlt Gcizeile, extend this Act with effect from suoh date as inrry be specified in the ~otificatjonto ,--- (i) any other municipal town ; ij) any other township ; or (iii) any specified village within eight kilo- metres of the' City of Madras, or of the townships referred to in sub-clause (ii) of clause (rr), or of such other municipal towu referred to iu subuclausc (i) or township referred to in sub-clause (ii)," ; (ii) in sub-section (31,- (a) for the portion begiiilling wit11 the words '"This Act s11n;l lkpply " and cncfiiig ~vitht ile words bbsi~ctol~w u or \/lllnge ", thc f~)liowiugs hall be substi- tuted, laarnely :--. '' This Act shall apply,- (a) in the areas in which this Act is in force on the datc of thc publication of the Madras City Tcnants' Protection (Ameniment) Act, 1979 in the - Tunail l vu 'lu Goverrlment Gdzcttr, oilly to tenancies of rand created before the (fate; and (b) in any other ;lri.:t, only to tel~ancicso f I land ~ r i ~ ?b t - f~0fcd ~ IZCd ate wit11 cffcct fro111 which this Act is cxtencit:d ro such area by ncitificatio!~u nd:r clause (b) of s~lb-s~~t(i2e)t.'~' , (6) in the first proviso, after clause (b), the follow~ ing clausc shall bc inserted, namcly :- "(bb) ill ally township, by tlx td~vnshipc om- mittee cococrnod 1" (iii) in sub-section (4, for tho words "town or villagew, the words "town, tcwnsllip or villageu shall be substituted. ,.../ 1,986! t R Act 21 Madras City Tenants' Prot ecti~n 3 (Amendmen:) 4. In section 2 of the prillcipal Act,- Amenc'ment of sectioil, 2, (i) in clause (I), in sub-clause (i), for the portio~lA T a ct m il ' Nadu .' 111 of beginning with the words "or such other muuicipal 1922. town" and ending with the words "town afores 1io9', the following shall be substit~tedn, amely:- "in the townships of Kodaikanal, Avadi, Kathi- wakkam, Ambattur, Madhavaram, Bhavanisagar, Ccurt- tallam and Mettur, or in such other municipal town or township as the Government may, by notification, specify, . and in any village within eight kilometres of the Q t y of Madras or of the municipal towns or town or township aforesaid ; " (ii) after clause (3), tile ffollowing clausc shall be ? inserted, namely :- (3-A) 'municipal town9 includes the City of bc Madurai 4 I " (iii) after clause (4), for the following clausc shall bc added, namely :- (5) township ' means a township constituted " a under the Mettur Township Act, 1940 (Tamil Nadu Jpt XI of 1940), the Courtallam Township Act, 194 (Tamil Nadu Act XVI of 1954), the Bhavanisagar Township Act; 1954 (Tamil Nadu Act XXV of 1954), or section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXV of 1958), or any other township constituted under any other law for the time being in force.". 5. In item (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of sectioli Amcndmunl of I 9 of the principal Act, for the expre~sion " within one section 9. month of the date of the Madras City Tenants' Protectioil T A a c m t il Nadu 111 of (Amendment) Act, 1955, coming into force or of the date 1922. I with effect from which this Act is extended to tJ~em uni- I i cipal town or village in which the land is situate ", tl~ef0 1- lowing shall be substituted, namely :- "within one month of the date of the plib!:ca~iuil of the Madras City Tenants' Protection (Amend,nent) Act, 1979 in the TumdNadu Governmerzt Gazette or of the date with effect from which this Act is extended to the munici~.a lto wn, township or vil1;lge in which the lal:d is sitaute 4 Al'arlnrs City Tenants' Protcctiort [I980 : T.N. Act 2 (A~~ae~~ntd )m en Amendment of 6. In section 10 of the principal Act,- section 10, famil Nadc (i) in sub-section (I), for the expression "in the ~ c nt1 of , City of Madras, before the comrnencemcnt of the Madras 1922. City Tenants' Protection (Amendment) Act, 1955, and in any municipal town or village, before the date with effect from which this Act is extended to such town or village9', the following shall be substituted, nn~u~el:y- " in the area in which this Act is in force on the date of the publication. of the Madras City Tenants' I Protection (PAnlendment)A ct, 1979 in ttle 7bmll Nndu Goverlzrnent Gazette, before the said date, nrld ita any other area, before the date with cffect Srull? uhich [his Act is extended to such area " ; (ii) in sub-section (3), for t!ie c\i.:ciision 'at tb commencemr=nt of the Madras Ci t 1 'I'c:~~ a t " s ~r atcctian (Amendment) Act, 195' " file ct pr ~%+~"i+ u%nn th e &@ of the publication of thc &ladr;i> C!!,,I cxmts' Rolt&oa (Amendment) Act, 1979 in the 7i~mil Gorm~ynt .'.d.i~ Gazette" shall be substituted. Amendment of 7. In section 11 of the principsi .'\i;, section 11, Tamil ~ a d u .: Act 111 of (i) for ihe words " i(;:. :,- ;..i :. r ", 1922. the words "inunicip - al ~w::s!~i;\ r b ' ~ S s j *g' & substituted ; Y- (ii) for the tiford ' - iA t. *" I& ~.QiOds " mu11icip;ilit~o r toivnbhip " .:.Ji bs wi.n;nuw,. Amendmsnt of 8. in section 13 of the i';:. .:;:~t!; :. f r the words rection 13, 6 4 muiiicipal tow11 or vill:igc s #he xdl " =*pal Tamil Nadr! town, township or. village I' " .;I: b: s.;hian%& Act 111 of 1922. Savings. 9. Anytlling dune or i ... I-. *A; .-a su t cr proccediilg i~l\ii:~?i,.j+:< LL-- 2 ?zff C decree or order passccl an,! ~r.: :,k: i ;t t incurred) under the prtlr.- :.3 :. ic p-3 c, gfter the 9th Jtinuarj ah-4 :-e t& $!$ publication of thib Act r.: r ? ~ Gazette, on tho fociting :La:: 5 force iit the rc1~;;inl fin:^ 1f.c 4i**"~* Avadi, Kathiiiak kam, ,3~2%r? wgar, Courtaliam and LIc:r,r r'/ 1980 : T.N. Act 21 Madras City Tenants' Protection 5 (11 mendmerat) been done or taken under the provisioils of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, as if this Act had been in force at the relevant time. 10. Every proceeding instituted by a landlord in respect Certain pending of any residential or non-residential building or part proceedings to , thereof situated in the townships of ICodaikanal, Avadi, "bate* Kathiwakkam, Ambattnr, Madhavaram, Bliavanisagar, Courtallam and Mettur and pending before any Court or other authority or officer on the date of the publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, shall, in so far as the procaedicg relates to any m3ttcr falling within the scope of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, in respect of such building or part, abate, and ail rights and privileges which may have accruzd to that landlord in respect of any such building or part and subsisting immediately before the said date shall, in so far as suchrights and pri7lilegz: r:!ck ?a any matter falling within the scope of the principal Act, as drnc~dsdb y this Act, cease and determine and shall not be enf~rceable: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall he deemed to invalidate any suit or proceeding in which the decree or order passed bas been executed or satisfied in full before the said date. . I 3 i' b r, ,, ,, ,, ,, % ,: , '.d - .,a .. .. ,.. - 4. 0 .C*. ru- . *,. . ' IOOVSR O N F T M AMIL E N N AOU T . . . . , Registered No M ?i f%6 .. (Price 181 pIsK TAA4IL ?NADU G O V E R N M E N T GAZETTE E X T R A 0R DINA KY PUBL~SHCDB Y AUTHORIT; .*, No. 191 MADRAS, THURSDAY,q JANUARY 1 1, 1996'':; . , . Margazhf 27, Yuva., ThivvaUu var Aandu-2026 __ - .-."....- -- .-,- I - . - -- . . - I . . . Part IV-S&iitich '2 , T d Na du Acto and Chka . m ' \ t - * ' The following Act cf the Tamil Nadu +L'egislativa m b l yr eceived tb wmt of the -Pr esident an the 5th January 1996 and is hereby pablbhed for m i - s tion : Am No. 2 OF 1996.; I An Act further to amend the M&a# CiQ T~w@*P dbcdbn Act, 1981, m- BB it euaoted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadn in Ma - mth Year of the Republic of India as follows : (m 1. (1) This Aot may be called tbe Madras City Tenants' Prctwtion Short Qttta aad maat) Act, 1994. O [D.- (2) It shall come irto force at once. ) TamilNadu Aot 2. In section 1 of the Madras City 'hna~ts'P rrtectlon Act, 1921 (h-tdfi Ama(oa+ rt , 111 of 1922. ref erred to as the principal Act), in sub-section- (3 ), in the fil st proviso, aftm chase go), srdion 1. the follcwing clause shall be added, namely : b I "(f)b y any religious institution or religious charity Belonging to Hindu, Muslim, Christian or other ~eligiorl Explartntlo~l-. For the purpgse of this elatise,- I (A) c'religious insti'utica " means any- 4k (i) temple ; (il)m atb ; tiifl moquor , ., * , , , . '. ! T i (A Group) 1V-2 (19)-1 4 3 b i 2 . W U GO VEWM5kT GAZETTE EXTXAORIDINARY t -- - .-- ------ _U - -- ---- I QOVt51 (iv) church ; or .,. -. I " 81 ' (v) other place by whateve1 nPme known, , rU T> , '> whioh is dedicated to, or for the benefit of, or used e~ oi right by, any community or :h&n thereof as a place o puulic religious wcr ship ; (B) '' religious chari,y " means a public charity associated I\ l!h :I religio~s festival or observar.ce ot religious character (including a wakf ass~ci::ted with a religious festival cr observance of re:l"ig. ious cha~acter),w hether it bc cc,nnec!ed with any religious institution or not 3. Every proceeding instituted by a tenant in lespect of 2ny land ~\~nbeyd a ny prodngo to religious institution or religiou: charity belonging to Hindu, Muslim, Cluislian or 8-8. othel religion and pending before any ccurt or otner authority or officer on the date of thc publicaticn of this Act in the Tamil Nadu G~.ven~menGt azette, ~hulii,n so far as the proceeding relates to anv mctter falling witllir the scope of the prir ciyal Act, as am- by this Act, in respect of such land, abate, and all rights and privileges I which may have accrued to tbat tenant in respect of any such land and subsisting i d * Q b efore the said dzte <halli ~ so far as such rights and privileges relate to auy rpptter fall@ wit'Y n the of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, aam afd dethina gn' shall not be b n f b W e : Prcvidod that nothing c4atakPbd in this section shall be deemed to invalidate any oTpr&a&ng-in wtdiJl a dacpee 01 order passed has been executed or satisfied in full bafo~e the said date. ! (By , o .,, r 9o t !he Governor) - . 1 1 . - M. MUNIWMAN, Secretary to Governmehf, Low Depart1)lent. PXNIB A ~ DM mmm BY p~ nmcms w ~ ~ Y WmmY PY? MA~&AS ON B E H . ~ glr 'FHB, POF TAMIL NMXTC:.;~?~',