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Haryana Urban (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act,

19731
[Haryana Act 11 of 1973]
[25th April, 1973]

CONTENTS

1. Short title and extent

2. Definitions

3. Exemptions

4. Determination of fair rent

5. Revision in fair rent in certain cases

6. Landlord not to claim anything in excess of fair rent

6A. Deposit of rent

7. Rent which should not have been paid, may be recovered

8. Increase of rent on account of payment of rates, etc., of local authority

9. Landlord to provide certain amenities

10. Landlord not to interfere with amenities

11. Conversion of a residential building into a non-residential building

12. Failure by landlord to make necessary repairs

13. Eviction of tenants

13-A. Special Procedure for disposal of application in certain cases

14. Decisions which have become final not to be reopened

15. Appellate and revisional authorities

16. Power to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses

17. Costs

18. Execution of orders

19. Institution and disposal of application

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20. Power to transfer proceedings

20-A. Transfer of proceeding and filing of appeals and revisions against order of the
Subordinate and District Judges

21. Landlord and tenant to furnish particulars

22. Penalties

23. Powers to make rules

24. Repeal and Savings

SCHEDULE

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Haryana Urban (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act,

1973
[Haryana Act 11 of 1973] [25th April, 1973]
An Act to control the increase of rent of certain buildings and rented land situated
within the limits of urban areas, and the eviction of tenants therefrom.
1 Statement of Objects and Reasons.—“Certain provisions of the existing law are

not conducive to harmonious landlord-tenant relationship and also hamper rapid urban
development. In order to remedy these defects and to entitle the tenants to the
amenities of water supply, electricity and sewerage, necessity of fresh legislation has
been felt. Opportunity has been taken to rationalise the basis of determination of fair
rent and to provide for eviction of those tenants who construct their own houses in the
urban area concerned sufficient for their requirements.”
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Twenty fourth Year of
the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and extent.—(1) This Act may be called the Haryana Urban (Control of
Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973.
(2) It shall extend to all urban areas in Haryana but nothing herein contained shall
apply to any cantonment area.
2
[(3) Nothing in this Act shall apply to any building the construction of which is
completed on or after the commencement of this Act for a period of ten years from the
date of its completion.]
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
context,—
(a) “building” means any building or a part of building let for any purpose
whether being actually used for that purpose or not, including any land,
godowns, out-houses, gardens, lawns, wells or tanks appurtenant to such
building or the furniture let therewith or any fittings affixed to or machinery
installed in such building, but does not include a room in a hotel, hostel or
boarding house;
(b) “Controller” means any person who is appointed by the State Government to
perform the functions of a Controller under this Act;
(c) “landlord” means any person for the time being entitled to receive rent in
respect of any building or rented land whether on his own account or on
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behalf, or for the benefit, of any other person, or as a trustee, guardian,

receiver, executor or administrator for any other person, and includes a tenant
who sublets any building or rented land in the manner hereinafter provided,
and every person from time to time deriving title under a landlord;
1 [(d) “non-residential building” means a building being used—

(i) mainly for the purpose of business or trade; or

(ii) partly for the purpose of business or trade and partly for the purpose of
residence, subject to the condition that the person who carries on business
or trade in the building resides there:
Provided that if a building is let out for residential and non-residential purposes
separately to more than one person, the portion thereof let out for the purpose of
residence shall not be treated as a non-residential building.
Explanation.—Where a building is used mainly for the purpose of business or
trade, it shall be deemed to be a non-residential building even though a small
portion thereof is used for the purpose of residence;]
(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) “rented land” means any land let separately for the purpose of being used
principally for business or trade;
(g) “residential building” means any building which is not a nonresidential
building;
(h) “tenant” means any person by whom or on whose account rent is payable for
a building or rented land and includes a tenant continuing in possession after
the termination of his tenancy and in the event of such person's death, such
of his heirs as are mentioned in the Schedule appended to this Act and who
were ordinarily residing with him at the time of his death, but does not
include a person placed in occupation of a building or rental land by its tenant,
except with the written consent of the landlord, or person to whom the
collection of rent or fees in a public market, cart-stand or slaughter-house or
of rents for shops has been framed out, or leased by a municipal town or
notified area committee;
(i) “urban area” means any area administered by a municipal committee, notified
area committee, Faridabad Complex Administration or any area declare by the
State Government by notification to be urban area for the purpose of this Act.
3. Exemptions.—The State Government may direct that all or any of the provisions
of this Act shall not apply to any particular building or rented land or to any class of
buildings or rented lands.
4. Determination of fair rent.—(1) The Controller shall, on application by the tenant
or the landlord of a building or rented land, fix the fair rent for such building or rented
land after holding such inquiry as he may thinks fit. Such fair rent shall be operative
from the date of application.
1 [(2) In fixing the fair rent under this section, the Controller shall first determine

the basic rent which shall be],—

(a) in respect of the building the construction whereof was completed on or
before the 31st day of December, 1961 or land let out before the said date,
the rent prevailing in the locality for similar building or rented land let out to a
new tenant during the year 1962; and
(b) in respect of the building the construction whereof is completed after the
31st day of December, 1961 or land let out after the said date, the rent
agreed upon between the landlord and the tenant preceding the date of the
application, or where no rent has been agreed upon, the basic rent shall be
determined on the basis of the rent prevailing in the locality for similar
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building or rented land at the date of application.

(3) In fixing the fair rent, the Controller may allow an increase or decrease on the
basic rent determined under sub-Section 2, not exceeding twenty-five per centum of
the rise or fall in the general level of prices since the date of agreed rent or the date of
application, as the case may be, in accordance with the 2 [average of All-India
Wholesale Price Index Numbers, as determined by the Government of India, for the
calendar year immediately preceding the date of application.]
(4) Notwithstanding that the fair rent for building or rented land has been fixed
under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as the
1949 Act), a landlord or tenant of such building or rented land shall be entitled to get
its fair rent fixed under this section.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Controller may fix the fair
rent on the basis of the compromise arrived at between the parties to the proceedings.
Such rent shall be binding only between the parties and their heirs.
5. Revision in fair rent in certain cases.—(1) When the fair rent of a building or
rented land has been fixed under Section 4, no further increase or decrease in such
fair rent shall be permissible for a period of five years:
Provided that an increase may be allowed in cases where any addition,
improvement or alteration has been carried out at the expense of the landlord, and
in the building or rented land which is in occupation of the tenant then at the
request of the tenant:
Provided further that the decrease may be allowed in cases where there is a
decrease or diminution in the accommodation or amenities provided.
(2) Any dispute between the landlord and the tenant in regard to any increase or
decrease under this section shall be decided by the Controller.
6. Landlord not to claim anything in excess of fair rent.—Save as provided in this
Act, when the Controller has fixed the fair rent of a building or rented land under
Section 4,—
(a) the landlord shall not claim or receive any premium or other like sum in
addition to fair rent or any rent in excess of such fair rent, but the landlord
may stipulate for and receive in advance an amount not exceeding one
month's rent;
(b) any agreement for the payment of any sum in addition to fair rent or of rent
in excess of such fair rent shall be null and void.
1 [6A. Deposit of rent.—(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in

any other law for the time being in force, if a landlord refuses to receive, or grant a
receipt for, any rent payable in respect of the building rented land when tendered to
him by a tenant, the tenant may apply to the Controller for leave to deposit the rent in
his office, and the Controller shall receive the deposit, if, after examining the
applicant, he is satisfied that there is sufficient ground for the application and if the
applicant pays the fee, if any, chargeable for the issue of the notice hereinafter
provided].
(2) When a deposit has been received under sub-section (1), it shall be deemed to
be a payment made by the tenant, to his landlord in respect of the rent due.
(3) On receiving the deposit the Controller shall give notice of the receipt thereof to
the landlord and shall pay the amount thereof to him.
7. Rent which should not have been paid, may be recovered.—(1) Where any sum
has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, been paid which sum by
reason of he provisions of the Act should not have been paid, such sum shall, at any
time within a period of six months after the date of the payment, be recoverable by
the tenant from the landlord who received the payment or his legal representative,
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and may, without prejudice to any other method of recovery, be deducted, within such
six months, by such tenant from any rent payable by him to such landlord.
Explanation.—In this section the expression “legal representative” has the same
meaning as is assigned to it in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and include, in the
case of joint family property, the joint family of which the deceased person was a
member.
8. Increase of rent on account of payment of rates, etc., of local authority.—(1)
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of the Act, a landlord shall
be entitled to increase the rent of a building or rented land if after the commencement
of the tenancy, a fresh rate, cess or tax is levied in respect of the building or rented
land by any local authority, or if there is an increase in the amount of such a rate, cess
or tax being levied at the commencement of this Act:
Provided that increase in rent shall not exceed the amount of any such rate, cess,
or tax or the amount of increase in such rate, cess or tax, as the case may be:
Provided further that such increase in rent shall be payable by the tenant from
the date of despatch of the written notice of demand sent by the landlord under
registered cover.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or
any contract, no landlord shall recover from his tenant the amount of any rate, cess or
tax or any portion thereof in respect of any building or rented land occupied by such
tenant by any increase in the amount of the rent payable or otherwise, save as
provided in sub-section (1).
9. Landlord to provide certain amenities.—(1) If the amenities of electricity,
sewerage or tap water supply have been made available in any locality by the State
Government or a local authority, the tenant of the building or rented land of such
locality shall be entitled to the enjoyment thereof subject to the provisions hereinafter
contained.
(2) If the landlord at the written request of the tenant fails to agree in writing to
provide all or any of the amenities within a period of thirty days or fails to provide the
same within a period of ninety days of such request, the tenant may apply to the
Controller for that purpose. The Controller may, on such application by the tenant and
after such enquiry as he may deem fit, permit the tenant to have such amenity at the
cost of the landlord on such conditions as he may deem proper. The tenant shall be
entitled to deduct the expenses incurred by him in providing the amenity from the
rent payable to the landlord till the full amount is realised:
Provided that the rate of deduction of such expenses shall not exceed fifty per
centum of the amount of rent:
Provided further that the Controller may reject the application if he is satisfied
that such an order will cause undue hardship to the landlord, keeping in view his
source of income, or would involve expenditure incommensurate with the benefit
sought to be achieved.
(3) The Controller may fix the extent and specifications of the amenity as far as
possible keeping in view the circumstances of the case and also the estimated cost
thereof.
(4) After the amenity has been provided, the tenant shall immediately thereafter
send the details of the expenses incurred by him to the landlord.
(5) In case of dispute as regards the quantum of the amount spent for providing
the amenity, the same shall be decided by the Controller after enquiry on an
application made to him.
(6) The landlord shall be entitled to enhance the rent of the building or the rented
land to the extent of eight per centum per annum of the amount spent for providing
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such amenity from the date the amenity is provided:

Provided that where the tenant has initially incurred the expenses for providing
such amenity, the enhancement of rent shall not be allowed till the amount spent
by the tenant has been realized.
10. Landlord not to interfere with amenities.—(1) No landlord, shall, without just
and sufficient cause, cut off or withhold any of the amenities enjoyed by the tenant.
(2) A tenant in occupation of a building or rented land may, if the landlord has
contravened the provisions of this section, make an application to the Controller
complaining of such contravention.
(3) If the Controller on enquiry finds that the tenant has been in enjoyment of the
amenities and that they were cut off or withheld by the landlord without just or
sufficient cause, he shall make an order directing the landlord to restore such
amenities:
Provided that if the Controller is satisfied from affidavit or otherwise that
immediate enjoyment of the amenities is essential, he may by order in writing,
allow the tenant to get such amenities restored on such terms and conditions as
may be imposed by the Controller subject to his final decision as regards the
expenses on the restoration of amenities.
11. Conversion of a residential building into a non-residential building.—No person
shall convert a residential building into a non-residential building except with the
permission in writing of the Controller.
12. Failure by landlord to make necessary repairs.—If a landlord fails to make the
necessary repairs to a building other than structural alterations, the Controller shall be
competent to direct, on an application by the tenant, and after such enquiry as the
Controller may think necessary, that such repairs may be carried out by the tenant,
and that the cost thereof may be deducted from the rent which is payable by him:
Provided that if the Controller is satisfied from affidavit or otherwise that urgent
repairs are essential, he may by order in writing, allow the tenant to get the repairs
carried out on such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Controller,
subject to his final decision as regards the cost thereof.
13. Eviction of tenants.—(1) A tenant in possession of a building or a rented land
shall not be evicted therefrom except in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) A landlord who seeks to evict his tenant shall apply to the Controller, for a
direction in that behalf. If the Controller, after giving the tenant a reasonable
opportunity of showing cause against the application, is satisfied,—
(i) that the tenant has not paid or tendered the rent due from him in respect of
the building or rented land within fifteen days after the expiry of the time
fixed in the agreement of tenancy with his landlord or in the absence of any
such agreement by the last day of the month next following that for which the
rent is payable:
Provided that if the tenant, within a period of fifteen days of the first hearing of
the application for ejectment after due service, pays or tenders the arrears of rent
and interest, to be calculated by the Controller, at eight per centum per annum on
such arrears together with such costs of the application, if any, as may be allowed
by the Controller, the tenant shall be deemed to have duly paid or tendered the
rent within the time aforesaid:
Provided further that the landlord shall not be entitled to claim arrears of rent for
a period exceeding three years immediately preceding the date of application under
the provisions of this Act;
(ii) that the tenant has after the commencement of the 1949 Act without the
written consent of the landlord,—
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(a) transferred his right under the lease or sublet the entire building or rented
land or any portion thereof; or
(b) used the building or rented land for a purpose other than that for which it
was leased;
(iii) that the tenant has committed or caused to be committed such acts as are
likely to impair materially the value or utility of the building or rented land;
(iv) that the tenant has been guilty of such acts and conduct as are a nuisance to
the occupants of the same building or buildings in the neighbourhood;
(v) that where the building is situated in a place other than a hill station, the
tenant has ceased to occupy the building for a continuous period of four
months without reasonable cause;
the Controller may make an order directing the tenant to put the landlord in
possession of the building or rented land and if the Controller is not so satisfied he
shall make an order rejecting the application:
Provided that the Controller may give the tenant a reasonable time for putting
the landlord in possession of the building or rented land and may extend such time
so as not to exceed three months in aggregate.
(3) A landlord may apply to the Controller for an order directing the tenant to put
the landlord in possession—
(a) in the case of a residential building, if,—
(i) he requires it for his own occupation, is not occupying another residential
building in the urban area concerned and has not vacated such building
without sufficient cause after the commencement of the 1949 Act in the
said urban area;
1 [(ii) he requires it for use as an office or consulting room by his son who

intends to start practice as a lawyer, qualified architect or charatered

accountant or as a “registered practitioner” within the meaning of that
expression used in the Punjab Medical Registration Act, 1916, the Punjab
Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963, or the Punjab Homeopathic
Practitioners Act, 1965, or for the residence of his son who is married]:
Provided that such son is not occupying in the urban area concerned any other
building for use as office, consulting room or residence, as the case may be, and
has not vacated it without sufficient cause after the commencement of the 1949
Act;
(iii) it was let to the tenant for use as a residence by reason of his being in the
service or employment of the landlord, and the tenant has ceased, whether
before or after the commencement of this Act, to be in such service or
employment:
Provided that where the tenant is a workman who has been discharged or
dismissed by the landlord from his service or employment in contravention of the
provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, he shall not be liable to be evicted
until the competent authority under that Act confirms the order of discharge or
dismissal made against him by the landlord;
(iv) the tenant has already in his own possession a residential building or
subsequently acquires possession of, or erects, such a building reasonably
sufficient for his requirement in the urban area concerned;
(v) he is a member of the armed forces of the Union of India and requires it
for the occupation of his family and produces a certificate from the
prescribed authority, referred to in Section 7 of the Indian Soldiers
(Litigation) Act, 1925, that he is serving under special conditions within the
meaning of Section 3 of that Act.
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Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-clause “family” means such relations

of the landlord as ordinarily live with him and are dependant upon him;
(b) in the case of rented land, if he requires it for his own use, is not occupying
in the urban area concerned for the purpose of his business any other rented
land and has not vacated such rented land without sufficient cause after the
commencement of the 1949 Act;
(c) in the case of any building or rented land, if he requires it to carry out any
building work at the instance of the State Government or local authority or
any improvement trust under some improvement or development scheme or if
it has become unsafe or unfit for human habitation:
Provided that where the tenancy is for a specified period agreed upon between
the landlord and the tenant, the landlord shall not, except under sub-clause (v) of
clause (a), be entitled to apply under this sub-section before the expiry of such
period:
Provided further that where the landlord has obtained possession of a residential
building or rented land under the provisions of sub-clause (i) or sub-clause (v) of
clause (a) or clause (b), he shall not be entitled to apply again under the said
provisions for the possession of any other building or rented land of the same class:
Provided further that where a landlord has obtained possession of any building
under the provisions of sub-clause (ii) of clause (a), he shall not be entitled to
apply again under the said sub-clause for the possession of any other building for
the use or for the residence, as the case may be, of the same son.
1 [(3-A) In the case of a non-residential building, a landlord who stands retired or

discharged 2 [-] from the armed forces of the Union of India or who was a minor son at
the time of death of the deceased landlord, and requires it for his personal use, may,
within a period of three years from the date of retirement or discharge or attaining the
age of eighteen years, as the case may be, apply to the Controller for an order
directing the tenant to put the landlord in possession]:
Provided that where the landlord has obtained possession of a nonresidential
building under this sub-section he shall not be entitled to apply again for the
possession, of any other non-residential building of the same class.
(4) The Controller shall, if he is satisfied that the claim of the landlord is bonafide,
make an order directing the tenant to put the landlord in possession of the building or
rented land on such date as may be specified by the Controller and if the Controller is
not so satisfied, he shall make an order rejecting the application:
Provided that the Controller may give the tenant a reasonable time for putting
the landlord in possession of the building or rented land and may extend such time
so as not to exceed three months in the aggregate.
(5) Where an application is made under sub-clause (v) of clause (a) of sub-section
(3), it shall be disposed of, as far as may be, within a period of one month and if the
claim of the landlord is accepted, the Controller shall make an order directing the
tenant to put the landlord in possession of the building on a date to be specified in the
order and such date shall not be later than fifteen days from the date of the order.
(6) Where a landlord, who has obtained possession of a building or rented land in
pursuance of an order under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section
(3), does not himself occupy it or if possession was obtained under sub-clause (v) of
clause (a) of sub-section (3), his family does not occupy the residential building, or if
possession was obtained by him on behalf of his son in pursuance of an order under
sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (3), his son does not occupy it for the
purpose for which possession was obtained, 1 [for a continuous period of twelve months
from the date of obtaining possession or if possession was obtained under sub-Section
3-A he does not occupy it for his exclusive personal use, for a continuous period of
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three years] or where a landlord who has obtained possession of a building under
clause (c) of sub-section (3) puts that building to any use or lets it out to any tenant
other than the tenant evicted from it, the tenant who has been evicted may apply to
the Controller for an order directing that the possession of such building or rented land
shall be restored to him and the Controller shall make an order accordingly.
(7) Where the Controller is satisfied that any application made by a landlord for the
eviction of a tenant is frivolous or vexatious, the Controller may direct that
compensation not exceeding five hundred rupees be paid by such landlord to the
tenant.
2 [13-A. Special Procedure for disposal of application in certain cases.—(1) Where

the application is made by a landlord who is or was a member of the Armed Forces of
the Union of India within one year prior to or after the date of his retirement or
discharge or within one year from the date of commencement of the Haryana Urban
(Control of Rent and Eviction) Amendment Act, 1986, whichever is later, on the
ground mentioned in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 13, the
same shall be dealt with in accordance with the procedure specified in this section].
3
[Provided that in case of death of such landlord, his widow and in the case of
death of such widow, his child, grandchild or widowed daughter-in-law who was
dependent upon him at the time of his death shall be entitled to make an
application under this Section to the Controller],
(a) in the case of death of such landlord before the commencement of the
Haryana Urban (Control of Rent & Eviction) Amendment Act, 1988, within
one of such commencement;
(b) in the case of death of such landlord after such commencement, but
before the date of his retirement or discharge, within one year of the date
of his death;
(c) in the case of death of such landlord after such commencement and the
date of his retirement or discharge, within one year of the date of such
retirement or discharge;
and on the date of such application the right to recover the possession of the
residential building which belonged to such landlord at the time of his death shall
accrue to the applicant:
1 [(1-A) Where an application is made by a landlord who is or was an employee of

Government of India or of Government of Haryana or of any State owned Board or

Corporation of Haryana within one year prior to or after the date of his retirement or
within one year from the date of commencement of Haryana Urban (Control of Rent
and Eviction) Amendment Act, 1990, whichever is later, on the ground mentioned in
sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 13, the same shall be dealt
with in accordance with the procedure specified in this section.]
(2) The Controller shall issue summons, in relation to every application referred to
in sub-section (1), in the form appended to this Act.
(3) (a) The Controller shall, in addition to, and simultaneously with, the issue of
summons for service on the tenant, also direct the summons to be served by
registered post, acknowledgement due, addressed to the tenant or his agent
empowered to accept the service at the place where the tenant or his agent actually
and voluntarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain and may, if
the circumstances of the case so require, also direct the publication of the summons in
a newspaper circulating in the locality in which the tenant is last known to have
resided or carried on business or personally worked for gain.
(b) When an acknowledgment purporting to be signed by the tenant or his agent is
received by the Controller or the registered article containing the summons is received
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back with an endorsement purporting to have been made by a postal employee to the
effect that the tenant or his agent had refused to take delivery of the registered
article, the Controller may declare that there has been a valid service of summons.
(4) The tenant on whom the summons is duly served (whether in the ordinary way
or by registered post) shall not contest the prayer for eviction from the residential
building unless he files an affidavit stating the grounds on which he seeks to contest
the application for eviction and obtains leave from the Controller as hereinafter
provided; and in default of his appearance in pursuance of the summons or his
obtaining such leave, the statement made by the landlord in the application for
eviction shall be deemed to be admitted by the tenant and the applicant shall be
entitled to an order for eviction on the ground aforesaid.
(5) The Controller shall give to the tenant leave to contest the application if the
affidavit filed by the tenant discloses such facts as would disentitle the landlord from
obtaining an order for the recovery of possession of the residential building on the
ground specified in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 13.
(6) Where leave is granted to the tenant to contest the application, the Controller
shall commence the hearing of the application as early as practicable.
(7) The Controller shall, while holding an inquiry in a proceeding to which this
section applies, follow the practice and procedure of a Court of Small Causes, including
the recording of evidence.
(8) No appeal or second appeal shall lie against an order for the recovery of
possession of any residential building made by the Controller in accordance with the
procedure specified in this section:
Provided that the High Court may, for the purpose of satisfying itself that an
order made by the Controller under this section is according to law, call for the
records of the case and pass such order in respect thereto as it thinks fit.
(9) Where no application has been made to the High Court for revision, the
Controller may exercise the powers of review in accordance with the provisions of order
XLVII of the First Schedule to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).
(10) Save as otherwise provided in this section, the procedure for the disposal of
the application for eviction shall be the same as the procedure for the disposal of
applications by the Controller.
(11) The provisions of this section or any rule made thereunder shall have effect
notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained elsewhere in this Act or in
any other law for the time being in force.]
14. Decisions which have become final not to be reopened.—The Controller shall
summarily reject any application under sub-section (2) or (3) of Section 13 which
raises substantially the issues as have been finally decided in any former proceedings
under this Act.
15. Appellate and revisional authorities.—(1) The State Government may, by a
general or special order, by notification, confer on such officers and authorities as it
may think fit, the powers of appellate authorities for the purposes of this Act, in such
area or in such classes of cases as may be specified in the order.
(2) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Controller may, within thirty
days from the date of such order or such longer period as the appellate authority may
allow for reasons to be recorded in writing, prefer an appeal in writing to the appellate
authority having jurisdiction. In computing the period of thirty days the time taken to
obtain a certified copy of the order appealed against shall be excluded.
(3) On such appeal being preferred, the appellate authority may order stay of
further proceedings in the matter pending decision on the appeal.
(4) The appellate authority shall decide the appeal after sending for the records of
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the case from the Controller and after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard
and, if necessary, after making such further inquiry as it thinks fit either personally or
through the Controller.
(5) The decisions of the appellate authority and subject to such decision, the order
of the Controller shall be final and shall not be liable to be called in question in any
court of law except as provided in sub-section (6) of this section.
(6) 1 [The High Court], as revisional authority, may, at any time, on its own motion
or on the application of any aggrieved party, made within a period of ninety days, call
for and examine the record relating to any order passed or proceedings taken under
this Act for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety of such order
or proceedings and may pass such order in relation thereto as it may deem fit. In
computing the period of ninety days the time taken to obtain a certified copy of the
order shall be excluded.
16. Power to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses.—An authority
exercising powers under this Act shall have the same powers of summoning and
enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of evidence as
are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
17. Costs.—(1) The compensation and the cost of an incident to all proceedings
before the Controller, the appellate authority or the revisional authority shall be in the
discretion of the Controller, the appellate authority or the revisional authority, as the
case may be. Such Authority shall determine by whom or out of which property and to
what extent such costs are to be paid and give all necessary directions for the
purpose. The fact that the Controller, the appellate authority or the revisional authority
has no jurisdiction to try the proceedings shall be no bar to the exercise of such
powers.
(2) Where the Controller, the appellate authority or the revisional authority directs
that any costs shall not follow the event, the Controller, the appellate authority or the
revisional authority shall state its reasons in writing.
18. Execution of orders.—Every order made under the provisions of this Act shall be
executed by a civil court having jurisdiction in the area as if it were a decree or order
of that court.
Explanation.—One year's rent of the building or rented land preceding the date of the
order which is sought to be executed, shall be the jurisdictional value for the purposes
of determining the forum of appeal.
19. Institution and disposal of application.—(1) Where there are more than one
Controller at the same place, the applications shall be made to the Controller who is
authorised by the appellate authority of the area concerned to entertain such
applications.
(2) Such Controller shall either keep the application on his file or make over the
same to some other Controller at the same place, for disposal.
20. Power to transfer proceedings.—(1) 1 [The High Court] may, on an application
made to it or otherwise, by order transfer any proceedings pending before any
appellate authority to another appellate authority and the appellate authority to whom
the proceedings are so transferred may, subject to any special direction in the order of
transfer, dispose of the proceedings.
(2) An appellate authority may, on an application made to it or otherwise, by order
transfer any proceedings pending before an Controller to another Controller within its
jurisdiction and the Controlle. to whom the proceedings are so transferred may,
subject to any special direction in the order of transfer, dispose of the proceedings.
2
[20-A. Transfer of proceeding and filing of appeals and revisions against order of
the Subordinate and District Judges.—
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[(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this Act,—
(a) all proceedings pending before Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil) appointed to
perform the functions of the Controllers shall stand transferred to the
Subordinate Judges from the date of their appointment under clause (b) of
Section 2 to perform the functions of the Controllers;
(b) an appeal from the order of the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) appointed to
perform the functions of the Controller shall lie to the District Judge
conferred with the powers of the appellate authority and a revision from the
order of such appellate authority shall lie to the High Court; and
(c) if any appeal from the order of the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) appointed
to perform the functions of the Controller has been filed with the Deputy
Commissioner conferred with the powers of the appellate authority or if any
revision from the order of the Deputy Commissioner conferred with the
powers of the appellate authority has been filed with the Financial
Commissioner, the same shall stand transferred to the District Judge and
the High Court, respectively.
(2) The proceedings transferred under sub-section (1) shall be disposed of by
the District Judge and the High Court as if the same were originally presented
before them.
21. Landlord and tenant to furnish particulars.—Every landlord and every tenant of
a building or rented land shall be bound to furnish to the Controller, or any person
authorised by him in that behalf, such particulars in respect of such building or rented
land as may be prescribed.
22. Penalties.—(1) If any person contravenes any of the provisions of sub-section
(2) of Section 8, sub-section (1) of Section 10, Section 11 or Section 21, he shall be
punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
(2) If any person contravenes any of the provisions of clause (a) of Section 6, he
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or
with fine, or with both.
(3) No Court shall take cognizance of an offence under this section except upon—
(a) a complaint in writing (of facts which constitute such offence) filed with the
sanction of the Controller; or
(b) a report in writing of such facts made by the Controller.
23. Powers to make rules.—The State Government may, by notification, make rules
to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act.
24. Repeal and Savings.—(1) The East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949
(East Punjab Act No. 3 of 1949), is hereby repealed:
Provided that such repeal shall not affect any proceeding pending or order
passed immediately before the commencement of this Act, which shall be continued
and disposed of or enforced as if the said Act had not been repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Act
so repealed (including only rule, notification or order made) which is not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the
corresponding provisions of this Act as if this Act were in force at the time such thing
was done or action was taken, and shall continue to be in force, unless and until
superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.
SCHEDULE
[See Section 2(h)]
Son, daughter, widow, father, mother, grand-father, grand-mother, son of a pre-
deceased son, unmarried daughter of a pre-deceased son, widow of a pre-deceased
son and widow of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased son.
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[FORM] 1

(See sub-section (2) of Section 13-A)

Form of summons in a case where recovery of possession of residential building is
prayed for under Section 13-A of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction)
Act, 1973.
(Name, description and place of residence of the tenant)
Whereas Shri___________________has filed an application (a copy of which is
annexed) for your eviction from………………………… here insert the particulars of the
residential building under Section 13-A of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and
Eviction) Act, 1973;
Now, therefore, you are hereby summoned to appear before the Controller within
fifteen days of the service thereof and to obtain the leave of the Controller to contest
the application for eviction under Section 13-A of the said Act, in default whereof, the
applicant will be entitled at any time after the expiry of the said period of fifteen days
to obtain an order for your eviction from the said residential building.
Leave to appear and contest the application may be obtained on an application to
the Controller supported by an affidavit as is referred to in sub-section (5) of Section
13-A of the said Act.
Given under my hand and seal on this……………………… day of…………………….
Controller
———
1
Received the assent of the Governor of Haryana on the 25th April, 1973, and was published in the Haryana
Gazette (Extra.), Legislative Supplement, Part I, dated April 27, 1973/Vaisakha 7, 1895.
1 See Haryana Government Gazette (Extra.) dated 5.3.1973, page 259.
2 Substituted by Haryana Act No. 16 of 1978.
1
Substituted by Haryana Act No. 14 of 1976.
1 Substituted by Haryana Act No. 14 of 1976.
2
Substituted for “All India wholesale price index as determined by Govt. of India, relating to 31st December next
preceding the date of application” by Haryana Act No. 16 of 1978.
1
Inserted by Haryana Act No. 16 of 1978.
1 Substituted by Haryana Act No. 16 of 1978.
1 Inserted by Haryana Act No. 16 of 1978.
2
The words “as a Non-Commissioned Officer” omitted by Haryana Act No. 5 of 1979.
1Substituted for the words “for a continuous period of twelve months from the date of obtaining possession” by
Haryana Act No. 16 of 1978.
2 Inserted by Haryana Act No. 11 of 1986.
3
Added by Haryana Act No. 17 of 1988.
1 Inserted by Haryana Act No. 10 of 1990.
1 Substituted for the words “The Financial Commissioner” by Haryana Act No. 16 of 1978.
1
Substituted for the words “The Financial Commissioner” by Haryana Act No. 16 of 1978.
2
Inserted by Haryana Act No. 4 of 1974.
3
Substituted by Haryana Act No. 16 of 1978.
1
Inserted by Haryana Act No. 11 of 1986 dated 31.3.1986.
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