THE SLUM AREAS (IMPROVEMENT AND CLEARANCE) ACT, 1956 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title, extent and commencement. 
2.  Definitions. 

3.  Declaration of slum areas. 

CHAPTER II 
SLUM AREAS 

CHAPTER III 
SLUM IMPROVEMENT 
4.  Power of competent authority to require improvement of buildings unfit for human habitation. 
5.  Inforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement. 
6.  Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement etc., to be recoverable from the occupiers of 

buildings. 

6A. Restriction on building, etc., in slum areas. 
7.  Power of competent authority to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation. 
8.  Procedure to be followed where demolition order has been made. 

CHAPTER IV 
SLUM CLEARANCE AND RE-DEVELOPMENT 

9.  Power to declare any slum area to be a clearance area. 
10.  Slum clearance order. 
11.  Power of competent authority to re-develop clearance area. 

CHAPTER V 
ACQUISITION OF LAND 

12.  Power of Central Government to acquire land. 
13.  Land acquired by Central Government to be made available to the competent authority. 
14.  Right to receive compensation. 
15.  Basis for determination of compensation. 
16.  Apportionment of compensation. 
17.  Payment of compensation or deposit of the same in court. 
18.  Powers of competent authority in relation to determination of compensation, etc. 

CHAPTER VI 
PROTECTION OF TENANTS IN SLUM AREAS FROM EVICTION 

19.  Proceedings for eviction of tenants not to be taken without permission of the competent authority. 
20.  Appeals. 
20A. Restoration of possession of premises vacated by a tenant. 
20B. Rent of buildings in slum areas. 

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SECTIONS 

21.  Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings. 

CHAPTER VII 
MISCELLANEOUS 

22.  Powers of entry. 
23.  Powers of inspection. 
24.   Power to enter land adjoining land where work is in progress. 
25.  Breaking into buildings. 
26.  Entry to be made in the day time. 
27.  Owner's consent ordinarily to be obtained. 
28.  Power of eviction to be exercised only by the competent authority. 
29.  Power to remove offensive or dangerous trades from slum areas. 
30.  Appeals. 
31.  Service of notices, etc. 
32.  Penalties. 
33.  Order of demolition of buildings in certain cases. 
34.  Jurisdiction of courts. 
35.  Previous sanction of the competent authority or officers authorised by it, for prosecution. 
36.  Power to delegate. 
37.  Protection of action taken in good faith. 
37A. Bar of jurisdiction. 
38.  Competent authority, etc., to be public servants. 
39.  Act to over-ride other laws. 
40.  Power to make rules. 
THE SCHEDULE. 

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THE SLUM AREAS (IMPROVEMENT AND CLEARANCE) ACT, 1956 

ACT NO. 96 OF 1956 

An Act to provide for the improvement and clearance of slum areas in certain Union territories 

and for the protection of tenants in such areas from eviction. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:― 

[29th December, 1956.]  

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1.  Short  title,  extent  and  commencement.―(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Slum  Areas 

(Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956. 

(2) It extends to all Union territories except the Union territories of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands 

and the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. 

(3)  It  shall  come  into  force  in  a  Union  territory  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by 
notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  appoint;  and  different  dates  may  be  appointed  for  different  Union 
territories. 

2. Definitions.―In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,― 

(a) “Administrator” means the Administrator of a Union territory; 

(b) “building” includes any structure or erection or any part of a building as so defined but does 

not include plant or machinery comprised in a building; 

(c)  “competent  authority”  means  such  officer  or  authority  as  the  Administrator  may,  by 

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint as the competent authority for the purposes of this Act; 

 (d) “erection” in relation to a building includes extension, alteration or re-erection; 
2[(e) “land” includes benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently 

fastened to anything attached to the earth; 

(f) “occupier” includes― 

(a) any person who for the time being is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent or any 

portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which such rent is paid or is payable; 

(b) an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using his land or building; 

(c) a rent-free tenant of any land or building; 

(d) a licensee in occupation of any land or building; and 

(e) any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation of any 

land or building;] 

(g) “owner” includes any person who is receiving or is entitled to receive the rent of any building 
or land whether on his own account or on behalf of himself and others or as agent or trustee, or who 
would so receive the rent or be entitled to receive it if the building or land were let to a tenant; 

(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and  

1. 8th February, 1957 in respect of the Union territory of Delhi, vide Notification No. S.R.O. 421, dated 4th February, 1957, see 

Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 
1st  April,  1958  in  respect  of  the  Union  territory  of  Tripura,  vide  Notification  No.  S.R.O.  414,  dated  31st  March,  1958,  see 
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 
Extended to Pondicherry Act 26 of 1968. 

2. Subs. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 2, for clauses (e) and (f) (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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[(i)  “slum  clearance”  means  the  clearance  of  any  slum  area  by  the  demolition  and  removal  of 

buildings therefrom; 

1[(j) “work of improvement” includes in relation to any building in a slum area the execution of 

any one or more of the following works, namely:― 

(i) necessary repairs; 

(ii) structural alterations; 

(iii) provision of light points, water taps and bathing places; 

(iv) construction of drains, open or covered; 

(v) provision of latrines, including conversion of dry latrines into water-borne latrines; 

(vi) provision of additional or improved fixtures or fittings; 

(vii) opening up or paving of courtyards; 

(viii) removal of rubbish; and 

(ix) any other work including the demolition of any building or any part thereof which in the 

opinion of the competent authority is necessary for executing any of the works specified above.] 

CHAPTER II 

SLUM AREAS 

3.  Declaration  of  slum  areas.―(1)  Where  the  competent  authority  upon  report  from  any  of  its 
officers or other information in its possession is satisfied as respects any area that the buildings in that 
area― 

(a) are in any respect unfit for human habitation; or 

(b) are by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement and design of such buildings, 
narrowness  or  faulty  arrangement  of streets, lack  of ventilation, light or sanitation  facilities,  or  any 
combination of these factors, are detrimental to safety, health or morals, 

it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare such area to be a slum area. 

(2)  In  determining  whether  a  building  is  unfit  for  human  habitation  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act, 

regard shall be had to its condition in respect of the following matters, that is to say― 

(a) repair; 

(b) stability; 

(c) freedom from damp; 

(d) natural light and air; 

(e) water supply; 

(f) drainage and sanitary conveniences; 

(g) facilities for storage, preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of waste water; 

and the building shall be deemed to be unfit as aforesaid if and only if it is so far defective in one or more 
of the said matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition. 

CHAPTER III 

SLUM IMPROVEMENT 

4.  Power  of  competent  authority  to  require  improvement  of  buildings  unfit  for  human 
habitation.―(1) Where the competent authority upon report from any of its officers or other information 
in its possession is satisfied that any building in a slum area is in any respect unfit for human habitation, it 

1. Ins. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 2 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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may,  unless  in  its  opinion  the  building  is  not  capable  at  a  reasonable  expense  of  being  rendered  so fit, 
serve upon the owner of the building a notice requiring him within such time not being less than thirty 
days as may be specified in the notice to execute the works of improvement specified therein and stating 
that in the opinion of the authority those works will render the building fit for human habitation: 

1[Provided that where the owner of the building is different from the owner of the land on which the 
building stands and the works of improvement required to be executed relate to provision of water taps, 
bathing  places  construction  of  drains,  open  or  covered,  as  the  case  may  be,  provision  of  water-borne 
latrines or removal of rubbish and such works are to be executed outside the building, the notice shall be 
served upon the owner of the land.] 

(2) In addition to serving a notice under this section on the owner, the competent authority may serve 
a  copy  of  the  notice  on  any  other  person  having  an  interest  in  the  building  1[or  the  land  on  which  the 
building stands] whether as lessee, mortgagee or otherwise. 

(3)  In  determining,  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act,  whether  a  building  can  be  rendered  fit  for  human 
habitation  at  a  reasonable expense,  regard  shall  be  had  to  the  estimated  cost  of  the  works  necessary  to 
render  it  so  fit  and  the  value  which  it  is  estimated  that  the  building  will  have  when  the  works  are 
completed. 

5.  Inforcement  of  notice  requiring  execution  of  works  of  improvement.―(1)  If  a  notice  under 
section 4 requiring the owner of the building  2[or of the land on which the building stands, as the case 
may  be,]  to  execute  works  of  improvement  is  not  complied  with,  then,  after  the  expiration  of  the  time 
specified in the notice the competent authority may itself do the works required to be done by the notice. 

(2) All expenses incurred by the competent authority under this section, together with interest, at such 
rate as the Central Government may by order fix, from the date when a demand for the expenses is made 
until payment, may be recovered by the competent authority from the owner of the building  2[or of the 
land on which the building stands, as the case may be,] as arrears of land revenue: 

Provided that if the owner proves that he― 

(a) is receiving the rent merely as agent or trustee for some other person; and 

(b)  has  not  in  his  hands  on  behalf  of  that  other  person  sufficient  money  to  satisfy  the  whole 
demand of the authority, his liability shall be limited to the total amount of the money which he has in 
his hands as aforesaid. 
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6. Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement, etc., to be recoverable from the occupiers 
of  buildings.―Where  works  of  improvement  have  been  executed  in relation  to  any  building  in  a  slum 
area in pursuance of the provisions of sections 4 and 5, the expenses incurred by the competent authority 
or,  as  the  case  may  be,  any  local  authority  in  connection  with  the  maintenance  of  such  works  of 
improvement or the enjoyment of amenities and conveniences rendered possible by such works shall be 
recoverable from the occupier or occupiers of the building as arrears of land revenue. 

4[6A.  Restriction  on  building,  etc.,  in  slum  areas.―(1)  The  competent  authority  may,  by 
notification  in the  Official  Gazette,  direct that no  person  shall erect  any  building  in  a  slum  area  except 
with the previous permission in writing of the competent authority. 

(2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall cease to have effect on the expiration of two 

years from the date thereof except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such cesser. 

(3)  Every  person  desiring  to  obtain  the  permission  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1)  shall  make  an 
application in writing to the competent authority in such form and containing such information in respect 
of the erection of the building to which the application relates as may be prescribed. 

1. Ins. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 3 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
2. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
3. Omitted by, s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
4. Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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(4) On receipt of such application, the competent authority, after making such inquiry as it considers 

necessary, shall, by order in writing,― 

(a) either grant the permission subject to such terms and conditions, if any, as may be specified in 

the order; or 

(b) refuse to grant such permission: 

Provided  that  before  making  an  order  refusing  such  permission,  the  applicant  shall  be  given  a 

reasonable opportunity to show cause why the permission should not be refused. 

(5) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply to― 

(a)  any  works  of  improvement  required  to  be  executed  by  a  notice  under  sub-section  (1)  of 

section 4 or in pursuance of an undertaking given under sub-section (2) of section 7; or 

(b) the erection of any building in any area in respect of which a slum clearance order has been 

made under section 10.] 

7.  Power  of  competent  authority  to  order  demolition  of  buildings  unfit  for  human 
habitation.―Where a competent authority upon a report from any of its officers or other information in 
its  possession  is  satisfied  that  any  building  within  a  slum  area  is  unfit  for  human  habitation  and  is  not 
capable at a reasonable expense of being rendered so fit, it shall serve upon the owner of the building, and 
upon  any  other  person  having  an  interest  in  the  building,  whether  as  lessee,  mortgagee  or  otherwise,  a 
notice to show cause within such time as may be specified in the notice as to why an order of demolition 
of the building should not be made. 

(2)  If  any  of  the  persons  upon  whom  a  notice  has  been  served  under  sub-section  (1),  appears  in 
pursuance  thereof  before  the  competent  authority  and  gives  an  undertaking  to  the  authority  that  such 
person shall within a period specified by the authority execute such works of improvement in relation to 
the building as will in the opinion of the authority render the building fit for human habitation, or that it 
shall not be used for human habitation until the authority on being satisfied that it has been rendered fit 
for  that  purpose  cancels  the  undertaking,  the  authority  shall  not  make  any  order  of  demolition  of  the 
building. 

(3) If no such undertaking as is mentioned in sub-section (2) is given, or if in a case where any such 
undertaking has been given any work of improvement to which the undertaking relates is not carried out 
within  the  specified  period  or  the  building  is  at  any  time  used  in  contravention  of  the  terms  of  the 
undertaking,  the  competent  authority  shall  forthwith  make  an  order  of  demolition  of  the  building 
requiring that the building shall be vacated within a period to be specified in the order not being less than 
thirty days from the date of the order, and that it shall be demolished within six weeks after the expiration 
of that period.  

8.  Procedure  to  be  followed  where  demolition  order  has  been  made.―(1)  Where  an  order  for 
demolition  of a  building  under  section  7  has  been  made  the  owner of  the  building  or  any  other person 
having  an  interest  therein  shall  demolish  that  building  within  the  time  specified  in  that  behalf  by  the 
order;  and  if  the  building  is  not  demolished  within  that  time  the  competent  authority  shall  enter  and 
demolish the building and sell the materials thereof. 

(2) Any expenses incurred by the competent authority under sub-section (1), if not satisfied out of the 
proceeds of sale of materials of the building shall be recoverable from the owner of the building or any 
other person having an interest therein as arrears of land revenue. 

CHAPTER IV 

SLUM CLEARANCE AND RE-DEVELOPMENT 

9.  Power  to  declare  any  slum  area  to  be  a  clearance  area.―(1)  Where  the  competent  authority 
upon  a  report from  any  of  its  officers  or  other information  in its  possession is  satisfied as  respects  any 
slum area that the most satisfactory method of dealing with the conditions in the area is the demolition of 
all the buildings in the area, the authority shall by an order notified in the Official Gazette declare the area 

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to  be  a  clearance  area,  that  is  to  say,  an  area  to  be  cleared  of  all  buildings  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions of this Act: 

Provided  that  any  building  in  the  area  which  is  not  unfit  for  human  habitation  or  dangerous  or 

injurious to health may be excluded from the declaration if the authority considers it necessary. 

(2) The  competent  authority  shall forthwith transmit  to  the  Administrator  a copy  of  the  declaration 
under  this  section  together  with  a  statement  of  the  number  of  persons  who  on  a  date  specified  in  the 
statement were occupying buildings comprised in the clearance area. 

10. Slum clearance order.―(1) As soon as may be after the competent authority has declared any 
slum area to be a clearance area, it shall make a slum clearance order in relation to that area ordering the 
demolition  of  each  of  the  buildings  specified  therein  and  requiring  each  such  building  to  be  vacated 
within  such  time  as  may  be  specified  in  the  order  and  submit  the  order  to  the  Administrator  for 
confirmation. 

(2) The Administrator may either confirm the order in to or subject to such variations as he considers 

necessary or reject the order. 

(3) If the Administrator confirms the order, the order shall become operative from the date of such 

confirmation. 

(4) When a slum clearance order has become operative, the owners of buildings to which the order 
applies  shall  demolish  the  buildings  before  the  expiration  of  six  weeks  from  the  date  on  which  the 
buildings are required by the order to be vacated or before the expiration of such longer period as in the 
circumstances of the case the competent authority may deem reasonable. 

(5) If the buildings are not demolished before the expiration of the period mentioned in sub-section 

(4) the competent authority shall enter and demolish the buildings and sell the materials thereof. 

(6)  Any  expenses  incurred  by  the  competent  authority  in  demolishing  any  building  shall,  if  not 
satisfied  out  of  the  proceeds  of  sale  of  materials  thereof,  be  recoverable  by  the  competent  authority  as 
arrears of land revenue. 

1[(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, where a slum clearance order has become operative, the 
owner of the land to which the order applies may re-develop the land in accordance with plans approved 
by  the  competent  authority  and  subject  to  such  restrictions  and  conditions  (including  a  condition  with 
regard  to  the  time  within  which  the  re-development  shall  be  completed),  if  any,  as  that  authority  may 
think fit to impose: 

Provided that an owner who is aggrieved by a restriction or condition so imposed on the user of his 
land  or  by  a  subsequent  refusal  of  the  competent  authority  to  cancel  or  modify  any  such  restriction  or 
condition may, within such time as may be prescribed, appeal to the Administrator and the Administrator 
shall make such order in the matter as he thinks proper and his decision shall be final.] 

(8)  No  person  shall  commence  or  cause  to  be  commenced  any  work  in  contravention  of  a  plan 

approved or a restriction or condition imposed under sub-section (7). 

2[11. Power of competent authority to re-develop clearance area.―(1) Notwithstanding anything 
contained in sub-section (7) of section 10, the competent authority may at any time after the land has been 
cleared of the buildings in accordance with a slum clearance order but before the work of re-development 
of  that  land  has  been  commenced  by  the  owner,  by  order,  determine  to  re-develop  the  land  if  that 
authority is satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest to do so. 

(2)  Where  land  has  been  cleared  of  the  buildings  in  accordance  with  a  slum  clearance  order,  the 
competent authority, if it is satisfied that the land has been, or is being, re-developed by the owner thereof 
in  contravention  of  plans  approved  by  the  authority  or  any  restrictions  or  conditions  imposed  under  
sub-section (7) of section 10 or has not been re-developed within the time, if any, specified under such 
conditions, may, by order, determine to re-develop the land: 

1. Subs. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 6, for sub-section (7) (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
2. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for section 11 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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Provided that before passing such order, the owner shall be given a reasonable opportunity to show 

cause why the order should not be passed.] 

CHAPTER V 

ACQUISITION OF LAND 

12.  Power  of  Central  Government  to  acquire  land.―(1)  Where  on  any  representation  from  the 
competent authority it appears to the Central Government that, in order to enable the authority to execute 
any work of improvement in relation to any building in a slum area or to re-develop any clearance area, it 
is necessary that land within, adjoining or surrounded by any such area should be acquired, the Central 
Government  may  acquire  the  land  by  publishing  in  the  Official  Gazette  a  notice  to  the  effect  that  the 
Central Government has decided to acquire the land in pursuance of this section: 

Provided that, before publishing such notice, the Central Government may call upon the owner of, or 
any other person who, in the opinion of the Central Government, may be interested in, such land to show 
cause why it should not be acquired; and after considering the cause, if any, shown by the owner or any 
other person interested in the land, the Central Government may pass such order as it deems fit. 

(2) When a notice as aforesaid is published in the Official Gazette, the land shall, on and from the 
date  on  which  the  notice  is  so  published,  vest  absolutely  in  the  Central  Government  free  from  all 
encumbrances. 

13.  Land  acquired  by  Central  Government  to  be  made  available  to  the  competent 
authority.―Where any land in a slum area or clearance area has been acquired under this Act the Central 
Government  shall  make  the  land  available  to the  competent  authority  for  the purpose  of  executing  any 
work of improvement or carrying out any order of demolition or for the purpose of re-development: 

1[Provided that where on any representation from the competent authority, the Central Government is 
satisfied that any such land or any portion thereof is unsuitable for the purposes mentioned in this section, 
the Central Government may use the land or allow it to be used for such other public purpose or purposes 
as it may deem fit.] 

14. Right to receive compensation.―Every person having any interest in any land acquired under 
this Act shall be entitled to receive from the Central Government compensation as provided hereafter in 
this Act. 

15. Basis for determination of compensation.―(1) The amount payable as compensation in respect 
of  any  land  acquired  under  this  Act  shall  be  an  amount  equal  to  sixty  times  the  net  average  monthly 
income  actually  derived  from  such  land  during  the  period  of  five  consecutive  years  immediately 
preceding the date of publication of the notice referred to in section 12. 

(2) The net average monthly income referred to in sub-section (1) shall be calculated in the manner 

and in accordance with the principles set out in the Schedule. 

(3)  The  competent  authority  shall,  after  holding  an  inquiry  in  the  prescribed  manner,  determine  in 
accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) the net average monthly income actually derived from 
the  land  and  publish  a  notice  in  the  Official  Gazette  specifying  the  amount  so  determined  and  calling 
upon the owner of the land and every person interested therein to intimate to it before a date specified in 
the notice whether such owner or person agrees to the amount so determined and if he does not so agree, 
what amount he claims to be the net average monthly income actually derived from the land. 

(4) Any person who does not agree to the amount of the net average monthly income determined by 
the competent authority under sub-section (3) and claims a sum in excess of that amount may prefer an 
appeal  to  the  Administrator  within  thirty  days  from  the  date  specified  in  the  notice  referred  to  in  that  
sub-section. 

(5) On appeal the Administrator shall, after hearing the appellant, determine the, net average monthly 

income and his determination shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court of law. 

1. Added by Act 43 of 1964, s. 8 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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(6) Where there is any building on the land in respect of which the net average monthly income has 

been determined, no separate compensation shall be paid in respect of such building: 

Provided that where the owner of the land and the owner of the building on such  land are different, 
the competent authority shall apportion the amount of compensation between the owner of the land  and 
the owner of the building 1[in the same proportion as the market price of the land bears to the market price 
of the building on the date of the acquisition]. 

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16.  Apportionment  of  compensation.―(1)  Where  several  persons  claim  to  be  interested  in  the 
amount  of  compensation  determined  under  section  15,  the  competent  authority  shall  determine  the 
persons who in its opinion are entitled to receive compensation and the amount payable to each of them. 

(2)  If  any  dispute  arises  as  to  the  apportionment  of  compensation  or  any  part  thereof,  or  as  to  the 
persons to whom the same or any part thereof is payable, the competent authority may refer the dispute to 
the decision of the Administrator; and the Administrator in deciding any such dispute shall follow, as far 
as may be, the provisions of Part III of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894). 

17.  Payment  of  compensation  or  deposit  of  the  same  in  court.―(1)  After  the  amount  of 
compensation  has  been determined, the competent  authority  shall  on  behalf  of  the  Central  Government 
tender payment of, and pay, the compensation to the persons entitled thereto. 

(2) If the persons entitled to compensation do not consent to receive it, or if there be any dispute as to 
the title to receive compensation or as to the apportionment of it, the competent authority shall deposit the 
amount of the compensation in the court of the District Judge and that court shall deal with the amount so 
deposited in the manner laid down in sections 32 and 33 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894). 

18. Powers of competent authority in relation to determination of compensation, etc.―(1) The 
competent authority may, for the purposes of determining the amount of compensation or apportionment 
thereof, require, by order, any person to furnish such information in his possession as may be specified in 
the order. 

(2) The competent authority shall, while holding inquiry under section 15, have all the powers of a 
civil  court  while  trying  a  suit  under  the  Code  of  Civil  Procedure,  1908  (5  of  1908),  in  respect  of  the 
following matters, namely:― 

(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; 

(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; 

(c) reception of evidence on affidavits; 

(d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office; 

(e) issuing commissions for examination of witnesses. 

CHAPTER VI 

PROTECTION OF TENANTS IN SLUM AREAS FROM EVICTION 

3[19.  Proceedings  for  eviction  of  tenants  not  to  be  taken  without  permission  of  the  competent 
authority.―(1)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  any  other  law  for  the  time  being  in  force,  no 
person shall, except with the previous permission in writing of the competent authority,― 

(a)  institute,  after  the  commencement  of  the  Slum  Areas  (Improvement  and  Clearance) 
Amendment Act, 1964, any suit or proceeding for obtaining any decree or order for the eviction of a 
tenant from any building or land in a slum area; or 

1. Subs. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 9, for “in such proportion as he considers reasonable” (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
2. Second proviso omitted by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
3. Subs. by s. 10, ibid., for section 19 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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(b)  where  any  decree  or  order  is  obtained  in  any  suit  or  proceeding  instituted  before  such 
commencement  for  the  eviction  of  a  tenant  from  any  building  or  land  in  such  area,  execute  such 
decree or order. 

(2)  Every  person  desiring  to  obtain  the  permission  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1)  shall  make  an 
application in writing to the competent authority in such form and containing such particulars as may be 
prescribed. 

(3) On receipt of such application, the competent authority, after giving an opportunity to the parties 
of being heard and after making such summary inquiry into the circumstances of the case as it thinks fit, 
shall by order in writing, either grant or refuse to grant such permission. 

(4) In granting or refusing to grant the permission under sub-section (3), the competent authority shall 

take into account the following factors, namely:― 

(a) whether alternative accommodation within the means of the tenant would be available to him 

if he were evicted; 

(b) whether the eviction is in the interest of improvement and clearance of the slum areas; 

(c) such other factors, if any, as may be prescribed. 

(5) Where the competent authority refuses to grant the permission, it shall record a brief statement of 

the reasons for such refusal and furnish a copy thereof to the applicant.]  

1[20. Appeals.―Any person aggrieved by an order of the competent authority refusing to grant the 
permission referred to in sub-section (1) of section 6A or referred to in sub-section (1) of section 19 may, 
within such time as may be prescribed, prefer an appeal to the Administrator and the Administrator may, 
after hearing the appellant, decide such appeal and his decision shall be final.] 

2[20A.  Restoration  of  possession  of  premises  vacated  by  a  tenant.―(1)  Where  a  tenant  in 
occupation of any building in a slum area vacates any building or is evicted therefrom on the ground that 
it was required for the purpose of executing any work of improvement or for the purpose of re-election of 
the building, the tenant may, within such time as may be prescribed, file a declaration with the competent 
authority that he desires to be replaced in occupation of the building after the completion of the work of 
improvement or re-erection of the building, as the case may be. 

(2) On receipt of such declaration, the competent authority, shall by order require the owner of the 
building to furnish to it, within such time as may be prescribed, the plans of the work of improvement or 
re-erection  of  the  building  and  estimates  of  the  cost  thereof  and  such  other  particulars  as  may  be 
necessary and shall, on the basis of such plans and estimates and particulars, if any, furnished and having 
regard to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 20B and after holding such inquiry as it may think 
fit,  provisionally  determine  the  rent  that  would  be  payable  by  the  tenant  if  he  were  to  be  replaced  in 
occupation of the building in pursuance of the declaration made by him under sub-section (1).  

(3) The rent provisionally determined under sub-section (2) shall be communicated in the prescribed 

manner to the tenant and the owner. 

(4)  If  the  tenant  after  the  receipt  of  such  communication  intimates  in  writing  to  the  competent 
authority within such time as may be prescribed that when he is replaced in occupation of the building in 
pursuance of the declaration made by him under sub-section (1), he would pay to the owner until the rent 
is  finally  determined  under  section  20B  the  rent  provisionally  determined  under  sub-section  (2),  the 
competent  authority  shall  direct  the  owner  to  place  the  tenant  in  occupation  of  the  building  after  the 
completion of the work of improvement or re-erection of the building, as the case may be, and the owner 
shall be bound to comply with such direction. 

20B. Rent of buildings in slum areas.―(1) Where any building in a slum area is let to a tenant after 
the execution of any work of improvement or after it has been re-erected, the rent of the building shall be 
determined in accordance with the provisions of this section. 

1. Subs. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 11, for section 20 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
2. Ins. by s. 12, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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(2) Where any such building is let to a tenant other than a tenant who is placed in possession of the 
building in pursuance of a direction issued under sub-section (4) of section 20A, the tenant shall be liable 
to pay to the owner― 

(a)  if  there  is  a  general  law  relating  to  the  control  of  rents  in  force  in  the  area  in  which  the 
building  is  situated  and  applicable  to  that  building,  the  rent  determined  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions of that law; 

(b)  if there is  no  such law  in  force  in  such  area,  such  rent  as  may  be  agreed  upon  between the 

owner and the tenant. 

(3) Where any such building is let to a tenant in pursuance of a direction issued under sub-section (4) 
of section 20A, the tenant shall, notwithstanding any law relating to the control of rents in force in the 
area be liable to pay to the owner― 

(a) if any work of improvement has been executed in relation to the building, an annual rent of a 

sum equivalent to the aggregate of the following amounts, namely:― 

(i) the annual rent the tenant was paying immediately before he vacated the building for the 

purpose of execution of the work of improvement; 

(ii) six per cent. of the cost of the work of improvement; and 

(iii)  six  per  cent.  of  a  sum  equivalent  to  the  compensation  payable  in  respect  of  any  land 
which  may  have  been  acquired  for  the  purpose  of  effecting  such  improvement  as  if  such  land 
were acquired under section 12 on the date of the commencement of the work of improvement; 

(b) if the building has been re-erected, an annual rent of a sum equivalent to four per cent. of the 
aggregate  cost  of  reconstruction  of  the  building  and  the  cost  of  the  land  on  which  the  building  is  
re-erected. 

Explanation.―For the purposes of this clause, the cost of the land shall be deemed to be a sum 
equivalent to the compensation payable in respect of the land if it were acquired under section 12 on 
the date of commencement of the reconstruction of the building. 

(4)  The  rent  payable  by  a  tenant  in  respect  of  any  building  under  sub-section  (3)  shall,  on  an 
application made by the tenant or the owner, be determined by the authority referred to in sub-section (5): 

Provided  that  an  application  for  determination  of  such  rent  by  the  owner  or  the  tenant  shall  not, 
except  for  sufficient  cause,  be  entertained  by  such  authority  after  the  expiry  of  ninety  days  from  the 
completion of the work of improvement or re-erection of the building, as the case may be. 

(5) The authority to which the application referred to in sub-section (4) shall be made, shall be― 

(a) where there is a general law relating to the control of rents in force in the area in which the 
building is situate, the authority to whom applications may be made for fixing of  rents of buildings 
situate in that area; and for the purpose of determining the rent under this section that authority may 
exercise  all or  any  of  the powers it  has  under  the  said  general law;  and the provisions  of such law 
including provisions relating to appeals shall apply accordingly; 

(b) if there is no such law in force in that area, such authority as may be specified by rules made 
in  this  behalf  by  the  Central  Government  and  such  rules  may  provide  the  procedure  that  will  be 
followed by that authority in determining the rent and also for appeals against the decision of such 
authority. 

(6) Where the rent is finally determined under this section, then the amount of rent paid by the tenant 
shall be adjusted against the rent so finally determined and if the  amount so paid falls short of, or is in 
excess of, the rent finally determined, the tenant shall pay the deficiency, or be entitled to a refund, as the 
case may be.] 

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21. Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings.―Nothing in this Chapter 
shall apply to or in relation to the 1[eviction under any law] of a tenant from any building in a slum area 
belonging to the Government, 2[the Delhi Development Authority] or any local authority. 

CHAPTER VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 

22. Powers of entry.―It shall be lawful for any person authorised by the competent authority in this 
behalf to enter into or upon any building or land in a slum area with or without assistants or workmen in 
order to make any inquiry, inspection, measurement, valuation or survey, or to execute any work which is 
authorised by or under this Act or which it is necessary to execute for any of the purposes or in pursuance 
of any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder. 

23. Powers of inspection.―(1) The competent authority may, by general or special order, authorise 

any person― 

(a) to inspect any drain, latrine, urinal, cesspool, pipe, sewer or channel in or on any building or 
land  in  a  slum  area,  and  in  his  discretion  to  cause  the  ground  to  be  opened  for  the  purpose  of 
preventing or removing any nuisance arising from the drain, latrine, urinal, cesspool, pipe, sewer or 
channel, as the case may be; 

(b)  to  examine  works  under  construction  in  the  slum  area,  to  take  levels  or  to  remove,  test, 

examine, replace or read any meter. 

(2) If, on such inspection, the opening of the ground is found to be necessary for the prevention or 
removal of a nuisance, the expenses thereby incurred shall be paid by the owner or occupier of the land or 
building, but if it is found that no nuisance exists or but for such opening would have arisen, the ground 
or  portion  of  any  building,  drain,  or  other  work  opened,  injured  or  removed  for  the  purpose  of  such 
inspection shall be filled in, reinstated, or made good, as the case may be, by the competent authority. 

24. Power to enter land adjoining land where work is in progress.―(1) Any person authorised by 
the  competent  authority  in  this  behalf  may,  with  or  without  assistants  or  workmen,  enter  on  any  land 
within fifty yards of any work authorised by or under this Act for the purpose of depositing thereon any 
soil,  gravel,  stone  or  other  materials,  or  for  obtaining  access  to  such  work  or  for  any  other  purposes 
connected with the carrying on of the same. 

(2)  The  person  so  authorised  shall,  before  entering  on  any  land  under  sub-section  (1),  state  the 
purpose thereof, and shall, if so required by the occupier, or owner, fence off so much of the land as may 
be required for such purpose. 

(3)  The  person  so  authorised  shall,  in  exercising  any  power  conferred  by  this  section,  do  as  little 
damage,  as  may  be,  and  compensation  shall  be  payable  by  the  competent  authority  to  the  owner  or 
occupier of such land or to both for any such damage whether permanent or temporary. 

25.  Breaking  into  buildings.―It  shall  be  lawful  for  any  person  authorised  by  the  competent 
authority in this behalf to make any entry into any place, to open or cause to be opened any door, gate or 
other barrier― 

(a) if he considers the opening thereof necessary for the purpose of such entry; and 

(b) if the owner or occupier is absent, or being present refuses to open such door, gate or barrier. 

26.  Entry  to  be  made  in  the  day  time.―No  entry  authorised  by  or  under  this  Act  shall  be  made 

except between the hours of sunrise and sunset. 

27.  Owner's  consent  ordinarily  to  be  obtained.―3[Save  as  provided  in  this  Act,  no  building  or 
land] shall be entered without the consent of the occupier, or if there is no occupier, of the owner thereof, 

1. Subs. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 13, for “execution of any decree or order under any law for the eviction” (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
2. Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for “the Delhi Improvement Trust” (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
3. Subs. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 14, for “No building or land” (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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and no such entry shall be made without giving the said occupier or owner, as the case may be, not less 
than twenty four hours’ written notice of the intention to make such entry: 

Provided that no such notice shall be  necessary if the place to be inspected is a shed for cattle or a 

latrine, urinal or a work under construction. 

28.  Power  of  eviction  to  be  exercised  only  by  the  competent  authority.―Where  the  competent 
authority is satisfied either upon a representation from the owner of a building or upon other information 
in its possession that the occupants of the building have not vacated it in pursuance of any notice, order or 
direction issued or given by the authority, the authority shall, by order, direct the eviction of the occupants 
from  the  building  in  such  manner  and  within  such  time  as  may  be  specified  in  the  order  1[and  for  the 
purpose of such eviction may use or cause to be used such force as may be necessary]: 

Provided  that  before  making  any  order  under  this  section  the  competent  authority  shall  give  a 
reasonable  opportunity  to  the  occupants  of  the  building  to  show  cause  why  they  should  not  be  evicted 
therefrom. 

29. Power to remove offensive or dangerous trades from slum areas.―The competent authority 
may, by order in writing, direct any person carrying on any dangerous or offensive trade in a slum area to 
remove the trade from that area within such time as may be specified in the order: 

Provided that no order under this section shall be made unless the person  carrying on the trade has 

been afforded a reasonable opportunity of showing cause as to why the order should not be made. 

30. Appeals.―(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, any person aggrieved by any 
notice,  order  or  direction  issued  or  given  by  the  competent  authority  may  appeal  to  the  Administrator 
within a period of thirty days from the date of issue of such notice, order or direction. 

(2) Every appeal under this Act shall be made by petition in writing accompanied by a copy of the 

notice, order or direction appealed against. 

(3)  On  the  admission  of an  appeal,  all  proceedings  to  enforce the  notice,  order  or  direction  and  all 
prosecutions for any contravention thereof shall be held in abeyance pending the decision of the appeal, 
and if the notice, order or direction is set aside on appeal, disobedience thereto shall not be deemed to be 
an offence. 

(4)  No  appeal  shall  be  decided  under  this  section  unless  the  appellant  has  been  heard  or  has  had  a 

reasonable opportunity of being heard in person or through legal practitioner. 

(5) The decision of the Administrator on appeal shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court. 

31. Service of notices, etc.―(1) Every notice, order or direction issued under this Act shall, save as 

otherwise expressly provided in this Act, be served― 

(a) by giving or tendering the notice, order or direction, or by sending it by post to the person for 

whom it is intended; or  

(b) if such person cannot be found, by affixing the notice, order or direction on some conspicuous 
part  of  his  last  known  place  of  abode  or  business,  or  by  giving  or  tendering  the  notice,  order  or 
direction to some adult male member or servant of his family or by causing it to be affixed on some 
conspicuous part of the building or land, if any, to which it relates. 

(2) Where the person on whom a notice, order or direction is to be served is a minor, service upon his 
guardian or upon any adult male member or servant of his family shall be deemed to be the service upon 
the minor. 

(3) Every notice, order or direction which by or under this Act is to be served as a public notice, order 
or direction or as a notice, order or direction which is not required to be served to any individual therein 
specified  shall,  save  as  otherwise  expressly  provided,  be  deemed  to  be  sufficiently  served  if  a  copy 
thereof is affixed in such conspicuous part of the office of the competent authority or in such other public 

1. Ins. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 15 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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place  during  such  period,  or  is  published  in  such  local  newspaper  or  in  such  other  manner,  as  the 
competent authority may direct. 

32.  Penalties.―(1)  Whoever  1[fails  to  comply  with]  any  notice,  order  or  direction  issued  or  given 
under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or 
with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. 

(2) Whoever commences or causes to be commenced any work in contravention of any restriction or 
condition imposed under sub-section (7) of section 10 or any plan for the re-development of a clearance 
area shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine which may 
extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. 

(3)  Whoever  obstructs  the  entry  of  any  person  authorised  under  this  Act  to  enter  into  or  upon  any 
building or land or molests such person after such entry shall be punishable with fine which may extend 
to one thousand rupees. 

(4) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company, every person who at the time the 
offence  was  committed  was  in  charge  of,  and  was  responsible  to,  the  company  for  the  conduct  of  the 
business of the company as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be 
liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: 

Provided  that  nothing  contained  in  this  sub-section  shall  render  any  such  person  liable  to  any 
punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or 
that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. 

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) where an offence under this Act has been 
committed  by  a  company  and  it  is  proved  that  the  offence  has  been  committed  with  the  consent  or  
connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director or manager, secretary or other 
officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty 
of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 

Explanation.―For the purposes of this section― 

(a) “company”  means a body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; 

and 

(b) “director” in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm. 

33. Order of demolition of buildings in certain cases.―2[(1)] Where the erection of any building 
has been commenced, or is being carried out, or has been completed, in contravention of any restriction or 
condition imposed under sub-section (7) of section 10 or a plan for the re-development of any clearance 
area  or  in  contravention  of  any  notice,  order  or  direction  issued  or  given  under  this  Act  the  competent 
authority may, in addition to any other remedy that may be resorted to under this Act or under any other 
law, make an order directing that such erection shall be demolished by the owner thereof within such time 
not exceeding two months as may be specified in the order, and on the failure of the owner to comply 
with the order, the competent authority may itself cause the erection to be demolished and the expenses of 
such demolition shall be recoverable from the owner as arrears of land revenue: 

Provided that no such order shall be made unless the owner has been given a reasonable opportunity 

of being heard. 

3[(2) For the purpose of causing any building to be demolished under sub-section (1), the competent 

authority may use or cause to be used such force as may be necessary.] 

34.  Jurisdiction  of  courts.―No  court  inferior  to  that  of  a  magistrate  of  the  first  class  shall  try  an 

offence punishable under this Act. 

1. Subs. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 16 for “does any act in contravention of” (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
2. Section 33 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
3. Ins. by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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35. Previous sanction of the competent authority or officers authorised by it for prosecution.― 
No  prosecution  for  any  offence  punishable  under  this  Act  shall  be  instituted  except  with  the  previous 
sanction of the competent authority or an officer authorised by the competent authority in this behalf. 

36. Power to delegate.―1[(1)] The competent authority may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 
direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act may also be exercised, in such cases and subject to 
such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, by such officer or the local authority as 
may be mentioned therein. 

2[(2)  The  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  direct  that  any  power 
exercisable by the Administrator under sub-section (7) of section 10, section 15, section 20 and section 30 
may, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, be exercised also by the 
Chief Secretary or by such other officer as may be mentioned therein.] 

37. Protection of action taken in good faith.―No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall 
lie  against  the  competent  authority  or  against  any  person  for  anything  which  is  in  good  faith  done  or 
intended to be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder. 

3[37A. Bar of jurisdiction.―Save  as  otherwise  expressly  provided  in  this  Act, no  civil  court  shall 
have  jurisdiction  in  respect  of  any  matter  which  the  competent  authority  or  any  other  person  is 
empowered by or under this Act, to determine and no injunction shall be granted by any court or other 
authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power conferred by or under 
this Act.] 

38.  Competent  authority,  etc.,  to  be  public  servants.―The  competent  authority  and  any  person 
authorised by 4[it] under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 
of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). 

39. Act to override other laws.―The provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder shall have 

effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law. 

40. Power to make rules.―(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. 

(2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:― 

(a)  the  manner,  of  authentication  of  notices,  orders  and  other  instruments  of  the  competent 

authority; 

(b) the preparation of plans for the re-development of any slum area, and matters to be included in 

such plans; 

5[(bb) the form in which an application under sub-section (3) of section 6A shall be made and the 

information to be furnished and the fees to be levied in respect of such application; 

(bbb) the manner in which inquiries may be held under sections 15 and 19;] 

(c) the form and manner in which applications for permission under sub-section (2) of section 19 

shall be made and the fees to be levied in respect of such applications; 

(d) the procedure to be followed 5[and the factors to be taken into consideration] by the competent 

authority before granting or refusing to grant permission under section 19; 

1. Section 36 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 43 of 1964, s. 18 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
2. Ins. by s. 18, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
3. Ins. by s. 19, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
4. Subs. by Act 58 of 1960, s. 3 and the Second Schedule, for “him” (w.e.f. 26-12-1960). 
5. Ins. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 20 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 

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(e)  the  time  within  which  an  appeal  may  be  preferred  under  1[sub-section  (7)  of  section  10  or 

section 20]; 

2[(ee) the time within which a declaration may be filed under sub-section (1) or an intimation may 
be  sent  under  sub-section  (4)  of  section  20A  and  the  fees,  if  any,  to  be  levied  in  respect  of  such 
declaration; 

(eee) the time within which plans, estimates and other particulars referred to in sub-section (2) of 

section 20A may be furnished; 

(eeee)  the  procedure  to  be  followed  by  the  competent  authority  for  fixing  the  provisional  rent 

under sub-section (2) of section 20A; 

(eeeee)  the  manner  in  which  the  rent  provisionally  determined  under  section  20A  shall  be 

communicated to the tenants and owners; 

(eeeeee) the matters in respect of which provision may be made under sub-section (5) of section 

20B;] 

(f) the officers and local authorities to whom powers may be delegated under section 36; and 

(g) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed. 

3[(3) Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each 
House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one 
session  or  4[in  two  or  more  successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately 
following the session, or the successive sessions aforesaid] both Houses agree in making any modification 
in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only 
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or 
annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.]  

THE SCHEDULE 

(See SECTION 15) 

Principles for determination of the net average monthly income 

1. The competent authority shall first determine the gross rent actually derived by the owner of the 
land acquired including any building on such land during the period of five consecutive years referred to 
in sub-section (1) of section 15. 

2.  For  such  determination  the  competent  authority  may  hold  any  local  inquiry  and  obtain,  if 
necessary, certified copies of extracts from the property tax assessment books of the municipal or other 
local authority concerned showing the rental value of such land. 

3. The net average monthly income referred to in sub-section (1) of section 15 shall be sixty per cent. 
of the average monthly gross rent which shall be one-sixtieth of the gross rent during the five consecutive 
years as determined by the competent authority under paragraph 1. 

4. Forty per cent. of the gross monthly rental referred to above shall not be taken into consideration in 
determining the net average monthly income but shall be deducted in lieu of the expenditure which the 
owner of the land would normally incur for payment of any property tax to the municipal or other local 
authority, for collection charges, income-tax or bad debts as well as for works of repair and maintenance 
of the buildings, if any, on the land. 

5.Where the land or any portion thereof has been unoccupied or the owner has not been in receipt of 
any rent for the occupation of the land during the whole or any part of the said period of five years, the 
gross rent shall be taken to be the income which the owner would in fact have derived if the land had been 

1. Subs. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 20, for “section 20” (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
2. Ins. by s. 20, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
3. Subs. by s. 20, ibid., for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 
4. Subs. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 52, for “in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of  the session in which it is so laid or 

the session immediately following,” (w.e.f. 15-2-1986). 

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leased  out  for  rent  during  the  said  period,  and  for  this  purpose  the  rent  actually  derived  from  the  land 
during a period prior or subsequent to the period during which it remained vacant or from similar land in 
the vicinity shall be taken into account. 

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