Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
13. Refund of rent, premium, etc., not
recoverable under the Act. -
Where any sum or other consideration has been
paid , whether before or after the commencement of this Act, by or on behalf of
a tenant to a landlord , in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act
or of the Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952 (38
of 1952), the Controller may, on an application made to him within a period of
one year from the date of such payment, order the landlord to refund such sum
or the value of such consideration to the tenant or order adjustment of such
sum or the value of such consideration against the rent payable by the tenant.