Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
15. When a tenant can get the benefit of
protection against eviction. -
(1) In every proceeding of the recovery of
possession of any premises on the ground specified in clause (a) of the proviso
to sub-section (1) of section 14, the Controller shall, after giving the
parties an opportunity of being heard, make an order directing the tenant to
pay to the landlord or deposit with the Controller within one month of the date
of the order, an amount calculated at the rate of rent at which it was last
paid for the period for which the arrears of the rent were legally recoverable
from the tenant including the period subsequent thereto up to the end of the
month previous to that in which payment or deposit is made and to continue to
pay or deposit, month by month, by the fifteen of each succeeding month, a sum
equivalent to the rent at that rate.
(2) If, in any proceeding for the recovery of
possession of any premises on any ground other than that referred to in
sub-section (1), the tenant contest the claim for eviction, the landlord may,
at any state of the proceeding, make an application to the Controller for an
order on the tenant to pay to the landlord the amount of rent legally
recoverable from the tenant and the Controller may, after giving the parties an
opportunity of being heard, make an order in accordance with the provisions of
the said sub-section.
(3) If, in any proceeding referred to in sub-section
(1) or sub-section (2), there is any dispute as to the person or persons to
whom the rent is payable, the Controller may direct the tenant to deposit with
the Controller the amount payable by him under sub-section (1) or sub-section
(2), as the case may be until the standard rent in relation thereto is fixed
having regard to the provisions of this Act, and the amount of arrears if any,
calculated on the basis of the standard rent shall be paid or deposited by the
tenant within one month of the date on which the standard rent is fixed or such
further time as the Controller may allow in this behalf.
(4) If, in any proceeding referred to in
sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), there is any dispute as to the person or
persons to whom the rent is payable, the Controller may direct the tenant to
deposit with the Controller the amount payable by him under sub-section (1) or
sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), as the case may be, and in such a case no
person shall be entitled to withdraw the amount in deposit until the Controller
decides the dispute and makes an order for payment of the same.
(5) If the Controller is satisfied that any
dispute referred to in sub-section (4) has been raised by a tenant for reasons
which are false or frivolous, the Controller may order the defense against
eviction to be struck out and proceed with the hearing of the application.
(6) If a tenant makes payment or deposit as
required by sub-section (1) or sub-section (3), no order shall be made for the
recovery of possession on the ground of default in the payment of rent by the
tenant, but the Controller may allow such costs as he may deem fit to the
landlord.
(7) If a tenant fails to make payment or
deposit as required by this section, the Controller may order the defense against
eviction to be struck out an proceed with the hearing of the application.