(1) Save a otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no civil court shall entertain any suit or proceeding in so far as it relates to the fixation of standard rent in relation to any premises to which this Act applies or to eviction of any tenant therefrom or to any other matter which the Controller is empowered by or under (his Act to decide, and no injunction in respect of any action taken or to be taken by the Controller under this Act shall be granted by any civil court or other authority.
(2) If, immediately before the commencement of this Act, (here is any suit or proceeding pending in any civil court for the eviction of any tenant from any premises to which this Act applies and the construction of which has been completed after the 1st day of June, 1951, but before the 9th day of June, 1955, such suit or proceeding shall, on such commencement, abate.
(3) If, in pursuance of any decree or order made by a court, any tenant has been evicted after the 16th day of August, 1958, from any premises to which this Act applies and the construction of which has been completed after the 1st day of June, 1951, but before the 9th day of June, 1955, then, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the Controller may, on an application made to him in this behalf by such evicted tenant within six months from the date of eviction, direct the landlord to put the tenant in possession of the premises or to pay him such compensation as the Controller thinks fit.
(4) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be construed as preventing a civil court from entertaining any suit or proceeding for the decision of any question of title to any premises to which (his Act applies or any question as to the person or persons who are entitled (o receive the rent of such premises.
Section 51 - Controllers to be public servants
All Controllers and additional Controllers appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
Section 52 - Protection of action taken in good faith
No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any Controller or additional Controller in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act.
Section 53 - Amendment of the Delhi Tenants Temporary Protection Act, 1956
(Repealed. by The Repealing and Amending Act, 1960 (58 of 1960), section. 2 and Schedule.IJ.
Section 54 - Saving of operation of certain enactments
Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950 (31 of 1950), or the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956 (96 of 1956), or the Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956 (97 of 1956).
Section 55 - Special provision regarding decrees affected by the Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956
Where any decree or order for the recovery of possession of any premises to which the Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956 (97 of 1956), applies is sought to be executed on the cesser of operation of that Act in relation to those premises, the court executing the decree or order may, on the application of the person against whom the decree or order has been passed or otherwise, reopen the case and if it is satisfied that the decree or order could not have been passed if this Act had been in force on the date of the decree or order, the court may, having regard to the provisions of this Act, set aside the decree or order or pass such other order in relation thereto as it thinks fit.
Section 56 - 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: --
1[(a) the manner of approval of valuers and the procedure to be followed by such valuers under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 9;]
2[(aa)] the form and manner in which, and the period within which, an application may be made to the Controller;
(b) the form and manner in which an application for deposit or rent may be made and the particulars which it may contain;
(c) the manner in which a Controller may hold an inquiry under this Act;
(d) the powers of the civil court which may be vested in a Controller;
(e) the form and manner in which an application for appeal or transfer of proceeding may be made to the Tribunal;
(f) the manner of service of notices under this Act;
(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 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.]
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1. Inserted by Act 57 of 1988, section. 20 (w.e.f. 1-12-1988).
2. Clause (a) relettered as clause (aa) thereof by Act 57 of 1988, section. 20 (w.e.f. 1-12-1988).
3. Substituted by Act 37 of 1984, section. 4, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 26-5-1984).
Section 57 - Repeal and saving
(1) The Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952 (38 of 1952) in so far as it is applicable to the Union territory of Delhi, is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, all suits and other proceedings under the said Act pending, at the commencement of this Act, before any court or other authority shall be continued and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the said Act, as if the said Act had continued in force and this Act had not been passed:
Provided that in any such suit or proceeding for the fixation of standard rent or for the eviction of a tenant from any premises to which section 54 does not apply, the court or other authority shall have regard to the provisions of this Act:
Provided further that the provisions for appeal under the said Act shall continue in force in respect of suits and proceedings disposed of thereunder.