Act Info:
Preamble1 - DELHI RENT ACT, 1995
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Certain provisions not to apply to premises
Section4 - Registration of tenancy agreements
Section5 - Inheritability of tenancy
Chapter II Section6 - Rent payable
Section7 - Standard rent
Section8 - Other charges payable
Section9 - Revision of rent in certain cases
Section10 - Notice of revision of rent
Section11 - Rent Authority to fix standard rent, etc.
Section12 - Fixation of interim rent
Section13 - Limitation for application for fixation of standard rent, etc
Section14 - Limitation of liability of middlemen.
Section15 - Receipt to be given for rent paid
Section16 - Deposit of rent by tenant
Section17 - Time limit for making deposit and consequences of incorrect particulars in application for deposit
Section18 - Saving as to acceptance of rent and other charges payable and forfeiture thereof in deposit
Chapter III Section19 - Duties of landlord
Section20 - Duties of tenant
Section21 - Cutting off or withholding essential supply or service
Chapter IV Section22 - Protection of tenant against eviction
Section23 - Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to certain persons
Section24 - Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to members of the armed forces, etc
Section25 - Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to Central Government and State Government employees
Section26 - Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to widows, handicapped persons and old persons
Section27 - Payment of rent during eviction proceedings
Section28 - Restrictions on sub-letting
Section29 - Notice of creation and termination of sub-tenancy
Section30 - Sub-tenant to be tenant in certain cases
Section31 - Recovery of possession for occupation and re-entry
Section32 - Recovery of possession for repairs and re-building and re-entry
Section33 - Recovery of possession in case of tenancies for limited period
Section34 - Special provision for recovery of possession in certain cases
Section35 - Permission to construct additional structures
Section36 - Special provision regarding vacant building sites
Section37 - Vacant possession to landlord
Chapter V Section38 - Application of the Chapter
Section39 - Fixing of fair rate
Section40 - Revision of fair rate
Section41 - Charges in excess of fair rate not recoverable
Section42 - Recovery of Possession by manager of a hotel or the owner of a lodging house
Chapter VI Section43 - Appointment of Rent Authorities and additional Rent Authorities
Section44 - Powers of Rent Authority
Section45 - Procedure to be followed by Rent Authority
Chapter VII Section46 - Establishment of Delhi Rent Tribunal
Section47 - Composition of Tribunal and Benches thereof
Section48 - Qualifications for appointment as Chairman and Members
Section49 - Term of office
Section50 - Senior most Member to act as Chairman or discharge his function in certain circumstances
Section51 - Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of services of Chairman and other Members
Section52 - Resignation and removal
Section53 - Provision as to the holding of offices by Chairman and Member on ceasing to be such Chairman or Member
Section54 - Financial and administrative powers of Chairman
Section55 - Staff of the Tribunal
Section56 - Distribution of business among the Benches
Section57 - Jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Tribunal
Section58 - Power to punish for contempt
Section59 - Application to Tribunal
Section60 - Procedure of Tribunal
Section61 - Appeal to the Tribunal
Section62 - Conditions as to making of interim orders
Section63 - Right of applicant to take assistance of legal practitioner
Section64 - Power of Chairman to transfer cases from one Bench to another
Section65 - Decision to be by majority
Section66 - Exclusion of jurisdiction of courts except the Supreme Court
Section67 - Transfer of pending cases
Section68 - Proceedings before the Tribunal to be judicial proceedings
Section69 - Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants
Section70 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section71 - Criminal Jurisdiction of the Tribunal
Section72 - Amendment of orders
Section73 - Finality of orders
Chapter VIII Section74 - Penalties
Chapter IX Section75 - Jurisdiction of civil courts barred in respect of certain matters
Section76 - Rent Authorities to be public servants
Section77 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section78 - Special provision regarding decrees affected by the Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956 and the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958
Section79 - Transfer of pending cases to Rent Authority
Section80 - Power of Central Government to remove difficulties
Section81 - Power to make rules
Section82 - Repeal and savings
ScheduleI - SCHEDULE I
ScheduleII - SCHEDULE II
ScheduleIII - SCHEDULE III
ScheduleIV - SCHEDULE IV