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Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 Section 45

Title: Non-discrimination on Theroad

State: Central

Year: 1995

The appropriate Governments and the local authorities shall, within the limits of their economic capacity and development, provide for-- (a) installation of auditory signals at red lights in the public roads for the benefit of persons with visually handicap; (b) causing curb cuts and slopes to be made in pavements for the easy access of wheel chair users; (c) engraving on the surface of the zebra crossing for the blind or for persons with low vision; (d) engraving on the edge of railway platforms for the blind or for persons with low vision; (e) devising appropriate symbols of disability; (f) warning signals at appropriate places.

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 16

Title: Deposit of Rent by Tenant

State: Central

Year: 1995

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 24

Title: Right to Recover Immediate Possession of Premises to Accrue to Members of the Armed Forces, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....son or daughter, as the case may be, are required for his own residence after his retirement, he, his spouse or his dependent sort or daughter, as the case may be, may, at any time, within a period of one year before the date of his retirement, apply to the Rent Authority for recovery of immediate possession of such premises. (3) Where the person, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) has let out more than one premises, it shall be open to him, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter, as the case may be, to make an application under the sub-section in respect of only one of the premises chosen. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section, "armed forces" means an armed force of the Union constituted under an Act of Parliament and includes a member of the police force constituted under section 3 of the Delhi Police Act, 1978(34 of 1978).

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 23

Title: Right to Recover Immediate Possession of Premises to Accrue to Certain Persons

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....as the case may be, to indicate the dwelling house possession of which he intended to recover. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this sub-section, sections 24, 25 and 26, immediate possession shall mean possession recoverable on the expiry of sixty days from the date of order of eviction.(2) Where a landlord exercises the right of recovery conferred on him by sub-section (1) or section 22, 24, 25 or 26 and he had received,-- (a) any rent in advance from the tenant, he shall, within a period of ninety days from the dale of recovery of possession of the premises by him, refund to the tenant such amount as represents the rent payable for the unexpired portion of the contract, agreement or lease; (b) any other payment, he shall, within the period aforesaid, refund to the tenant a sum which shall bear the same proportion to the total amount so received, as the unexpired portion of the contract, agreement or lease bears to the total period of contract, agreement or lease: Provided that, if any default is made in making any refund as aforesaid, the landlord shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of fifteen per cent. per annum on the amount which he has.....

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 22

Title: Protection of Tenant Against Eviction

State: Central

Year: 1995

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any; other law or contract, no order or decree for the recovery of possession of any premises shall be made by any court. Tribunal or Rent Authority' in favour of the landlord against a tenant save as provided in sub- section (2) (2) The Rent Authority may, on an application made to him in the prescribed manner, make an order for the recovery of possession of the premises on one or more of the following grounds only, namely:-- (a) that the tenant has neither paid nor tendered the whole of the arrears of the rent and other charges payable for two or more consecutive months legally recoverable from him within two months of the date on which a notice of demand for the arrears of such rent and other charges payable and interest at the r

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 21

Title: Cutting off or Withholding Essential Supply or Service

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....an order directing the restoration of the amenities immediately pending the inquiry referred to in sub-section (4). Explanation-- An interim order may be passed under this sub-section without giving notice to the landlord or the tenant as the case may be. (4) If the Rent Authority on inquiry finds that the essential supply or service enjoyed by the tenant or the landlord was cut off or withheld by the landlord or the tenant, as the case may be, wilfully and without just and sufficient cause, he shall make an order directing the restoration of such supply or service. (5) The Rent Authority shall complete an enquiry under sub-section (4) within a period of one month of filing of an application for enquiry unless the Rent Authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing decides that it is not possible to complete the enquiry within such period. (6) The Rent Authority may, in his discretion, direct that compensation not exceeding one thousand rupees be paid to-- (a) the landlord or the tenant, as the case may be, by the complainant if the application under sub-section (2) was made frivolously or vexatiously; (b) the complainant, if the landlord or the tenant, as the.....

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 20

Title: Duties of Tenant

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....wear and tear, as it was in when it was handed over to him at the beginning of such tenancy and in a case where certain damages have been caused, not being damages caused by force majeur, the tenant shall make good the damages caused to the premises failing which the landlord may apply to the Rent Authority for permission to make good the said damages and the Rent Authority shall decide the matter in the manner provided in sub-section (2). (6) The tenant shall not, whether during the subsistence of tenancy or thereafter, demolish any improvement or alteration carried out by him in the premises or remove any material used in such improvement or alteration, other than any fixture of a removable nature, without the permission of the landlord failing which such demolition or alteration shall be deemed to be a damage caused by such tenant under sub-section (4) and shall be dealt with accordingly.

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 19

Title: Duties of Landlord

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....good and tenantable repairs in relation to matters falling under Part A of Schedule III. Explanation.-- "Good and tenantable repairs" under this section and section 20 shall mean such repairs as shall keep the premises in the same condition in which it was let out except for the normal wear and tear. (2) Where any repairs, in relation to a matter falling under Part A of Schedule III, without which the premises are not habitable or useable except with undue inconvenience are to be made and the landlord neglects or fails to make them within a period of three months after notice in writing in writing, the tenant may apply to the Rent Authority for permission to make such repairs himself and may submit to the Rent Authority an estimate of the cost of such repairs, and, thereupon, the Rent Authority may, after giving the landlord an opportunity of being heard and after considering such estimate of the cost and making such inquiries as it may consider necessary, by an order in writing, permit the tenant to make such repairs at such cost as may be specified in the order and it shall thereafter be lawful for the tenant to make such repairs himself and to deduct the cost thereof.....

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 18

Title: Saving as to Acceptance of Rent and Other Charges Payable and Forfeiture Thereof in Deposit

State: Central

Year: 1995

(1) The withdrawal of rent and other charges payable deposited under section 16 in the manner provided therein shall not operate as an admission against the person withdrawing it of the correctness of the rate of rent and other charges payable the period of default, the amount due, or of any other facts stated in the tenant's application for depositing the rent and other charges payable under the said section. (2) Any rent and other charges payable in deposit which are not withdrawn by the landlord or by the person or persons entitled to receive such rent and other charges payable shall be forfeited to Government by an order made by the Rent Authority, if they are not withdrawn before the expiration of five years from the date of posting of the notice or deposit. (3) Before passing an order of forfeiture, the Rent Authority shall give notice to the landlord or the person or persons entitled to receive the rent and other charges in deposit by registered post at the last known address of such landlord or person or persons and shall also publish the notice in his office and in any local newspaper.

Delhi Rent Act, 1995 Section 17

Title: Time Limit for Making Deposit and Consequences of Incorrect Particulars in Application for Deposit

State: Central

Year: 1995

(1) no rent and other charges deposited under section 16 shall be considered to have been validly deposited under that section, unless the deposit is made within twenty-one days of the time referred to in section 15 for payment of the rent and other charges payable. (2) No such deposit shall be considered to have been validly made, if the tenant wilfully makes any false statement in his application for depositing the rent and other charges payable, unless the landlord has withdrawn the amount deposited before the date of filing an application for the recovery of possession of the premises from the tenant. (3) If the rent and other charges payable are deposited within the time mentioned in sub-section (1) and do not cease to be a valid deposit for the reasons mentioned in sub-section (2), the deposit shall constitute payment of rent and other charges payable to the landlord, as if the amount deposited had been validly tendered.