(1) Wherea landlord exercises the rightof recovery of possession under sub-section
(2) of section 21 or under sectlon 22, and he had received any rent or any other payment in advance from the tenant, he shall before recovery of possession, refund to the tenant such amount after deducting the rentand other charges due to him.
(2) lf the landlord feilsto make any refund, heshall be liable to pay simple interest to the tenant at such rate as may be prescribed from time to time on the amount which he has omitted or failed to refund.
25. ln any proceedings for recovery of possession on any ground other than that referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) ofsub-section (2) of section 21, where the tenantcontests the claim for eviction, the landlord may at any stage of the proceedings apply to the Rent Court to direct the tenant to pay him the rert payable, as under section 8, and the Rent Court may order the tenant to make such payment and all other charges due from the tenant along with penal charges, if any, due to delay in paynrent, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 14.