(i) Where a person is a retired employee of the Central Government or of a State Government and the premises let out by him, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter are required for his own residence, such employee, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter, as the case may be, may, within one year from the date of his retirement or within a period of one year from the date of commencement of this Act, whichever is later, apply to the Rent Authority for recovery of immediate possession of such premises.
(2) Where a person is an employee of the Central Government or of a State Government and has a period of less than one year preceding the date of his retirement and the premises let out by him or his spouse or dependent son or daughter are required by him for his own residence after his retirement, he, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter, as the case may be, may, at any time within a period of one year before the date of 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 inferred to in su!b-sectlon (1) or m sub-section (2) has let out more than one 34 of 1978.
Right to recover immediate possession of promises to accrue to members of the firmed forces, etc.
Kjghito i .cover immediate possession of premises io 10 Ccnual Government and State Government employees.
2: THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PwtT II— premises, it shall be open to him, his spouse or Jus 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.
26. (.2) Where the landlord is—
(a) a widow and the premises let out by her, or by her husband,
(b) a handicapped person and the premises let out by him,
(c) a person who is of the age of sixty-five years or more and the premises let out by him, i.i rtequired by her or him or for her or his family or for any one ordinarily living with her or him for residential or non-residential use, she or h& may apply to the Rent Authority for recovery of immediate possession of such premises.
(2) Where the landlord referred to in sub-section (1) has let out more than one premises, it shall be open t;o him to make an application under that sub-section in respect of any one residential and one non-residential premises each chosen by him.
Explanation I.—For the purposes of this section, "handicapped person" shall mean a person who is as if being an assessee entitled for the time being to the benefits of deduction under section SOU of the Income-tax Act,
1961.
Explanation It.—The right to recover possession under this section shall be excrcisable only once in respect of each for residential and for non-residential use.