(1) II a landlord or his agenl witbout reasonable cause refuses or ncglccls ro deliver ro a non-agricul~ural tenant a receipt in accordnncc wit11 t l ~ c provisions of secrion 46 for any rent paid by the nnn-agricullural lenant, suc11 lenant may, within thrcc n~onrhs Tram thc d31c of paylnenl, inslilure suil to rccovcr from such lnndlord or agcnt, as the case may bc, such pcnalty. no1 exceeding double rhc amount or value of lhat renr, as [he Court ihinks lir.
(2) If a larldlord or his agent wirhour rcasonablc cnusc rcfuscs or ncglccrs to dclivcr 10 A non-agriculrural IcnanL dcrnanding the same either the reccipl in full dischxgc or. ir the non-agricullural Lenanl is nor enlit led to such a receipt, rhe sralemenr oFaccount for any year required by scction 47, such rcnanl may, within thc ncxt ensuing Bcngali ycar, instirule a suil lo rccovcr rrom such landlord or agcnl. as lhc casc may be. such penally as [lie Coun thinks fit . not exceeding doublc the aggregate amount nr value of all rent paid by such tenan1 ro [he landlord during [he year for which thc rcccipt o r account should havc been delivered.
(3) ITalnndlord ar his agcnr, without maso~iable causc, Fails lodclivcr 10 tile non-agricultural tenant a rcccipt ar statcmcnt or ro prcparc and retain a counrerfoil or copy of a rcccipl or statcmcnl, ns rcquired by eilher of rhe said sections, such landlord or agcnl, as the case may be, 7 shall hc linblc to n fine no1 exceeding IiTly rupees, 10 be impnscd, ahcr summary irquiry. by rhc Collccior.
(4) Thc Collccior llold ;I summary inquiry undcr subsection (3), either cn informnrion rcccivcd from a Rcvenue-officer within o11c ycw. or upon complninr or rhc parry nggricvcd made within rhrez monthj. from 111e d n ~ c of tailurc. or upan rhc rtport n r ; ~ Civil Colrn.
(5) Wticrc. in any casc insrirurcd under sub-sccrion (3), rhe Collcc~or discharges :tny landlord or agcnl. and is sa~isficd [hat rhl: complnin~ of ~l lc ~i~n-agriculrurul rcnanr on which rhc proceedings were ins~i~uted is ljlsc or vcxa~ious, die Collector may, in his diqcrcdon, by his ordcr 01' discharge. dirccl lie nr~n-ngricul~urnl tenanr 10 pay 10 such lalidlurd or egcnr such compen~;ltion, not excccdi~g f i f y nlpces, as (he Collccror thinks 171.
(6) An appcal shall lic lo r t ~ e Com~nissioncr o i rile Divis~on againsl any order of lhc Collccior in~posing a hr:c under sub-scclin~i (3) or awarding con\pells;liiofi tinder sub-section (5): and ~ h c order p:lssrrl by 1/12 Corn~~~issioncr on sucll appcni shall, subjeci lo any ordcr which 11iay hc pnsjed oil lmcvisiun by tllc Board or Rcvenuc. bc finaI.
(7) Any l inc imposcd clr compen<:l!ion awarded 11nJzr [his seclinn may be I.~COVC';C(~ i n lllc ~nn~lner provided by any law for ~ h c ~ i ~ n e bcing in forcc fbr (he recovcry of n pukIic demand.
(8) For 1l1e purposc of an inquiry undcr ibis secrion the Collcc~or shall havc power I r ) sliiulnon and cnforce ~ h c n~~endanct: of witncssrs, and cnmpcl [he produc~ion nT docunlenis in 111c sslnlc manner as is ACI v or provirlcd ill rhc cnsc of a Cnurt under ~ h c Code or Civil Pruccdurz,
1908. 1905.
(9) The cxistcncc ol'n dispu~c as lo ~ h c root or nren of a lenancy on accrlunr of which rcl;r is pilid shnll not bc dcemed ro be a reasonable ceusr: Inr refusing, neglcu~ing or o~hcrwisc failing 10 deliver-
(a) a rcccil,~ <or any a~noun~ acluall y paid on account orrcnt, nr (,b) the srate~ncii~ or fircount rccluircd by section 47, and llle rcl'usal of 111c non-agriculrural trnanl to ncccpl lhc rcceipl sl~all not hc deemed to bc a reason;~hlc cause for railing ro preparc and relain a counrcrfoil r , lsucl~ receipt ns requircd by scclion 46.
19. ( 1 ) The I[Starc] Governmcni shnll causc lo be prcpared and SIXC kept lor sale in Iilndlordr a all subdivisional olhccr forms of recciplr 2 ' ' ;~~' wirh ooun~erfoils and of slalernenls of account suilable Tor use undcr r o m o r sccrinns 46 and 47. reccipr and - nccuunl.
Tlic lVesl Be~lgaI Norr-Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1949.
[West Ben. Act (Clrr~ptcr- VI1.-Ger~ernl Provisiot~s us to retir of ~lotr-agricrrl~trrcrl te~ianciex-Secriutts 50, 5 I . )
(2) The fonns may be sold in books with thc leaves consccu~ively ' numbcrcd or otherwisc as rhc '[Starc] G~vernrnent lhinks fil.
ECTLKI of 50. Where renl is duc to he proprietor, managur or mongagee of an KCcil"by estate, Lllc receipt of thc person registered under thc Land Regisuarion Bcn, A C ~ V I I ~gisicrcd pmprier~i-. ACL, 1876, ils proprietor, manager or mortgagee of [hat cslare, or of his lW6 , mnaScror agenl authorised in ~hn i bchalf, shall be a suEcicnr discliarge for rhc rnunyagcc, rcnr; and [hc non-agricultural lenanl liable for rhc rcnr shall no1 bc cndtled lo plcad in defence. lo 3 claim by ihc person so registered ~hr: rent is duc lo any third pcrson:
Provided thal norhing i n [his section shall affccl any remedy which any such third pcrson may have against the registrrcd proprielor, manngcr or rnorlgngcc.
Applicarion to dcposi~ en! in Coun.