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Section 16

The West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956State Act of West Bengal · Act 12 of 1956

( 1 ) Whcrc nr~cr rhc comrncnccmcnl of this ACI. any premises arc sub-lei cilhcr in whole or in pan by the renant with [he previous consent in wridng of the landlord, the [enanr and evcry sob-tcnant ro whom the premises are sub-ler shall give nolice lo rhc landlord in rhc prescribed manner of [he crealion or the sub-rcnancy wi~hin onc month from the dare of such suble~ting and shall in thc prescribed manner nolify the termination of such sub-~enancy wilhin onc month of such terminalion.

(2) Where before h e commencemen1 OF this Acr. k e tenant. with or with~u t the consem of h e landlord, has sub-le~ any premises either in whole or in part, the tenant and evcry sub-[enant lo whom Ihc prcmises havc bccn sub-let shdl give nolicc to h e landlord of such sub-lelring in the prescribed manner '[within six mon!hs] of the commencement of the Act and shall in he prescribed manner nolify the termination of such sub-tenancy within one month of such terminalion.

(3) Where in any case mentioned in sub-secdon (2) there i s no consent in writing of he landlord and [he landlord denies tha~ he gave on1 consent, the Conlroller shall, on an applicalion made to him in [his behalf either by h e landlord or the sub-tenant wilhin two monrhs of the dare of !he receip~ of i l~e nouce of sub-letung by he landlord or the issue 'These words were subs~iturcd with rc~mspcciivc cffcct for the words 'k ihin h e monrhs" by s. 7 of the West Bcngal Pfcn~ises Tenancy (Amcndmcnr) Act, 1956 l\ \ '+~t Rrmn 4r1 XVIIT nT 19Fhl Tlre West Betrgal Pretsises Teearlcy Act, 1956.

XII of 1956.1 (Clrrrpter. !I!.-Srrirs and proceedirrgs for e cictiolr.-Scctio~i 17.)

, 01 rhc nolice by the suh-renanr, as [be case may be, by order declare that the tcnanl's intcrcsl in so much of ihc prcmiscs as has bcen sub-kt shall cease and lhar [he sub-tenant shall become a lenant direclly under [he landlord from thc dalc of thc ordcr. Thc Conlrollcr shall also fix thc rcnls payable by the lenanr and such sub-~enanr to the landlord froin the dale of thc ordcr. Rcnts so lixcd shall be deemed to be fair rcnt for purposes of this Act.

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ActThe West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956
Section16
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

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