Right to recover immediate possession of premises to accrue to members of the armed forces etc

A

1. (1) Where the landlord, -
   • (a) is a released or retired person from any armed forces and the premises let out by him, spouse or his dependent son or daughter are required for his own use; or
   • (b) is a dependent of a member of any armed forces who had been killed in action and the premises let out by such member are required for the use of the family of such member, such person, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter, as the case may be, may within one year from the date of his release or retirement from such armed forces or, as the case

may be the date of death of such member, or within a period of

one year from the date of commencement of this Act, whichever is later, apply to the Court for recovering the immediate possession of such premises.

1. (2) Where the landlord is a member of any of the armed forces and has a period of less than one year preceding the date of his retirement and the premises let out by him, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter are required for his own use

recovering immediate possession of such premises.

1. (3) Where the landlord referred to in sub-section
2. (1) or sub-section
3. (2) has let out more than one premises, it shall be open to him, his spouse or his dependent son or daughter to make an application under that sub-section in respect of only one of the premises chosen by him. Explanation : For the purpose 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 as defined under the Andhra Pradesh Members of Police Force (Regulation of Transfers) Act, 1985.