Landlord not to interlee with amenities enjoyed by the tenant.

(1) No landlord shall, withoutjust or sufficient cause cut otf or withhold any of the amenities enjoyed by the tenant. (2) A tenant in possession of a building may, if the landlord has contravened the provisions ol sub-section (1) make an application to the Controller complaining of such contravention and may reslore any of the amenities on his own responsibility, pending consideration of his application by the Controller. (3) lf the Controller on enquiry is satisfied that the landlord has without just or sufficient cause cut off or withhold any of the amenities enjoyed by the tenant at the time of the commencement of the tenancy or at any time thereafler, he shall (i) in case such amenity has already been restored by the tenant make an order directing the landlord to pay to the tenant the cost of such restoration as determined by him within such llme as may be specified in the order; and (ii) in any other case, direct the landlord to restore such amenity at such cost and within such time as may be determined by him and also that in case the landlord fails to do so, the amenity may be restored by the tenant at his own cost and such amount as may be specified in the order may be recovered by the tenant as the cost ol restoration eitherby adjustment towards the rent payable by him or as if the amount were a debt due to him by the landlord. Explanation :ln this section, "amenities" include supply ol water, electricity, electricity lights in passages and on staircases, lifts and conservancy or sanitary services.