Payment of compensation

1. (1) Whenever in pursuance of section 1 O(a) the State

Government requisitions any premises, there shall be paid to the persons interested

compensation the amount of which shall be determined by taking into consideration the following, namely:-

1. (i) the rent payable in respect of the premises or if no rent is so payable, the rent payable for similar premises in the locality;
2. (ii) if in consequence of the requisition of the premises the person interested is compelled to change his residence or place of business, the reasonable expenses (if any) incidental to such change: Provided that where any person interested shall negotiate the compensation to be paid in advance.

Release of premises from requisition : (1) When any premises requisitioned under

section 1 O are to be released from requisition, the possession thereof shall be delivered to

the person from whom possession was taken at the time when the premises were

requisitioned, or if there were no such person, to the person deemed by the State Government to be the owner of such premises, and such delivery of possession shall be a full discharge

of the State Government from all liabilities in respect of such delivery, but shall not prejudice

any rights in respect of the premises which any other person may be entitled by due process of law to enforce against the person to whom possession of the premises is so delivered. 12.

1. (2) Where the person to whom the possession of any premises requisitioned under section 10 is to be given under sub-section (1) cannot be found or is not readily ascertainable or has no agent or any other person empowered to accept delivery on his behalf, the State Government shall cause a notice declaring that such premises are released from requisition to be affixed on some conspicuous part of such premises and publish the notice in the Official Gazette.
2. (3) When a notice referred to in sub-section (2) is published in the Official Gazette, the premises specified in such notice shall cease to be subject to requisition on and from the date of such publication and be deemed to have been delivered to the person

entitled to possession thereof ; and the State Government shall not be liable for any

compensation or other claim in respect of such premises for any period after the said date.