Bar to eviction from drwelling-house.

(1) If in any village, a tenant is in occupaton of a dwelling-house built on a site belonging to his Girasdar, such tenant shall not be evicted from such dwelling-house or the land immediately appurtenant thereto and necessary for its enjoyment unless-

(a) the Girasdar proves that the dwelling-house was not built at the expense of such tenant or his predecessor-in-title, and

(b) such tenant makes a default in payment of rent, if any, which he has been paying for the use and occupation and such house.

(2) The provisons of sub-section (1) shall not apply to a dwelling-house which is situated on any land used for the purposes of agriculture in respect of which the tenancy has been terminated under sub-section (1) of section 12.