Conversion of a residential building into a non-residential building

No person shall convert a residential building into a non-residential building except with the permission in writing of the Controller. (1) When an application under the Act is presented to the Controller, he shall fix the date, time and. place at which the enquiry in respect of the application will be held and send a notice alongwith a copy of the application to each respondent in Form-E appended to these rules. (2) The Controller shall give to the parties, a reasonable opportunity to state their case. He shall also record the evidence of the parties and witnesses examined on either side and ill doing so and in fixing dates for the hearing of the parties and their witnesses, in adjourning the proceedings, and dismissing application for default or for other sufficient reasons, the Controller shall be guided by the principles of the procedure as laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.