Amendment of section 6

In section 6 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words, figures and brackets "the Kerala Stay of Eviction Proceedings Ordinance 1967 (4 of 1967)", the words, brackets and figures "the Kerala Stay of Eviction Proceedings (Amendment) Act, 1969" shall be substituted. For section 5 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be substituted namely: — "5. Arrears of rent payable by tenant.— Notwithstanding thing to the contrary contained in any other law, or in any contract custom or usage, or in any judgment, decree or order of any court, or Land Tribunal, no landlord or any person claiming under, shall initiate or proceed further with any proceedings, whether suit, application or otherwise, for the recovery of arrears of rent in respect of, or for damages for use and occupation of, a holding or part of a holding, or a kudikidappu, accrued due before the 1 st day of May, 1966 or any proceedings incidental or ancillary thereto, and any such proceedings pending at the commencement of the Kerala Stay of Eviction Proceedings (Amendment) Act, 1969, in courts or Land Tribunals shall be stayed. 5A. Arrears of Jenmikaram payable by kanam tenant . — Notwit standing anything to the contrary contained in the Kanam Tenancy Act, 1955 (24 of 1955). no jenmi or any person claiming under him shall initiate or proceed further with any proceedings, whether by suit, application or otherwise, for the recovery of arrears of jenmikaram accrued due before the 1st day of May, 1966 or any other proceedings incidental or ancillary thereto, and any such proceedings pending at the commencement of the Kerala Stay of Eviction Proceedings (Amendment) Act, 1969, in courts competent to entertain such proceedings or before the Tahsildar shall be stayed. 5B. Jenmikaram to be proportionately reduced .— Notwithstand ing anything to the contrary contained in any other law, where in respect of any holding held by a tenant, a kanam tenant is a landlord, and as a result of the determination of the fair rent under the Kerala Agrarian Relations Act, 1960 (4 of 1961) or under the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (1 of 1964), there has been a reduction in the rent payable to such landlord, the Jenmikaram payable by such landlord for that holding and accrued due after the 1st day of May, 1966, shall be reduced in the same proportion as the rent to which he was entitled was reduced. ".