Definitions

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

1. (a) "Appellate Rent Tribunal" means Appellate Rent Tribunal constituted under Section 28;
2. (b) "landlord" means a person who, for the time being is receiving, or is entitled to receive, the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or on account of or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any other person or as a trustee, guardian or receiver of any person or who would so received the rent or be entitled to receive the rent, if the premises were let to a tenant, and shall include his successor-in-interest;
3. (c) "local authority" means,
   • (i) a Municipal Corporation constituted by or under the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. 23 of 1956);
   • (ii) a Municipal Council constituted by or under the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961);
4. (d) "person with disability" has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause
5. (t) of Section 2 of the Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (No. 1 of 1996);
6. (e) "premises" means any building or part of a building which is, or is intended to be, let separately for the purpose of residence or for commercial or for educational use, except for industrial use and includes,
   • (i) the garden, grounds and out-houses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of the building;
   • (ii) any fitting to such building or part of the building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof, but does not include hotel, lodging house, dharmashala or inn;
7. (f) "rent payable" in relation to any premises means the rent as per Section 9;
8. (g) "Rent Controlling Authority" means an officer appointed under Section 35;
9. (h) "Rent Tribunal" means a Rent Tribunal constituted under Section 27;
   • (i) "tenant" means a person by whom or on whose account or behalf the rent of any premises is, or, but for a contract express or implied, would be payable for any premises and includes any person occupying the premises as a sub-tenant and also, any person continuing in possession after the termination of his tenancy whether before or after the commencement of this Act; but shall not include any person against whom any order or decree for eviction has been made.