Procedure for ejectment and recovery of arrears of rent etc

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, and subject to the provisions of Section 9-A,—

1. (i) a landowner desiring to eject a tenant shall apply in writing to the Assistant Collector, First Grade, having jurisdiction who shall thereafter proceed as provided for in sub-section (2) of section 10 of this Act, and the provisions of sub-section (3) of the said Section shall also apply in relation to such application, provided that the tenants’ rights to compensation, and acquisition of occupancy rights, if any, under the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 (XVI of 1887), shall not be affected;
2. (ii) a landowner desiring to recover arrears of rent from a tenant shall apply in writing to the Assistant Collector, Second Grade, having jurisdiction, who shall thereupon send a notice, in the form prescribed, to the tenant either to deposit the rent or value thereof, payable in kind or give proof of having paid it or of the fact that he is not liable to pay the whole or part of the rent or of the fact of the landlord’s refusal to receive the same or to give a receipt, within the period specified in the notice. Where, after summary determination, as provided for in sub-section (2) of section 10 of this Act, the Assistant Collector finds that the tenant has not paid or deposited the rent, he shall eject the tenant summarily and put the landowner in possession of the land concerned: (iii)

1. (a) if a landlord refuses to accept rent from a tenant or demands rent in excess of what he is entitled to under this Act, or refuses to give a receipt, the tenant may in writing inform the Assistant Collector, Second Grade having jurisdiction of the fact;
2. (b) on receiving such application the Assistant Collector shall by a written notice require the landlord to accept the rent payable in kind or to give a receipt, in accordance with this Act, as the case may be, or both, within 60 days of the receipt of the notice.