Procedure when rented property destroyed in act of riot or violence in the disturbed area

Where by reason of any riot or violence of mob any material part of the rented premises in a disturbed areas is wholly destroyed or rendered substantially and permanently unfit for the purpose for which it was let- (a) the landlord shall erect the new building at the original site subject to the provisions of any rules, bye-laws or regulations made by a local authority not later than fifteen months from the date of the publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, issued under section 3, or the date on which the material part of premises of the building is wholly destroyed or rendered substantially and permanently unfit, whichever is later: Provided that the Government may for sufficient reasons extend the period of fifteen months to such further period not exceeding nine months as it thinks fit; (b) the tenant shall have the right to occupy a tenement in the new building erected at the original site by the land lord; and (c) where a landlord fails to erect a new building within the period specified in clause (a), the original site, irrespective of whether the premises thereon exist or not, shall vest in the State Government free from all encumbrances for the purpose of erection of new building to provide accommodation to tenant(s) and there shall be paid to the landlord compensation for such site as may be determined by the competent authority by an order subject to such rules as may be prescribed.