Determination of rent

(1) If after a decree or interim order is passed under section 4, the landlord is unable or unwilling to pay the compensation ordered, he may, within three months from the date of the decree or interim order, apply to the court to fix a reasonable rent for the occupation of the land by the tenant and thereupon the court shall by its order fix such rent as it deems reasonable: Provided that the rent previously payable for the land shall not be enhanced by more than twenty-five naye paise in the rupee. (2) On the passing of an order under sub-section (1) the decree or interim order passed under section 4 shall be deemed to have been vacated. In section 10 of the principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (I), for the expression "in the City of Madras, before the comrnencemcnt of the Madras City Tenants' Protection (Amendment) Act, 1955, and in any municipal town or village, before the date with effect from which this Act is extended to such town or village9', the following shall be substituted, nn~u~ely :- " in the area in which this Act is in force on the date of the publication. of the Madras City Tenants' Protection (PAnlendment) Act, 1979 in ttle 7bmll Nndu Goverlzrnent Gazette, before the said date, nrld ita any other area, before the date with cffect Srull? uhich [his Act is extended to such area " ; (ii) in sub-section (3), for t!ie c\i.:ciision 'at tb commencemr=n t of the Madras Ci t 1 'I'c:~ ~ a t s "~ratcctian (Amendment) Act, 195' " file c t pr ~ % + ~ i + % n " un the &@ of the publication of thc &ladr;i> C!!,, I cxmts' Rolt&oa (Amendment) Act, 1979 in the 7i~mil .'.d.i~ G o r m ~ y n t Gazette" shall be substituted.