Section 4 of CREL Act, 1957 : Section 4: Extension Of The Madhya Bharat Accommodation Control Act, 1955 To The Cantonment Of Mhow

Explanation using Example

Imagine a tenant, Mr. Sharma, who has been renting an apartment in the cantonment area of Mhow. The apartment falls under the jurisdiction of the Cantonment Board, not a municipality. Before the extension of the Madhya Bharat Accommodation Control Act, 1955 to Mhow, the rent control laws that applied to municipalities governed his tenancy agreement.

With the extension of the Act to Mhow, several changes took effect:

• The references to "commencement of this Act" in the original law were updated to "extension of this Act to the cantonment," meaning the Act's provisions would now apply from the date it was extended to Mhow.
• The Act was set to be in force in Mhow until December 31, 1957, with the possibility of extension by the Central Government for up to two years.
• References to "a Municipality" were replaced with "the Cantonment Board," transferring the jurisdiction from municipal authorities to cantonment authorities.

Mr. Sharma's landlord, who intended to increase the rent beyond what was permissible under the new Act, had to adhere to the revised laws. Moreover, if Mr. Sharma had been involved in a legal dispute regarding his tenancy, any orders or decrees made by the courts before the extension of the Act would be considered as if they were made under the newly extended Act.

This ensured a smooth transition of legal authority and maintained the continuity of legal protection for tenants like Mr. Sharma under the rent control regime now applicable to Mhow's cantonment area.