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(c) why the landlords were not summoned in other cases ; and
(d) whether the Honourable Member proposes to instruct the Rent Controller to summon landlords in cases referred to in (c) ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) 534.
(b) to (c) The information asked for is not readily available and its collection would take an amount of time and labour that would not be justifiable in war time.
(d) The Controller summons the landlords in all cases where it is necessary to do so for the purpose of determining properly the matters on which he has to adjudicate, and no special instructions are necessary.
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*** House Rent-Control Cases in New Delhi**
†230. Khan Bahadur Shaikh Fazl-i-Haq Piracha : Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state :
(a) whether the cases for the extension of tenancy were actually heard during 1942 in New Delhi, by Mr. Jones, late Rent Controller, but decisions were given by his successor without hearing the parties concerned ; if so, what is the number of such cases ; and
(b) whether he proposes to appoint an officer to re-examine such cases ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) No ; the latter part of the question does not arise.
(b) Does not arise.
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@ Desirability of Extension of the Punjab Rent Restrictions Act to Entire Delhi Province
† 231. Khan Bahadur Shaikh Fazl-i-Haq Piracha: Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state :
(a) whether the Punjab Rent Restrictions Act has been applied to some parts of the Delhi Province ;
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1943, 2nd March 1943, p. 661.
@ lbid., p. 661.
† Answer to this question laid on the table, the questioner being absent.