Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956 · Chapter VI: Protection of Tenants in Slum Areas From Eviction
Section 21: Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings
Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to or in relation to the 14 eviction under any law of a tenant from any building in a slum area belonging to the Government, 15 the Delhi Development Authority or any local authority.
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