 bill no 100 of 1982 the east punjab urban rent restriction (chandigarh amendment) bill, 1982 a billfurther to amend the emt punjab urban rent restriction act, 1949, as in force in the union territory of chandigarh be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-third year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the east punjab urban rent restriction short (chandigarh amendment) act, 1982 title amendmentof section 1 5 2 in the east punjab urban rent restriction act, 1949, as in force in the union territory of chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), in section 1, in sub-section (1), for the words "east punjab", the word "punjab" shall be substituted east punjab act iii of 1949 3 in section 2 of the principal act, for clause (d), the following amend-10 clause shall be substituted, namely:-mentof section 2 '(d) "non-residential building" means-(i) a building being used solely for the purpose of business or trade; (ii) a building let under a single tenancy for usc for the purpose of business or trade and also for the purpose of residence explanation-for the purposes of this clause, residence in do building only for the purpose of guarding it, shall not be deemed to convert a "non-residential building" to a "residential building"' 4 the provisions of the principal act, as amended by this act, shall apply to and in relation to every case, under the principal act, for eviction of a tenant from a building let under a single tenancy for use for the purpose of business or trade and also for the purpose of residence which is pending immediately before the commencement of 5 this act, and any order made in such case before such commencement by any authority, shall, on an application made in this behalf to such authority, be modified so as to be in conformity with the provisions of the principal act as ame~ by this act expla1!4tion-for the pur,oses of thi6 section, a case relating to jo eviction of a tenant shall be deemed to be pending-(a) if no order has been made in such case for the eviction or otherwise of the tenant; or (b) if an order has been made in such case for the of the tenant and such order remains to be executed eviction ii)  statement of objects and reasonsthe east punjab urban rent restriction act, 1949 (east punjab act no iii of 1949), as in force in chandigarh provides for restriction on increasing rent of certain premises situated within the limits of urban areas, and the eviction ()f tenants therefrom it defines "non-residential buildulg" to mean a building being used solely for the purpose of business o'r trade "residential building" has been defined to mean a building which is not a non-residential building shop-cum-flats were constructed in certain sectors the design and plan of these buildings were such that the dccupant may be able to carry on trade or business on the ground floor and reside on the first floor the shop-cum-flats do not fall within the definition of the expression "non-residential building" because these are not being used solely for the pur~se of business or trade due to this, owners of shop-cum-flats have been able to get the tenants evicted by invoking provisions applicable to residential buildings many eviction cases are also pending it is proposed to do away with the hardship which is being caused to the tenants of inch buildings so that they may be brought on par with the tenants of non-residential buildings the amendment is also proposed to de applied to pending cases opportunity is being taken to substitute the expression "east punjab" occurring in section 1 (1) of the act by the expression "punjab" the bill seeks to achieve the above objects new dellfl; p venkatasubbaiah the 12th july, 1982  extracts from the east punjab urban rent restriction act, 1949(east punjab act, no iii of 1949) - - - - - 1 (1) this act may be called the east punjab urban rent restriction act, 1949 - - -  short title, ektent and commencement defini-tions 2 in this act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-    - (d) "non-residential building" means a building being used solely for the purpose of business or trade: provided that residence in a building only for the purpose of guarding it shall not be deemed to convert a "non-resiaential building" to a "residential building";  -     a billfurther to amend the east punjab urban rent restriction act, 1949, as in force in the union territory of chandigarh (shri p venkatanbbaic:m, minister of state in the mtniatry of 'home affair,) -- 