Section 6(1)(a) in Cantonments (House-Accommodation ) Act, 1923
(a)a military officer who is stationed in or has been posted to the cantonment, or a President of a military mess in the cantonment, applied in writing to the Officer Commanding the station stating that he is unable to secure suitable accommodation in the cantonment for himself or the mess on reasonable terms by private agreement, and that no suitable house or quarter belonging to the Government is available for his occupation or for the occupation of the mess, and the Officer Commanding the station is satisfied on inquiry of the truth of the facts so stated, or