Section 60B(1) in Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920
(1)Whenever, in pursuance of section 60-A, the State Government requisitions any premises, there shall be paid by the municipal council to the persons interested compensation the amount of which shall be determined by the State Government by taking into consideration the following, namely:-(i)the rent payable in respect of the premises or if no rent is so payable, the rent payable for similar premises in the locality:Provided that the rent payable in respect of the premises to which the provisions of the [Tamil Nadu] [These words were substituted for the words 'Madras' by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order 1969 as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order 1969, which came into force on the 14th January 1969.] Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 ([Tamil Nadu] [These words were substituted for the word 'Madras' by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order 1969 as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969 which came into force on the 14th January 1969] Act 18 of 1960) apply shall be the fair rent payable for the premises under that Act;(ii)if in consequence of the requisition of the premises the person interested is compelled to change his residence or place of business, the reasonable expenses (if any) incidental to such change:Provided that where any person interested, being aggrieved by the amount of compensation so determined, makes an application to the State Government within one month from the date of service of the order determining the compensation for referring the matter to an arbitrator, the amount of compensation to be paid shall be such as the arbitrator appointed in this behalf by the State Government may determine:Provided further that where there is any dispute as to the title to receive the compensation or as to the apportionment of the amount of compensation, it shall be referred by the State Government to an arbitrator appointed in this behalf by the State Government for determination, and shall be determined in accordance with the decision of such arbitrator.Explanation. - In this sub-section, the expression "person interested" means the person who was in actual possession of the premises requisitioned under section 60-A immediately before the requisition, or where no person was in such actual possession, the owner of such premises.
