Section 6(1) in East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949
(1)Save as provided in Section 5, when the Controller has fixed the fair rent of a building or rented land under Section 4 -(a)the landlord shall not claim or receive any premium or other like sum in addition to fair rent or any rent in excess of such fair rent, but the landlord may stipulate for and receive in advance an amount not exceeding one month's rent ;(b)any agreement for the payment of any sum in addition to rent or of rent in excess of such fair rent shall be null and void.
