Section 9(1)(b) in The Chennai City Tenants Protection Act, 1921
(b)[ On such application, the Court shall first decide the minimum extent of die land which may be necessary for the convenient enjoyment by the tenant. The Court shall, then, fix the price of the minimum extent of the land decided as aforesaid, or of the extent of the land specified in the application under clause (a), whichever is less. The price aforesaid shall be the average market value of the three years immediately preceding the date of the order. The Court shall order that within a period to be determined by the Court, not being less than three months and not more than three years from the date of the order, the tenant shall pay into Court or otherwise as directed the price so fixed in one or more instalments with or without interest.] [This clause was inserted by section 6(ii) of the Madras City Tenants Protection (Amendment) Act, 1960 (Tamil Nadu Act 13 of 1960).]