Section 5 in West Bengal Premises Tenancy Rules, 1956
5. Manner of obtaining permission of the Controller, for re-letting premises under section 18.
(1)A landlord desirous of obtaining the permission of the Controller under section 18 for re-letting any premises within six months of the date of his occupation of the premises to any person other than the previous tenant, shall make an application in writing to the Controller stating fully the reasons for so re-letting the premises and also furnish such other evidence in support of his prayer as the Controller may require.(2)On receiving an application under sub-rule (1), the Controller shall cause a notice together with a,copy of the application to be served on the previous tenant requiring such tenant to appear before him and to file objections, if any, on such date and such time as may be specified in the notice, by registered, post with acknowledgement due or if, the address of the previous tenant be not known, the Controller shall publish the notice in any local newspaper and affix a copy of notice in the premises in question and another copy in a conspicuous place in the office of the Controller, The cost of transmission by post and the cost of publication of such notice shall be borne by the applicant.
