Section 7(2) in The West Bengal Premises Tenancy Rules, 1999
(2)On receipt of the 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 by registered post with acknowledgment due, requiring such tenant to appear before him and to file objections, if any, on such date and at such time as may be specified in the notice, 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 the 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 landlord.
