(1) Where at any time before the 9th day of June, 1952, a tenant has sub-let the whole or any part of the premises and the sub-tenant is, at the commencement of this Act, in occupation of such premises, then, notwithstanding that the consent of the landlord was not obtained for such sub-letting, the premises shall be deemed to have been lawfully sub-let.
(2) No premises which have been sub-let either in whole or in part on or after the 9th day of June, 1952, without obtaining the consent in writing of the landlord, shall be deemed to have been lawfully sub-let. (3) After the commencement of this Act, no tenant shall, without the previous consent in writing of the landlord,--
(a) sub-let the whole or any part of the premises held by him as a tenant; or
(b) transfer or assign his rights in the tenancy or in any part thereof.
(4) No landlord shall claim or receive the payment of any sum as premium or pugree or claim or receive any consideration whatsoever in cash or in kind for giving his consent to the sub-letting of the whole or any part of the premises held by the tenant.
Section 16 of Delhi Rent Control Act - Restrictions on sub-letting
Section 17 of Delhi Rent Control Act - Notice of creation and termination of sub-tenancy
Section 18 of Delhi Rent Control Act - Sub-tenant to be tenant in certain cases
Section 19 of Delhi Rent Control Act - Recovery of possession for occupation and re-entry
Section 22 of Delhi Rent Control Act - Special provision for recovery of possession in certain cases
Section 23 of Delhi Rent Control Act - Permission to construct additional structures
Section 24 of Delhi Rent Control Act - Special provision regarding vacant building sites
Section 25 of Delhi Rent Control Act - Vacant possession to landlord