A non-resident Indian owner let out a home in Punjab before 30 November 2013 and now needs it for…
Section 24(3) requires the non-resident Indian owner to return to India for permanent residence. It provides an application to the Rent Authority for premises the owner let…
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A non-resident Indian owner let out a home in Punjab before 30 November 2013 and now needs it for personal use. What does section 24(3) of the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 require of the owner's return to India for its special immediate-possession procedure?
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Correct answer C
Section 24(3) requires the non-resident Indian owner to return to India for permanent residence. It provides an application to the Rent Authority for premises the owner let out on or before commencement, where the statutory use requirement is met.
The owner's residence abroad for purposes of the NRI definition is a different question from the required return to India.
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Option A
A temporary holiday does not meet section 24(3)'s permanent-residence requirement.
Option B
A temporary business trip does not establish return for permanent residence.
Option C
Section 24(3) expressly requires return to India for permanent residence.
Option D
Remaining permanently abroad does not meet the statutory return condition.
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