Tenant harassment and not paying rent

Dear Client,
In the given scenario, serving a legal notice to the tenant, you can file an eviction suit against him in the jurisdiction civil court seeking an order of eviction of the tenant post expiry of the L & L Agreement. Occupying someone’s property on expiry of tenure of tenancy with the wrong intention is considered an illegal encroachment and criminal trespass triable under Section 441 of IPC(Section 329 of BNS) once a complaint is filed by the aggrieved party in the court. If a person is found guilty of illegal encroachment and criminal trespass, he is fined and imprisoned for up to 3 months. Further, a dispute between a tenant and landlord is resolved under the state-specific Rent Control Act or the Premises Tenancy Act under which a Rent Controller or Addl Rent Controller is appointed to deal with the dispute arising out of a rent agreement between the parties. You can file an application explaining your grievance against the arbitrary and unethical action of the tenant before the concerned Rent Controller to resolve the issue legally and amicably. You may hire an Advocate if required, to navigate the issue in the right way.