State Act
Section 9. Thika tenants and Bharatias to be governed by West Ben. Act XII of 1956.
The Calcutta Thika Tenancy ( Acquisition And Regulation ) Act, 1981
This Act was repealed on 1 March 2003 by the West Bengal Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 2001, s.27(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
9. (1) Thika tenants and Bharatias hitherto governed by the provisions of the Calcutta Thika Tenancy Act, 1949, shall with effect from the coming into force of this Act, be governed by the provisions of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956, in all matters regulated by the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956, and for such purpose a “thika tenant” and a “Bharatia” shall be deemed to be a “landlord” and a “tenant” respectively within the meaning of that Act. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956, a Bharatia under a thika tenant shall be entitled to take separate electrical connection from the electricity supplying agency or separate water supply connection from the appropriate agency for his own use.