Section 6A of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 - Revision of Rent

Section 6A of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 provides a statutory mechanism for periodic revision of rent. Where the Act applies, the standard rent, or the agreed rent when no standard rent has been fixed, may be increased by 10 percent every three years.

Updated: 24 September 2026

Text of Section 6A - Revision of rent

Section 6A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the standard rent, or, where no standard rent is fixed under the provisions of this Act in respect of any premises, the rent agreed upon between the landlord and the tenant, may be increased by ten per cent. every three years.

Section 6A was inserted with effect from 1 December 1988. The provision begins with a non-obstante clause, meaning that it operates notwithstanding other provisions of the Act, subject to the statutory scheme governing recovery of the increase.

What Section 6A means

Point	Effect
Rate of revision	The permitted periodic increase under Section 6A is 10 percent.
Period	The increase may be made every three years.
Rent covered	It applies to standard rent and, where standard rent has not been fixed, to the rent agreed between landlord and tenant.
Recovery of increase	The notice requirements in Section 8 should be read with Section 6A.

Section 6A and Section 8 notice

Section 6A identifies the permissible periodic revision. Section 8 of the Delhi Rent Control Act deals with notice of an increase of rent. Under Section 8, a lawful increase referred to there becomes due and recoverable only after the statutory notice procedure is followed, including the prescribed waiting period.

Practical point: A landlord relying on Section 6A should consider both the three-year interval and the separate notice requirements before treating the revised amount as due and recoverable.

Relationship with other rent provisions

Section 6A forms part of Chapter II of the Act, which regulates rent. It should be read with Section 4 on rent in excess of standard rent, Section 6 on standard rent, Section 7 on lawful increases and recovery of other charges, and Section 8 on notice.

The Delhi High Court has discussed the statutory rent-control scheme as limiting rent increases for protected tenancies to increases permitted by the Act, including the 10 percent increase contemplated by Section 6A every three years.

Example of a 10 percent revision

If the rent to which Section 6A applies is Rs. 10,000 per month, a 10 percent revision would be Rs. 1,000, resulting in revised rent of Rs. 11,000 per month, subject to satisfaction of the statutory conditions, including the applicable three-year interval and notice requirements.

Official legal sources

For the authoritative statutory text, see the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 on India Code. For judicial reference material concerning rent control, see the Delhi High Court Law of Rent Control reference.

Frequently asked questions

How much can rent be increased under Section 6A?

Section 6A permits an increase of 10 percent every three years in the standard rent or, where no standard rent is fixed, in the agreed rent, where the provision applies.

Does Section 6A itself deal with notice?

Section 6A states the periodic increase. The notice and recoverability mechanism is dealt with by Section 8 and should be read together with Section 6A.

Does Section 6A apply to every property in Delhi?

No. Application of the Delhi Rent Control Act depends on the Act's territorial and statutory coverage and exclusions. The applicability of the Act to the particular premises should therefore be checked before relying on Section 6A.

This page is a general legal information resource. The statutory text and current judicial decisions should be checked for a specific tenancy or dispute.