Whereas it has been made to appear to me that there is an apprehension that anti-social elements may make their hideouts clandestinely in the residential/commercial areas of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. If suitable measures to prevent the same are not taken, the unlawful activities of these people can cause breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquility besides posing grave danger to human life and safety and injury to public property.

And whereas, I, Vinay Pratap Singh, I.A.S., District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh, am of the opinion that some check is necessary on landlords/owners/managers of residential/commercial establishments while renting out or sub-letting the premises so that anti-social elements in the guise of ordinary tenants, domestic servants Paying Guests may not cause harm to the citizens and that immediate action is necessary for prevention of the same.

Now therefore, I, Vinay Pratap Singh, I.A.S., District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh in exercising the power conferred upon me under section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita,
2023, do hereby order as an emergency measure that, no landlord/owner/tenant/manager of residential, commercial, etc. establishments shall rent out or sub-let any accommodation to any person, unless and until he/she has furnished the particulars of the said tenants or Paying Guests to the local Police Station. Also, no landlord/owner/tenant/manager of residential, commercial, etc.
establishments shall employ any servant unless and until he/she has furnished the particulars of the said servant(s) to the local Police Station. All the persons who intend to offer accommodation on rent or employ any servant shall inform in writing the particulars of tenants, Paying Guests servants to the Station House Officer concerned in whose jurisdiction the premises fall. Any breach of this order would invite action under section 223 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other relevant provisions
of Law. In view of the emergent nature of this order, it is being issued ex-parte and is addressed to the public in general.
This order shall come into force with effect from zero hours on 29.08.2024 and shall be effective for a period of sixty days up-to and including 27.10.2024 and is applicable to those also who already have domestic servants/maids and has not informed the Police yet when the order is in force.
This order shall be promulgated by affixing copy thereof at the Notice Boards of the office of the undersigned as well as the District Courts, Chandigarh and publication in the newspapers having circulation in the area, through the office of the D.P.R., Chandigarh.
Given under my hand and seal on 28.08.2024.