law: Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 
  19. Recovery of possession for occupation and
  
  re-entry. -
  (1) Where a landlord recovers possession of
  
  any premises from the tenant in pursuance of an order made under clause (c) of
  
  the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 14 [or under sections 14A, 14B, 14C,
  
  148 and 21], the landlord shall not, except with the permission of the
  
  Controller, obtained in the prescribed manner, re-let the whole or any part of
  
  the premises within three years from the date of obtaining such possession, and
  
  in granting such permission, the Controller may direct the landlord to put such
  
  evicted tenant in possession of the premises.
  (2) Where a landlord recovers possession of
  
  any premises as aforesaid and the premises are not occupied by the landlord or
  
  by the person for whose benefit the premises are held, within two months of obtaining
  
  such possession, or the premises having been so occupied are, at any time
  
  within three years from the date of obtaining possession, re-let to any person
  
  other than the evicted tenant without obtaining the permission of the
  
  Controller under sub-section (1) or the possession of such premises is
  
  transferred to another person for reasons which do not appear to the Controller
  
  to be bona fide, the Controller may, on an application made on him in this
  
  behalf by such evicted tenant within such time as may be prescribed, direct the
  
  landlord to put the tenant in possession of the premises or to pay him such
  
  compensation as the Controller thinks fit.