17Special provision for recovery of possession in certain cases

Where the landlord in respect of any premises is any company or other body corporate or any local authority, or any public institution and the premises are required for the use of employees of such landlord or in the case of a public institution, for the furtherance of its activities then, notwithstanding anything contained in section 13, the court may, on an application of such landlord, place him in vacant possession of such premises by evicting the tenant and every other person who may be in occupation thereof, if the court is satisfied--

(a) that the tenant, to whom such premises were let for use as a residence at a time when he was in the service or employment of the landlord, has ceased to be in such service or employment; or

(b) that the tenant has acted in contravention of the terms, express or implied, under which he was authorised to occupy such premises; or

(c) that any person is in unauthorised occupation of such premises; or

(d) that the premises are bona fide required by the public institution or the furtherance of its activities.

Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, public institution includes any educational institution, library, hospital and charitable dispensary.