Section 6 of Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987

[6. Increase in standard rent in certain cases admissible.- (1) Save as provided under section 5, when the standard rent of a building or rented land has been fixed under section 4, no further increase in such standard rent shall be permissible, except in cases where some addition, improvement or alteration or special repairs has been carried out in the building or rented land by the landlord at the request in writing of the tenant: Provided that the standard rent increased under this sub-section shall not exceed ten per cent of the cost of addition, improvement, alteration or special repairs. (2) If the tenant fails to pay the revised standard rent, he shall be liable for eviction under section 14 of the Act.]