The relevant portion of section 3 is set out hereunder: "3(1) Subject to the next succeeding sub sections, no cultivating tenant shall be evicted from his holding or any part thereof, by or at the instance of his Landlord, whether in execution of a decree or order of a Court or otherwise (2) Subject to the next succeeding sub section, sub section (1) shall not apply to a cultivating tenant (a) who, in the areas where. . . . if in arrear at the commencement of this Act, with respect to the rent payable to the landlord, does not pay such rent within six weeks after such commencement or who in respect of rent payable to the landlord after the commencement of this Act, does not pay such rent within a month after such rent becomes due; or (aa) who, in the other areas of the State of Madras, if in arrear at the commencement of this Act, with respect to the rent payable to the landlord and accrued due subsequent to the 31st March 1954, 162 does not pay such rent within a month after such commencement, or who in respect of rent payable to the landlord after such commencement, does not pay such rent within a month after such rent becomes due; or (b) xx xx xx (c) xx xx xx (d) xx xx xx Explanation I xx xx xx Explanation II xx xx xx Explanation III xx xx xx Explanation IV xx xx xx "(3)(a) A cultivating tenant may deposit in Court the rent or, if the rent be payable in kind, its market value on the date of deposit, to the account of the landlord (i) in the case of rent accrued due subsequent to the 31st March 1954, within a month after the commencement of this Act; (ii) in the case of rent accrued due after the commencement of this Act, within a month after the date on which the rent accrued due.