The PEPSU Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955
Preamble
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Sections
Type to filter. 42 sections.
- 1Short title, and commencement
- 2Definitions
- 3Permissible limit
- 6Land reserved for personal cultivation to be notified
- 7Termination of tenancy
- 9Maximum amount of rent payable
- 10Determination of rent
- 11Receipt for rent
- 12Prohibition against recovery of excessive rent
- 13Liability to refund amount unlawfully recovered
- 14Bar on eviction from dwelling house
- 15Option to tenant to purchase site of dwelling house
- 16Right of tenant to make improvements on land
- 17Compensation for improvements
- 18Devolution to tenancy on death of tenant
- 19Rights and privileges of tenants under other laws not affected
- 21Application of this Chapter to evacuee lands
- 22Acquisition of proprietary rights by tenants
- 23Determinate on of compensation for acquisition of proprietary rights
- 24Tenant may abandon his intention to acquire proprietary rights
- 25Forfeiture of right to acquire proprietary rights
- 26Principles of compensation for acquisition of proprietary rights
- 27Compensation payable in instalments
- 28
- 29
- 30Proprietary rights to devolve on heir
- 31Bar of transfer of ownership rights
- 32Certain transfers not affect rights of tenants under this Chapter
- 39Appeals and revision
- 40Correction of clerical errors
- 41Officers holding enquiries to have powers of civil courts
- 42Penalty for making false statement
- 43Summary eviction and fine
- 44Certain officers to be Public servants
- 45Procedure
- 46Court-fees
- 47Bar of jurisdiction
- 48Protection of action taken under this Act
- 49Mode of recovery of compensation and penalty
- 50Delegation
- 52Power to make rules
- 53Repeal and saving
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