The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887

Preamble

THE PUNJAB TENANCY ACT, 1887

ACT NO. 16 OF 1887

PASSED BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA IN COUNCIL.

(Received the assent of the Governor General on the 23rd September, 1887.)

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An Act to amend the Law relating to the Tenancy of Land in the Punjab.

WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the tenancy of land in the Punjab; It is hereby enacted as follows: -

What this Act covers

Sections

Type to filter. 112 sections.

1. 1Title, extent and commencement
2. 2Power to make rules in anticipation of commencement
3. 3Repealed
4. 4Definitions
5. 5Tenants having right of occupancy
6. 6Right of occupancy of other tenants recorded as having the right before passing of Punjab Tenancy Act, 1868
7. 7Right of occupancy in land taken in exchange
8. 8Establishment of right of occupancy on grounds other than those expressly stated in Act
9. 9Right of occupancy not to be acquired by mere lapse of time
10. 10Right of occupancy not to be acquired by joint owner in land held in joint ownership
11. 11Continuance of existing occupancy rights
12. 12Respective rights of landlord and tenant to produce
13. 13Commutation and alteration of rent
14. 14Payments for land occupied without consent of landlord
15. 15Collection of rents of undivided property
16. 16Presumption with respect to produce removed before division or appraisement
17. 17Appointment of referee for division or appraisement
18. 18Appointment of assessors and procedure of referee
19. 19Procedure after division or appraisement
20. 20Enhancement of produce - rents of occupancy tenants
21. 21Reduction of rents referred to in the last foregoing section
22. 22Enhancement of cash rents of occupancy tenants
23. 23Reduction of rent referred to in the last foregoing section
24. 24Enhancement and reduction of rent by suit
25. 25Discretion as to extent of enhancement or reduction
26. 26Time for enhancement or reduction to take effect
27. 27Adjustment of rents expressed in terms of the land revenue
28. 28Alteration of rent on alteration of area
29. 29Remission of rent by Courts decreeing arrears
30. 30Remission and suspension of rent consequent on like treatment of land revenue
31. 31Power to deposit rent in certain cases with Revenue officer
32. 32Effect of depositing rent
33. 33Recovery of rent from attached produce
34. 34Treatment of leases for period exceeding or equal to term of assessment of land revenue
35. 35Relinquishment by tenant for a fixed term
36. 36Relinquishment by any other tenant
37. 37Relinquishment of part only of a tenancy
38. 38Abandonment of tenancy by occupancy tenant
39. 39Grounds of ejectment of occupancy tenant
40. 40Grounds of ejectment of tenant for a fixed term
41. 41Ejectment of tenant from year to year
42. 42Restriction on ejectment
43. 43Application to Revenue officer for ejectment
44. 44Ejectment for failure to satisfy decree for arrear of rent
45. 45Ejectment of tenant from year to year by notice
46. 46Power to make rules
47. 47Time for ejectment
48. 48Relief against forfeiture
49. 49Rights of ejected tenants in respect of crops and land prepared for sowing
50. 50Relief of wrongful dispossession or ejectment
51. 51Bar of relief by suit under section 9, Act I of 1877
52. 52Power for local Government to fix dates for certain purposes
53. 53Private transfer of right of occupancy under section 5 by tenant
54. 54Procedure on foreclosure of mortgage of right of occupancy under section 5
55. 55Sale of right of occupancy under section 5 in execution of decree
56. 56Transfer of right of occupancy under any other section than section 5
57. 57Rights and liabilities of transferee of right of occupancy
58. 58Subletting
59. 59Succession to right of occupancy
60. 60Irregular transfer of right of occupancy
61. 61Improvements by landlords on tenancies of occupancy-tenants
62. 62Enhancement of rent in consideration of an improvement made by a landlord on the tenancy of an occupancy-tenant
63. 63Title of occupancy-tenant to make improvements
64. 64Title of tenants not having right of occupancy to make improvements
65. 65Improvements made before commencement of this Act
66. 66Improvements begun in anticipation of ejectment
67. 67Tender of lease for twenty years to tenant to be a bar to right to compensation
68. 68Liability to pay compensation for improvements to tenants on ejectment or on enhancement of his rent
69. 69Compensation for disturbance of clearing tenants
70. 70Determination of compensation by Revenue Court
71. 71Determination of compensation by Revenue-officers
72. 72Matters to be regarded in assessment of compensation for improvements
73. 73Form of compensation
74. 74Relief in case of ejectment before determination of compensation
75. 75Revenue-officers
76. 76Applications and proceedings cognizable by Revenue-officers
77. 77Revenue Courts and suits cognizable by them
78. 78Superintendence and control of Revenue-officers and Revenue Courts
79. 79Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases
80. 80Appeals
81. 81Limitation for appeals
82. 82Review by Revenue officers
83. 83Computation of periods limited for appeals and applications for review
84. 84Power to call for, examine and revise proceedings of Revenue officers and Revenue Courts
85. 85Procedure of Revenue officers
86. 86Persons by whom appearances may be made before Revenue officers as such and not as Revenue Courts
87. 87Costs
88. 88Procedure of Revenue Courts
89. 89Power of Revenue-officer or Revenue Court to summon persons
90. 90Mode of service of summons
91. 91Mode of service of notice, order or proclamation or copy thereof
92. 92Mode of making proclamation
93. 93Joinder of tenants as parties to proceedings relating to rent
94. 94Exception of suits under this Act from operation of certain enactments
95. 95Payment into Court of money admitted to be due to a third person
96. 96Execution of decrees for arrears of rent
97. 97Prohibition of imprisonment of tenants in execution of decrees for arrears of rent
98. 98Power to refer party to Civil Court
99. 99Power to refer to Chief Court questions as to jurisdiction
100. 100Power of Chief Court to validate proceedings had under mistake as to jurisdiction
101. 101Place of sitting
102. 102Holidays
103. 103Discharge of duties of Collector dying or being disabled
104. 104Retention of powers by Revenue officer on transfer
105. 105Conferment of powers of Revenue officer or Revenue Court
106. 106Power for Financial Commissioner to make rules
107. 107Rules to be made after previous publication
108. 108Powers exercisable by Financial Commissioner from time to time
109. 109Nullity of certain entries in records-of-rights
110. 110Nullity of certain agreements contrary to the Act
111. 111Saving of other agreements when in writing
112. 112Effect of certain entries made in records-of-rights before November, 1871

Schedules

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Rules made under this Act

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