Ejectment of tenant from year to year by notice
Section 45 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 deals with ejectment of tenant from year to year by notice. On receiving the application of the landlord in any such case as is mentioned in clause (b) of section 42, the Revenue-officer shall, if the application is in order and not open to objection on the face of it, cause a notice of ejectment to be served on the tenant. The Act was enacted on 23 Sep 1887.
(1) On receiving the application of the landlord in any such case as is mentioned in clause (b) of section 42, the Revenue-officer shall, if the application is in order and not open to objection on the face of it, cause a notice of ejectment to be served on the tenant.
(2) A notice under sub-section (1) shall not be served after the fifteenth day of November in any year.
(3) The notice shall specify the name of the landlord on whose application it is issued, and describe the land to which it relates, and shall inform the tenant that he must vacate the land before the first day of May next following, or that, if he intends to contest his liability to ejectment, be must institute a suit for that purpose in a Revenue Court within two months from the date of the service of the notice.
(4) The notice shall also inform the tenant that if he does not intend to contest his liability to be ejected and he has any claim for compensation on ejectment he should, within two months from the date of the, service of the notice, prefer his claim to the Revenue-officer having authority under the next following sub-section to order his ejectment in the circumstances described in that sub-section.
(5) If within two months from the date of the service of the notice the tenant does not institute a suit to contest his liability to be ejected, a Revenue-officer, on the application of the landlord, shall, subject to the provisions of this Act with respect to the payment of compensation, order the ejectment of the tenant:
Provided that the Revenue-officer shall not make the order until he is satisfied that the notice was duly served on the tenant.
(6) If within those two months the tenant institutes a suit to contest his liability to be ejected and fails in the suit, the Court by which the suit is determined shall by its decree direct the ejectment of the tenant.
Section 45, The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 (Act 16 of 1887).
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Questions about Section 45
What does Section 45 of the Punjab Tenancy Act deal with?
Section 45 of the Punjab Tenancy Act is headed "Ejectment of tenant from year to year by notice". On receiving the application of the landlord in any such case as is mentioned in clause (b) of section 42, the Revenue-officer shall, if the application is in order and not open to objection on the face of it, cause a notice of ejectment to be served on the tenant.
How do I find court cases under Section 45 of the Punjab Tenancy Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 45, section 45 Punjab Tenancy Act 1887, section 45 of the Punjab Tenancy Act. People searching for it also type section 45 of punjab tenancy act 1887. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 45 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 42 (Restriction on ejectment), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 5 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was Section 45 of the Punjab Tenancy Act enacted?
Section 45 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, cited as Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 45, was enacted on 23 Sep 1887 as Act 16 of 1887. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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