Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 (PEPSU)

Preamble

1955 : Pepsu Act 13] TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL 113 LANDS CONTENTS CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTIONS. 1. Short title, commencement and duration. 2. Definitions. 3. Permissible limit. 4. Act to override other laws. CHAPTER II RESERVATION OF LAND FOR PERSONAL CULTIVATION 5. Reservation of land for personal cultivation. 5-A. Reservation of additional land for personal cultiva- tion in certain cases. 6. Land reserved for personal cultivation to be notified. CHAPTER III GENERAL RIGHTS OF TENANCY 7. Termination of tenancy. 7-A. Additional grounds for termination of tenancy in certain cases. 8. Security of tenure to certain tenants. 8-A. Certain sales of tenancy land not pre-emptible. 8-B. Certain mortgagees to be deemed as tenants under the Act. 9. Maximum amount of rent payable. 10. Determination of rent. 11. Receipt for rent. 12. Prohibition against recovery of excessive rent. 13. Liability to refund amount unlawfully recovered. 14. Bar on eviction from dwelling-house. 15. Option to tenant to purchase site of dwelling-house. 16. Right of tenant to make improvements on land. 17. Compensation for improvements. 18. Devolution of tenancy on death of tenant. 19. Rights and privileges of tenants under other laws not affected. 114 TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL [1955 : Pepsu Act 13 LANDS CHAPTER IV SECTIONS. ACQUISITION OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS BY TENANTS 20. Definition of 'tenant'. 21. Application of this Chapter to evacuee lands. 22. Acquisition of proprietary rights by tenants. 23. Determination of compensation for acquisition of proprietary rights. 24. Tenant may abandon his intention to acquire pro- prietary rights. 25. Forfeiture of right to acquire proprietary rights. 26. Principles of compensation for acquisition of proprietary rights. 27. Compensation payable in instalments. 28. Payment of compensation to landowner. 29. Recovery of land revenue, etc., from tenants and their right to set off the same against rent. 29-A. Right of landowners in certain cases to enforce acquisition of proprietary rights by tenants. 30. Proprietary rights to devolve on heir. 31. Bar of transfer of ownership rights. 32. Certain transfers not to affect rights of tenants under this Chapter. CHAPTER IV-A CEILING ON LAND AN ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS AREA 32-A. Ceiling on land. 32-B. Returns by persons having land in excess of the ceiling. 32-BB. Declarations supported by affidavits to be furnish- ed by certain landowners and tenants. 32-C. Collection of information through other agency. 32-D. Submission of statement to Government. 32-DD. Future tenancies in surplus areas and certain judgments, etc., to be ignored. 32-E. Vesting of surplus area in the State Government. 32-F. Power to take possession of surplus area. 32-FF. Certain transfers not to affect the surplus area. 32-G. Principles for payment of compensation. 1955 : Pepsu Act 13] TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL 115 LANDS SECTIONS. 32-H. Payment of compensation, 32-J. Disposal of surplus area. 32-K. Exemptions from ceiling on land. 32-KK. Land owned by Hindu undivided family to be deemed land of one landowner. 32-L. Ceiling on future acquisition of land. 32-M. Ceiling on future acquisition by inheritance. 32-MM. Power to separate share of landowners in joint lands. 32-N. Definition of 'public purpose', 'surplus 'land'. 32-NN. Removal of certain doubts. CHAPTER IV-B la vindossiaCo areas CONSTITUTION OF LAND COMMISSION 32-P. Constitution of Land Commission and functions thereof. CHAPTER V 33 to [Omitted.]. 38. CHAPTER VI MISCELLANEOUS 39. Appeals and revision. 40. Correction of clerical errors. 41. Officers holding enquiries to have powers of civil courts. 42. Penalty for making false statements. 43. Summary eviction and fine. 44. Certain officers to be public servants. 45. Procedure. 46. Court-fees. 47. Bar of jurisdiction. TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL [1955 : Pepsu Act 13 LANDS -- SECTIONS. 48. Protection of action taken under this Act. 49. Mode of recovery of compensation and penalty. 50. Delegation. 51. Exemptio

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