Section 12NCT Delhi Act

Section 12: Sub- tenants of occupancy ex-proprietary tenants, etc

The Delhi Lands Reforms Act, 1954

Sub- tenants of occupancy ex-proprietary tenants, etc.

(1)

Every sub tenant -

(a)

Of an occupancy tenant other than an occupancy tenant under section 5 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, or

(b)

Of an ex-proprietary tenant, or of a non occupancy tenant of over twelve years or less, or [of a rent free grantee or a grantee at a favourable rate of rent or] [Inserted by Delhi Act 16 of 1956, section 7]

(c)

Of a tenant holding land under a Patta Dawami or Istamrari but without right of transfer by sale,

Who is recorded as such in the fasli year, before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be a non- occupancy tenant of the land held by him and such land, for the purposes of section 13, shall not be available to the occupancy tenant, ex-proprietary tenant [non-occupancy tenants, rent free grantee or a grantee at rate of rent or Pattadar] [Substituted by Delhi Act 16 of 1956, section 7 for "non-occupancy tenants or Pattadar"] for acquisition of Bhumidhari rights.

(2)

The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 10 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this section.

Sec 11 — Declaration of Bhumidari rights in favour of proprietors and superior class of tenants, compensation and land revenue

Sec 13 — Bhumidhari rights in other cases

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