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The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.

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

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Act Details

Act Number:

Act Year:

1887

Location:

Enactment Date:

9/23/1887

Ministry:

Ministry of Rural Development

Department:

Department of Land Resources

All Section List

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 4

Section 1

Title, extent and commencement.

Section 2

Power to make rules in anticipation of commencement.

Section 3

Repealed.

Section 4

Definitions.

RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY

Section 5 to Section 11

Section 5

Tenants having right of occupancy.

Section 6

Right of occupancy of other tenants recorded as having the right before passing of Punjab Tenancy Act, 1868.

Section 7

Right of occupancy in land taken in exchange.

Section 8

Establishment of right of occupancy on grounds other than those expressly stated in Act.

Section 9

Right of occupancy not to be acquired by mere lapse of time.

Section 10

Right of occupancy not to be acquired by joint owner in land held in joint ownership.

Section 11

Continuance of existing occupancy rights.

Rents generally

Section 12 to Section 15

Section 12

Respective rights of landlord and tenant to produce.

Section 13

Commutation and alteration of rent.

Section 14

Payments for land occupied without consent of landlord.

Section 15

Collection of rents of undivided property.

Produce – rents.

Section 16 to Section 21

Section 16

Presumption with respect to produce removed before division or appraisement.

Section 17

Appointment of referee for division or appraisement.

Section 18

Appointment of assessors and procedure of referee.

Section 19

Procedure after division or appraisement.

Section 20

Enhancement of produce - rents of occupancy tenants.

Section 21

Reduction of rents referred to in the last foregoing section.

Cash-rents paid by tenants having rights of occupancy

Section 22 to Section 23

Section 22

Enhancement of cash rents of occupancy tenants.

Section 23

Reduction of rent referred to in the last foregoing section.

General Provisions relating to Suits for Enhancement or Reduction of Rent.

Section 24 to Section 26

Section 24

Enhancement and reduction of rent by suit.

Section 25

Discretion as to extent of enhancement or reduction.

Section 26

Time for enhancement or reduction to take effect.

Adjustment of Rents expressed in terms of the Land-revenue.

Section 27

Adjustment of rents expressed in terms of the land revenue.

Alteration of Rent on Alteration of Area

Section 28

Alteration of rent on alteration of area.

Remission

Section 29 to Section 30

Section 29

Remission of rent by Courts decreeing arrears.

Section 30

Remission and suspension of rent consequent on like treatment of land revenue.

Deposits

Section 31 to Section 32

Section 31

Power to deposit rent in certain cases with Revenue officer.

Section 32

Effect of depositing rent.

Recovery of Rent from attached produce

Section 33

Recovery of rent from attached produce.

Leases for Period exceeding Term of Assessment of Land-revenue.

Section 34

Treatment of leases for period exceeding or equal to term of assessment of land revenue.

RELINQUISHMENT, ABANDONMENT AND EJECTMENT.

Section 38

Abandonment of tenancy by occupancy tenant.

Relinquishment.

Section 35 to Section 37

Section 35

Relinquishment by tenant for a fixed term.

Section 36

Relinquishment by any other tenant.

Section 37

Relinquishment of part only of a tenancy.

LIABILITY TO EJECTMENT

Section 39 to Section 41

Section 39

Grounds of ejectment of occupancy tenant.

Section 40

Grounds of ejectment of tenant for a fixed term.

Section 41

Ejectment of tenant from year to year.

PROCEDURE ON EJECTMENT.

Section 42 to Section 46

Section 42

Restriction on ejectment.

Section 43

Application to Revenue officer for ejectment.

Section 44

Ejectment for failure to satisfy decree for arrear of rent.

Section 45

Ejectment of tenant from year to year by notice.

Section 46

Power to make rules.

GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING EJECTMENT.

Section 47 to Section 49

Section 47

Time for ejectment.

Section 48

Relief against forfeiture.

Section 49

Rights of ejected tenants in respect of crops and land prepared for sowing.

RELIEF FOR WRONGFUL DESPOSSESSION

Section 50 to Section 51

Section 50

Relief of wrongful dispossession or ejectment.

Section 51

Bar of relief by suit under section 9, Act I of 1877.

Power to vary Dates prescribed by this Chapter

Section 52

Power for local Government to fix dates for certain purposes.

Alienation.

Section 53 to Section 58

Section 53

Private transfer of right of occupancy under section 5 by tenant.

Section 54

Procedure on foreclosure of mortgage of right of occupancy under section 5.

Section 55

Sale of right of occupancy under section 5 in execution of decree.

Section 56

Transfer of right of occupancy under any other section than section 5.

Section 57

Rights and liabilities of transferee of right of occupancy.

Section 58

Subletting.

Succession.

Section 59

Succession to right of occupancy.

Irregular transfers.

Section 60

Irregular transfer of right of occupancy.

Improvements by Landlords.

Section 61 to Section 62

Section 61

Improvements by landlords on tenancies of occupancy-tenants.

Section 62

Enhancement of rent in consideration of an improvement made by a landlord on the tenancy of an occupancy-tenant.

Improvements by Tenants

Section 63 to Section 68

Section 63

Title of occupancy-tenant to make improvements.

Section 64

Title of tenants not having right of occupancy to make improvements.

Section 65

Improvements made before commencement of this Act.

Section 66

Improvements begun in anticipation of ejectment.

Section 67

Tender of lease for twenty years to tenant to be a bar to right to compensation.

Section 68

Liability to pay compensation for improvements to tenants on ejectment or on enhancement of his rent.

Procedure in determining Compensation.

Section 69

Compensation for disturbance of clearing tenants.

Relief in case of ejectment before determination of Compensation

Section 70 to Section 73

Section 70

Determination of compensation by Revenue Court.

Section 71

Determination of compensation by Revenue-officers.

Section 72

Matters to be regarded in assessment of compensation for improvements.

Section 73

Form of compensation.

Jurisdiction.

Section 75 to Section 77

Section 75

Revenue-officers.

Section 76

Applications and proceedings cognizable by Revenue-officers.

Section 77

Revenue Courts and suits cognizable by them.

Administrative Control.

Section 78 to Section 79

Section 78

Superintendence and control of Revenue-officers and Revenue Courts.

Section 79

Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases.

Appeal, Review and Revision

Section 80 to Section 84

Section 80

Appeals.

Section 81

Limitation for appeals.

Section 82

Review by Revenue officers.

Section 83

Computation of periods limited for appeals and applications for review.

Section 84

Power to call for, examine and revise proceedings of Revenue officers and Revenue Courts.

Procedure.

Section 85 to Section 100

Section 85

Procedure of Revenue officers.

Section 86

Persons by whom appearances may be made before Revenue officers as such and not as Revenue Courts.

Section 87

Costs.

Section 88

Procedure of Revenue Courts.

Section 89

Power of Revenue-officer or Revenue Court to summon persons.

Section 90

Mode of service of summons.

Section 91

Mode of service of notice, order or proclamation or copy thereof.

Section 92

Mode of making proclamation.

Section 93

Joinder of tenants as parties to proceedings relating to rent.

Section 94

Exception of suits under this Act from operation of certain enactments.

Section 95

Payment into Court of money admitted to be due to a third person.

Section 96

Execution of decrees for arrears of rent.

Section 97

Prohibition of imprisonment of tenants in execution of decrees for arrears of rent.

Section 98

Power to refer party to Civil Court.

Section 99

Power to refer to Chief Court questions as to jurisdiction.

Section 100

Power of Chief Court to validate proceedings had under mistake as to jurisdiction.

Miscellaneous

Section 101 to Section 108

Section 101

Place of sitting.

Section 102

Holidays.

Section 103

Discharge of duties of Collector dying or being disabled.

Section 104

Retention of powers by Revenue officer on transfer.

Section 105

Conferment of powers of Revenue officer or Revenue Court.

Section 106

Power for Financial Commissioner to make rules.

Section 107

Rules to be made after previous publication.

Section 108

Powers exercisable by Financial Commissioner from time to time.

EFFECT OF THIS ACT ON RECORDS-OF-RIGHTS AND AGREEMENTS.

Section 109 to Section 112

Section 109

Nullity of certain entries in records-of-rights.

Section 110

Nullity of certain agreements contrary to the Act.

Section 111

Saving of other agreements when in writing.

Section 112

Effect of certain entries made in records-of-rights before November, 1871.