(1) In the case of every tenancy agreement entered into after the coming into force of this Act between a cultivating tenant and a landlord, a lease deed shall be executed in triplicate in the prescribed form, within a reasonable time after the commencement of such tenancy, specifying the name and description of the cultivating tenant, the name (if any), survey number, description and extent of the land leased out, and the terms of the tenancy; and shall be signed both by the landlord or his agent and by the cultivating tenant. One of the three copies shall be kept by the landlord, one shall be kept by the cultivating tenant and the third shall be caused to be lodged in the Taluk Office or Sub-Taluk Office, as the case may be, by the landlord or his agent within a fortnight of the date on which the cultivating tenant signs it:
Provided that if the landlord or the cultivating tenant refuses or delays unreasonably to execute the lease deed, it shall be open to the cultivating tenant or the landlord, as the case may be, to lodge the deed in the Taluk Office or the Sub- Taluk Office, as the case may be, with a declaration that the other party has refused or delayed unreasonably to execute it.
(2) No stamp need be affixed to the lease deed.
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(3) In the case of any tenancy, if the landlord or his agent or the cultivating tenant refuses to sign or fails to lodge the lease deed in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1), the Revenue Court may impose on the landlord or the cultivating tenant, as the case may be, a penalty which may extend to fifty rupees;
and any penalty so imposed may be recovered as it were an arrear of land revenue.
Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts
8. No Civil Court shall, except to the extent specified in sub-section (3) of section 3, have jurisdiction in respect of any matter which the Revenue Court is empowered by or under this Act to determine and no injunction shall be granted by any Court in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power conferred by or under this Act.
Transfer of certain suits to the Revenue Court by Civil Courts.
9. If in any suit before any court for possession of or injunction in relation to any land, it is proved by affidavit or otherwise that the defendant is a cultivating tenant entitled to the benefits of this Act, the Court shall not proceed with the trial of the suit but shall transfer it to the Revenue Court which shall thereupon deal with and dispose of it as though it were an application under this Act and all the provisions of this Act shall apply to such an application and the applicant.
Revision by the High Court
10. The Revenue Court shall be deemed to be a Court subordinate to the High Court for the purposes of section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908), and its orders shall be liable to revision by the High Court under the provisions of that section.
Transfer of application or other proceeding by High Court