(1) During the period of operation of any lease granted or deemed to have been granted under this Chapter, no tenant of a land shall be liable to be evicted therefrom or any part thereof by his landlord or by any person claiming through or under him, except on application made by the landlord to the prescribed authority and under the orders of the prescribed authority on any one or more of the following grounds, namely:—
(a) that the tenant uses or attempts to use land or part thereof for a purpose other than agricultural purpose; or
(b) that the tenant intentionally neglects to take steps within reasonable time to cultivate the land for two consecutive agricultural seasons; or
(c) that the tenant has intentionally committed acts of waste injurious to the land; or
(d) that the tenant defaults in making payments of the rent which has accrued due within twelve months of the date on which it fell due.
(2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the prescribed authority may, after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard in the matter, make such order as it deems fit in the circumstances of the case.
(3) Every order made by the prescribed authority under sub-section
(2) for the eviction of a tenant shall be deemed to be a decree of a civil court and shall be executable as such.
(4) No' order for the eviction of a tenant from any land having standing crops thereon shall be executed unless a reasonable opportunity has been given to the person in possession of such land to harvest the same.