The Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972
State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 8 of 197487 provisions1 citing judgments
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 8 of 1974 |
| Year | 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Himachal Pradesh |
| Ministry | Revenue |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 87 |
| Subjects | property |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions1 citing judgment
- Section 3 Tenant having right of occupancy
- Section 4 Right of occupancy in land taken in exchange
- Section 5 Establishment of right of occupancy on grounds other than those expressly stated in the Act
- Section 6 Right of occupancy not to be acquired by joint owner in land held in joint ownership
- Section 7 Continuance of the existing occupancy rights
- Section 9 Respective rights of landowner and tenant to produce
- Section 10 Commutation of rent payable in kind
- Section 11 Disposal of application
- Section 13 Collection of rents of undivided property
- Section 14 Presumption with respect to produce removed before division or appraisement
- Section 15 Appointment of referee for division or appraisement
- Section 16 Appointment of assessors and procedure of referee
- Section 17 Procedure after division or appraisement
- Section 18 Reduction of rents
- Section 19 Time for reduction to take effect
- Section 20 Maximum limit for rent
- Section 21 Adjustment of rents expressed in terms of the land revenue
- Section 22 Alteration of rent on alteration of area
- Section 23 Remission of rent by Court decreeing arrears
- Section 24 Remission and suspension of rent consequent on like treatment of land revenue
- Section 25 Duty of landowner to furnish receipt for rent received from tenant
- Section 26 Power to deposit rent in certain cases with the Revenue Officer
- Section 27 Effect of depositing rent
- Section 28 Recovery of rent from attached produce
- Section 29 Treatment of leases for period exceeding or equal to term of assessment of land revenue
- Section 30 Leases
- Section 34 Grounds of ejectment of tenants
- Section 35 Certain mortgagees to be deemed as tenants under the Act
- Section 36 Tenant’s right to water
- Section 37 Restriction on ejectment
- Section 38 Application to Revenue Officer for ejectment
- Section 39 Ejectment for failure to satisfy decree for arrear of rent
- Section 40 Time for ejectment
- Section 41 Relief against forfeiture
- Section 42 Rights of ejected tenants in respect of crops and land prepared for sowing
- Section 43 Relief for wrongful dispossession or ejectment
- Section 44 Penalty for wrongful dispossession
- Section 45 Succession to right of tenancy
- Section 46 Right of tenants to make improvement on land
- Section 47 Improvements made before the commencement of this Act
- Section 48 Improvements begun in anticipation of ejectment
- Section 49 Liability to pay compensation for improvements to tenant on ejectment or enhancement of his rent
- Section 50 Compensation for disturbance of clearing tenants
- Section 51 Determination of compensation by Revenue Courts
- Section 52 Determination of compensation by Revenue Officer
- Section 53 Matter to be regarded in assessment for improvements
- Section 54 Form of compensation
- Section 55 Relief in case of ejectment before determination of compensation
- Section 56 Revenue Officers
- Section 57 Applications and proceedings cognizable by Revenue Officer
- Section 58 Revenue Courts and suits cognizable by them
- Section 59 Superintendence and control of Revenue Officers and Revenue Courts
- Section 60 Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases
- Section 61 Appeals
- Section 62 Limitation for appeals
- Section 63 Review by Revenue Officers
- Section 64 Computation of period limited for appeals and applications for review
- Section 65 Power to call for, examine and revise proceedings of Revenue Officers and Revenue Courts
- Section 66 Procedure of Revenue Officer
- Section 67 Persons by whom appearances may be made before Revenue Officer as such and not as Revenue Courts
- Section 68 Costs
- Section 69 Procedure of Revenue Courts
- Section 70 Power of Revenue Officer or Revenue Courts to summon persons
- Section 71 Mode of service of summons
- Section 72 Mode of service of notice, order or proclamation, or copy thereof
- Section 73 Additional mode of publishing proclamation
- Section 74 Joinder of tenants as parties to proceedings relating to rent
- Section 75 Exception of suits under this Act from operation of certain enactments
- Section 77 Execution of decrees for arrears of rent
- Section 78 Prohibition of imprisonment of tenants in execution of decrees for arrears of rent
- Section 79 Power to refer party to Civil Court
- Section 80 Power to, refer to High Court questions as to jurisdiction
- Section 81 Power of High Court to, validate proceedings held under mistake as to jurisdiction
- Section 82 Place of Sitting
- Section 83 Holidays
- Section 84 Discharge of duties of Collector dying or being disabled
- Section 85 Retention of powers by Revenue Officers on transfer
- Section 86 Conferment of powers of Revenue Officers or Revenue Court
- Section 87 Powers exercisable by Financial Commissioner from time to time
- Section 88 Bar to legal proceedings
- Section 89 Powers of the Financial Commissioner and the State Government to make rules
- Section 90 Nullity of certain entries in record of rights
- Section 91 Nullity of certain agreements contrary to the Act
- Section 92 Definitions
- Section 93 Appointment of Land Reforms Officers
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