The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.
Central Act ยท Act 16 of 1887106 provisions14 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to amend the Law relating to the Tenancy of Land in the Punjab. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 16 of 1887 |
| Year | 1887 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Rural Development |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 106 |
| Subjects | property |
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- Section 1 Title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Power to make rules in anticipation of commencement.
- Section 3 Repealed.
- Section 4 Definitions.
- Section 5 Tenants having right of occupancy.1 citing judgment
- Section 6 Right of occupancy of other tenants recorded as having the right before passing of Punjab Tenancy Act, 1868.1 citing judgment
- 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.1 citing judgment
- Section 11 Continuance of existing occupancy rights.
- 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 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.1 citing judgment
- 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.
- Section 22 Enhancement of cash rents of occupancy tenants.
- Section 23 Reduction of rent referred to in the last foregoing section.
- Section 24 Enhancement and reduction of rent by suit.1 citing judgment
- Section 25 Discretion as to extent of enhancement or reduction.1 citing judgment
- Section 26 Time for enhancement or reduction to take effect.
- Section 27 Adjustment of rents expressed in terms of the land revenue.
- Section 28 Alteration of rent on alteration of area.
- Section 29 Remission of rent by Courts decreeing arrears.
- Section 30 Remission and suspension of rent consequent on like treatment of land revenue.
- Section 31 Power to deposit rent in certain cases with Revenue officer.
- Section 32 Effect of depositing rent.
- Section 33 Recovery of rent from attached produce.
- Section 34 Treatment of leases for period exceeding or equal to term of assessment of land revenue.
- Section 35 Relinquishment by tenant for a fixed term.
- Section 36 Relinquishment by any other tenant.
- Section 38 Abandonment of tenancy by occupancy tenant.
- Section 39 Grounds of ejectment of occupancy tenant.
- Section 40 Grounds of ejectment of tenant for a fixed term.
- 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.1 citing judgment
- Section 46 Power to make rules.
- 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.
- Section 50 Relief of wrongful dispossession or ejectment.1 citing judgment
- Section 52 Power for local Government to fix dates for certain purposes.
- 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.
- Section 59 Succession to right of occupancy.
- 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.
- 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.
- Section 69 Compensation for disturbance of clearing tenants.
- 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.
- Section 74 Relief in case of ejectment before determination of compensation.
- Section 75 Revenue-officers.
- Section 76 Applications and proceedings cognizable by Revenue-officers.
- Section 77 Revenue Courts and suits cognizable by them.1 citing judgment
- Section 78 Superintendence and control of Revenue-officers and Revenue Courts.
- Section 79 Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases.
- Section 80 Appeals.1 citing judgment
- Section 81 Limitation for appeals.1 citing judgment
- Section 82 Review by Revenue officers.1 citing judgment
- Section 83 Computation of periods limited for appeals and applications for review.1 citing judgment
- Section 84 Power to call for, examine and revise proceedings of Revenue officers and Revenue Courts.1 citing judgment
- 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.
- 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 108 Powers exercisable by Financial Commissioner from time to time.
- 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.
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