(1) A tenant or an agricultural labourer or artisan entitled to possession of any land or dwelling house under any of the provisions of this Act may apply to the Tahsildar in writing in the prescribed form for such possession.
(2) No landholder shall obtain possession of any land or dwelling house held by a tenant except under an order of the Tahsildar, for which he shall apply in the prescribed form.
(3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) the Tahsildar shall, after holding an enquiry pass such order thereon as he deems fit.
(4) Any person taking possession of any land or dwelling house otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), as the case may be, shall, without prejudice to his liability to the penalty provided in section 96, be liable to forfeiture of the crops, if any, grown on the land and to the payment of such costs as may be awarded by the Tahsildar or by the Collector on appeal from the Tahsildar.
33. Save as provided in sub-section (1) of section 30, nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit or abridge the right or privileges of any tenant under any usage or law for the time being in force or arising out of any contract, grant, decree or order of a court or otherwise howsoever.
CHAPTER IV.
Protected Tenants.