Suits between landlord and tenant

("Suits between landlord and tenant")

1. (1) In the following suits between landlord and tenant in civil courts, namely:
   • (a) for the delivery by a tenant of the counterpart of a lease or for acceptance of patta in exchange for muchalika;
   • (b) for enhancement of rent;
   • (c) for the delivery by a landlord of a lease or for obtaining a patta in exchange for a muchalika;
   • (d) for recovering occupancy of immovable property from which a tenant has been illegally ejected by the landlord:
   • (e) for establishing or disproving a right of occupancy; fee shall be levied on the amount of rent for the immovable property to which the suit relates, payable for the year next before the date of presenting the plaint.
2. (2) In a suit for recovery of immovable property from a tenant including a tenant holding over after the termination of a tenancy, fee shall be computed on the premium, if any, and on the rent payable for the year next before the date of presenting the plaint.