Other kinds of improvements

Other kinds of improvements. (20) “intermediary” means any person who, not being a landowner, has an interest in the land and is entitled, by reason of such interest, to possession thereof, but has transferred such possession to any other person. Explanation. – Where such a person has transferred possession only of a portion of the land which he is so entitled to possess, he shall be deemed to be an intermediary in respect of that portion; When the improvement is not an improvement to which sub-section (1) of section 18 or section 19 applies the compensation to be awarded shall be cost of the labour including supervision thereof and of the materials together with other expenditure if any, which would at the time of the valuation, be required to make the improvement, less a reasonable deduction on account of the deterioration, if any, which may have taken place from age or other cause.