section 16
Provision for occupancy occupancy
The East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948General194852 sections
Statutory text
(1) The scheme prepared by the Consolidation Officer may provide for the distribution of land held under occupancy tenure between the tenants holding a right of occupancy and his landlord in such proportion as may be agreed upon between the parties. (2) When the scheme is confirmed under section 20, the land so allotted to the occupancy tenant and the landlord shall, notwithstanding any thing to the contrary contained in the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 or in any other law for the time being in force, be held by each of them, respectively in full right of ownership, and the right of occupancy in the land allotted to the landlord shall be deemed to be extinguished.
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