Determination of rent

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Statutory text

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 9, the rent payable by a tenant shall be—
- (a) where the rent is fixed by an agreement in writing, the rent so agreed upon;
- (b) where there is no such agreement, the rent payable for the agricultural year immediately preceding the period in respect of which the rent falls to be determined;
- (c) where it is not practicable to ascertain the rent for the previous agricultural year referred to in clause (b), the rent payable according to the usage of the locality;
- (d) where the case does not fall under any of the aforesaid clauses, a reasonable rent.
(2) The reasonable rent referred to in clause
- (d) of sub-section
(1) shall be determined by the prescribed authority who in determining such rent shall have regard to the following matters, namely:—
- (a) the rental value of any land leased for similar purposes in the locality;
- (b) the income from similar lands in the locality;
- (c) the prices of foodgrains and other commodities in the locality;
- (d) such other matters as may be prescribed.

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