Tenant's right to obtain receipts and forms of such receipts

Tenant's right to obtain receipts and forms of such receipts.

1. (1) Every tenant any rent or michavaram shall be entitled to receive and the landlord shall be bound to grant a receipt specifying-
   • (a) a description of the holding in respect of which it was paid ;
   • (b) the date of payment ;
   • (c) the amount paid ;
   • (J) the period to which the amount paid relates ; and
   • (e) the arrears, if any, remaining due from the tenant after the said payment. A reference to the date and registration number of the document under which the holding is held and also the name of the sub-registration district in which the said holding is situate, shall be deemed to be a sufficient description of the holding for the purpose of this sub-section. In the absence of the particulars specified in the preceding paragraph, a general description of the holding with the name of the Village and the name of the landlord shall be deemed to be sufficient.
2. (3) . If any landlord fails to grant a re~dpt as provided under subsection (I), the tenant shall be entitled to send by money order, after: deductillg the chmges for doing so-
   • (i) the money, if the rent or michavaram is payable in money, and
   • (ii) the money value of the rent or michavaram, if it is payable in kind.