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The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887

Chapter I PRELIMINARY

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1Title, extent and commencement
2Power to make rules in anticipation of commencement
3Repeal
4Definitions
5Tenants having right of occupancy
6Right of occupancy of other tenants recorded as having the right before passing of Punjab Tenancy Act, 1868
7Right of occupancy in land taken in exchange
8Establishment of right of occupancy on grounds other than those expressly stated in Act
9Right of occupancy not to be acquired by mere lapse of time
10Right of occupancy not to be acquired by joint owner in land held in joint ownership
11Continuance of exciting occupancy rights
12Respective rights of landlord and tenant to produce
13Commutation and alteration of rent
14Payments for land occupied without consent of landlord
15Collection of rents of undivided property
16Presumption with respect to produce remove before division of appraisement
17Appointment of referee for division or appraisement
18Appointment of assessors and procedure of referee
19Procedure after division or appraisement
20Enhancement of produce-rents of occupancy tenants
21Reduction of rents refereed to in the last foregoing section
22Enhancement of cash rents of occupancy tenants
23Reduction of rents referred to in the last foregoing section
24Enhancement and reduction of rent by suit
25Discretion as to extent of enhancement or reduction
26Time for enhancement or reduction to take effect
27Adjustment of rents expressed in terms of the land-revenue
28Alteration of rent on alteration of area
29Remission of rent by Courts decreeing arrears
30Remission and suspension of rent consequent on like treatment of land revenue
31Power to deposit rent in certain cases with Revenue-officer
32Effect of depositing rent
33Recovery of Rent from attached produce
34Treatment of leases for period exceeding or equal to term of assessment of land-revenue
35Relinquishment by tenant for a fixed term
36Relinquishment by any other tenant
37Relinquishment of part only of tenancy
38Abandonment of tenancy be occupancy tenant
39Grounds of ejectment of occupancy tenant
40Grounds of ejectment of tenant for a fixed term
41Ejectment of tenant from year to year
42Restriction on ejectment
43Application to Revenue-officer for ejectment
44Ejectment for failure to satisfy decree for arrear of rent
45Ejectment of tenant from year to year by notice
46Power to make rules
47Time for ejectment
48Relief against forfeiture
49Rights of ejected tenants in respect of crops and land prepared for sowing
50Relief for wrongful dispossession or ejectment
51Bar of relief by under section 9, Act I, 1877
52Power for Local Government to fix dates for certain purposes
53Private transfer of right of occupancy under section 5 by tenant
54Procedure on foreclosure of mortgage of right of occupancy under section 5
55Sale of right of occupancy under section 5 in execution of decree
56Transfer of right of occupancy under any other section than section 5
57Rights and liabilities of transferee of right of occupancy
58Subletting
59Succession to right of occupancy
60Irregular transfer of right of occupancy
61Improvements by landlords on tenancies of occupancy-tenants
62Enhancement of rent in consideration of an improvement made by a landlord on the tenancy of an occupancy-tenant
68Liability to pay compensation for improvements to tenant on ejectment or on enhancement of his rent.
69Compensation for disturbance of clearing tenants.
70Determination of compensation by Revenue Courts.
71Determination of compensation by Revenue-officers.
72Matters to be regarded in assessment of compensation for improvements.
73Form of compensation.
63Title of occupancy-tenant to make improvements.
64Title of tenants not having right of occupancy to make improvements.
65Improvements made before commencement of this Act.
66Improvements begun in anticipation of ejectment.
67Tender of lease for twenty years to tenant to be a bar to right to compensation.
74Relief in case of ejectment before determination of compensation.
75Revenue-officers.
76Applications and proceedings cognizable by Revenue-officers.
77Revenue Court an suit cognizable by them
78Superintendence and control of Revenue-officers and Revenue Courts
79Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases
80Appeals
81Limitation for appeals
82Review by Revenue-officers
83Computation of periods limited for appeals and applications for review
84Power to call for examine and revise proceedings of Revenue-officers and Revenue Courts
85Procedure of Revenue-officers
86Persons by whom appearance, may be made before Revenue-officers as such and not as Revenue Courts
101Place of sitting
102Holidays
103Discharge of duties of Collector dying or being disabled
104Retention of powers by Revenue-officer on transfer
105Conferment of power of Revenue-officer or Revenue Court
106Power for Financial Commissioner to make rules
107Rules to be made after previous publication
108Powers exercisable by Financial Commissioner from time to time
87Costs
88Procedure of Revenue-Courts
89Power of Revenue, officer or Revenue Court to summon persons
90Mode of service of summons
91Mode of service of notice, order or proclamation or copy thereof
92mode of making proclamation
93Joinder of tenants as parties to proceedings relating to rent
94Exception of suits under this Act from operation of certain enactments
95Payment into Court of money admitted to be due to third person
96Execution of decrees for arrears of rent
97Prohibition of imprisonment of tenants in execution of decrees for arrear of rent
98Power to refer party to Civil Court
99Power to refer to Chief Court questions as to jurisdiction
100Power of Chief Court to validate proceedings held under mistake as to jurisdiction
109Nullity of certain entries in records-of-rights
110Nullity of certain agreements contrary to the Act
111Saving of other agreements when in writing
112Effect of certain entries made in records-of-rights before November 1871

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