Land Leasing agreed terms and conditions

A model lease agreement is attached as Annexure A to this Act;

e) The lease agreement shall contain the following details, terms and conditions namely:-

i) The names of the Land owner Lessor and Lessee Cultivator;

ii) Survey number, boundaries, location and area of leased out land;

iii) The duration of the lease expressed in months or years and including the starting and ending dates of the lease and should be compatible with the crop cycle/agricultural year;

iv) The lease amount / consideration and the due date of such amount payable by the Lessee Cultivator;

v) The terms and conditions for renewal or extension of lease if any;

vi) Any major default which shall invoke termination of lease;

vii) Any other mutually agreed provision, consistent with the terms of this Act.

f) The duration of the lease shall be decided and mutually agreed upon by the Land owner - Lessor and the Lessee Cultivator subject to a maximum period of 9 years 11 month

Provided further that any period of lease as per the lease agreement under this Act shall not create any protected tenancy right on a Lessee Cultivator;

g) Government shall fix a minimum annual rent which should not be less them 1/4 of the produce or its equivalent amount;

h) A written lease agreement shall be registered by any Revenue officer, notified by the State Government from time to time;

i) A lease agreement shall be entered into Record of Rights, but the leasing for a period as permitted shall not create any occupancy or protected tenancy or right against lawful eviction or lease termination, under this Act; an entry of “ইজারা নং” shall be recorded in colum number 16 of record of right (khatian) and the entry shall be deemed to be invalid with expiry or termination of the lease period.

j) A lease agreement under this act shall not create or confer any right over land including protected tenancy / occupancy right or any other right against eviction or lease termination or interest on the Lessee Cultivator other than those contained in this Act or the lease agreement and shall not be used to establish any permanent right over the land in the court of law;

k) The leased land shall automatically revert to the land owner- lessor on the expiry or termination of agreed lease period, unless it is renewed again for a period mutually agreed upon by the Land owner- Lessor and the Lessee Cultivator;

l) The leased in land of any lessed shall not exceed the ceiling limit as defined in the Tripura Land Revenue And Land Reforms Act, 1960.

m) In the event of a dispute, the Lessee Cultivator and the Land owner - Lessor shall utilise a dispute resolution mechanism, consistent with the terms of this Act;