Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
( 1 ) Where any land has become liable to be disposed of under section 122 the Tahsildar considers that such disposal is likely to take time and that with a view to preventing the land remaining uncultivated it is necessary to take such a step, he may lease the land for cultivation to any agriculturist who has under personal cultivation land less than three family holdings subject to the following conditions :- ( i ) the lease shall be for a period of one year; ( ii ) the lessee shall pay rent at the rate fixed by the Tahsildar subject to the provisions of section 11; ( iii ) the lessee shall be liable to pay the land revenue and other cesses payable in respect of the land; ( iv ) if the lessee fails to vacate the land on the expiry of the term of the lease, he shall be liable to be summarily evicted by the Tahsildar. ( 2 ) The person holding land on lease under sub-section ( 1 ) shall not be deemed to be a tenant within the meaning of this Act. ( 3 ) The amount of rent realised under sub-section ( 1 ) shall be forfeited to Government.