The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.
Central · 1887
- S. 1Title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Power to make rules in anticipation of commencement.
- S. 3Repealed.
- S. 4Definitions.
- S. 5Tenants having right of occupancy.
- S. 6Right of occupancy of other tenants recorded as having the right before passing of Punjab Tenancy Act, 1868.
- S. 7Right of occupancy in land taken in exchange.
- S. 8Establishment of right of occupancy on grounds other than those expressly stated in Act.
- S. 9Right of occupancy not to be acquired by mere lapse of time.
- S. 10Right of occupancy not to be acquired by joint owner in land held in joint ownership.
- S. 11Continuance of existing occupancy rights.
- S. 12Respective rights of landlord and tenant to produce.
- S. 13Commutation and alteration of rent.
- S. 14Payments for land occupied without consent of landlord.
- S. 15Collection of rents of undivided property.
- S. 16Presumption with respect to produce removed before division or appraisement.
- S. 17Appointment of referee for division or appraisement.
- S. 18Appointment of assessors and procedure of referee.
- S. 19Procedure after division or appraisement.
- S. 20Enhancement of produce - rents of occupancy tenants.
- S. 21Reduction of rents referred to in the last foregoing section.
- S. 22Enhancement of cash rents of occupancy tenants.
- S. 23Reduction of rent referred to in the last foregoing section.
- S. 24Enhancement and reduction of rent by suit.
- S. 25Discretion as to extent of enhancement or reduction.
- S. 26Time for enhancement or reduction to take effect.
- S. 27Adjustment of rents expressed in terms of the land revenue.
- S. 28Alteration of rent on alteration of area.
- S. 29Remission of rent by Courts decreeing arrears.
- S. 30Remission and suspension of rent consequent on like treatment of land revenue.
- S. 31Power to deposit rent in certain cases with Revenue officer.
- S. 32Effect of depositing rent.
- S. 33Recovery of rent from attached produce.
- S. 34Treatment of leases for period exceeding or equal to term of assessment of land revenue.
- S. 35Relinquishment by tenant for a fixed term.
- S. 36Relinquishment by any other tenant.
- S. 37Relinquishment of part only of a tenancy.
- S. 38Abandonment of tenancy by occupancy tenant.
- S. 39Grounds of ejectment of occupancy tenant.
- S. 40Grounds of ejectment of tenant for a fixed term.
- S. 41Ejectment of tenant from year to year.
- S. 42Restriction on ejectment.
- S. 43Application to Revenue officer for ejectment.
- S. 44Ejectment for failure to satisfy decree for arrear of rent.
- S. 45Ejectment of tenant from year to year by notice.
- S. 46Power to make rules.
- S. 47Time for ejectment.
- S. 48Relief against forfeiture.
- S. 49Rights of ejected tenants in respect of crops and land prepared for sowing.
- S. 50Relief of wrongful dispossession or ejectment.
- S. 51Bar of relief by suit under section 9, Act I of 1877.
- S. 52Power for local Government to fix dates for certain purposes.
- S. 53Private transfer of right of occupancy under section 5 by tenant.
- S. 54Procedure on foreclosure of mortgage of right of occupancy under section 5.
- S. 55Sale of right of occupancy under section 5 in execution of decree.
- S. 56Transfer of right of occupancy under any other section than section 5.
- S. 57Rights and liabilities of transferee of right of occupancy.
- S. 58Subletting.
- S. 59Succession to right of occupancy.
- S. 60Irregular transfer of right of occupancy.
- S. 61Improvements by landlords on tenancies of occupancy-tenants.
- S. 62Enhancement of rent in consideration of an improvement made by a landlord on the tenancy of an occupancy-tenant.
- S. 63Title of occupancy-tenant to make improvements.
- S. 64Title of tenants not having right of occupancy to make improvements.
- S. 65Improvements made before commencement of this Act.
- S. 66Improvements begun in anticipation of ejectment.
- S. 67Tender of lease for twenty years to tenant to be a bar to right to compensation.
- S. 68Liability to pay compensation for improvements to tenants on ejectment or on enhancement of his rent.
- S. 69Compensation for disturbance of clearing tenants.
- S. 70Determination of compensation by Revenue Court.
- S. 71Determination of compensation by Revenue-officers.
- S. 72Matters to be regarded in assessment of compensation for improvements.
- S. 73Form of compensation.
- S. 74Relief in case of ejectment before determination of compensation.
- S. 75Revenue-officers.
- S. 76Applications and proceedings cognizable by Revenue-officers.
- S. 77Revenue Courts and suits cognizable by them.
- S. 78Superintendence and control of Revenue-officers and Revenue Courts.
- S. 79Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases.
- S. 80Appeals.
- S. 81Limitation for appeals.
- S. 82Review by Revenue officers.
- S. 83Computation of periods limited for appeals and applications for review.
- S. 84Power to call for, examine and revise proceedings of Revenue officers and Revenue Courts.
- S. 85Procedure of Revenue officers.
- S. 86Persons by whom appearances may be made before Revenue officers as such and not as Revenue Courts.
- S. 87Costs.
- S. 88Procedure of Revenue Courts.
- S. 89Power of Revenue-officer or Revenue Court to summon persons.
- S. 90Mode of service of summons.
- S. 91Mode of service of notice, order or proclamation or copy thereof.
- S. 92Mode of making proclamation.
- S. 93Joinder of tenants as parties to proceedings relating to rent.
- S. 94Exception of suits under this Act from operation of certain enactments.
- S. 95Payment into Court of money admitted to be due to a third person.
- S. 96Execution of decrees for arrears of rent.
- S. 97Prohibition of imprisonment of tenants in execution of decrees for arrears of rent.
- S. 98Power to refer party to Civil Court.
- S. 99Power to refer to Chief Court questions as to jurisdiction.
- S. 100Power of Chief Court to validate proceedings had under mistake as to jurisdiction.
- S. 101Place of sitting.
- S. 102Holidays.
- S. 103Discharge of duties of Collector dying or being disabled.
- S. 104Retention of powers by Revenue officer on transfer.
- S. 105Conferment of powers of Revenue officer or Revenue Court.
- S. 106Power for Financial Commissioner to make rules.
- S. 107Rules to be made after previous publication.
- S. 108Powers exercisable by Financial Commissioner from time to time.
- S. 109Nullity of certain entries in records-of-rights.
- S. 110Nullity of certain agreements contrary to the Act.
- S. 111Saving of other agreements when in writing.
- S. 112Effect of certain entries made in records-of-rights before November, 1871.