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(2) Subject to the provisiOns of section 26 of this Act, every Mike/ tenant and other tenants occupying land directly under the State under sub- section (1) shall be liable to pay to the State an amount of revenue determined in accordance with the provisions of the West Bengal Land Holding Revenue Act, 1979 and for this purpose such tenant shall be deemed to be a raiyat under that Act: Provided that the revenue payable by the tenant shall not be less than what he was paying to the landlord before the coming into force of this Act. (3) The rights of a thika tenant and other tenants occupying lands directly under the State under sub-section ( I ) shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be heritable and shall not be transferable. No such tenant shall, 383 The Calcutta Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 1981. Mika tenant not to let out land. [West Ben. Act (Chapter 11.-Acquisition of lands comprised in thika tenancies and other lands and the rights of landlords in such lands.—Section 7.) without obtaining prior approval in writing from such authority as may be prescribed and without submitting a comprehensive development plan or improvement scheme for the holding, constructpucca structure. Any such scheme shall provide for alternative accommodation for Bharatias in accordance with sub-section (2) of section 11: Provided that a thika tenant or a tenant in respect of other lands which vest under section 5 may construct apucca structure for essential common facilities like common pathway, common bath, toilet, water supply, drainage, sewerage, lighting and similar other purposes.