Section 72

Matters to be regarded in assessment of compensation for improvements.

The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.

  • Act 16 of 1887
  • Ministry of Rural Development
  • Department of Land Resources
About this Act

An Act to amend the Law relating to the Tenancy of Land in the Punjab.

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    In estimating the compensation to be awarded under this Chapter to a tenant for an improvement, the Court or Revenueofficer shall have regard to—
        (a) the amount by which the value or the produce of the tenancy, or the value of that produce, is increased by the improvement;
        (b) the condition of the improvement and the probable duration of its effects;
        (c) the labour and capital required for the making of such an improvement;
        (d) any reduction or remission of rent or other advantage allowed to the tenant by the landlord in consideration of the improvement; and
        (e) in the case of a reclamation, or of the conversion of unirrigated into irrigated land the length of time during which the tenant has had the benefit of the improvement.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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