Section List

16/1887 - The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887. ▶

Act Number: 16

Act Name: The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.

Year: 1887

Enactment Date: 1887-09-23

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

Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development

Department: Department of Land Resources

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3	Repealed.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