The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950 · VIII — RENT AND ITS RECOVERY

Section 72. Right to get receipt

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

72. Right to get receipt.— (1) Every tenant, lessee or licensee who makes payment on account of rent, sayar or premium shall be entitled to obtain forthwith from the landholder a written receipt signed by the landholder or his agent. (2) The landholder shall, from a book printed under section 74, give a separate receipt for each sum paid on account of rent, sayar or premium, and shall prepare and retain a counterfoil of each receipt given by him.

Source: India Code