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The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.

109 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. I — PRELIMINARY
  3. 1Title, extent and commencement
  4. 2Power to make rules in anticipation of commencement
  5. 3Repeal
  6. 4Definitions
  7. II — .
  8. 6Right of occupancy of other tenants recorded as having the right before passing of Punjab Tenancy Ac
  9. 8Establishment of right of occupancy on grounds other than those expressly stated in Act
  10. 9Right of occupancy not to be acquired by mere lapse of time
  11. 10Right of occupancy not to be acquired by joint owner in land held in joint ownership
  12. 11Continuance of exciting occupancy rights
  13. 12Respective rights of landlord and tenant to produce
  14. 13Commutation and alteration of rent
  15. 14Payments for land occupied without consent of landlord
  16. 15Collection of rents of undivided property
  17. 16Presumption with respect to produce remove before division of appraisement
  18. 17Appointment of referee for division or appraisement
  19. 18Appointment of assessors and procedure of referee
  20. 19Procedure after division or appraisement
  21. 20Enhancement of produce-rents of occupancy tenants
  22. 21Reduction of rents refereed to in the last foregoing section
  23. 22Enhancement of cash rents of occupancy tenants
  24. 23Reduction of rents referred to in the last foregoing section
  25. 24Enhancement and reduction of rent by suit
  26. 25Discretion as to extent of enhancement or reduction
  27. 26Time for enhancement or reduction to take effect
  28. 27Adjustment of rents expressed in terms of the land-revenue
  29. 28Alteration of rent on alteration of area
  30. 29Remission of rent by Courts decreeing arrears
  31. 30Remission and suspension of rent consequent on like treatment of revenue
  32. 31Power to deposit rent in certain cases with Revenue-officer
  33. 32Effect of depositing rent
  34. 33Recovery of Rent from attached produce
  35. IV — RELINQUISHMENT, ABANDONMENT AND EJECTMENT.
  36. 35Relinquishment by tenant for a fixed term
  37. 36Relinquishment by any other tenant
  38. 37Relinquishment of part only of tenancy
  39. 38Abandonment of tenancy be occupancy tenant
  40. 39Grounds of ejectment of occupancy tenant
  41. 40Grounds of ejectment of tenant for a fixed term
  42. 41Ejectment of tenant from year to year
  43. 42Restriction on ejectment
  44. 43Application to Revenue-officer for ejectment
  45. 44Ejectment for failure to satisfy decree for arrear of rent
  46. 45Ejectment of tenant from year to year by notice
  47. 46Power to make rules
  48. 47Time for ejectment
  49. 48Relief against forfeiture
  50. 49Rights of ejected tenants in respect of crops and land prepared for sowing
  51. 50Relief for wrongful dispossession or ejectment
  52. 51Bar of relief by under section 9, Act I, 1877
  53. 52Power for Local Government to fix dates for certain purposes
  54. V — .
  55. 53Private transfer of right of occupancy under section 5 by tenant
  56. 54Procedure on foreclosure of mortgage of right of occupancy under section 5
  57. 55Sale of right of occupancy under section 5 in execution of decree
  58. 56Transfer of right of occupancy under any other section than section 5
  59. 57Rights and liabilities of transferee of right of occupancy
  60. 58Subletting
  61. 59Succession to right of occupancy
  62. 60Irregular transfer of right of occupancy
  63. VI — .
  64. 61Improvements by landlords on tenancies of occupancy-tenants
  65. 62Enhancement of rent in consideration of an improvement made by a landlord on the tenancy of an occupancy-tenant
  66. 63Title of occupancy-tenant to make improvements
  67. 64Title of tenants not having right of occupancy to make improvements
  68. 65Improvements made before commencement of this Act
  69. 66Improvements begun in anticipation of ejectment
  70. 67Tender of lease for twenty years to tenant to be a bar to right to compensation
  71. 68Liability to pay compensation for improvements to tenant on ejectment or on enhancement of his rent
  72. 69Compensation for disturbance of clearing tenants
  73. 70Determination of compensation by Revenue Courts
  74. 71Determination of compensation by Revenue-officers
  75. 72Matters to be regarded in assessment of compensation for improvements
  76. 73Form of compensation
  77. 74Relief in case of ejectment before determination of compensation
  78. VII — JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE.
  79. 75Revenue-officers
  80. 76Applications and proceedings cognizable by Revenue-officers
  81. 77Revenue Court an suit cognizable by them
  82. 78Superintendence and control of Revenue-officers and Revenue Courts
  83. 79Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases
  84. 80Appeals
  85. 81Limitation for appeals
  86. 82Review by Revenue-officers
  87. 83Computation of periods limited for appeals and applications for review
  88. 84Power to call for examine and revise proceedings of Revenue-officers and Revenue Courts
  89. 85Procedure of Revenue-officers
  90. 86Persons by whom appearance, may be made before Revenue-officers as such and not as Revenue Courts
  91. 87Costs
  92. 88Procedure of Revenue-Courts
  93. 89Power of Revenue, officer or Revenue Court to summon persons
  94. 90Mode of service of summons
  95. 91Mode of service of notice, order or proclamation or copy thereof
  96. 92mode of making proclamation
  97. 93Joinder of tenants as parties to proceedings relating to rent
  98. 94Exception of suits under this Act from operation of certain enactments
  99. 95Payment into Court of money admitted to be due to third person
  100. 96Execution of decrees for arrears of rent
  101. 97Prohibition of imprisonment of tenants in execution of decrees for arrear of rent
  102. 98Power to refer party to Civil Court
  103. 99Power to refer to Chief Court questions as to jurisdiction
  104. 101Place of sitting
  105. 102Holidays
  106. 103Discharge of duties of Collector dying or being disabled
  107. 104Retention of powers by Revenue-officer on transfer
  108. 105Conferment of power of Revenue-officer or Revenue Court
  109. 106Power for Financial Commissioner to make rules
  110. 107Rules to be made after previous publication
  111. 108Powers exercisable by Financial Commissioner from time to time
  112. VIII — .
  113. 109Nullity of certain entries in records-of-rights
  114. 110Nullity of certain agreements contrary to the Act
  115. 111Saving of other agreements when in writing
  116. 112Effect of certain entries made in records-of-rights before November 1871