Section 21. Relinquishment of land by tenant

21. Relinquishment of land by tenant. Compensation for Tenants' Improvements. 22. Tenants' right to compensation for improvements. 23. "Improvements" defined. 24. Compensation how made. 25. Provision for difference as to amount or value of compensation. 21. Every tenant shall continue liable for the rent of the land in his holding, unless on or before the fifteenth day of May in any year he gives notice to the landlord or his recognized agent of his desire to relinquish such land, and relinquishes it accordingly, or unless it has been let to any other person by such landlord or agent. If the landlord or his recognized agent refuse to receive such notice, the tenant may apply to the tahsildár or proper officer, and written notice of such desire shall thereupon be served on such landlord or agent, and the tenant shall pay the costs of service. The notice shall, if practicable, be served personally on the landlord or agent. But if he cannot be found, service may be made by affixing the notice at his usual place of residence, or, if he does not reside in the district wherein the land is situate, at the chaupál or other conspicuous place in the village wherein the land is situate. Compensation for Tenants' Improvements.