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The Punjab Tenancy Act 1868, 28 of 1868, (Rep., Act 16 of 1887)

44 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

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  2. VI — .
  3. 1If in any case a landlord tenders to a tenant a lease of the land in his occupation, for a term of n
  4. VII — .
  5. 2Cases cognizable under sections five, six, eleven, fourteen, nineteen, twenty and twenty-five, shall
  6. 3The plant in every suit under sections five, six, eleven, fourteen and twenty-five, shall bear a stamp of eight annas
  7. 5All proceedings of officers of Government in making or revising, prior to the passing of this Act, s
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  9. 6When a tenant having a right of occupancy in any land dies, his right shall devolve on his male line
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  11. 7If any tenant, or, in the case of a tenant with a right of occupancy, the person from whom he has in
  12. 8The word "improvements," as used in section thirty-seven, means works by which the annual letting-va
  13. 9Such compensation may, at the option of the landlord or his representative, be made
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  15. 10No tenant shall, in the absence of an agreement or decree of Court to the contrary effect, be held l
  16. 11The Court may decree that the rent previously payable by any tenant having a right of occupancy may be enhanced on any of the following grounds:
  17. 12Section 12
  18. 13After a decree has been passed under section ten, no suit shall lie against the defendant for re-enh
  19. 14Section 14
  20. 15Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, it shall be lawful for the Court, in making a decree for an arrear of rent,
  21. 16Section 16
  22. 17Whenever rent is taken by division of the produce in kind, or by estimate or appraisement of the sta
  23. 18On receiving such application and such sum, to be paid in the first instance by the applicant, as th
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  25. 19No tenant having a right of occupancy in any land shall be ejected therefrom otherwise than in execution of a decree
  26. 20A tenant not having a right of occupancy may be ejected
  27. 21Notwithstanding anything herein contained, no tenant shall be ejected from the land in his occupatio
  28. 22The notice of ejectment shall be written in the vernacular language of the district: it shall specif
  29. 23On the landlord's application to the tahsildár or other officer authorized to serve such notices, th
  30. 24Power to alter dates for suing to dispute, and for serving notice of, ejectment
  31. 25If the tenant on whom such notice of ejectment has been served fails to institute, on or before the
  32. 26If no such suit be brought, or if such suit be brought and dismissed, and the landlord require the a
  33. 27Any tenant ejected in accordance with the provisions of this Act, shall be entitled to receive from
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  35. 28Every tenant shall be liable to pay the rent payable in respect of the land in his occupation for th
  36. 29The said Lieutenant Governor shall have power, from time to time, by notification in the official Ga
  37. 30If the tenant relinquishes the land according to his said notice, he shall be discharged from all li
  38. 31If the landlord or his recognized agent refuse to receive such notice, the tenant may apply to the t
  39. 32Every tenant having a right of occupancy may let or under-let the land in his occupation or any part thereof:
  40. 33Every person to whom land is let or under-let under section thirty-two shall, in respect of such lan
  41. 34Section 34
  42. 35Every person other than the landlord, to whom land is alienated under section thirty-four, shall, in
  43. 36When a tenant having a right of occupancy in any land dies, his right shall devolve on his male line
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  45. 37If any tenant, or, in the case of a tenant with a right of occupancy, the person from whom he has in
  46. 38The word "improvements," as used in section thirty-seven, means works by which the annual letting-va
  47. 39Such compensation may, at the option of the landlord or his representative, be made
  48. 40In case of difference as to the amount or value of the compensation rendered, either party may prese
  49. 41If in any case a landlord tenders to a tenant a lease of the land in his occupation, for a term of n
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  51. 42Civil Courts to hear cases under certain sections
  52. 43The plant in every suit under sections five, six, eleven, fourteen and twenty-five, shall bear a stamp of eight annas
  53. 45Confirmation of proceedings of settlement officers