Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
15. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, it shall be lawful for the Court, in making a decree for an arrear of rent,
When Court may allow remission from rent.
if the area of the land in the tenant's occupation has been diminished by diluvion or otherwise,
or if the produce of such land has been diminished by drought or hail, or other calamity beyond his control, to such an extent that the full amount of rent payable by him cannot, in the opinion of the Court, be equitably decreed,
to allow such remission from the rent payable by him as may appear equitable:
Provided that, if the tenant hold a lease for an unexpired term of not less than five years, or have a right of occupancy, in a revenue-paying estate, no such remission shall be allowed to him, unless a remission of revenue has been allowed on the same ground and by competent authority in respect of the same estate.
4.—Rent in Kind.
Source: India Code