Legal glossary
“tenant”
Defined in 6 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950 · s. 4
(40) "tenant" means a person who holds land of another person and is, or, but for a contract express or implied, would be, liable to pay rent for such land to such other person and, except when a contrary intention appears, includes a sub-tenant, but does not include—
Read section 4The Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, 1881 · s. 4
(14) “Tenant” means a person who holds land of another person, and is, or but for a special contract would be, liable to pay rent for such land to such other person; but it does not include a farmer, mortgagee or the kadar of proprietary rights. Explanation.—An inferior proprietor is not, as such, a tenant:
Read section 4The Central Provinces Tenancy Act, 1898 · s. 2
(10) "tenant" means a person who holds land of another person, and is, or, but for a special contract, would be, liable to pay rent for that land to that other person. But it does not include a farmer, mortgagee or thikadar of proprietary rights: Explanation I. —An inferior proprietor is not, as such, a tenant : Explanation II .— The holder of a survey-number in a village let in farm by the Government, or held by a gaontia in the Sambalpur District, is a tenant of the farmer or gaontia for the time being. ________
Read section 2The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 · s. 2
(v) "tenant" means a person who cultivates or holds the land of another person under an agreement, express or implied, on condition of paying therefor rent in cash or in kind or delivering a share of the produce and includes a person who cultivates or holds land of another person on payment of " lousal" or under the system generally known as 'bhag', 'adhi' or 'barga';
Read section 2The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887. · s. 4
(5) "tenant" means a person who holds land under another person, and is, or put for a special contract would be, liable to pay rent for that land to that other person ; but it does not include—
Read section 4The Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 · s. 133
(d) "tenant" means a person who cultivates or holds the land of an intermediary under an agreement, express or implied, on condition of paying therefor rent in cash or in kind or delivering a share of the produce and includes a person who cultivates or holds land of an intermediary under the system generally known as " bhag ", " adhi " or " barga "; and the term "sub-tenant" shall be construed accordingly;
Read section 133