Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955

The Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955

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Act ID:	19553
Act Number:	3
Enactment Date:	1955-03-21
Act Year:	1955
Short Title:	The Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955
Department:	Revenue Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Rajasthan

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Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2. Omitted.
Section 3. Repeal
Section 4. Omitted
Section 5. Definitions
Section 6. Possessors of rights, etc. include their predecessors and Successors
Section 7. Applicability of the Act to State Government
Section 8. Power to act through agent
Section 9. Khudkasht right
Section 10. Succession and transfer
Section 11. Restriction on letting of Khudkasht
Section 12. Extinction of Khudkasht right
Section 13. Khatedari rights upon resumption or abolition
Section 14. Classes of tenants
Section 15A. Khatedari rights not to accrue in Indira Gandhi Canal Area
Section 15. Khatedar tenants
Section 15AA. Non-accrual of Khatedari rights in Chambal Project Area in certain cases
Section 15AAA. Accrual of Khatedari Rights in the Indira Gandhi Canal area
Section 15B. Khatedar tenants in Abu, Ajmer & Sunel areas
Section 16A. Tenants of Khudkasht
Section 16. Land in which Khatedari rights shall not accrue
Section 17. Ghair Khatedari tenant
Section 17A. Maliks
Section 18. Omitted.
Section 19. Conferment of rights on certain tenants of Khudkasht and sub tenants
Section 21. Omitted
Section 20. Submission of claims for compensation
Section 22. Omitted
Section 23. Compensation for Khatedari Rights
Section 24. Compensation for Rights in improvements
Section 25. Computation of share of compensation in lieu of Nalbat
Section 26. Composition of Compensation
Section 27. Mode of Payment of Compensation
Section 28. Omitted
Section 29. Omitted
Section 30A. Savings and disposal of pending applications
Section 30. Special provision for payment of compensation in certain specific case
Section 31. Rights to residential house
Section 32. Right to written lease and counterparts
Section 33. Attestation of leases in lieu of Registration
Section 34. Prohibition of premium or Forced Labour
Section 35. Prohibition of payment other than rent
Section 36. Use of materials
Section 36A. Acquisition of right to Nalbat
Section 37. Bar to seizure, attachment and sale by process of Court
Section 38. Interest of tenants
Section 39. Bequest
Section 40. Succession to tenants
Section 41. Transferability of Khatedar's interest
Section 42. General restrictions on sale, gift and bequest
Section 42A. Omitted.
Section 42B. Declaration as valid of sale, gift and bequest
Section 43. Mortgage
Section 43A. Provisions in relation to mortgages of agricultural holding effected before the commencement of the Act
Section 44. Rights to let or sub-let
Section 45. Restrictions on letting and subletting
Section 46. Letting or sub-letting in exceptional cases
Section 47. Successor bound by sub-lease
Section 47A. Provision in relation to certain transfers in the Abu, Ajmer and Sunel areas
Section 48. Exchange of land
Section 49. Exchange for consolidation
Section 49A. Special provision for exchange by members of scheduled castes or scheduled tribes
Section 50. Right of tenants on exchange
Section 51. Right in lands allotted in exchange for other lands
Section 52. Entry of exchange in record of rights
Section 53. Division of Holding
Section 54A. Omitted
Section 54. Omitted
Section 55. Surrender
Section 56. Notice to landholder
Section 57. Surrender on enhancement
Section 58. Suit to set aside surrender
Section 59. Taking possession of surrendered holding
Section 60. Abandonment
Section 61. Procedure before taking possession of a holding treated as abandoned
Section 62. Rights of tenants presumed to have abandoned their holding
Section 63. Tenancy when extinguished
Section 64. Vacation on extinction
Section 65. Right of Government to make improvements
Section 66. Right of Khatedar Tenants to make improvements
Section 67. Right of landholders to make improvements
Section 68. When permission may be granted or refused by Tehsildar
Section 69. Provision when both landholder and tenant want to make the same improvement
Section 70. Right of other tenants to make improvements
Section 71. Restriction on making an improvement
Section 72. Liability for full rent
Section 73. Compensation for loss
Section 74. Compensation for improvement
Section 75. Amount of compensation
Section 76. Work benefiting other lands
Section 77. Registration of outlay or improvement
Section 78. Disputes as regards improvements
Section 79. Tenant's rights to plant trees
Section 79A. Tenant's right to plant trees on Government land along side public roads
Section 80. Tenant's right in trees existing at the commencement of this Act
Section 81. Trees on unoccupied land (1)
Section 82. Trees not transferable independently of land
Section 83. Trees not removable except as provided
Section 84. When and by whom trees may be removed
Section 85. Disputes regarding trees
Section 86. Penalties for unlawful removal
Section 87. Omited
Section 88. Suits for declaration of right
Section 89. Suit as to class of tenancy etc
Section 90. Suit for declaration of land as Khudkasht
Section 91. Suit for declaration of other rights
Section 92A. Suit for injunction
Section 92. Single suit in respect of several holdings
Section 93. Liability for payment of rent
Section 94. Initial rent
Section 95. Presumption as to rent
Section 96. Maximum cash rent recoverable by Government
Section 97. Authority to prescribe maximum cash rents
Section 98. Maximum rent where land revenue is settled
Section 99. Maximum rent in areas where rent has been settled
Section 100. Higher maximum in certain cases
Section 101. Maximum not to operate for increase over present rate of rent
Section 102. Recovery of amount realised in excess
Section 103. Conversion of kind rents into cash rents in certain cases
Section 104. Maximum rate of rent in kind
Section 105. Higher rate of kind rate where landholder contributes to production
Section 106. Rent how calculated
Section 107. Determination of rent-rates in certain circumstances
Section 108. Duration of rent-rates
Section 109. Additional Powers of Rent-Rate Officer
Section 110. Formation of circles and soil classification
Section 111. Basis of rates
Section 112. Applicability of proposed rates with or without modification
Section 113. Provisions for rates in special cases
Section 114. Procedure in publishing and sanctioning rent-rates
Section 115. Fixation of tent
Section 116. Determination of rent' on partial ejectment or surrender
Section 117. Disputes as to rent in certain cases
Section 118. Commutation of rent
Section 119. Period of currency and rent
Section 120. Method of varying rent
Section 121. Grounds for enhancement of rent
Section 122. Limits of enhancement
Section 123. Tenant's plea in enhancement suit or application
Section 124. Grounds for abatement of rent
Section 125. Enhancement or abatement when to take effect
Section 126. Remission or suspension of rent in agricultural calamities
Section 127. Period of suspension to be excluded in computing period of limitation
Section 128. Non-recovery of rent remitted or suspended
Section 129. Revision of rent in emergencies
Section 130. Hypothecation of produce towards payment of Rent
Section 131. Presumption as to payment by, tenant
Section 132. Application of rent payment
Section 133. Rent how payable
Section 134. Presumption as to money order acknowledgement
Section 135. Right of tenant to receipt
Section 136. Particular of receipts
Section 137. Obligation of Government to print and supply book of receipts
Section 138. Right of tenant to statement of account
Section 139. Deposit of rent in the Court of Tehsildar
Section 140. Disposal of deposit by Tehsildar
Section 141. Deposit of rent in court during pendency of suit
Section 142. Bars of Suits
Section 143. Section 139 to 142 when inapplicable
Section 144. Right and liabilities in respect of produce
Section 145. Rent in kind to be recoverable by actual division of the produce
Section 146. No cartage allowed
Section 147. Collector to publish return of current prices
Section 148. Application for officer to make division, estimate or appraisement
Section 149. Procedure on such application
Section 150. Suit for appears of produce rent
Section 151. Instalments ;low fixed
Section 152. Rent when in arrear
Section 153. Prohibition of arrest or detention for arrears
Section 154. Method of recovering arrears
Section 155. Suit against co-tenant
Section 156. Joinder for arrears
Section 157. Remission for calamity by court decreeing claim for arrears
Section 158. Recovery for arrears of irrigation dues
Section 159. Suit of certain arrears as arrears of land revenue
Section 160. Recovery of arrears in the case of general refusal to pay
Section 161. Ejectment to be in accordance with the Act
Section 162. Arrear demand satisfied upon ejectment
Section 163. Omitted
Section 164. Compensation for improvement on ejectment
Section 165. Payment of compensation
Section 166. Right to crops and trees when ejectment takes effect
Section 167. Contents and service of notice
Section 168. Immunity from ejectment from residential houses
Section 169. Issue of notice' for payment of arrears and for ejectment in default
Section 170. Procedure after issue of notice
Section 171. Consequences and cancellation of order passed under section 170
Section 172. Tenants claim for Compensation on appearance
Section 173. Bar to suits and applications in certain cases
Section 174. Ejectment in execution of decree for arrears of rent
Section 175. Ejectment for illegal transfer or sub-letting
Section 176. Decree or order under section 175
Section 177. Ejectment for detrimental act or breach of condition
Section 178. Decree or Order under section 177
Section 179. Suit for compensation, etc
Section 180. Additional provisions for ejectment of Khudkasht or GairKhatedar tenants or sub-tenants
Section 181. Application and notice
Section 182. Procedure subsequent to the issue of notice
Section 182B. Restoration of land not brought under personal cultivation
Section 182A. Limit of the time for certain application under Section 180
Section 183. Ejectment of certain trespasser
Section 183B. Summary ejectment of trespasser of the land held by a member of a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe
Section 183C. Punishment for trespass in certain cases
Section 183A. Summary eviction of mortgagee on non-delivery of possession of land after the expiry of the period of mortgage
Section 184. Time of execution
Section 185. Mode of Execution of decree or order
Section 186. Omitted
Section 187B. Summary suit for reinstatement based on possession
Section 187. Remedies for wrongful ejectment
Section 187A. Availability of the provisions of section 187 to certain aggrieved tenants
Section 188. Injunction against wrongful ejectment
Section 189A. Devolution and transfer of interest of grantees at favourable rates and other rights
Section 189B. Extinction of interest of grantees at favourable rates
Section 189. Liability of grants at favourable rate of rent to enhancement
Section 190. Rights and liabilities of a village servant
Section 191. Ejectment of a village servant
Section 192. Power to place village servant or his successor in possession
Section 193. Disposal of land when services are no longer required
Section 194. Rights and liabilities of grove-holders
Section 195. Rights to make improvement
Section 196. Devolution and transfer of interest
Section 197. Provisions as to rent
Section 198. Ejectment
Section 199. Rights exercisable by an Ijaradar or Thekadar
Section 200. Restrictions on the transfer or succession of Ijara or Theka
Section 201. Grounds of ejectment
Section 202. How to proceeds for ejectment
Section 203. Remedy for wrongful ejectment
Section 204. Surrender
Section 205. Provision for holding over
Section 206. Provision for pending cases, etc
Section 207. Suits and applications cognizable by revenue court only
Section 208. Application of Civil Procedure Code
Section 209. Granting any relief to which plaintiff is entitled
Section 210. Procedure when plea of payment in good faith to a third person is taken
Section 211. Suits etc. by co-sharers
Section 212. Provision for injunction and appointment of a receiver
Section 213. Sale of Khatedar tenant's interest in execution of decree of arrears of rent
Section 214. Limitation in cases under this Act
Section 215. Court fee payable
Section 216. Place of sitting of revenue courts
Section 217. Ordinary powers of different grades of revenue courts
Section 218. Inherent powers of revenue courts
Section 219. Additional Powers of revenue courts
Section 220. Courts in which proceedings to be instituted
Section 221. Subordination of revenue courts
Section 222. Appeal not to lie unless allowed by this Act
Section 223. Appeals from original decrees
Section 224. Appeals from appellate decrees
Section 225. Appeal from orders
Section 226. Power of Board to reject an appeal summarily
Section 227. No decree or order to be reversed or modified for error or irregularity
Section 228. Limitation for appeals
Section 229. Power of review by Board and other revenue courts
Section 230. Power of the Board to call for cases
Section 231. Powers to High Court to call for cases
Section 232. Power to call for record and refer to the Board
Section 233. Transfer of Cases by Revenue Board
Section 234. Omitted
Section 235. Transfer and withdrawal of Cases by Collector and SubDivisional Officer
Section 236. Omitted
Section 237. Transfer of cases by Collector or Sub-Divisional Officer
Section 238. Transfer of revenue appeals by High Court
Section 239. Procedure when plea of proprietary right raised
Section 240. Limitation and court fee for appeal under section 239
Section 241. Procedure in appeals when material for determining question of proprietary right not on record
Section 242. Procedure when plea of tenancy rights raised in Civil Courts
Section 243. Power to refer question of jurisdiction to High Court
Section 244. Plea in appeal that suit was instituted in wrong Court
Section 245. Procedure when objection was taken in the court of first instance
Section 246. Arrears of revenue, profit etc
Section 247. Suit for arrears of revenue paid
Section 248. Suit by or against Ijaredars or Thekadars
Section 249. Suit for settlement of accounts
Section 250. Joinder of parties in certain cases
Section 251A. 251A. Laying of underground pipeline or opening a new way through another khatedar's holding or enlarging the existing way
Section 251. Rights of way and other private easement
Section 252. Tenant entitled to compensation for illegal exactions
Section 253. Failure to give receipt
Section 254. Protection of action taken under Act
Section 255. Recovery of costs, etc
Section 256. Bar to jurisdiction of Civil courts
Section 257. Power of Government to make rules
Section 258. Power of Board to make rules
Section 259. Rule subject to the condition of previous publication
Section 260. Saving

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
01-11-1955	Rajasthan Tenancy (Government) Rules, 1955	राजस्थान काश्तकारी (सरकारी) नियम, 1955
01-11-1955	Board of Revenue Rules 1955	बोर्ड ऑफ़ रेवेन्यू रूल्स 1955