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Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956
Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement :.
Section 12. Definitions:.
Section 23. Maximum rent payable by cultivating tenants:.
Section 34. Agreement regarding form of tenancy etc.:.
Section 45. Agreement as to rent:.
Section 56. Determination of fair rent:.
Section 67. Deposit of rent during pendency of proceeding for the fixation of fair rent:.
Section 78. Remission of rent:.
Section 89. Interest on arrears of rent:.
Section 910. Rights of cultivating tenants:.
Section 1011. Change in the ownership of the land [xxx] :.
Section 1113. Termination of tenancy:.
Section 1314. Surrender of holding by cultivating tenant:.
Section 1415. Cultivating tenants, right to first purchase the land leased to him:.
Section 1516. Adjudication of disputes and appeal:.
Section 1617. Act to override contracts and other laws:
Section 1718. Savings:
Section 1819. Power to make rules:.
Section 1920. Power to remove difficulties:.
Section 2021. Repeal and savings:.
Section 21
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"content": "Object & Reasons 6\nStatement of Objects and Reasons (Act No. XVIII of 1956) - 1.\n2.\n3.\n4.\n(Amendment Act No. 39 of 1974)\n(a) that the maximum rate of rent payable by a cultivating tenant under the Act should be reduced:\n(i) in the case of every crop grown on any irrigable land, other than the land, irrigated by bailing of water to 25% of the gross produce; and\n(ii) in case of every crop grown on any other land including unirrigable land to 20% of the gross produce;\n(b) that all leases should be for a minimum period of six years and should be automatically renewable successively for further minimum periods of six years except where the landlord wishes to resume his land for personal cultivation;\n(c) that the cultivating tenant should have a right of first preference in the purchase of the land under his tenancy if the landlord wishes to sell it; and\n(d) that a person should be prohibited from taking in future, lands on lease, if in consequence thereof, the total extent of the land held by him, either as an owner or as a cultivating tenant or as both, exceeds two \"family holdings\" as defined in the Andhra Pradesh Ceiling on Agriculture Holdings Act, 1961.",
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"content": "(a) \"agricultural year\" means the year commencing on the 1st day of June or such other date as may be notified by the Government in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette in respect of any locality having regard to the usage or custom of the locality in respect of the commencement of agricultural operations therein.\n(b) [x x x]\n(c) \"cultivating tenant\" means a person who cultivates by his own labour or by that of any other member of his family or by hired labour under his supervision and control, any land belonging to another under a tenancy agreement, express or implied, but does not include a mere intermediary;\n(d) \"Government\" means the State Government;\n(e) \"holding\" means a parcel of land held by a cultivating tenant;\n(f) \"landlord \" means the owner of a holding or part thereof who is entitled to evict the cultivating tenant from such holding or part, and includes the heirs, assignees, legal representatives of such owner, or person deriving rights through him;\n(g) \"paid\" includes in the case of any commodity \"delivered\".\n[(gg) \"personal cultivation\" means cultivation of land by a person on his own account:\n(i) by his own labour or by the labour of any member of his family; or\n(ii) by servants on wages payable in cash or in kind or both but not in crop-share, or hired labour, under his personal supervision or under the personal supervision of any member of his family; and the expression \"cultivate personally\" shall be construed accordingly;]\n(h) \"plantation crop\" means tea, coffee, rubber, casuarina and such other crop as may be notified by the Government in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette for the purposes of this Act.\n(i) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.\n[(j) \"Special Officer\" means any judicial officer not below the rank of a District Munsiff appointed by the Government in consultation with the High Court, to perform the functions of a Special Officer under this Act.]",
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"content": "[(i) in the case of every crop grown on any irrigable land, other than the land irrigated by bailing of water-30 per cent of the gross produce.]\n(ii) in the case of every crop grown on any other land including un-irrigable land-25 per cent of the gross produce.",
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"title": "6. Determination of fair rent:.",
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"content": "(a) the rental values of the lands used for similar purposes in the locality;\n(b) the profits of agriculture on similar lands in the locality;\n(c) the prices of crops and commodities in the locality;\n(d) rates of wages of agricultural labour prevailing in the locality;\n(e) the improvements made to the land by the landlord or the cultivating tenants;\n(f) the assessment payable in respect of the land; and\n(g) such other factors as may be prescribed.",
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"title": "7. Deposit of rent during pendency of proceeding for the fixation of fair rent:.",
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"title": "8. Remission of rent:.",
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"title": "9. Interest on arrears of rent:.",
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"title": "10. Rights of cultivating tenants:.",
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"content": "(a) his legitimate lineal descendants by blood or adoption;\n(b) in the absence of any such descendants, his widow for so long as she does not re-marry:",
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"title": "11. Change in the ownership of the land [xxx] :.",
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"content": "12. [Resumption of possession of land leased by landlord for his personal cultivation:.\n(a) in the case of a lease subsisting at the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1974 by making an application in this behalf to the Special Officer within a period of six months from the date of such commencement;\n(b) in the case of a lease entered into on or after the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1974, at the end of the period of such lease or where such lease has been renewed at the end of the period of such renewed lease, by giving to the cultivating tenant and the Special Officer at least four months notice expiring with the period of the lease or renewed lease, as the case may be:\n(i) in the case of a minor, within a period of six months from the date of his attaining majority;\n(ii) in the case of person suffering from physical or mental disability within a period of six months after such disability has ceased;\n(iii) in the case of person serving in the Armed Forces of the Union, within a period of six months from the date of termination of his service in the Armed Forces; and\n(iv) In the case of a widow, within a period of six months from the date of her re-marriage:",
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"number": "13",
"title": "13. Termination of tenancy:.",
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"content": "(a) has failed to pay the rent due by him within a period of one month from the date stipulated in the lease deed, or in the absence of such stipulation, within a period of one month from the date on which the rent is due according to the usage of the locality; and in case the rent is payable in the form of a share in the produce, has failed to deliver the produce at the time of harvest; or\n(b) has done any act or has been guilty of any neglect, which is destructive of, or permanently injurious to the land; or\n(c) has sub-let the land; or\n(d) has violated any of the conditions of the tenancy regarding the uses to which the land. may be put; or\n(e) has wilfully denied the landlord's title to the land; or\n(f) has failed to comply with any order passed or direction issued by the [Special Officer or the District Judge] under this Act.",
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"title": "15. Cultivating tenants, right to first purchase the land leased to him:.",
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"title": "16. Adjudication of disputes and appeal:.",
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"title": "17. Act to override contracts and other laws:",
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"number": "18",
"title": "18. Savings:",
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"content": "(a) to lands in which plantation crops are raised;\n(b) to orchards, where the tenancy is for the enjoyment only of the usufruct of the trees;\n(c) to lands owned by [the Central Government or the State Government;] and\n(d) to lands leased for grazing purposes.\n(e) [to lands held by any Corporation established by or under a Central or Provincial or State Act, or any Government Company as defined in Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 or any Port Trust.]\n[(f) to any agricultural land belonging to or given or endowed for the purpose of any charitable or Hindu religious institutions or endowment as defined by the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act.]",
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"title": "19. Power to make rules:.",
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"content": "(a) the procedure to be followed in making inquiries and hearing appeals under this Act;\n(b) the manner of service of any notice issued under this Act;\n(c) the execution or enforcement of orders or decisions passed under this Act;",
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"title": "20. Power to remove difficulties:.",
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"Act Year": "1956",
"Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956",
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