{
    "act_title": "THE DELHI LAND REFORMS ACT, 1954",
    "act_slug": "delhi-land-reforms-act-1954",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "101",
        "title": "Section 101. Remission of rent by Court",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "(1) It shall be lawful for the Court hearing 2 suit Remiss:orr \nfor recovery of arrears d rent, where it is satisfied that the for cab- \narea of the holding was substantially decreased by diluvian \nor otherwise, or the produce thereof was substantially dimi- decreeing \nnished by drought, hail, deposit of sand or other calamity claim for \nduring the perio'd for which the arrear is claimed, to allow arrears. \nsuch remission from the rent as may appear to it to be just: \nProvided that no such remissioa shall be deemed to \nvary the rent payable by the Asami otherwise than for the \nperiod in respect of whjqh it is made. \n(2) Where a Court allows remission under sub-section \n(11, the Chief C~rnmis~sioner or any authority empowzredl by \nhim in this behalf shall order consequential remissions in the \nland revenue in accmdance with such principles as may be \nprescribed. \nGeneral",
        "footnote": "",
        "is_definition": false,
        "sort_order": 1050
    },
    "prev_section": "100",
    "next_section": "102"
}