GBTALA 4 — Persons to be deemed tenants

Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948

Statutory text

A person lawfully cultivating any land belonging to another person shall be deemed to be a tenant if such land is not cultivated personally by the owner and if such person is not–

(a) a member of the owner's family; or (b) a servant on wages payable in cash or kind but not in crop share or a hired labourer cultivating the land under the personal supervision of the owner or any member of the owner's family, or (c) a mortgagee in possession. Explanation [1].— A person shall not be deemed to be a tenant under this section if such person has been on an application made by the owner of the land as provided under section 2A of the Bombay Tenancy Act, 1939 declared by a competent authority not to be a tenant.

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