declaration under Sec. 5-A. A landowner is to furnish declaration, supported by affidavit, in Forms A and C, and a tenant in Forms ... a land-owner as such, and in his capacity as a landlord if there is a tenant under him, and (b) to a tenant
a tenant to establish a claim to a right of occupancy, or by a landlord to prove that a tenant has no such a right ... Punjab Tenancy Act. Such a declaration whether a person was or was not occupancy tenant as defined in Punjab Tenancy Act as on 15.6.1952, cannot
Tenancy Act contemplates that a suit by a tenant to establish a claim to a right to occupancy falls within the exclusive jurisdiction ... Civil Court was not to get a declaration of a status as occupancy tenants but to be declared as owners. The Civil Court had, therefore
tenant's permissible area has been ignored, the appellants' status
as a sitting tenant with a right to purchase tenant's permissible ... a tenant,
as tenant's permissible area. The land declared tenant's permissible
area is already in possession of a tenant, and, therefore
prescribed.
5-C. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH DECLARATION - (1)
If a landowner or tenant fails to furnish the declaration supported by an
affidavit ... landowner or tenant concerned an opportunity of being heard.
(2) Where a landowner or tenant who is required to furnish a declaration
under Section
opportunity of being heard.
(3) Where a landowner or tenant, who is required to furnish a declaration under sub-section (1) fails ... landowner or tenant concerned an opportunity of being heard.
(2) Where a landowner or tenant who is required to furnish a declaration under
tenants,
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in possession of tenants permissible area. A tenant, in possession of
tenants permissible area, has a ... tenant, till his proprietary interest is fully
extinguished by conferring proprietary rights upon the tenant. A
landowner, faced with a tenant, in possession of tenants
petition under Section 11 of the Act for a
declaration that the petitioner, is, a tenant over 87 Kanal 10 Marlas on land,
which ... petition under Section 11 of the Act for a
declaration that the petitioner, is, a tenant over 77 Kanal 18 Marlas on land,
which
relief prayed for in such a case is for a declaration of occupancy
rights and that declaration of ownership is mere surplusage, we,
with ... Civil Court was
not to get a declaration of a status as occupancy tenants but to be
declared as owners. The Civil Court had, therefore
plaintiffs succeed in establishing that they are occupancy tenants and obtain a declaration of their rights through a court of competent jurisdiction, they will automatically ... suit is to obtain a declaration about the nature of their tenancy. That such a suit was triable by a Revenue Court alone
