Ejectment of Tenant
Ejectment of Tenant
EJECTMENT OF
TENANT
INTRODUCTION
• Under the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887, ejectment is a complaint which is made by the
owner of real property to exclude a party from the land unlawfully occupied. There are
several reason for which an unlawful occupant can be ejected for example for example, a
temporary occupant who has never paid rent but now refuses to leave in this case real
owner will file a case for ejectment of occupant
RELEVANT PROVISION
• • Ejectment is a legal remedy to resolve conflicts between a landlord and tenant which is
used to remove a person from wrongfully occupying real estate. Ejectment can be availed
if a landlord shows that he has a legal right to the property, and the occupier has no legal
right.
• Grounds for ejectment of tenant Following are the grounds of ejectment of tenant when
tenant will have to leave the land. It is classified under the following categories.
• a) Grounds for ejectment of Occupancy tenant
• b) Grounds for ejectment of tenant of fixed term
• c) Ejectment of tenant from year to year
A) GROUNDS FOR EJECTMENT OF OCCUPANCY
TENANT
• Following are the some limitations and restricts on the ejectment of the tenant from the land.
• 1. If there is not order of the court has been passed for ejectment of the tenant, the tenant will not
be ejected at any cost
• 2. If the tenant is paying all his dues timely according to the agreement signed by him, the tenant
will not be ejected at any cost
• 3. It the tenant is using the land in the same manners for what the land is taken by him, the tenant
will not be ejected at any cost
• 4. In case of periodic tenancy, if the period of tenancy is not expired, the tenant will not be
ejected.
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