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Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 · Chapter VI: Improvements and Compensation. · Sections

Section 72: Matters to be regarded in assessment of compensation for improvements

In estimating the compensation to be awarded under this Chapter to a tenant for an improvement, the Court or Revenueofficer shall have regard to—

(a) the amount by which the value or the produce of the tenancy, or the value of that produce, is increased by the improvement;

(b) the condition of the improvement and the probable duration of its effects;

(c) the labour and capital required for the making of such an improvement;

(d) any reduction or remission of rent or other advantage allowed to the tenant by the landlord in consideration of the improvement; and

(e) in the case of a reclamation, or of the conversion of unirrigated into irrigated land the length of time during which the tenant has had the benefit of the improvement.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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