PART III.—Commutation, abatement, enhancement, and determination of rentCentral

Section 151 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950

(1)Where an occupancy, an exproprietary or a hereditary tenant has heretofore paid his rent by bighori or batai, or partly by bighori and partly by batai, he may apply for the commutation of such rent to a fixed money rent: Provided that in an area where rents are paid by bighori for some crops and by batai for others, the tenant may elect to have that portion of the rent which is payable by batai alone commuted into bighori on the basis of sanctioned rates appropriate to him, and in such case the court shall commute that portion which is payable by batai by fixing a rate of rent per bigha for batai crops grown on the holding.

Summary

Occupancy, exproprietary, or hereditary tenants can apply to change their crop rent into fixed cash rent.
Tenants paying a mix of cash and crops can also apply to make the entire payment cash.
In areas with different rent systems for different crops, a tenant can choose to only change the crop share portion to cash.
The court uses official sanctioned rates to decide the new cash rent per unit of land.

1Devi pays a fifth of her harvest to the landlord but applies to the court to pay a set amount of 40 rupees instead.

2Vikram has a farm where he pays cash for his cotton but a share of his wheat, and he applies to have the wheat portion changed to a cash rate.

1. Can a tenant change crop rent to cash under The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950?

Yes, Section 151 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950 allows occupancy, exproprietary, or hereditary tenants to apply for this change.

2. What is the process for switching to cash rent in the Ajmer Tenancy Act?

Under Section 151 of the Act, a tenant applies for commutation, and the court fixes a cash rate based on the sanctioned rates.

3. Can I choose to only change part of my rent to cash under Section 151?

Yes, the proviso in Section 151 of the Act allows a tenant to elect to have only the produce portion of the rent commuted into money rent.

Q1.Which types of tenants can apply to change rent from crops to cash under Section 151 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950?

Q2.What does the court use to decide the new cash rent under Section 151 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950?

Q3.Under Section 151 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950, what can a tenant do if they pay rent by both bighori and batai?

Q4.What is commutation as used in Section 151 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950?