Ejectment, Abandonment and Redemption

6.1 Grounds for Ejectment — Section 183

A Khatedar tenant can be ejected only on these grounds:

1. Failure to pay rent for two consecutive years
2. Using the land for a purpose other than agriculture without the landlord's consent
3. Subletting in violation of the Act's restrictions
4. Transfer of tenancy in contravention of Section 42
5. Breach of any condition of tenancy registered under the Act

6.2 Procedure for Ejectment

• Notice served by Revenue Court, not by landlord directly
• Tenant has right to cure the default within specified period
• Appeal to Collector → Board of Revenue → High Court (writ)
• Stay of ejectment pending appeal is readily granted

6.3 Abandonment — Section 170

If a tenant abandons cultivation without valid reason for three consecutive years, the land reverts to the State. Tenant's absence due to military service or epidemic disease is exempted.

6.4 Redemption of Mortgaged Tenancy — Sections 63–81

Khatedar rights can be mortgaged (with possession to mortgagee). Key rules:

• Usufructuary mortgage — mortgagee takes possession and profits; automatically redeemable after 20 years
• Simple/equitable mortgage — mortgagee has security interest but not possession
• Redemption right is perpetual — cannot be extinguished by limitation

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