As suit properties were agricultural in nature,absence of written lease agreement is not fatal for case of tenants

Citation

AIROnline 2023 MAD 5

Madras High Court

(MADURAI BENCH)

R. VIJAYAKUMAR , J.

W.P(MD). - 11277 of 2014 D/- 3 - 1 - 2023

A.K.M.L.Muthuraman Chettiyar v. Tahsildar cum Tenancy Registrar, Pudukkottai

Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands Record of Tenancy Rights Act (10 of 1969), S.4 - Tamil Nadu

Cultivating Tenants Protection Act (25 of 1955), S.2(aa) - Declaration as 'cultivating tenants' -

Validity - Tenants had produced adangal receipts for Fasli year1416-1418 to establish that they

were cultivating suit agricultural properties - As suit properties were agricultural in nature,

absence of written lease agreement is not fatal for case of tenants - Personal cultivation of suit

property by absentee landlord or by his manager, was not established - Declaration, proper.

 (Para 13)