Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 MCQs

1. : Under Section 51 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, possession of a tenancy cannot be recovered under which Act?

(A) The Transfer of Property Act, 1882

(B) The Specific Relief Act, 1877

(C) The Civil Procedure Code, 1908

(D) The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967

2. : According to Section 51, which section of the Specific Relief Act, 1877, is barred for recovery of tenancy possession?

(A) Section 5

(B) Section 8

(C) Section 9

(D) Section 10

3. : Under Section 52(1), who has the authority to fix new dates for the purposes of Sections 36, 46, and 47?

(A) The Board of Revenue

(B) The Court

(C) The Provincial Government

(D) The Deputy Commissioner

4. : Section 52 empowers the Provincial Government to fix new dates—

(A) Only for Section 36

(B) Only for Section 47

(C) For Sections 36, 46, and 47, or any of them

(D) Only for Section 46

5. : Under Section 53(1), a tenant having a right of occupancy under Section 5 may transfer that right by—

(A) Lease or Rent Agreement

(B) Will or Exchange

(C) Sale, Gift, or Mortgage

(D) Inheritance

6. : The transfer of right of occupancy under Section 5, according to Section 53, is subject to—

(A) The conditions mentioned in Section 5

(B) The approval of the landlord

(C) The rules made under Section 46

(D) The order of the Revenue Officer

7. : Under Section 54, when a mortgagee of a right of occupancy under Section 5 enforces his lien, the procedure applicable is that of—

(A) Section 52

(B) Section 53

(C) Section 51

(D) Section 36

8. : According to Section 54, for foreclosure or enforcement of a lien on land subject to a right of occupancy, the mortgagee is treated as—

(A) The landlord

(B) The tenant

(C) The Revenue Officer

(D) The decree-holder

9. : Under Section 55(1), a right of occupancy under Section 5 may be sold—

(A) Only by private sale

(B) In execution of a decree or order of a Court

(C) Only through consent of the landlord

(D) By public auction without Court order

10. : Under Section 55(2), before the close of the sale day, if the landlord deposits 25% of the highest bid, he—

(A) Cancels the sale entirely

(B) Becomes the purchaser instead of the highest bidder

(C) Forfeits the deposit

(D) Must outbid the highest bidder