8. Penalty for failure of the tenant to grow food or fodder crops.- Where the tenant fails to grow food or fodder crops on the land leased to him, he shall, besides the payment of rent fixed under section 5, be also liable to pay a penalty not exceeding twice such rent.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Powers of Collector to cause land to be cultivated.Section 4 · Payment of compensation to owner.Section 5 · Lease by Collector.Section 6 · Power of Collector to determine lease in certain cases.Section 7 · Delivery of possession on determination of lease.Section 9 · Sums due recoverable as arrears of land revenue.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 21 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.