In no case a tenancy shall be terminated under section 31-
(1) in such manner as will result in leaving with a tenant, after termination, less than half the area of the land leased to him, or
(2) in such a manner as will result in a contravention of the provisions of the 1Bombay Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 (Bom. LXII of 1947), or in making any part of the land leased a fragment within the meaning of that Act, or
(3) if the tenant has become a member of a co-operative farming society and so long as he continues to be such member.
(1) in such manner as will result in leaving with a tenant, after termination, less than half the area of the land leased to him, or
(2) in such a manner as will result in a contravention of the provisions of the 1Bombay Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947 (Bom. LXII of 1947), or in making any part of the land leased a fragment within the meaning of that Act, or
(3) if the tenant has become a member of a co-operative farming society and so long as he continues to be such member.
Source footnotes
1 Now, the short title of the Act has been amended as "the Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holding Act." (LXII of 1947) by Mah. 24 of 2012, sections 2 and 3, Schedule, entry 29, w.e.f. 1st May 1960.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Application of Chapter V of Transfer of Property Act.Section 4 · Persons to be deemed tenants.Section 4A · Protected tenants.Section 4B · Tenancy not to be terminated by efflux of time.Section 5 · Ceiling area.Section 6 · Economic holding.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 24 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.