Section 146: Superior land-owners’ dues

Where a superior landowner is entitled to receive in respect of any land from an inferior landowner dues in kind or in cash of fluctuating quantity or amount, the Collector may—

(a) on the application of both landowners, or

(b) with the previous sanction of the Local Government, on the application either of them, commute those dues into a fixed percentage of the land-revenue payable by the inferior landowner in respect of the land

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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