Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 · Chapter III: Rent · Cash-rents paid by tenants having rights of occupancy
Section 23: Reduction of rent referred to in the last foregoing section
The rent payable buy a tenant to whom the last foregoing section applies may be reduced on the ground that the productive powers of his tenancy have been decreased by a cause beyond his control.
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