TPA Section 117: Exemption of leases for agricultural purposes
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 · Chapter 5: Leases of immovable property
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117. Exemption of leases for agricultural purposes.—None of the provisions of this Chapter apply to leases for agricultural purposes, except in so far as the State Government *** may by notification published in the Official Gazette, declare all or any of such provisions to be so applicable [in the case of all or any such leases], together with, or subject to, those of the local law, if any, for the time being in force. Such notification shall not take effect until the expiry of six months from the date of its publication.
Official reference: Government of India reference, hosted by Andhra Pradesh High Court — checked: 30 September 2026.Central reference text reproduced from the linked government PDF, with footnotes and separately labelled state amendments left in the original. It includes the 2001/2003 changes and the 2019 territorial-extension note. The checking date is not a certification that every state rule is current. Consult the original schedule, territorial notifications and applicable state law separately.Read the original schedule and amendment notes
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Other sections in this chapter
- 105. Lease defined
- 106. Duration of certain leases in absence of written contract or local usage
- 107. Leases how made
- 108. Rights and liabilities of lessor and lessee
- 109. Rights of lessor's transferee
- 110. Exclusion of day on which term commences
- 111. Determination of lease
- 112. Waiver of forfeiture
- 113. Waiver of notice to quit
- 114. Relief against forfeiture for non-payment of rent
- 114A. Relief against forfeiture in certain other cases
- 115. Effect of surrender and forfeiture on underleases
- 116. Effect of holding over