Extinguishment of interest of raiyats in certain cases
92. (1) The interest of a raiyat in a holding shall be extinguished-
(a) when he dies intestate leaving no heir entitled to inherit under the law of inheritance to which he is subject;
(b) when he surrenders his holding at the end of any agricultural year by giving notice in the prescribed form and in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed period to the Revenue-officer;
(c) when he voluntarily abandons his residence without making any arrangement for payment of the rent as it falls due and cesses to cultivate his holding either by himself or by members of his family or by, or with the aid of, servants or labourers or with the aid of partners or bargadars for a period of three successive years; or-
(d) when such interest has devolved by inheritance, under the law of inheritance to which such raiyat is subject, on a person who is not a bona fide cultivator and such person has not cultivated the land comprised in the holding either by himself or by members of his family or by, or with the aid of, servants or labourers or with the aid of partners or bargadars during the period of five years from the date on which such interest has so devolved on him and there is no sufficient cause why he has not so cultivated the land.
(2) When the interest of a raiyat in a holding is extinguished under sub-section (1), the Revenue-officer may enter on the holding; and the holding shall, with effect from the date on which the Revenue-officer so enters on it, vest absolutely in the Government free from all encumbrances except the encumbrances on the holding which is extinguished under clause (a) of the said sub-section, but the persons whose interests in the holdings are extinguished under clauses (b), (c) and (d) of that sub-section shall continue to be personally liable for the money secured by the encumbrances on such holdings.
(3) Before entering on a holding under sub-section (2), the Revenue-officer shall cause a notice to be published in the prescribed manner declaring his intention to so enter on the holding and specifying the reasons thereof and also inviting objections from all persons interested in the holding and shall consider any objections that may be submitted to him within the period specified in that behalf in the notice and shall record a decision.
(4) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Revenue-officer under sub-section (3) on any objection shown against the extinguishment of the interest of any raiyat in his holding under clause (d) of sub-section (1) may, instead of filing an appeal under section 147, institute a suit in the Civil Court against such order. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, such suit shall be filed within ninety days from the date of the order of the Revenue-officer under sub-section (3).
(5) All arrears of rent in respect of a holding remaining due from a raiyat whose interest in such holding has been extinguished under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be irrecoverable.