State Act

The Saurashtra Land Reform, 1951

6. Persons when deemed to be tenants. (1) Any person who is lawfully cultivating any land belonging to a Girasdar, shall for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the tenant : Provided that no such person shall be deemed to be a tenant if he- (a) is a member of the Girasdar's family; or (b) is a servant on wages payable in cash or in kind but not in a share of the crops, or is a hired labourer cultivating the land under the personal supervision of the Girasdar or any member of his family; or (c) is a mortgagee in possession. Explanation.-A person who is otherwise deemed to be a tenant shall not cease to be a tenant, only on the ground that he is also a mortgagee in possession. (2) A tenant who, on joining the Armed Forces of India, had given land for cultivation to a sub-tenant, shall be deemed to be a tenant for the purposes of this Act. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a person shall not be deemed to be a tenant under this section if such a person has been previously declared by a competent authority not to be a tenant.