181. Government lessees.—

(1) Every person who holds land from the State Government or to whom a right to occupy , land is granted by the State Government or Collector and who is not entitled to hold land as a Bhumiswami shall be called a Government lessee in respect of such land.

(2) Every person who at the coming into force of this Code—

(a) holds any land in the Madhya Bharat region as an ordinary tenant as defined in the Madhya Bharat Land Revenue and Tenancy Act Samvat 2007 (66 of 1950); or

(b) holds any land in the Vindhya Pradesh region as a special tenant as defined in the Vindhya Pradesh Land Revenue and Tenancy Act, 1953 (III of 1955), or as a gair haqdar tenant any grove or tank or land which has been acquired or which is required for Government or public purposes; or

(c) holds any land from the State Government in the Sironj region as a gair khatedar tenant as defined in the Rajasthan Tenancy Act 1955 (3 of 1955);

shall be deemed to be a Government lessee in respect of such land.

182. Rights and liabilities of a Government lessee.—

(1) A Government lessee shall, subject to any express provisions in this Code, hold his land in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant, which shall be deemed to be a grant within the meaning of the Government Grants Act, 1895 (XV of 1895).

(2) A Government lessee may be ejected from his land by order of a Revenue Officer on one or more of the following grounds, namely :

(i) that he has failed to pay the rent for a period of three months from the date on which it became due; or

(ii) that he has used such land for purposes other than for which it was granted; or

(iii) that the term of his lease has expired; or

(iv) that he has contravened any of the terms and conditions of the grant:

Provided that no order for ejectment of a Government lessee under this sub-section shall be passed without giving him an opportunity of being heard in his defence.

183. Service land.—

(1) Any person holding land on the condition of rendering service as village servant shall cease to be entitled to such land if he diverts such land to non-agricultural purposes.

(2) A transaction by which a village servant attempts to transfer his interest in his services land by sale, gift, mortgage, sub-lease or otherwise except by a sub-lease for a period not exceeding one year, shall be void.

(3) If the holder of such land dies, resigns or is lawfully dismissed the land shall pass to his successor in office.

(4) The right of the holder in such land shall not be attached or sold in execution of a decree nor shall a receiver be appointed to manage such land under Section 51 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908).

184.(1. Omitted by C;G. Act No. 6 of 2022, w.e.f. 4-5-2022. Prior to omission Section 184 stood as under:—

"184. Disposal of service land in Sironj Region when services no longer required.—

If the Collector declares that, the services rendered by a village servant in any village in the Sironj region are no longer required, such village servant shall become a Bhumiswami in respect of his service land and be liable to pay land revenue accordingly.".)