Sendiris v. Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services and Another – sllr 1991 volume 1 page 212

In Sendiris v. Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services and others, the court addressed the validity of proceedings concerning arrears of paddy rent under the Agrarian Services Act. The holding affirmed that the complaint against the tenant cultivator for arrears was properly entertained, the Assistant Commissioner possessed the necessary jurisdiction, and procedural provisions under the Agrarian Services Act could be applied retroactively. The Prescription Ordinance was deemed inapplicable to such proceedings, and acceptance of part payment by the landlord without protest did not give rise to an estoppel. This interpretation relied on section 29(4) and section 18 of the Agrarian Services Act, and it was emphasized that these statutory mechanisms take precedence over rules of general ci