Land Lease Agreement (Theka Nama) Format in Urdu

When is an agricultural land lease needed?

Farm land is commonly given on theka: the cultivator pays a fixed sum each year and keeps the crop. This lease records the land, the yearly amount, the period, the water share and who bears which costs.

Where it goes

The owner and the lessee sign it before two witnesses and each keeps a copy. A lease for more than a year, or one that reserves a yearly rent, generally has to be registered with the sub-registrar. In practice many one-year leases are simply written on stamp paper and renewed each year.

Points to get right

• Describe the land by khasra or square numbers and total area, with its village and tehsil.
• Write the amount per acre per year and the dates it is paid. It is usually paid in advance or in two parts with the crop seasons.
• State when the lease starts and ends in terms of the crop year, so a standing crop is not caught at the end.
• Say who has the canal water turn and who pays the water rate, land revenue and tubewell bills.
• Say whether the lessee may sublet, plant trees or put up any structure.

How to use this sample

1. Press Open in editor. The sample opens as a new document that you can change freely.
2. Replace each blank with your own details.
3. To print on an e-stamp paper, open the File tab, press Write on PDF / picture and choose the PDF or scan of your stamp paper. Move the starting line until the text begins below the printed part.
4. Press Print / PDF. To print the blank format as it is, use Print this sample above.

What to fill in

• The names and CNIC numbers of the people concerned
• The property: its kind, area, khasra or plot number and where it is
• The price or share, and the date possession is given
• Two witnesses — and registration with the sub-registrar where the law requires it

Before you sign

These are general formats to save typing. Requirements differ between offices, courts and provinces, and a paper about property or money has legal effect. Have the final wording checked by a deed writer or lawyer, use stamp paper of the correct value, and get the paper attested or registered where that is required.