Question & AnswerQ&A (Commonwealth Act No. 461)
The primary purpose of Commonwealth Act No. 461 is to regulate the relations between landowners and tenants and to provide for compulsory arbitration of any controversy arising between them.
No, a tenant cannot be dispossessed of the land he cultivates except for any of the cases mentioned in section nineteen of Act Numbered Four thousand and fifty-four or for any just cause, and without the approval of a duly authorized representative of the Department of Justice.
A representative of the Department of Justice, duly authorized for the purpose, must approve the dispossession of a tenant.
Either party may submit the matter to the Court of Industrial Relations which has jurisdiction to determine the controversy in accordance with the law.
The Act applies specifically to cases where land is held under any system of tenancy.
The Court of Industrial Relations has jurisdiction to resolve disputes arising out of the relationship between landowner and tenant in accordance with the law.
No, the Act explicitly states that any agreement or provision of law to the contrary is not valid in cases of tenancy dispossession without just cause and proper approval.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 9, 1939.
The cases are mentioned in section nineteen of Act Numbered Four thousand and fifty-four.
Compulsory arbitration ensures that any controversy between landowner and tenant is resolved through a legally mandated process under the supervision of the Court of Industrial Relations, thereby promoting fair and just settlement of disputes.