Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.9.20

3.9.20

kāraṇādāne prayāsam ājīvaṃ ca parisaṃkhyāya bandhaṃ dadyāt // iti kṣetravivādaḥ /

If a holding is taken possession of by another on some reasonable grounds, he shall be made to pay to the owner some rent, the amount of which is to be fixed after mature considerations of what is necessary for the subsistence of the cultivator of the holding by him.