The Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960

Sections

1. 0Section 0
2. I — . — PRELIMINARY
3. 1Short title, extent and commencement
4. 2Definitions
5. II — — REVENUE DIVISIONS, REVENUE OFFICERS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT
6. 3Power to create, alter or abolish districts, sub-divisions, etc
7. 4Appointment of revenue officers
8. 5Collector and certain other revenue officers
9. 6Settlement officers
10. 7Subordination of revenue officers
11. 8Combination of offices
12. 9Notification of appointments
13. 10Seals
14. III — . — LAND AND LAND REVENUE
15. 11Title of Government to lands, etc
16. 12Right to trees, forests, etc
17. 13Assignment of land for special purposes
18. 14Allotment of land
19. 15Unauthorised occupation of land
20. 16Liability of land to land revenue
21. 17Alluvial lands
22. 18Land revenue in case of diluvion
23. 19Assessment of land revenue
24. 20Diversion of land
25. 21Remission or suspension of revenue on failure of crops
26. 22Responsibility for payment of land revenue
27. 23Receipt for land revenue
28. IV — . — SURVEY AND SETTLEMENT OF LAND REVENUE
29. 24Definitions of "revenue survey", "settlement" and "term of settlement"
30. 25Inquiry into profits of agriculture
31. 26Revenue survey
32. 27Power to require assistance from landholders
33. 28Survey numbers and villages
34. 29Division of survey numbers into sub-divisions
35. 30Determination of revenue-rates
36. 31Preparation of statistical and fiscal records
37. 32Revenue-rates how determined
38. 33Publication of table of revenue-rates
39. 34Confirmation of the table of revenue-rates
40. 35Rates of revenue to form part of settlement register
41. 36Introduction of revenue-rates
42. 37Duration of revenue-rates
43. 38Assessment on holdings
44. 39Additional assessment for water advantages
45. 40Continuance of survey operations and rates in force at commencement of Act
46. 41Power of Collector to correct errors, etc
47. V — . — LAND RECORDS
48. 42Preparation of record of rights
49. 43Publication of the record of rights
50. 44Jurisdiction of civil courts to decide disputes
51. 45Correction of
52. 46Register of mutations
53. 47Penalty for neglect to afford information
54. 48Assistance in preparation of maps
55. 49Certified copies
56. 50Maps and other records open to inspection
57. 51Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officer
58. VI — . — BOUNDARIES AND BOUNDARY MARKS
59. 52Determination of village boundaries
60. 53Effect of settlement of boundary
61. 54Construction and repair of boundary marks
62. 55Description of boundary marks
63. 56Responsibilities for maintaining boundary marks
64. 57Collector to have charge of boundary marks
65. 58Penalty for injuring boundary marks
66. VII — . — REALISATION OF LAND REVENUE AND OTHER PUBLIC DEMANDS
67. 59Land revenue to be first charge
68. 60Payment of land revenue
69. 61Arrear of land revenue
70. 62Recovery of arrears
71. 63Notice of demand
72. 64Distraint and sale of movable property
73. 65Sale of immovable property
74. 66Notice of sale
75. 67Sale to be by auction
76. 68Prohibition to bid at auction
77. 69Sale of perishables
78. 70Sales not to be excessive
79. 71Deposit by purchaser of immovable property
80. 72Failure to make deposit
81. 73Setting aside sale
82. 74Confirmation of sale
83. 75Refunds
84. 76Certificate of purchase
85. 77Application of proceeds of sale
86. 78Liability of certified purchaser
87. 79Precautionary measures in certain cases
88. 80Recovery of other public demands
89. VIII — . — PROCEDURE OF REVENUE OFFICERS: APPEALS AND REVISIONS
90. 81Revenue officers to be courts
91. 82Place of hearing
92. 83Power to enter upon and survey land
93. 84Power to transfer cases
94. 85Power to take evidence, summon witnesses, etc
95. 86Compelling attendance of witnesses
96. 87Hearing in absence of party
97. 88Adjournment of hearing
98. 89Power to order payment of costs
99. 90Use of force
100. 91Appearances before and applications to revenue officers
101. 92Correction of error or omission
102. 93Appeals
103. 94Limitation of appeals
104. 95Revision
105. 96Review of orders
106. 97Stay of execution of orders
107. 98Power to make rules
108. IX — — RIGHTS OF RAIYATS IN LAND
109. 99Rights of raiyats
110. 100Reservation of land for personal cultivation
111. 101Procedure for reservation of lands
112. 102"Permissible limit" defined
113. 103Land deemed to be reserved for personal cultivation in certain cases
114. 104Non-resumable land
115. 105Right to lease
116. 106Land left uncultivated
117. 107Relinquishment
118. X — . — RIGHTS OF UNDER-RAIYATS
119. 108Interest of under-raiyats
120. 109Right to create a mortgage or charge
121. 110Right to make improvements
122. 111Maximum rent
123. 112Payment of rent
124. 113Reasonable rent
125. 114Commutation of rent payable in kind
126. 115Receipt for payment of rent
127. 116Refund of rent recovered in excess
128. 117Suspension or remission of rent
129. 118Eviction of under-raiyat
130. 119Restoration of possession of land to under-raiyat
131. 121Compensation for improvements
132. 122Under-raiyat may remove building, works, etc., not deemed improvements
133. 123Restoration of possession of land in certain other cases
134. 124Relief against termination of tenancy for act of waste
135. 125Surrender of land by under-raiyat
136. 126Transfer of ownership of land to under-raiyats
137. 127Compensation to raiyat
138. 128Payment of compensation to raiyat
139. 129Under-raiyat to pay compensation amount
140. 130Issue of certificate to under-raiyats
141. 131First option to purchase
142. 132Power to make rules
143. XI — . — ACQUISITION OF ESTATES AND OF RIGHTS OF INTERMEDIARIES THEREIN
144. 133Definitions
145. 134Notification vesting estates in the State
146. 135Consequences of notification under section 134
147. 136Rights of intermediary to certain lands
148. 137Collector to take charge of estates, etc., vested in the Government
149. 138Decision of disputes
150. 139Appeal
151. XII — . — ASSESSMENT AND PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION
152. 140Intermediaries entitled to receive compensation
153. 141Date from which compensation shall be due
154. 142Every intermediary to be treated as a separate unit
155. 143Appointment of compensation officers
156. 144Compensation assessment roll
157. 145Determination of gross income and net income
158. 146Compensation payable to intermediary
159. 147Disposal of claims of creditors
160. 148Appeal against the decision of claims officer
161. 149Preliminary publication of compensation assessment roll and disposal objections
162. 150Contents of the order of compensation officer
163. 151Appeals against order of compensation officer
164. 152Final publication of the compensation assessment roll
165. 153Correction of
166. 155Mode of payment of compensation
167. 156Compensation due to maintenance holder
168. 157Compensation due to person incompetent to alienate
169. 158Inquiries to be judicial proceedings
170. 160Application of Part III to persons becoming raiyats or under-raiyats under Part IV
171. 161Power to make rules
172. XIII — .—CEILING ON LAND HOLDINGS
173. 162Exemptions
174. 163Definitions
175. 164Ceilings on holdings
176. 165Submission of returns
177. 166Collection of information through other agency
178. 167Procedure for determination of excess land
179. 168Selection of excess land in cases of certain transfers
180. 169Excess land to vest in Government
181. 170Publication of the final list and consequences thereof
182. 171Compensation
183. 172Manner of payment of compensation
184. 173Limit of future acquisition of land
185. 174Excess land not to be surrendered in certain cases
186. 175Power of Collector to take possession of excess land
187. 176Offences and penalties
188. 177Finality of orders
189. 178Power to exempt, etc
190. XIV — . — PREVENTION OF FRAGMENTATION
191. 179Definitions
192. 180Restrictions on transfer, etc
193. 181Partition of holding
194. 182Transfers in contravention of this Chapter
195. 183Penalty
196. 184Power to make rules
197. XV — . — GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
198. 185Recovery of amount due as arrear of land revenue
199. 186Protection against eviction or surrender in certain cases
200. 187Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes
201. 188Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded
202. 189Act to over-ride contracts and other laws
203. 190Court-fees
204. 191Village officers to be public servants
205. 192Power to exempt
206. 193General provision as to penalties
207. 194Protection of action taken in good faith
208. 195Delegation of powers
209. 196Power to remove difficulties
210. 197General power to make rules
211. 198Laying of rules before Parliament
212. 199Repeal and savings