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The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960

168 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. XIII — .—GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
  2. 1The Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 (Assam Act I of 1886), as extended to the Union Territor
  3. 2The Bombay Vidardha Region Agricultural Tenants (Protection from Eviction and Amendment of Tenancy L
  4. II — .—REVENUE DIVISIONS, REVENUE OFFICERS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT
  5. 3Power to create, alter or abolish districts, sub-divisions, etc
  6. 4Appointment of revenue officers
  7. 5Deputy Commissioner and certain other revenue officers
  8. 6Settlement officers
  9. 7Subordination of revenue officers
  10. 8Combination of offices
  11. 9Notification of appointments
  12. 10Seals
  13. III — .—LAND AND LAND REVENUE
  14. 11Title of Government to lands, etc
  15. 12Right to trees, forests, etc
  16. 13Assignment of land for special purposes
  17. 14Allotment of land
  18. 15Unauthorised occupation of land
  19. 16Liability of land to land revenue
  20. 17Alluvial lands
  21. 18Land revenue in case of diluvion
  22. 19Assessment of land to land revenue
  23. 20Diversion of land
  24. 21Remission or suspension of revenue on failure of crops
  25. 22Responsibility for payment of land revenue
  26. 23Receipt for land revenue
  27. IV — .—SURVEY AND SETTLEMENT OF LAND REVENUE
  28. 24Definitions of ―revenue survey‖, ―settlement‖ and ―term of settlement‖
  29. 25Inquiry into profits of agriculture
  30. 26Revenue survey
  31. 27Power to require assistance from landholders
  32. 28Survey numbers and villages
  33. 29Division of survey numbers into sub-divisions
  34. 30Determination of revenue-rates
  35. 31Preparation of statistical and fiscal records
  36. 32Revenue-rates how determined
  37. 33Publication of table of revenue-rates
  38. 34Confirmation of the table of revenue-rates
  39. 35Rates of revenue to form part of settlement register
  40. 36Introduction of revenue-rates
  41. 37Duration of revenue-rates
  42. 38Assessment on holdings
  43. 39Additional assessment for water advantages
  44. 40Continuance of survey operations and rates in force at commencement of Act
  45. 41Power of deputy commissioner to correct errors, etc
  46. V — .—LAND RECORDS
  47. 42Preparation of record of rights
  48. 43Publication of the record of rights
  49. 44Jurisdiction of civil courts
  50. 45Correction of
  51. 46Register of mutations
  52. 47Penalty for neglect to furnish information
  53. 48Assistance in preparation of maps
  54. 49Certified copies
  55. 50Maps and other records open to inspection
  56. 51Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officer
  57. VI — .—BOUNDRARIES AND BOUNDARY MARKS
  58. 52Determination of village boundaries
  59. 53Effect of settlement of boundary
  60. 54Construction and repair of boundary marks
  61. 55Description of boundary marks
  62. 56Responsibility for maintaining boundary marks
  63. 57Deputy commissioner to have charge of boundary marks
  64. 58Penalty for injuring boundary marks
  65. VII — .—REALISATION OF LAND REVENE AND OTHER PUBLIC DEMANDS
  66. 59Land revenue to be first charge
  67. 60Payment of land revenue
  68. 61Arrear of land revenue
  69. 62Recovery of arrears
  70. 63Notice of demand
  71. 64Distraint and sale of movable property
  72. 65Sale of immovable property
  73. 66Notice of sale
  74. 67Sale to be by auction
  75. 68Prohibition to bid at auction
  76. 69Sale of perishables
  77. 70Sales not to be excessive
  78. 71Deposit by purchaser of immovable property
  79. 72Failure to make deposit
  80. 73Setting aside sale
  81. 74Confirmation of sale
  82. 75Refunds
  83. 76Certificate of purchase
  84. 77Application of proceeds of sale
  85. 78Liability of certified purchaser
  86. 79Precautionary measures in certain cases
  87. 80Recovery of other public demands
  88. VIII — .—PROCEDURE OF REVENUE OFFICERS: APPEALS AND REVISIONS
  89. 81Revenue officers to be courts
  90. 82Place of hearing
  91. 83Power to enter upon and survey land
  92. 84Power to transfer cases
  93. 85Power to take evidence, summon witness, etc
  94. 86Compelling attendance of witnesses
  95. 87Hearing in absence of party
  96. 88Adjournment of hearing
  97. 89Power to order payment of costs
  98. 90Use for force
  99. 91Appearances before and applications to revenue officers
  100. 92Correction of error or omission
  101. 93Appeals
  102. 94Limitation of appeals
  103. 95Revision
  104. 96Review of orders
  105. 97Stay of execution of orders
  106. 98Power to make rules
  107. IX — .—RIGHTS OF LANDOWNERS
  108. 99Accrual of rights of landowners
  109. 100Rights of landowners
  110. 101Reservation of land for personal cultivation
  111. 102Procedure for reservation of land
  112. 103―Permissible limit‖ defined
  113. 104Land deemed to be reserved for personal cultivation in certain cases
  114. 105Non-resumable land
  115. 106Right to lease
  116. 107Land left uncultivated
  117. 108Relinquishment
  118. X — .—RIGHTS OF TENANTS
  119. 109Interest of tenants
  120. 110Right to create a mortgage or charge
  121. 111Right to make improvements
  122. 112Maximum rent
  123. 113Payment of rent
  124. 114Reasonable rent
  125. 115Commutation of rent payable in kind
  126. 116Receipt for payment of rent
  127. 117Refund of rent recovered in excess
  128. 118Suspension or remission of rent
  129. 119Eviction of tenant
  130. 122Compensation for improvements
  131. 123Tenant may remove buildings, works, etc., not deemed improvements
  132. 124Restoration of possession of land in certain other cases
  133. 125Relief against termination of tenancy for act of waste
  134. 126Surrender of land by tenant
  135. 127Transfer of ownership of land to tenant
  136. 128Compensation to landowner
  137. 129Payment of compensation to landowner
  138. 130Tenant to pay compensation amount
  139. 131Issue of certificate to tenants
  140. 132First option to purchase
  141. 133Power to make rules
  142. XI — .—CEILING ON LAND HOLDINGS
  143. 134Exemption
  144. 135Definitions
  145. 136Ceiling on holdings
  146. 137Submission of returns
  147. 138Collection of information through other agency
  148. 139Procedure for determination of excess land
  149. 140Selection of excess land in cases of certain transfers
  150. 141Excess land to vest in Government
  151. 142Publication of the final list and consequences thereof
  152. 143Compensation
  153. 144Manner of payment of compensation
  154. 145Limit of future acquisition of load
  155. 146Excess land not to be surrendered in certain cases
  156. 147Power of deputy commissioner to take possession of excess land
  157. 148Offences and penalties
  158. 149Finality of orders
  159. 150Power to exempt, etc
  160. 151Definitions
  161. 152Restrictions on transfer, etc
  162. 153Partition of holding
  163. 154Transfers in contravention of this Chapter
  164. 155Penalty
  165. 156Power to make rules
  166. XIII — .—GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
  167. 157Recovery of amounts due as an arrear of and revenue
  168. 158Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes
  169. 159Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded
  170. 160Act to override contract and other laws
  171. 161Court-fees
  172. 162Village officers to be public servants
  173. 163Power to exempt
  174. 164General provision as to penalties
  175. 165Protection of action taken in good faith
  176. 166Delegation of powers
  177. 167Power to remove difficulties
  178. 168General power to make rules
  179. 169Laying of rules before Parliament
  180. 170Repeal and savings