Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling On Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973

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    "slug": "andhra-pradesh-land-reforms-ceiling-on-agricultural-holdings-act-1973",
    "title": "Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling On Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973",
    "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling On Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 1 of 1973)",
    "act_year": 1973,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling On Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "content": "Object & Reasons 6\nStatement of Objects and Reasons - (Act No. 19 of 2009).",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Declaration as to giving effect to certain directive principles.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) ' Appellate Tribunal ' means the Appellate Tribunal constituted under Section 20; and where no such Appellate Tribunal is in existence the District Collector concerned;\n(b) 'bank' means a banking company as defined in Section 6 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, and includes the State Bank of India, constituted by the State Bank of India Act, 1955, a subsidiary bank as defined in State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959, and a corresponding new bank defined in the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, and such other financial institution owned, controlled or managed by a State Government or the Central Government as may be notified in this behalf by the Government;\n(c) ' ceiling area ' means the extent of land [specified in Section 4 or Section 4-A] to be ceiling area;\n(d) ' double crop wet land ' means any wet land registered as double crop or compounded double crop wet land in the land revenue accounts of the Government and includes any wet land not to be registered,-\n(i) for which in accordance with any scheme of localisation being adopted under any Government source of irrigation, water is available in both the first and second crop seasons during a Fasli year including the lands covered by Schedule B and Part II of Schedule C appended to the draft rules for the irrigation of lands in the Godavari Western, Eastern and Central deltas published in the Rules Supplement to Part II, Extraordinary of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated the 16th July, 1962;\n(ii) on which two crops per Fasli year have or a dufassal crop has been raised with the use of water from a Government source of irrigation in any four Fasli years within a continuous period of six Fasli years immediately before the specified date;\n(iii) which is capable of raising two crops per Fasli year with the use of water from a tube well constructed by the Government or any person :\n(a) any land entitled to the supply of water from a Government source of irrigation and on which two irrigated crops per Fasli year have or a dufassal crop has, not been raised with the use of water from such source, in any four Fasli years within a continuous period of six Fasli years immediately before the specified date, for want of supply of water from such source;\n(b) any land for which in accordance with any scheme of localisation being adopted under any Government source of irrigation, water is made available during the second crop seasons solely in consideration of the likelihood of the loss of the first crop on account of submersion, salinity, tidal action or the like;\n(c) any land to which water has been specifically supplied on a temporary basis for raising a second crop by diversion of water intended for eventual utilisation elsewhere;\n(d) any land irrigated by a Government source of irrigation covered by proviso (iii) to sub-section (5);\n(e) ' dry land ' means land registered as dry, manavari, asmantari, baghat or garden land, or special rate dry land, in the land revenue accounts of the Government or assessed as such; and includes any other land, excluding wet land;\n(f) ' family unit ' means-\n(i) in the case of an individual who has a spouse or spouses, such individual, the spouse or spouses and their minor sons and their unmarried minor daughters, if any;\n(ii) in the case of an individual who has no spouse, such individual and his or her minor sons and unmarried minor daughters;\n(iii) in the case of an individual who is a divorced husband and who has not remarried, such individual and his minor sons and unmarried minor daughters, whether in his custody or not; and\n(iv) where an individual and his or her spouse are both dead, their minor sons and unmarried minor daughters.\nExplanation.\n(g) ' Government ' means the State Government;\n(h) ' Government source of irrigation ' means a source of irrigation registered in the land revenue accounts of the Government as such, including a well constructed or maintained by the Government or any local authority; but does not include a spring channel, parrekalava, naddinala, vagunala, kasam, sona, bila, uppalwat bonda, doruvu, bhukri, kole or cross bunding;\n(i) ' holding ' means the entire land held by a person,\n(i) as an owner;\n(ii) as a limited owner;\n(iii) as an usufructuary mortgagee;\n(iv) as a tenant;\n(v) who is in possession by virtue of a mortgage by conditional sale or through part performance of a contract for the sale of land or otherwise; or in one or more of such capacities, and the expression \"to hold land\" shall be construed accordingly;\nExplanation.\n(j) ' land ' means land which is used or is capable of being used for purposes of agriculture, or for purposes ancillary thereto, including horticulture, forest land, pasture land, waste land, plantation and tope; and includes land deemed to be agricultural land under this Act.\nExplanation I.\nExplanation II.\n(k) ' Law ' includes any enactment, Ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument having the force of law;\n(l) ' notification ' means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette; and the expression \"notify\" shall be construed accordingly;\n(m) ' notified date ' means the date notified under sub-section (3) of Section 1;\n(n) ' owner ' includes a person by whom or in whose favour a trust is created; [xxx] and in the case of any land not held under ryotwari settlement, a person who is or would be entitled to the grant of a ryotwari patta or to the registration as an occupant in respect of such land under any law for the time being in force providing for the conversion of such land into ryotwari tenure and where there is no such law, any person holding such land immediately before the specified date otherwise than in any one of the capacities specified in items (ii) to (v) Clause (i); [but does not include a limited owner] .\n(o) ' person ' includes an individual, a family unit, a trustee, a company, a firm, a society or an association of individuals, whether incorporated or not;\n(p) ' prescribed ' means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Act;\n(q) ' Revenue Divisional Officer ' means the Revenue Divisional Officer within whose jurisdiction the land is situated and includes any officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Deputy Collector empowered by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Revenue Divisional Officer under this Act;\n(r) ' specified date ' means-\n(i) in the case of declaration required to be filed under Sec. 8, the notified date;\n(ii) in the case of a declaration required to be filed under Section 18, the date of acquisition, usufructuary mortgage, lease, marriage, adoption or alteration in the classification of the land referred to therein, as the case may be;\n(s) ' standard holding ' means the extent of land specified in Sec. 5 to be the standard holding;\n(t) ' tenant ' means a person who cultivates by his own labour or that of any other member of his family or by hired labour under his supervision and control, any land belonging to another under a tenancy agreement, express or implied: and includes a person who is deemed to be a tenant under any tenancy law for the time being in force;\n(u) ' Tribunal ' means a Tribunal constituted under Section 6; and where no such Tribunal is in existence, the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned;\n(v) ' Wet land ' means land registered as wet, single crop wet, compounded double crop wet or special rate wet land, in the land revenue accounts of the Government or assessed as such; and includes any land not registered as wet which has been-\n(i) included in the ayacut of any Government source of irrigation;\n(ii) irrigated by water from any Government source of irrigation in any four Fasli years within a continuous period of six Fasli years immediately before the specified date; or\n(iii) irrigated by a tube well constructed by the Government or any person :",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Ceiling Area.",
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            "content": "Explanation.\n[4A. Increase of ceiling area in certain cases.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Standard holding for different classes of lands and Computation.",
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            "content": "(i) in the case of any double crop wet land falling under sub-clause (i) of Clause (d) of Section 3, covered by Part II of Schedule C appended to the draft rules referred to in that sub-clause for the irrigation of lands in the Godavari Western, Eastern and Central deltas, the extent of standard holding shall be increased by twelve and a half per centum;\n[(ii) in the case of any double crop wet land irrigated solely by a private tube well, the extent of standard holding shall be increased by twenty-five per centum, so however, that the said extent shall in no case exceed 7.28 hectares (18 acres).]\n(iii) in the case of any wet land irrigated by a Government source of irrigation classified as Class V in the settlement or revenue accounts of the Government, excluding a source fed by a project, river, nala or channel in the Andhra Area; and in the case of wet land irrigated by similar source notified by the Government in this behalf in the Telangana area, the extent of standard holding shall be increased by sixteen and one-fourth per centum;\n(iv) in the case of any dry land situated in any area declared by the Government by notification to be a drought-prone area, the extent of standard holding shall be increased:-\n(a) by twelve and a half per centum, in the case of any dry land falling under Class G or Class H of the Table below; and\n(b) by twenty per centum in the case of any dry land falling under Class I, Class J or Class K of the said Table;\n(v) in the case of any land in the Telangana area situated in any tract in respect of which the settlement operations were conducted by an agency other than the Government, if the land falls within Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E of the Table below the ceiling area shall be computed as if the land fell within Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E or Class F of the said Table respectively and if the land falls within Class G, Class H, Class I or Class J, the ceiling area shall be computed as if such land fell within Class H, Class I, Class J or Class K respectively;\n[(vi) in the case of any lanka or padugai land, or any land on which a coconut garden, a guava garden or a grape garden is raised, the extent of standard holding shall in no case exceed 10.93 hectares (27 acres)] .\nTABLE Class of Land Extent of Standard holding 1 2 Wet Double crop wet land a Hectares Wet land other than double crop wet land b\n\t\t\t\tHectares Wet: Class A ...4.05 (10 acres) 6.07 (15 acres) Class B ...4.86 (12 acres) 7.28 (18 acres) Class C ...5.46 (13.5 acres) 8.09 (20 acres) Class D ...6.07 (15 acres) 9.11 (22.5 acres) Class E ...6.68 (16.5 acres) 10.12 (25 acres) Class F ...7.21 (18 acres) 10.93 (27 acres) Dry: Class G ... 14.16 (35 acres) Class H ... 16.19 (40 acres) Class I ... 18.21 (45 acres) Class J ... 20.23 (50 acres) Class K ... 21.85 (54 acres) (2) In computing the holding of a person or family unit consisting of lands of different classes, the relative proportion of the extent of land of each such Class to the extent of a standard holding of the appropriate Class shall be taken into account in the manner prescribed and the aggregate of all such proportions shall be deemed to be the holding of the person or the family unit in relation to the ceiling area.\nTABLE\nClass of Land\nExtent of Standard holding\n1\n2\nWet\nDouble crop wet land a Hectares\nWet land other than double crop wet land b\n\t\t\t\tHectares\nWet:\nClass A\n...4.05 (10 acres)\n6.07\n(15 acres)\nClass B\n...4.86 (12 acres)\n7.28\n(18 acres)\nClass C\n...5.46 (13.5 acres)\n8.09\n(20 acres)\nClass D\n...6.07 (15 acres)\n9.11\n(22.5 acres)\nClass E\n...6.68 (16.5 acres)\n10.12\n(25 acres)\nClass F\n...7.21 (18 acres)\n10.93\n(27 acres)\nDry:\nClass G\n...\n14.16 (35 acres)\nClass H\n...\n16.19 (40 acres)\nClass I\n...\n18.21 (45 acres)\nClass J\n...\n20.23 (50 acres)\nClass K\n...\n21.85 (54 acres)\n(a) in a case where the trust is revocable by the author of the trust, be deemed to be held by such author or his successor-in-interest; and\n(b) in other cases, be deemed to be held by the beneficiaries of the trust in proportion to their respective interests in such trust, or the income derived therefrom.\nExplanation.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Constitution of Tribunal.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Special provision in respect of certain transfers, etc., already made.",
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            "content": "(a) any declaration of dissolution of marriage has been made by a Court on an application made on or after the 24th January, 1971; or\n(b) any other dissolution of marriage in accordance with any law or custom has taken place, then the land held by each spouse immediately before the date of such dissolution shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be land held on the notified date by the Family unit of which they were members immediately before such dissolution.\n(a) whether any transfer or creation of a trust effected on or after the 24th January, 1971 had been effected in anticipation of, and with a view to avoiding or defeating the objects of, any law relating to a reduction in the ceiling on agricultural holdings:\n(b) whether any alienation made, partition effected or trust created on or after the 2nd May, 1972 is null and void;\n(c) whether any conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural land had taken place within a period of five years before the notified date;\n(d) whether any dissolution of a marriage had taken place on or after the 24th January, 1971 either on an application made on or after the said date, or in accordance with any law or custom;\n(e) whether any person had been given in adoption on or after the 24th January, 1971;",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Declaration of holding.",
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            "content": "Explanation I.\nExplanation II.\nExplanation III.\n(a) in the case of wet land -4.05 hectares (10 acres);\n(b) in the case of dry land -10.12 hectares (25 acres);",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Determination of ceiling area.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Explanation.\n[9A. Reopening of Cases by the Tribunal.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Surrender of land in certain cases.",
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            "content": "(i) which has been converted into non-agricultural land and has been rendered incapable of being used for purposes of agriculture;\n(ii) the surrender of which is not acceptable on account of a dispute as to the title to the land or an encumbrance on the land or on account of the land being in the possession of any person mentioned in [x x x] item (v) of Clause (i) of Section 3 or on account of the land proposed to be surrendered becoming inaccessible by reason of its severance from the remaining part of the holding; and the Tribunal shall, in every such case, serve a notice on the person concerned requiring him to surrender any other land in lieu thereof; and thereupon the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) shall, mutatis mutandis apply to such surrender :\n(b) Where the land so surrendered under Clause (a) is also not acceptable to the Tribunal, the Tribunal shall, after giving an opportunity to the person concerned of being heard, select any other land in lieu thereof, and thereupon, the said land shall be deemed to have been surrendered by such person.\nExplanation I.\n(a) where the extent to be surrendered by each member is agreed upon by or on behalf of all the members of the family unit, the extent surrendered by each such member shall be in accordance with such agreement, so however, that the extent surrendered by any female member of the family unit shall not exceed the extent which she would be liable to surrender in proportion to the total land held by her to the lands held by all the members of the family unit:\n(b) where there is no such agreement, the extent surrendered shall be in proportion to the lands held by each member of the family unit;\n(c) where any land is held in the name of any female member of the family unit, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is provided, that such female member is the owner of such land.\nExplanation II.\nExplanation III.\nExplanation IV.\nExplanation V.\nExplanation VI.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Vesting of land surrendered.",
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            "content": "(i) against the amount payable under this Act in respect of such land; and\n(ii) against any other property of the owner;\nExplanation.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Reversion and vesting of land surrendered.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Special provision for protected tenants.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Disposal of land vested in Government.",
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            "content": "(i) the condition that the land shall not be alienated by the transferee by way of sale, gift, mortgage, lease or in any manner whatsoever otherwise than by way of mortgage in favour of the Government, a bank or a Co-operative society, including a land mortgage bank; and\n(ii) the condition that where the land transferred in an orchard, the transferee shall continue to maintain such land as an orchard; and\n(iii) such other condition as may be prescribed.\n(i) lease out any land vesting in them under this Act for such purposes and on terms and conditions as may be specified by them; or\n(ii) reserve such land for any common use or benefit of the community; [or\n(iii) utilise/sell such lands for infrastructure/industrial development or any such public purpose.]",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Amount payable for lands vested in the Government.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Claims for the amount payable.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Prohibition of alienation of holding.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Declaration of future acquisitions.",
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            "content": "(a) any acquisition in any manner whatsoever, usufructuary mortgage, or lease of any land; or\n(b) any marriage or adoption; or\n(c) any alteration in the classification of the land;\nExplanation I.\nExplanation II.\nExplanation III.\nExplanation IV.\n[Explanation V.\nExplanation.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Declaration to be furnished before registering officer.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 18
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Appeal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Revision.",
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            "content": "(a) that it exercised a jurisdiction not vested in it by law, or\n(b) that it failed to exercise a jurisdiction so vested, or\n(c) that it acted in the exercise of its jurisdiction illegally or with material irregularity.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Power of Authorities under this Act.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Exemptions.",
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            "content": "(a) lands held by the State or the Central Government or any local authority;\n(b) lands held by religious, charitable or educational institutions, including a Wakf, of a public nature [existing on the date of the commencement of this Act] ;\n(c) lands held by an undertaking owned, controlled or managed by-\n(i) a Government company as defined in Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956;\n(ii) a Corporation established by or under a Central, Provincial or State Act, which is controlled or managed by a State Government or the Central Government;\n(d) lands covered by tea, coffee, cocoa, cardamom or rubber plantations;\n(e) lands held by-\n(i) such Co-operative farming societies of weaker-sections as may be approved by the Government in this behalf which approval the Government may for good and sufficient reason withdraw at any time;\n(ii) other Co-operative societies including land mortgage banks;\n(f) lands held by a bank;\n(g) lands vested in the Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan Yagna Board or in a Gram Sabha;\n(h) lands in any area notified by the Government in this behalf as required for acquisition in connection with any major irrigation, power, industrial or other project under construction as on the date of commencement of this Act :",
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        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Penalty.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 23
        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Protection of action taken under this Act.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 24
        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Bar of jurisdiction.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 25
        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 26
        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Act to override other laws.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Power to remove difficulties.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 28
        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Repeals.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "First Schedule\nFirst Schedule\n[See Section 5]\nClassification Of Lands\nClassification Of Lands",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Wet Lands bearing the tarams or bhagannas in each of the settlement tracts or groups, as the case may be, shall be classified into respective Classes A, B, C, D, E and F as shown in the table below.",
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            "content": "TABLE\nTABLE\nRegion --------- District\nSettlement tract or group\nTarams or Bhagannas which fall under Class\nA\nB\nC\nD\nE\nF\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nANDHRA AREA\n1\nSrikakulam\nIchapuram\n...\n...\n...\n...\n1 to 4\n5 to 11\nVisakhapatnam\nSrikkakulam\n..\n..\n..\n1\n2 to 4\n5 to 8\n-do-\nVisakhapatnam\n..\n..\n1\n2 to 4\n5 & 6\n7 & 8\n-do-\nGudem\n..\n..\n1 to 4\n4 & 6\n7 & 8\n...\n2\nEast Godavari &\nDelta\n1\n2 & 3\n4 & 5\n6 to 8\n9 to 11\n..\nWest Godavari\nDelta-dry(wet on ground)\n1 & 2\n3 & 4\n5 & 8\n9\n10 to 14\n..\nUpl&\n..\n..\n1 to 5\n6 to 10\n11 to 14\n15\nKolleru\n..\n..\n..\n..\n5 to 8\n9 & 10\nKolleru-dry (wet on ground)\n..\n..\n..\n..\n7 to 10\n..\nYeleru-turn-Government villages\n..\n1 to 4\n..\n..\n..\n..\nYeleru-Taken over villages-turn\n..\n2\n..\n..\n..\n..\nYeleru-taken over villages-nonturn\n..\n2 to 4\n5 to 9\n10\n10 to 13\n14 to 16\nYeleru-taken over-turn dry (wet on ground)\n..\n1 to 8\n9\n..\n..\n..\nYeleru - taken over-non turn dry (wet on ground)\n..\n1 & 2\n..\n3 to 9\n10 to 13\n..\n3\nKrishna\nDelta\n..\n1 & 2\n3 & 4\n5 to 7\n8\n9 to 11\nDelta-dry(wet on ground)\n..\n1 to 4\n5\n6 & 7\n8 to 13\n..\nUpl&\n..\n1 & 2\n3 to 7\n8\n..\n..\nDivi(irrigated dry)\n..\n1 to 4\n5 to 7\n8 to 11\n..\n..\nMuniyeru\n..\n1 to 6\n7\n..\n..\n..\nMuniyeru-dry (wet on ground)\n..\n..\n6 to 103\n11 & 12\n..\n..\n4\nGuntur &\nDelta\n1\n2 to 5\n6 & 7\n8 & 9\n10 to 12\n..\nPrakasam districts\nDelta-dry (wet on ground)\n..\n3 to 9\n7 to 9\n10 to 13\n..\n..\nUpl&\n..\n..\n1,1A & 2\n3 to 7\n8 to 13\n..\nSattenappalli & Palnad\n..\n..\n..\n1 to 6\n7 to 10\n..\nVinukonda\n..\n1\n2 & 3\n4 to 7\n8 to 10\n..\nOngole\n..\n..\n1 & 3\n4 to 12\n13 to 17\n18 to 22\n5\nNellore & Prakasam districts\nTract 1(entire former\n\t\t\t\tdistrict of Nellore except the village in the Tracts II & III).\nthe village in the Tracts II & III).\n..\n1\n2 & 3\n4 to 7\n8 to 15\n16 to 23\nDelta-dry(wet on ground)\n..\n..\n1 to 8\n9 to 17\n20 to 26\n..\nTract II : Uggumadi,\n..\n..\n..\n..\n4 & 5\n6 to 9\nDamanellore, Suggupalli & 2 Shrotrium villages.\n..\n..\n..\n5 to 8\n9 & 10\n..\nTract III : Manganellore.\nAtchukattu, Suddamadugu & Tagelu.\n6\nKurnool & Prakasam districts.\nTract I : Kurnool,\n\t\t\t\tDhone N&ikotkur, N&yal, Allagadda & Atmakur taluks.\nAllagadda & Atmakur taluks.\n...\n1 & 2\n3\n4\n5 & 6\n7 to 10\nTract II : Cumbum & Markapur taluks.\n..\n1\n2 & 3\n4\n5 & 6\n7 to 10\nTract III : Alluru & Adoni taluks.\n...\n1 to 4\n4A & 5\n6 & 6A\n7A,8,8A\n9 to 19\nTract IV : Kolikuntla & Banaganaplli taluks.\n..\n1 to 5\n2 & 3\n4\n5 & 6\n7 to 10\nTract V : Banaganapalli erstwhile estate villages\n..\n1 to 3\n4\n5\n6 & 7\n8 to 11\nTract VI : Pattikonda taluks\n..\n1 to 4\n..\n4\n5 & 6\n7 to 10\n7\nAnantapur\nTract I :\n\t\t\t\tAnantapur(part) Dharmavaram, Hindupur, Madakasira, Penukonda & Kaly&urg,(part) taluk.\nMadakasira, Penukonda & Kaly&urg,(part) taluk.\n...\n...\n1 & 2\n3\n4 & 5\n6 to 10\nTract II : Kadiri taluk\n...\n...\n1 & 2\n3\n4 & 5\n6 to 10\nTract III : Gooty, Tadpatri & Uravakonda taluks\n...\n1 to 3A\n4A & 5A\n6A\n7A & 8A\n8 to 13\nTract IV : Rayadurg & Kaly&urg\n...\n...\n4A & 5A\n6A\n7A & 8A\n9 to 13\nTract V :\n\t\t\t\tAnantapur(Part), 16 villages transferred from Gooty taluk.\nfrom Gooty taluk.\n...\n...\n...\n1 to 6\n7\n9 to 13\n8\nCuddapah\nTract I : Caddapah,\n\t\t\t\tJammala madugu, Proddatur, Kamalapuram taluks.\nKamalapuram taluks.\n...\n1 & 2\n3\n4\n5 & 6\n7 to 10\nTract II : Pulivendula & Rayachoti(Part).\n...\n2\n3\n4\n5 & 6\n7 to 10\nTract III : Badvel, Sidhout & Rajampet taluks.\n...\n2\n3\n4\n5 & 6\n7 to 9\nTract IV : Rayachoti(part)\n...\n1\n2\n3\n4 & 5\n6 to 10\n9\nChittoor\nTract I : Ch&ragiri,\n\t\t\t\tChittoor, Puttur, Kalahasti, Satyavedu(part) & Bangarupalem taluks.\nKalahasti, Satyavedu(part) & Bangarupalem taluks.\n...\n1 & 2\n3 & 4\n5 to 8\n2 to 13\n14 to 18\nTract II-A : Punganur & Palamaner(part).\n...\n...\n1 to 3\n4 to 6\n8 to 13\n14 to 18\nTract II-B : Palamaner(Part) & Kuppam.\n...\n...\n...\n1 to 4\n5 to 9\n10 to 14\nTract III - Madanapalli(Part) & Vayalpad.\n...\n1\n2\n3\n4 & 5\n6 to 10\nTract IV : Satyavedu(part)\n...\n...\n...\n1 to 3\n4 & 5\n6 to 11\nTract V : West Warthur\n\t\t\t\t& Chilakur villages transferred from Nellore to Kalahasti taluk.\ntransferred from Nellore to Kalahasti taluk.\n...\n...\n...\n6\n9 & 14\n16 to 19\n10\nTelangana\nGroup 1 :(Rs. 24.00)\nTelangana Group\n2 :(Rs.22.28)\nTelangana Group\n3 :(Rs.21.43)\nTelangana Group\n4 :(Rs.20.57)\nTelangana Group\n5 :(Rs.19.71)\nTelangana Group\n6 :(Rs.19.28)\n...\n16 annas & above\n15-1/2 annas 15 annas\n14-1/2 annas 14 annas\n13-1/2 annas to 10 annas\n9-1/2 annas & below\nTelangana Group\n7 :(Rs.18.85)\nTelangana Group\n8 :(Rs.18.00)\nTelangana Group\n9 :(Rs.17.14)\nTelangana Group\n10 :(Rs.16.28)\nTelangana Group\n11 :(Rs.15.43)\nTelangana Group\n12 :(Rs.15.00)\nTelangana Group\n13 :(Rs.14.17)\n...\n...\n16 annas\n15-1/2\n01/02/74\n10/01/02\nTelangana Group\n14 :(Rs.13.71)\n...\n...\n& above\nannas to\nannas to\nannas & below\nTelangana Group\n15 :(Rs.13.49)\n...\n...\n...\n15 annas\n11 annas\n-do-\nTelangana Group\n16 :(Rs.12.85)\nTelangana Group\n17 :(Rs.12.72)\nTelangana Group\n18 :(Rs.12.00)\nTelangana Group\n19 :(Rs.11.71)\nTelangana Group\n20 :(Rs.11.14)\n...\n...\n...\n-do-\n14-1/2 annas to 12 annas\n11-1/2 annas & below\nTelangana Group\n21 :(Rs.10.58)\nTelangana Group\n22 :(Rs.10.28)\n...\n...\n...\n16 annas & above\n15-1/2 annas to 12 annas\nbelow\nTelangana Group\n23 :(Rs.9.42)\nTelangana Group\n24 :(Rs.8.57)\n...\n...\n...\nTelangana Group\n25 :(Rs.7.71)\n...\n...\n...\n-do-\n15-1/2 annas 13 annas & below\n12-1/2 annas & below\nTelangana Group\n26 :(Rs.6.85)\n...\n...\n...\n...\nTelangana Group\n27 :(Rs.4.81)\n...\n...\n...\n...",
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            "title": "2. Dry lands bearing settlement tarams or bhagannas in each of the settlement tracts or groups, as the case may be; shall be classified into respective classes G, H, I, J and K as shown in Table below:",
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            "content": "TABLE\nRegion --------- District\nSettlement tract or group\nTarams or Bhagannas which fall under Class\nG\nH\nI\nJ\nK\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nANDHRA AREA\n1\nSrikakulam and Visakhapatnam.\nIchapuram\n...\n1 & 2\n3 to 7\n8\n...\nSrikakulam\n1 to 4\n5 to 8\n..\n...\n...\nVisakhapatnam\ndo\n5 to 7\n8 & 9\n10 & 11\n...\nGudem\n1 to 6\n7 to 9\n10 & 11\n...\n...\n2\nEast Godavari and West Godavari\nDelta\n1 to 10\n11 to 14\n...\n...\n...\nUpland\n1 to 7\n8 to 14\n...\n...\n...\n3\nKrishna\nDelta\n-do-\n8 to 13\n...\n...\n...\nUpland\n-do-\n1 to 9\n...\n...\n...\n4\nGuntur and Prakasam Districts.\nUpland\n1 to 12\n...\n...\n...\n...\nSattenapalli and Palnad\n1 to 10\n11\n12\n...\n...\nVinukonda\n...\n1 to 3\n4 to 6\n7\n8\nOngole\n1 to 16\n17 & 18\n19 to 28\n...\n...\n5\nNellore and Prakasam districts.\nEntire former district of Nellore except the\n\t\t\t\tvillages in Tracts II and III\n1 to 13\n14 to 16\n17 to 21\n22 to 26\n27 & 28\nTract II Trace III Trace II: Uggumadi, Damanellore,\n\t\t\t\tSuggupalli and 2 Shrotrium villages.\n4M,5M\n4,6M\n5,6,7M,8M\n7\n8 & 9\nTract III : Manganellore, Atchugattu, Suddamadugu\n\t\t\t\tTegelu villages transferred Chittoor district.\n2\n3\n4\n...\n...\n6\nKurnool and Prakasam districts.\nTract I : Kurnool Dhone, Nandaikotkur, Nandyal,\n\t\t\t\tAllagadda and Atmakur taluks.\n1 & 2\n3\n4 & 5\n6 & 7\n8 to 13\nTract II : Cumbum and Markapur taluks\n-do-\n3\n-do-\n-do-\n8 to 10\nTract III : Alur and Adoni taluks\n-do-\n3\n-do-\n6\n7 & 8\nTract IV : Koilkuntla Banaganapalli taluks.\n1 to 5\n6\n7 & 8\n9 & 10\n11\nTract V : Banaganapalli erswhile estate villages.\n1 to 3\n4\n5\n6 & 7\n8 to 11\nTract VI : Pattikonda\n1 to 4\n5\n6 & 7\n8 & 9\n10\n7\nAnantapur\nTract I: Anantapur Dharmavaram, Hindupur\n\t\t\t\tMadakasira, Penugonda, Kalyandurg(part) taluks.\n1\n2\n2\n4 & 5\n6 to 9\nTract II : Kadiri taluk\n...\n1 & 2\n2 & 4\n5 & 6\n7 & 8\nTract III : Gooty,\n1,2,3A\n3 and 4A\n4,5,6A\n6\n7 & 13\nTadpatri, Uravakonda taluks.\nTract IV : Rayadurg part\n1 & 2\n3 & 4\n5\n6 to 8\n8\nCuddapah\nTract I : Cuddapah, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur and\n\t\t\t\tKamalapuram taluks.\n1 to 5\n6\n7 to 9\n10\n11\nTract II : Pulivendula and Rayachoti(part)\n1 to 4\n5 & 6\n7 to 10\n...\n11\nTract III : Badvel\n1 to 5\n6\n7 to 9\n10 & 11\n12\nTract IV : Rayachoti\n...\n1 & 2\n3 to 5\n6\n7 & 8\n9\nChittoor\nTract I : Chittoor, Chandragiri, Puthur, Kalahasti,\n\t\t\t\tSatyavedu(part), Bangarupalem.\n1 & 2\n3\n4 & 5\n6\n7\nTract IIA : Punganur and Palameneru(part)\n1 & 2\n3\n4 & 5\n6\n7\nTract IIB : Palamaneru(part) and Kuppam\n1 & 2\n3\n4 & 5\n6\n7\nTract III : Madanapalli and Vayalpad.\n...\n1 & 3\n3 to 5\n6\n7 & 8\nTract IV : Satyavedu\n3,3M,4\n6M\n5,6,7M\n7\n8 & 9\n(part)\n4M,5M\n8M,9M\nTract V : Warthur and Chilakur villages transferred\n\t\t\t\tfrom Nellore district to Kalahasti taluk.\n9 & 13\n...\n17 & 22\n26\n...\n10\nTelengana Area Group 1 :(Rs.3.78)\nGroup 2 :(Rs.3.83)\nGroup 3 :(Rs.3.43)\nGroup 4 :(Rs.3.21)\n16 annas and above\n13-1/2 annas to 11 annas\n10-1/2 to 7 annas\n6-1/2 to 2 annas\n1-1/2 annas and below.\nGroup 5 :(Rs.3.15)\nGroup 6 :(Rs.3.09)\nGroup 7 :(Rs.3.00)\nGroup 8 :(Rs.2.94)\nGroup 9 :(Rs.2.88)\n...\n11 annas and above\n-do-\n6-1/2 annas to 3 annas\n2-1/2 annas and below.\nGroup 10 :(Rs.2.78)\nGroup 11 :(Rs.2.67)\nGroup 12 :(Rs.2.64)\nGroup 13 :(Rs.2.57)\nGroup 14 :(Rs.2.46)\nGroup 15 :(Rs.2.35)\n...\n14 annas and above\n13-1/2 to 9 annas\n8-1/2 annas to 3 annas\n-do-\nGroup 16 :(Rs.2.24)\nGroup 17 :(Rs.2.14)\nGroup 18 :(Rs.2.09)\nGroup 19 :(Rs.2.02)\nGroup 20 :(Rs.1.92)\nGroup 21 :(Rs.1.81)\n...\n15 annas and above\n14-1/2 annas to 9 annas\n-do-\n-do-\nGroup 22 :(Rs.1.71)\nGroup 23 :(Rs.1.60)\nGroup 24 :(Rs.1.53)\nGroup 25 :(Rs.1.49)\nGroup 26 :(Rs.1.38)\nGroup 27 :(Rs.1.28)\nGroup 28 :(Rs.1.16)\nGroup 29 :(Rs.1.06)\n...\n...\n12 annas and above\n11-1/2 annas to 3 annas\n2-1/2 annas and below\nGroup 30 : (Rs.0.95)\nGroup 31 : (Rs.0.85)\nGroup 32 : (Rs.0.65)\nExplanation I.\nExplanation II.\nExplanation III.\nExplanation IV.\nSecond Schedule\nSecond Schedule\n(See Section 15)\n(i) when the total land revenue payable does not exceed Rs. 50, one hundred times the land revenue;\n(ii) when the total land revenue payable exceeds Rs. 50 but does not exceed Rs. 150, fifty times the land revenue subject to a minimum of Rs. 5,000;\n(iii) when the total land revenue payable exceeds Rs. 150 but does not exceed Rs. 500, twenty times the land revenue subject to a minimum of Rs. 7,500;\n(iv) when the total land revenue payable exceeds Rs. 500, ten times the land revenue subject to a minimum of Rs. 10,000 and a maximum of Rs. 1 lakh.\nExplanation :",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 16th September, 2019 [ap182]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 1 of 1973)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1973",
        "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling On Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}