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Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Land Revenue Act, 1317

Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Land Revenue Act, 1317

Raw JSON API

Sections

1. Short title and commencement.

Section 1

1A. Effect of Regulations LX LXIX of 1358 Fasli and Act XXI of 1950 on this Act.

Section 1A

2. Definitions.

Section 2

3. Chief Controlling Authority in matters relating to land revenue.

Section 3

6. Appointment of Collector.

Section 6

6A. Additional Collector or Additional Taluqdar to have had always the same powers and duties as the Collector or Taluqdar.

Section 6A

7. Appointment of Deputy or Assistant collector.

Section 7

8. Deputy or Assistant Collector to hold charge of that office in absence of Collector until person is appointed or Collector resumes charge.

Section 8

9. Tahsildar, his appointment, duties and powers.

Section 9

10. Tahsildar may depute subordinates to perform certain of his services.

Section 10

11. Temporary arrangement of office of Tahsildar.

Section 11

12. Survey officers, their duties and powers.

Section 12

13. Combination of offices.

Section 13

14. Appointment of officers to be notified.

Section 14

15. Power of appointment of establishment.

Section 15

16. Power of Collector to transfer cases.

Section 16

24. All lands etc, are property of Government.

Section 24

25. Assigning of land for special purposes to be lawful.

Section 25

26. Animals which shall graze on land set apart for free pasturage of animals.

Section 26

27. Cases in which there shall be right to carry earth, stones, etc., from river, stream or bed of tank.

Section 27

28. Trees Irsali or Ghairi on land held by Pattadar.

Section 28

29. Right of pattadar to trees planted on occupied land prior to his occupation.

Section 29

30. Trees outside occupied tracts or in bed of rivers, streams, etc.

Section 30

31. Sale of Irsali trees out side reserved area.

Section 31

32. Letting out for cultivation unoccupied land containing valuable trees situate in taluqa where forest boundaries have not been demarcated.

Section 32

33. Fresh patta within reserved forest to be given in consultation with Conservator of Forests.

Section 33

34. Proprietary rights over toddy and sendhi trees and the rights to plant such trees.

Section 34

35. Proprietary rights of Government over toddy, sendhi and gulmohwa trees.

Section 35

37. Rules relating to lopping of Sendhi and toddy and tapping trees to apply to trees belonging to Government.

Section 37

37A. Duty of Pattadar or tenant to report illegal tapping of toddy and sendhi trees.

Section 37A

38. Proprietary right over Gulmohwa trees and the rights to plant such trees.

Section 38

39. Right to fruit bearing trees in occupied land.

Section 39

41. Procedure where land is in occupation of one person and another person has right on trees.

Section 41

42. Procedure for trees planted in unoccupied land by any person and retained in his possession.

Section 42

43. If in event of pattadar absconding or dying or tender in compromise, right of any other person to land is not recognised, trees to be property of Government.

Section 43

44. Land may be let out free of assessment for planting shady trees for public benefit.

Section 44

45. Conditions on which land for raising groves may be given.

Section 45

46. Procedure where Pattader is felling trees belonging to Government.

Section 46

46A. Restrictions on felling of sendhi, toddy and gulmohwa trees and fruit bearing trees.

Section 46A

47. Permission to take wood from waste land out side reserved forest.

Section 47

48. All land to be liable to payment of land revenue save in case of remission.

Section 48

49. If alluvial land be within land excluded from Government demand, etc., shall be subject to original land for purpose of payment of land revenue.

Section 49

50. Land revenue to be assessed according to use of land for various requirements.

Section 50

51. Settlement of land revenue with whom to be made.

Section 51

52. Assessment of land revenue by whom and how to be made.

Section 52

53. Water rate.

Section 53

54. Procedure for acquiring unoccupied land.

Section 54

54A. Procedure in respect of land acquired for purpose of public and no more required.

Section 54A

55. Rules relating to alluvial land.

Section 55

56. Rules relating to diluvial land.

Section 56

57. Procedure when person unlawfully occupies unoccupied land or uses land without title.

Section 57

58. Occupancy right is heritable and transferable.

Section 58

58A. Sanction of Collector for transfer of occupied land compulsory in certain cases.

Section 58A

58B. Procedure in case of transfer by order of Court of land not transferable without sanction of Collector.

Section 58B

59. Who shall be Pattadar on death of Pattadar.

Section 59

60. Occupancy right to be sold in case Pattadar dies intestate or heirless.

Section 60

61. Occupant to be entitled to construct godowns and wells, etc., or otherwise improve conditions of land.

Section 61

62. Procedure in case of agricultural land appropriated to non agricultural purposes.

Section 62

63. Right to all mines vests in Government.

Section 63

64. Occupant may relinquish or transfer occupancy right to another.

Section 64

65. Right of way on relinquishing land to vest in future holder.

Section 65

66. Liability and rights of Pote Pattadar.

Section 66

67. When shall Asami Shikmi have perpetual occupancy right.

Section 67

67A. Conferment of Pattadari rights on Shikmidars.

Section 67A

67B. Validation of certain transfers of land conferment of pattadari rights on transferees.

Section 67B

68. Liability of Shikmidar to payment of land revenue.

Section 68

69. When rent may be enhanced on Shikmidar.

Section 69

70. When Shikmidar shall be entitled to reduction of rent.

Section 70

71. Liability of Asami Shikmi respecting payment of rent and procedure when Shikmi relation is not desired to be maintained.

Section 71

72. Application for arrears of land revenue or rent in Tahsil within three years.

Section 72

73. Procedure in case of remission or suspension of land revenue.

Section 73

75. Penalty when proved that land holder has by force recovered any amount in excess of fixed land revenue or rent.

Section 75

76. In default of payment of land revenue it shall be lawful in certain cases to cease and auction right of pattadar and make any co occupant or other concerned person a pattadar.

Section 76

77. Government may introduce revenue survey into any part of Dominions.

Section 77

78. Land holders, etc., may be made by general notice or summons, to attend survey operations and assistance of village officers, and officers, concerned may be taken.

Section 78

79. No number to comprise of less than fixed area.

Section 79

80. When pattadar or pote number tenders compromise it may be made over to any one of pote pattadars of same number.

Section 80

81. Settlement officers to make assessment.

Section 81

82. Assessment of land revenue may be made directly of land or of means of irrigation.

Section 82

83. Assessments made in settlement shall not be recovered without sanction of Government.

Section 83

84. Announcement of assessment how made.

Section 84

85. When assessment fixed shall be levied.

Section 85

86. Preparation of register.

Section 86

87. Settlement officer to correct clerical and other errors admitted by all parties and application for correction of name to be made within two years.

Section 87

87A. Delegation of powers of Government.

Section 87A

88. Settlement records to be made over Collector who shall cause village records to be prepared.

Section 88

89. Division of numbers and fixing of pote numbers on second settlement to be lawful.

Section 89

89A. Division of Survey numbers into new Survey numbers.

Section 89A

89B. Division of Survey numbers into pote numbers.

Section 89B

90. Determination of village boundaries.

Section 90

91. Procedure in case of disagreement or dispute.

Section 91

92. Determination of field boundaries.

Section 92

93. Settlement of boundary disputes by arbitration.

Section 93

94. Construction or repair boundary marks of Villages and survey number.

Section 94

95. Dimensions and form etc.,of boundaries to be determined with sanction of Chief Revenue Authority.

Section 95

96. Collector to have charge of boundary marks after introduction of settlement.

Section 96

97. Responsibility for preservation of boundary marks.

Section 97

98. Penalty for damaging etc., boundary marks.

Section 98

99. Fixing of limits of village sites.

Section 99

100. No land revenue to be levied in certain cases on lands within village site.

Section 100

101. Procedure on occupying without permission land situate in village site.

Section 101

102. Suit not to be instituted in Civil Court after one year from order of Collector.

Section 102

103. Responsibility for payment of land revenue.

Section 103

104. Government demand to have priority over all claims.

Section 104

105. Produce of land to be deemed as, hypothecated for payment of land revenue.

Section 105

106. Produce disposed of by sale etc., may be withheld till payment of land revenue.

Section 106

107. Power of Collector when apprehended that revenue shall not be recoverable.

Section 107

108. Issue of orders provided for in Section 107 and penalty for contravention thereof.

Section 107

109. Reaping or removal of produce of land not to be prohibited for such long period as to damage produce.

Section 109

110. Attachment of village or part of village for land revenue.

Section 110

111. Precautionary measures to be suspended on security being furnished.

Section 111

112. Government to determine date and instalments for recovery of amount.

Section 112

113. Arrears and Defaulter.

Section 113

114. Liability incurred in case of non payment of arrear.

Section 114

115. Certified account to be conclusive evidence as to arrears.

Section 115

116. Measures for recovery.

Section 116

117. Measures specified applicable to arrears due both for previous years and current year.

Section 117

118. When and by whom notice of demand may be issued and its costs.

Section 118

119. Distraint and sale of defaulter s movable property.

Section 119

120. Distraint and sale of defaulter s immovable property.

Section 120

121. Property of defaulter exempt from attachment.

Section 121

122. Power to arrest defaulter and send him to Civil Jail.

Section 122

123. Power to arrest.

Section 123

124. Lease and sale of occupancy right.

Section 124

129. Recovery proceedings to be stayed on security being given or amount being paid.

Section 129

130. Procedure for sale and publication of notification.

Section 130

131. Objection in respect of attached property.

Section 131

132. Sale by whom and when to be made.

Section 132

133. When sale may be stayed.

Section 133

134. By whose sanction sale shall be final.

Section 134

135. Mode of payment of purchase money.

Section 135

136. Resale if purchase money is not paid within prescribed time.

Section 136

137. Receipt for purchase money to be furnished and sale as concluded to become absolute.

Section 137

138. Application to set aside sale of immovable property.

Section 138

139. Order confirming or setting aside sale.

Section 139

140. Refund of purchase money if sale is not confirmed or set aside.

Section 140

141. Putting purchaser into possession of holding sold and entering his name as pattadar in village record.

Section 141

142. Application of purchase money.

Section 142

143. Liability of purchaser for payment of land revenue.

Section 143

144. Sums recoverable under provisions of this Chapter.

Section 144

145. Revenue officer to be subordinate to his superior.

Section 145

146. Power to issue summons for evidence and producing document etc.

Section 146

147. Form, issue and service of summons.

Section 147

148. Code of Civil Procedure regarding sustenance allowance to be followed when party desires attendance of witnesses.

Section 148

149. Mode of recording evidence in formal inquiry.

Section 149

150. Mode of writing of decisions.

Section 150

151. Mode of summary inquiry.

Section 151

152. Formal and summary inquiry to be deemed judicial proceedings and to be conducted openly.

Section 152

153. Mode of ordinary inquiry.

Section 153

154. Manner of obtaining copies and translation.

Section 154

155. Arrest to be made by warrant.

Section 155

156. Power to enter upon land or premises when necessary.

Section 156

157. Mode of evicting unlawful occupant.

Section 157

158. Appeal from order of Revenue officer.

Section 158

159. Non appealable orders.

Section 159

160. Period of Limitation.

Section 160

161. Original order or copy thereof to be filed along with memorandum etc.

Section 161

162. Powers of appellate authority.

Section 162

163. Power to stay execution.

Section 163

164. Final order to be deemed non appealable.

Section 164

165. Propriety or reconsideration of order passed on motion of incompetent officer.

Section 165

166. Review.

Section 166

166A. Application of Limitation Act.

Section 166A

166B. Revision.

Section 166B

166C. Review by Government.

Section 166C

167. Inspection of maps survey records and village accounts and granting copies thereof.

Section 167

168. Rules for partition of an area on which land revenue is levied The following rules shall be enforced at the partition of any area on which land revenue is levied.

Section 168

172. Power to make rules.

Section 172

173. Punishment for breach of rules.

Section 173