Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2011

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    "title": "Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2011",
    "short_title": "Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2011",
    "act_number": "(Bihar Act 24 of 2011)",
    "act_year": 2011,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2011",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "content": "Chapter-I\nDefinitions",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) \"Act\" means The Bihar Special Survey & Settlement Act, 2011;\n(ii) \"Collector\" means the Collector of the district;\n(iii) \"Draft Publication\" means the publication of the draft of Record of Rights so as to enable the public to know about the entries made by the survey authorities. Anybody having grievances against the entries may file objections which shall be heard and be disposed off;\n(iv) \"Government\" means the Government of Bihar;\n(v) \"Final Publication\" means fair copying of khatians and their final publication in survey and settlement operations;\n(vi) \"Jaanch\" means final checking of records, made after the disposal of objections;\n(vii) \"Khanapuri\" means the filling up of khatian's columns like raiyat's name, the khesra, possession, etc. in the preliminary record-writing stage of survey and settlement operations;\n(viii) \"Khesra\" means the list showing of plots serially numbered according to the map showing occupants, area and classification plot by plot;\n(ix) \"Khatian\" means a record of raiyats' rights including plot number, area, quality and possession of land;\n(x) \"Land Holder\" means land holder as defined in the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885;\n(xi) \"Licensed Surveyor\" means a person technically qualified to measure, draw sketch map/map according to the scale of plots and holding license from the Director, Land Records & Survey, Bihar to carry out work relating to survey and settlement and such other work as is assigned to him from time to time;\n(xii) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by the Act and Rules made there under;\n(xiii) \"Prescribed fee\" means amount payable by raiyats for obtaining the services of the licensed surveyor;\n(xiv) \"Remuneration\" means amount payable by the Government or any other public body for taking the services of the licensed surveyor;\n(xv) \" Kistwar\" means the measurement and plotting of land according to cultivation;\n(xvi) \"Muqabla\" means comparison;\n(xvii) \"Radif\" means to arrange;\n(xviii) \"Record of rights\" means entries of the surveyed land along with their category, ownership, nature, area, etc. After final publication it carries a statutory presumption of correctness;\n(xix) \"Recess\" ordinarily means the stage during which records are prepared for the stage next to the khanapuri stage;\n(xx) \"Revisional Survey\" means survey operations initiated and conducted on the basis of the blue print map of the cadastral survey in order to update the lord records;\n(xxi) \"Safai\" means fair copying;\n(xxii) \"Settlement\" means survey operations conducted in a district or in an area in order to determine land revenue assessment;\n(xxiii) \"State\" means the State of Bihar;\n(xxiv) \"Tarmim\" means compliance of order of correction;\n(xxv) \"Tartib\" means arrangement of record; alphabetical arrangement of Khatian according to names of raiyats.\n[(xxvi) \"Settlement Officer\" means the Settlement Officer of the district or any other Officer authorized by the Government to discharge the functions of the Settlement Officer of a district.]\n[(xxvii) \"Kanoongo\" means an officer appointed as kanoongo by the State Government to discharge functions and responsibilities mentioned in the Act and Rules;\n(xxviii) \"Assistant Settlement Officer\" means an officer appointed as tile Assistant Settlement Officer by the State Government to discharge functions and responsibilities mentioned in the Act and Rules;\n(xxix) \"Charge Officer\" means an officer appointed as the Charge Officer by the State Government to discharge functions and responsibilities mentioned in the Act and Rules;\n(xxx) \"Director, Land Records and Survey\" means an officer appointed by the, State Government to represent the Directorate of Land Record and Survey, of the State government and to discharge functions and responsibility mentioned in the Act and Rules.]\nChapter-II\nSpecial Survey and Settlement",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Notification of intention in the official gazette.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Re-organizing on-going survey operations.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[5. Self declaration by land holders.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Kistwar by modern technology.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Constitution of khanapuri parties and the preparation of the draft record of rights.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) Assistant Settlement Officer;\n(ii) Kanoongo;\n(iii) Amin]",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Publication of the draft khanapuri record of rights.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Inviting objections to the khanapuri record of rights.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Work during recess.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Final publication of the record of rights.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Presumption of final publication and correctness of record of rights.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Consolidation to follow special survey & settlement.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Maintenance of records in digital form.",
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            "content": "[15 to 19.\nOLD LAW 6\nChapter-III\nLicensed Surveyor",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Granting of license and enrolment.",
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            "content": "",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Duties of the licensed surveyors.",
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            "content": "(i) to prepare sketch map/ map to scale as applied for by the raiyats;\n(ii) to prepare map to scale as required by a Government authority or Public Body;\n(iii) to prepare map to scale as required by the requisitioning body in the land acquisition proceedings;\n(iv) to update maps prepared in course of cadastral and revisional surveys;\n(v) to verify digital maps prepared through modern technology and carry out ground truthing exercises;\n(vi) to prepare record of rights in the post-mapping stage, during field survey and settlement operations as well as facilitate updating of land records maintained in the revenue offices;\n(vii) to facilitate inter-connectivity among revenue offices;\n(viii) to prepare maps and record of rights during Consolidation Proceedings;\n(ix) any other incidental liability conferred by the Director of Land Record and Survey, Bihar/Collector of any District [/Settlement Officer of any District] .",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Distribution of work among licensed surveyors.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Fees & Remuneration.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Cancellation of license.",
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            "content": "Chapter-IV\nMiscellaneous",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Act to override other laws.",
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            "content": "(i) Any proceedings instituted before Revenue officer under section-106 of Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885 after final publication of the record of right and still pending for disposal and decision of the disputes shall be heard and decided within the period of 12 (twelve) months from the date of coming into force of this amendment Act in accordance with the provisions of Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885 as if the said provisions have not been superseded under this Act.\n(ii) Any revision, which is still pending for order or decision under section 108 of Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885, shall be heard and decided within a period of 12 (twelve) months from the date of coming into force of this amendment Act in accordance with the provisions of Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885 as if the said provisions have not been superseded under this Act.\n(iii) If any application is still pending under Section 108A of Bihar Tenancy Act for correction of mistake, or material error in the Record of Right, correction may be made after giving reasonable opportunity to the parties concerned to appear and heard in the matter. The application shall be disposed of within 120 working days from the date of coming into force of this amendment in accordance with the provisions of Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885 as if such provisions have not been superseded under this Act.\n(iv) However, no fresh proceedings shall be instituted under Section 106 or fresh revision under Section 108 and no fresh application under Section 108A of Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885 shall be entertained by revenue officer.]\n(i) When settlement rent-roll for the concerned Mauza has been prepared, the Assistant Settlement officer shall cause a draft of it to be published in the prescribed manner for a prescribed period, to receive objections regarding any omission or mistake made to any entry.\n(ii) All such objections received during the period of publication, shall be disposed of by the Assistant Settlement Officer after reasonable notice given to parties concerned to appear and to be heard.",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. State to be a necessary party in certain cases.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Summary disposal of proceedings.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Bar of Jurisdiction until final publication.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Power to give directions.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Power to frame technical guidelines.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Power to remove difficulties.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Power of the Government to make rules.",
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            "content": "(i) the manner in which summary disposal of proceedings shall be carried out.\n(ii) the manner in which reports and returns are to be submitted by the competent authority;\n(iii) the manner in which applications shall be heard by the competent authority;\n(iv) the manner in which any amount shall be deposited in the Government account;\n(v) the powers of the Commission appointed for local enquiry;\n(vi) the maintenance of records and registers and display of notices;\n(vii) the manner in which application or complaint shall be filed;\n(viii) any other matter which is required to be, or may be prescribed.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh537",
        "Act Number": "(Bihar Act 24 of 2011)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2011",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2011",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}