{
    "act_title": "THE DELHI LAND REFORMS ACT, 1954",
    "act_slug": "delhi-land-reforms-act-1954",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "3",
        "title": "Section 3. Definitions",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "In this Act, unless the Cantext otherwise requires,- Definitioas, \n'[(I) \"agricultural year\" or \"fasli year\" means the year \ncommencing '~n the 1st day of July and ending on the 30th \nday of June]; \n(2) all words and expressions used to denote the pos- \nsessor of any right, title or interest in land, whether the same \nbe proprietary or otherwise, shall be deemed to includz thz \npredecessors and successors in right, title or interest of such. \npossessor; , \n(3) 'kharitable purpose\" includes relief of the poor,. \neducation, medical relief or the advancement of any ather \nobject d general public utility, but does not include a px- \npose which relates exclusively to religious teaching or \nworship; \n(4) \"decree\" has the meaning assigned to it in the Code \nof Civil Procedure, 1908; \n'[(5) \"Delhi town\" means the areas which immediately \nbefore the' establishment of the Municipal Corporation of \nDelhi were included in the limits of Delhi Municipality. Civil \nStation Notified Area, West Delhi Municipality and the Fcyt \nNotified Area]; \n'[(6) \"Deputy Commissioner'' inclutlss-- \n(ii) an Additional Collector; \n,- \n(iiij a Revenue Assistant empowered by the Ckuef \nCommissioner by notification in the official Gazette .tl; \ndischarge all or any of the functions of a Deputy Com- \nmissioner under this Act; and \n(iv) an Assistant Collector of the first grade or class \nempowered as aforesaid;] \n(7) \"~conomic holding\" is a hdding which is not an \nw-economic holding; \n(8) \"estate\" means the area inzluded under one entry \nin any of the registers prepared and maintained under clauce \n(a), (b), (c) or (d) of section 31 of the Punjab Land Revenue \nAct, 1887, or sectioo 32 of the U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901, \n.and includes share in or of an estate; \n(9) \"gaon sabia area fund\" mans the fund of the gacn \nsabha area constituted or established under section 150 of \nthis Act; \n(10) \"gaon sabha\" and \"gaon panchayat\" mean the \ngaon sabha and the gam panchayat established under sec- \ntions 150 and 151 respectively d this Act; \n(11) ''g~on sabha area\" means the gaon sabha area \nconstituted under section 150 of this Act; \n'[(l la) \"holding\" means- \n(a) in respect of- \n(i) Bhumidar or Asami; on \n(ii) tenant or sub-tenant under the Punjab Ten- \nancy Act, 1587, or the Agra Tenancy Act, 1901; or \n(iii). lessee under the Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1955, a \nparcel or parcels of land held under one tenure, lease, \nengagemerit or grant; and \nf (b) in mpect of proprietors, a parcel or parcels of \nland held as sir or khud-kasht\"]. \n(12) \"imprwement\" means with reference to a hold- \ning- \n(i) a dwelling house erected on the holding by tl~ \ntenure-hdder for his own occupation or zny sther coa- ' structicns erected or set up by him on the hdding for \npurposes connected with agriculture, horticulture 01\" \n, 'animal husbandry which includes pisciculture and poul- \ntry farming; \n(li) mj work \\vhich adds materially to ths value \nof the holding and is cozcistent with the purposes afore- \nsaid, which if not executeri ~rl the holding, is either \nexecuted directly for its benefit or is, after execution, \nmade directly beneficial to it; and subject to the fore- \ngoing provisions 0% this dause, includes- \n(a) the construction of well, water channeIs and \nother works for the supply or distribution of water for \nthe purposes aforesaid; \ni~ns. by s. 3 of Delhi Act 16 of 1956. \n(b) the construction d works for the drainage of \nland or for the protection of land from floods or from \nerosion or other damage by water; \n(c) the rezlaiming, clearing, enclosing, levelling or \nterracing of land; \n(d) the erection in the immediate vicinity of the \nholding otherwise than on the village site, of buildings \nrequired for the convenient or profitable use or occu- \nGagon of the holding; \n(e) the construction of tanks or other works for \nthe storage of water for purposes aforesaid; \n(f) the planting of trees and groves on the holding; \n(g) the renewal or reconstruction of any of the fore- \ngoing works or such alterations therein or additions \nthereto, as are not of the nature of mere repairs : \nProvided that such water channels, embankments, en- \nclosures, temporary wells, or other works as are made by a \ntenure-holder in the ordinary course of his requirements for \npurLmses aforesaid, shall not be deemed to be improvements; \n'[(12A) \"Khudkasht\" means land (other than Sit) cul- \ntivated by a proprietor either by himself or by servants or \nby hired labour,- \n(a) at the commencement of this Act, or \n(b) at any time during the period of five years im- \nmgdiately before the commencement of this Act, whe- \nther M not it was so cultivated at such commenement, \nprovided that it has not, at any time after having been \nso cultivated, been let out to a tenant]; \n(la) \"fal~d\" except in sections 23 and 24, means land \nheld qr occupied for purposes connected with zgriculture, \nhorticulture or animal husbandry including pisciculture and \npoultry farming and includes- \n(a) buildings appurtenant thereto, ' \n(b) village abadis, \n(c) grovelands, \n(d) lands for village pasture or land covered by \nviater and used f,or growiflg singharas and other produce \nor laxi in the bed of a river and used for casual or \noccasional cdtivaticm, \nbut does not include- \nland occupied by buildings in belts of areas adjacent \nto Ddhi tom and New hlhi town, which the Chief \nCornmissioner may by a notification in the official Gazet- \n' \n(14) \"legal representative\" has the meaning assigned \nto it in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; \nt (15) \"New Delhi town\" means the areas included in. \nthe limits of the New Delhi Municipality and Delhi Canton- \nment; \n(16) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under \nthis Act; \n1~ (17) \"proprietor\" means as respects an estate a person \n#wing, whether in trust or for his own benefit the estate and \nincludes the heirs and successors-in-interest of a proprietor; \n(18) \"proprietor's grove\" means grove-land held or oc- \ncupied by a proprietor as such; , \n(19) \"religious purpose7' includes a purpose cmeetcd \nwith religious worship, teaching or service or with the wr. \nformanca of religious rites; \n'[(19A) \"Revenue Assistant\" includes any Assistant \nCollector of the first grade or class empowered by the Chief \nCommissioner to perform all or any ofithe functions of a \nRevenue Assistant under this Act]; \n(20) \"standard acre\" means a measure of area conves- \ntible into ordinary acres of any class of land according to \nthe prescribed scale with reference to the quantity of yield \nand quality of soil; \n(21) \"state\" mqns the '[Union territory] of Delhi; \n(22) \"uneconomic holding\" means a nolding of less than \neight standard acres which, according to local conditions, \nis not sufficient to maintain a family unit consisting of a \nperson, his minor children, his wife or her husband, as the \ncase may be, and if the person himself. is a minor, his fathtr \nand mother; \n(23) \"village\" means any local area whether wmpact \n# otherwise recorded as a village in the revenue records d \nthe Delhi State and includes anj ares which the Chief Com- \nmissioner may, by a general or special order published 9 \nthe official Gazette, deldare to be a village; \n(24) words and expressions. _grove, grovz-holdzr. rent, \ncess Sir, '[****I rent-free grantee, landholder, ex-proprietary \ntenant, occupancy tenant, ncm-occupancy tenant, sub-tenact, \n4[****] and crops or any other expressions, not defiaed In \nthis Act a_qd used in the Agra Tenancy Act, 1901, or & \nPunjab Tenancy Act, 1887, shall have the meaning assign- \ned to them in the bra Tenancy Act, 1901, or the Punjab \nTenancy Act. 1887, according as the context refers to the \nShahdara or the remaining circles; --- \n(25) words and expressions, land revenue, '[***I and \nTahsildar, not defined in this Act and used in the U.P. Land \nRevenue Act, 1901, or the Punjab Revenue Act, 1887, shall \nhave the meaning assigned to them in those Acts, as the \nchse may be.",
        "footnote": "*Subs. by s. 3 of CenZral Act, 4 of 1959. \n'Subs. by s. 2(a) of Central Act, 1 of 1966 (retrospc&a& \n-5-1 Belhi Adm./70\nte declare as an acquisition thereto; \n'Ins, by s. 3 of Central Act 4 of 1959. (w.e.f. 20-7-1954).\n'Subs. by sec. 2(b) of Central Act 1 of 1966 (retrospectivelj-). ' \n'Subs. by A.O. (No. 5) 1957 for the words \"State of Delhi\". \n' \n'The word \"Khudkasht\" rep. by s. 3 of Central Act 4 of 1959, (w.e.f, 20-7-1954). \nThe woad \"holding\" rep. by s. 3 of Delhi Act 16 of 1956.\nme word \"Revenue Assistant\" rep. by s. 3 of Cenlral Act 4 of 1959. (w.e.f. \nWi-7-1954). \nIns. by s. 4 of Delhi Act 16 of 1956. \nThe words \"under his cultivation\" rep. by s. 4 of Centrhi Act 4 of 1959. (w.e.t \n%?- '-954). \n%C words \"or Istarnrari\" Ins. by s. 4 of Central Act 4 of 1959. (w.e.f. 20-7-1954).",
        "is_definition": false,
        "sort_order": 50
    },
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}