The Assam Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1960

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    "title": "The Assam Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1960",
    "short_title": "The Assam Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1960",
    "act_number": "(Assam Act No. 19 of 1961)",
    "act_year": 1960,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Assam Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1960",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Agriculture\" includes horticulture ;\n(b) \"Consolidation\" means amalgamation, where necessary, by exchange or redistribution of plots of land so as to make the holding or holdings more compact;\n(c) \"Consolidation Officer\" means an officer appointed as such under Section 3 by the State Government and includes any person authorised by the State Government to perform all or any of the functions of the Consolidation Officer under this Act ;\n(d) \"Holding\" means the land or lands held in a village by an owner and treated a a suit for assessment;\n(e) \"Land\" means land which is or may be used for ordinary agricultural purpose or purposes subservient thereto and includes the sites of building on such land ;\n(f) \"Owner\" means a proprietor, landholder or settlement holder as defined in Section 3 of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 and includes, in the areas acquired by the State under the State Acquisition of Zamindaries Act, 1951, a tenant holding land directly under the State Government;\n(g) \"Plot\" means a plot of land representing one survey number of dag in the record-of-rights, and where there is no such record, each separate piece of land included in a holding ;\n(h) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;\n(i) \"Scheme\" means a scheme of consolidation of holdings prepared under the provisions of this Act ;\n(j) \"Settlement Officer\" will have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Assam land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 and includes any person authorised by the State Government to perform any function under this Act.\nChapter II\nScheme of Consolidation",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Declaration for preparation of a scheme of consolidation.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Consolidation Advisory Committee.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Principles to be followed in preparing scheme.",
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            "content": "(a) consolidation shall be made, as far as possible, by way of exchange or amalgamation on the owner's voluntarily agreeing to it before the Consolidation Officer:\n(aa) setting apart of land, where necessary, for public purposes, which shall include roads or village paths, play grounds, schools, burial and cremation grounds, grazing grounds, village tanks and wells ;\n(b) allotment of a consolidated plot shall be made as far as practicable to the owner who holds the largest area in that plot:\n(c) owners belonging to the same family shall, as far as possible, be allotted adjacent plots;\n(d) proximity to owner's permanent homestead or improvement, if any, made by the owner in the plot, shall be taken into consideration in allotting plots;\n(dd) wherever Co-operative Farming Societies are started the land pooled into the society shall, as far as practicable, be consolidated into one or two compact blocks;\n(e) where the market value of the allotted plots is less than that of the original plots of an owner, compensation shall be payable to him for the deficiency ; and where the market value of the allotted plots exceeds that of his original plots, compensation shall be realisable from him for the excess value.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Particulars to be included in a scheme.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) a map of the area delineating the villages as it existed before the scheme;\n(b) another map of the area delineating the villages and showing each of proposed consolidated plots therein, including the setting apart of land for the purposes referred to in Clause (aa) of Section 5, as it is likely to emerge after enforcement of the scheme ;\n(c) a statement showing-\n(i) the names of the owners whose lands are affected by the scheme;\n(ii) the plot No., area, soil classification (where available), land revenue and probable market value of the original as well as of the allotted plots;\n(iii) the amount of compensation, if any, which in the opinion of the Consolidation Officer, is payable to or by a person ;\n(iv) any other particulars considered necessary.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Survey of the villages.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Publication of the draft scheme.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Objections to the provisions of the scheme.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Submission of the scheme to the Settlement Officer.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Appeal from the order of the Settlement Officer.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Publication of approved scheme in the village.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "12A.\n(a) to direct that any land specifically reserved for any public purpose shall cease to be so reserved and to assign any other land in lieu thereof;\n(b) if in any area for which a scheme is under preparation, any land is reserved for any public purpose including extension of village sites, or if the land so reserved is considered inadequate ; to asign any other land for such purpose and to effect a proportionate reduction of the area of all holdings of the village/villages for the benefit of which such reservation has been made.\nChapter III\nEnforcement of the Scheme of Consolidation",
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            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Issue of allotment order.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the plot No. area, soil classification (where available,) land, revenue and probable market value of the plot or plots constituting his new holding as well as of the plot or plots constituting his original holding, and\n(b) the date of enforcement of the scheme.",
            "footnote": "",
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            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Taking of possession.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Ejectment of unauthorised occupant.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Rights and encumbrances over new holding.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(b) Charge, lease mortgage, right of Adhiar, right of tenant and other encumbrances, if any, in his old holding shall, as far as practicable, be transferred and attached to an area of new holding which shall, as far as possible, be of the same market value as the area from which it has been transferred.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Option of an allottee to get his new holding auctioned out.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter IV\nPayment of Compensation and Correction of Records",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Compensation for the difference in market value of the new and original holding, and realisation of cost of consolidation.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Procedure for payment or realisation of compensation.",
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            "sort_order": 18
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Correction of record-of-rights.",
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            "content": "Chapter V\nPrevention of Fragmentation",
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            "sort_order": 19
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Prevention of fragmentation.",
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            "content": "(1) no land shall, at any time thereafter, be partitioned so as to create a new plot less than 5 bighas in size ;\n(2) no land shall be transferred, leased or mortgaged so as to create a new plot of less than five bighas in size except to the owner of contiguous plot or to the State Government or a Land Mortgage Bank or any other Co-operative Society as security for any loan advanced to him by the State Government or such Bank or Society, as the case may be;\n(3) if in consequence of inheritance there are two or more co-sharers and each share consists of an area of less than 5 bighas, then unless such shares, agree among themselves to keep the property in common and make a joint cultivation, the sharer disagreeing shall surrender his share, and such sharer shall then get market value of his share as compensation for the share so surrendered, which shall be realised from the co-sharers who elect to retain the land. Any amount realisable as compensation shall be recovered as arrears o land revenue;\n(4) notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no Court shall hold any sale so as to create a new plot of less than 5 bighas in size.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Penalty for transfer, etc. in contravention of the Act.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter VI\nMiscellaneous",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 21
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Investment of power.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 22
        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Delegation of power.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 23
        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Power of officers to enter upon and survey.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 24
        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Power to order production of documents.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 25
        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Enquiry Officers to have power of Civil Courts for enforcing attendance.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 26
        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Enforcement.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Penalty for failure to comply with lawful order.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 28
        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Bar to jurisdiction.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Protection of action taken under this Act.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 30
        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Mode of recovery of any amount.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 31
        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Power to make rules.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the manner of constituting the Consolidation Advisory Committee under Section 4;\n(b) the manner of publication of the draft scheme under sub-section (1) of Section 8;\n(c) the manner of publication of the scheme under Section 12 ;\n(d) the manner of payment and realisation of compensation and assessment and realisation of the cost of consolidation under Section 18;\n(e) any other matter which has to be, or may be prescribed.",
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            "sort_order": 32
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 11th February, 2020 [ass104]",
        "Act Number": "(Assam Act No. 19 of 1961)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1960",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1960",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}