The Bengal Land Revenue Assessment (Resumed Lands) Regulation, 1819

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    "title": "The Bengal Land Revenue Assessment (Resumed Lands) Regulation, 1819",
    "short_title": "The Bengal Land Revenue Assessment (Resumed Lands) Regulation, 1819",
    "act_number": "(Bengal Regulation 2 of 1819)",
    "act_year": 1819,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Bengal Land Revenue Assessment (Resumed Lands) Regulation, 1819",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Preamble.",
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            "content": "2. [* * * ]",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Lands not included in decennial settlement, etc., liable to assessment, except lands held free of assessment under valid title.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Proviso.\nSame principle applicable to chars and alluvion lands.\nAlso to lands included within particular taluks.\nProviso.",
            "footnote": "",
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            "sort_order": 1
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Application of existing Rules to grants for holding lands under mukarrari or other tenures.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Proviso.\n[5. Power to direct investigation regarding liability of lands to be assessed.\nNotice to party.\nOr to his agent if accredited agent reside at sadar station.\nNotice on principal to be served through nazir by single peon\nNotice how served if party reside in another jurisdiction.\nIf acknowledgement be refused, tender of notice sufficient service.\nContents of notice\n[6. If notice cannot be served, proclamation to be issued.\nNazir's return how made\nIf party does not appear, or refuses to answer, case to be investigated.",
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            "sort_order": 2
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. What inquiry to be made.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[8. Collector with sanction of Board may cause survey or measurement.",
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            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Collector may summon patwaris, and require accounts and examine on oath.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[10. And may require attendance of person claiming land, with his accounts.",
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            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Notice to such person.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[12. Penalties on patwaris neglecting to produce accounts, falsifying them or giving false evidence.\n[13. Lands may be attached, if holders neglect to furnish accounts.\nInquiry in such cases.\nAccounts not furnished to Revenue authorities not afterwards to be received in evidences in suits to contest their decision. Exception.\n[Fines for non-attendance of proprietor or agent, or for omission to furnish accounts.\n[14. Penalties for resistance of process.\nProviso.\n[15. Procedure when parties attend and produce title-deeds.",
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            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Procedure in respect of documents produced.",
            "chapter": null,
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            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Witnesses for and against claim of Government to be examined.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Examination of documents.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[19. Collector's authority to summon, witnesses and administer oath.",
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            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Procedure on completion of inquiry.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Procedure of Board on receipt of Collector's proceedings.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Final rubakaris.\nIn what cases decision of Board Final.\nIf land declared liable to assessment Collector to fix assessment.\n[22. When party may be left in possession of land.\nProviso.\nProcedure of Collector, if party do not furnish full security.\nCourt may determine on sufficiency of security tendered.\nAmount of security how regulated.\nSecurity in case of mukarraris .\n[23. Final assessment.\n[24. Limitation of suits in Civil Courts.\nProviso.\n25.\n[26. Appeal from Zila to Sadar Court.\nProcedure on such appeals.\n27.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Validity of farmans, sanads or grants to be carefully ascertained.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Such deeds not to be received unless registered.\n29.\n30.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Regulation not to affect right of proprietors to wasteland guaranteed at permanent settlement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Not to warrant claim to additional revenue from lands permanently assessed on plea of error or fraud. Exception.",
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            "sort_order": 12
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh406",
        "Act Number": "(Bengal Regulation 2 of 1819)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1819",
        "Short Title": "The Bengal Land Revenue Assessment (Resumed Lands) Regulation, 1819",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}