The Bengal Land-Revenue Settlement Regulation, 1822

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    "title": "The Bengal Land-Revenue Settlement Regulation, 1822",
    "short_title": "The Bengal Land-Revenue Settlement Regulation, 1822",
    "act_number": "(Bengal Regulation 7 of 1822)",
    "act_year": 1822,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Bengal Land-Revenue Settlement Regulation, 1822",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Preamble.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "2.\nGeneral rule relative to zamindars holding on after expiration of their leases.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Settlement how made.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 1
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Admission of particular persons to engage for payment of revenue, not to bar Revenue officers from interfering to adjust rights of other persons or classes.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "5.\nMalikana to be allowed to proprietors of estate farmed or held khas .\nZamindars may be called non to state jamas for which they are willing to engage.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "6. Revenue Officers may revise settlement of which existing lease shall be extended under Section 2, during continuance of such extended lease.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Revision of settlement how made.\nRevision of settlement not to operate to alter jama payable on account of lands included in existing engagement.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Leases to be granted on revision of settlement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Jama for years subsequent to 1234, how adjusted\nPattas granted on revised settlement to cover only lands specified\nPower to postpone final settlement until expiration of current leases\nRules applied to estates in Pataspur, etc.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Letting of excess waste-lands. Allowance to zamindars.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Investigations by Collectors making or revising settlements.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Collectors, etc., may grant pattas to mufassal zamindars and raiyats .\nPower to take engagements for revenue with completing detailed inquiry.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Power to determine which of several holders of differing interests having separate properties in same land, shall be admitted to engage, and to prescribe distribution of profit resulting from limitation of jama.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Mufassal settlements in cases where title of intermediate manager between the Government and proprietors or hereditary occupants of soil are maintained.\nSettlement where several persons hold common property subject to common obligation.\nWhen joint settlement to be made, parties how summoned\nPersons wilfully failing to attend when summoned to be bound by decision of majority present.\nTreatment of parceners not joining in settlement.\nRates of rent of cultivating proprietors of lands of which revenue collected khas or farmed.\nLiability for default of non-engaging parceners when settlement of mahal made with one or more of them as sadar malguzar\nParcels owned and occupied may be separately settled.\nPower to partition and to settle separately with each proprietor.\nProprietors excluded from engagements may have their names registered.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Collectors forming such registry to proceed on basis of actual possession - First.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. In estates held under pattidari, bhaiya-chara or like tenure, Collectors may re-allot revenue and charges payable by several parceners.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "And in certain cases may make fresh partition of land.\nCases in which parties affected by Collector's decision may contest it in Court.\nOn what points Revenue Officer's decision conclusive.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Collectors not to disturb possession unless specially authorized.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[14. Collectors making or revising settlements may declare nature and extent of interests of persons occupying land.\nCognizance of claims to larger profits or larger shares of village, than hitherto.\nMaintenance by Courts of decisions, of Revenue Officers-Bar to interference by Courts.\nCognizance by Collectors of complaints of wrongful dispossession.\nAdjustment of disputes as to possession.\nCases to which foregoing provisions apply.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. In setting resumed mahals Collectors may take cognizance of claims to property therein, and may give possession to parties appearing to have best title.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Limitation of Rule.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Power to grant to Collectors making or revising settlement special authority to take cognizance of claims to property and possession of land.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Power to take cognizance of claims to property in lands held lakhiraj, or at a Mukarrari Jama and valid tenures, and to settle with proprietors on behalf of lakhirajdar or mukarraridar.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Collectors to be judges of question of jurisdiction.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Collectors authorized to summon witnesses and require production of account.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Rules of Regulation 2, 1819, applied to process issued by Collectors.\nalso to patwaris and others summoned or examined.\nPowers of Collectors. Rules applied to other persons upon whom process may be issued.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Powers ordinarily vested in Collectors making or revising settlements.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Appointment of Collector to discharge above duties, how notified.\nLimitation of times for preferring complaints specified.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Rules for guidance of Collector; their power.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "22.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Collector's cutcherry held a Civil Court.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Suits to contest Collector's decisions held to be appeals from summary awards.\nCollectors authorized to execute their awards.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 18
        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Collectors authorized to depute officers to make inquiries preparatory to statement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Punishment of resistance or obstruction of process or order of Collector.\nPolice officers to aid execution of process and orders of Collector.\n25.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 19
        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Pleadings required.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "27.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Collectors may try and determine suits in any part of their districts.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 21
        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Appeal to Board.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Procedure on such appeal.\nWhen Board may direct new trial or interpose to correct neglect or delay.\nPleadings required in appeals to Board.\nNo mukhtarnama required for same agents re-employed.\nRespondent to receive notice, but not required to appear.\nBoard's decision how far final.\nBut decision of Board and Collectors may be contested by regular suit.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 22
        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Parties having claims cognizable by Collectors and not wishing summary trial, may, in first instance bring regular suit.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 23
        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. On appeal against Collector's decision his proceedings to be on record.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "No such appeal cognizable by or referable to any Munsif.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 24
        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Periodical reports by Collectors to Board.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 25
        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Collectors authorized to refer certain cases to arbitration.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Force of awards passed on such reference.\nMatter of arbitrament to be distinctly specified in Collector's proceedings.\nKanungos and tahsildars may be employed as arbitrators.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 26
        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Power of Collectors to interfere in cases of disputed possession.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "and to give possession to one of the contending parties.\nCollector may attach disputed lands, etc.\nReference of disputes by Magistrates to Collector.\nCollector to encourage arbitration.\n35. \"Board of Revenue\".\nRules regarding Collectors to apply to Officer exercising authority of Collector",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh416",
        "Act Number": "(Bengal Regulation 7 of 1822)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1822",
        "Short Title": "The Bengal Land-Revenue Settlement Regulation, 1822",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}