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The C.G. Land Revenue Code, 1959
The C.G. Land Revenue Code, 1959
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Constitution of Board of Revenue.
Section 34. Principal seat and other places of sittings of Board of Revenue.
Section 45. Conditions of service of members of Board.
Section 56. Salaries and allowances.
Section 67. Jurisdiction of Board.
Section 78. Powers of Superintendence of Board.
Section 89. Exercise of jurisdiction by single members and benches.
Section 910. Cases pending at commencement of Code.
Section 1011. Revenue Officers.
Section 1112. Control over Revenue Officers.
Section 1213. Power to alter, create or abolish divisions, districts, sub-divisions and tahsils.
Section 1316. Power to appoint Collector.
Section 1617. Power to appoint Additional Collectors.
Section 1718. Appointment and powers of Assistant Collectors, Joint Collectors and Deputy Collectors.
Section 1819. Appointment of Tahsildars, Additional Tahsildars and Naib Tahsildars.
Section 1920. Appointment of Superintendents of Land Records and Assistant Superintendents of Land Records.
Section 2021. Other Officers.
Section 2122. Sub-Divisional Officers.
Section 2223. Subordination of Revenue Officers.
Section 2324. Conferral by State Government of powers of Revenue Officers on Officials and other persons.
Section 2425. Powers exercisable on transfer.
Section 2526. Collector in case of temporary vacancy.
Section 2627. Place of holding enquiries.
Section 2728. Power to enter upon and survey land.
Section 2829. Power to transfer cases.
Section 2930. Power to transfer cases to and from subordinates.
Section 3031. Conferral of Status of Courts on Board and Revenue Officers.
Section 3132. Inherent power of Revenue Courts.
Section 3233. Powers of Revenue Officers to require attendance of persons and production of documents and to receive evidence.
Section 3334. Compelling attendance of witness.
Section 3435. Hearing in absence of party.
Section 3536. Adjournment of hearing.
Section 3637. Power to award costs.
Section 3738. Manner of executing order to deliver possession of immovable property.
Section 3839. Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue Officers.
Section 3940. Effect of rules in Schedule I.
Section 4041. Power of Board to make rules.
Section 4142. Orders of Revenue Officer when reversible by reason of error or irregularity.
Section 4243. Code of Civil Procedure to apply when no express provision made in this Code.
Section 4344. Appeal and appellate authorities.
Section 4445. Transfer of certain pending proceedings to Settlement Commissioner.
Section 4546. No appeal against certain orders.
Section 4647. Limitation of appeals.
Section 4748. Copy of order objected to accompany petition.
Section 4849. Power of appellate authority.
Section 4950. Revision.
Section 5051. Review of orders.
Section 5152. Stay of execution of orders.
Section 5253. Application of Limitation Act.
Section 5355. Application of Chapter.
Section 5556. Construction of order.
Section 5657. State ownership in all lands.
Section 5758. Liability of land to payment of land revenue.
Section 5858A. Certain land to be exempted from payment of land revenue.
Section 58A59. Variation of land revenue according to purpose for which land is used.
Section 5959A. Assessment when to take effect.
Section 59A59B. Reassessment on diversion of land prior to coming into force of the Code.
Section 59B60. Assessment by whom to be fixed.
Section 6061. Application of this Chapter to lands in non-urban areas.
Section 6162. Appointment of Settlement Commissioner.
Section 6263. Appointment of Additional Settlement Commissioners and their powers and duties.
Section 6364. Appointment of Settlement, Deputy Settlement and Assistant Settlement Officers.
Section 6465. Powers of Settlement, Deputy Settlement and Assistant Settlement Officers.
Section 6566. Definition of Revenue Survey.
Section 6667. Notification of proposed revenue survey.
Section 6768. Formation of survey numbers and villages.
Section 6869. Separate demarcation of land diverted or specially assigned.
Section 6970. Power to re-number or sub-divide survey numbers.
Section 7071. Entry of survey numbers and sub-divisions in records.
Section 7172. Determination of abadi of village.
Section 7273. Power of Settlement Officer to divide or unite villages or exclude area therefrom.
Section 7374. Grouping of villages.
Section 7475. Definition of Settlement.
Section 7576. Notification of proposed settlement.
Section 7677. Fixation of assessment rates.
Section 7778. Maximum and minimum limits for the rate of assessment.
Section 7879. Fixation of fair assessment.
Section 7980. All lands liable to assessment.
Section 8081. Principles of assessment.
Section 8182. Announcement of Settlement.
Section 8283. Introduction of Settlement.
Section 8384. Remission of enhancement of bhumiswami who relinquishes.
Section 8485. Term of settlement.
Section 8586. Power of Collector to complete unfinished proceedings.
Section 8687. Inquiry into profits of agriculture and value of land.
Section 8788. Power to transfer, duty of maintaining maps and records to Settlement Officer.
Section 8889. Power of Sub-Divisional Officer to correct errors.
Section 8990. Power of Collector during term of Settlement etc.
Section 9091. Power to grant power of Settlement Officer during term of Settlement.
Section 9191A. Power to make rules.
Section 91A92. Provisions of Chapter to apply to land in urban areas.
Section 9293. Powers of Collector to divide lands into plot numbers.
Section 9394. Powers of Collector to re-number or sub-divide plot numbers.
Section 9495. Area and assessment of plot numbers and sub-divisions to be entered in records.
Section 9596. Area in town formed into blocks for assessment.
Section 9697. Collector to fix standard rate of assessment and publication of standard rates.
Section 9798. Fixation of standard rates of assessment.
Section 9899. Maximum and minimum limits for the rate of assessment.
Section 99101. Term of settlement.
Section 101102. Assessment fixed shall be land revenue or rent.
Section 102103. Land revenue or rent fixed under previous settlement or leases to continue.
Section 103104. Formation of patwaris' circles and appointment of patwaris thereto.
Section 104105. Formation of Revenue Inspectors' circles.
Section 105106. Appointment of Revenue Inspectors, etc.
Section 106107. Field map.
Section 107108. Record of rights.
Section 108109. Acquisition of rights to be reported.
Section 109110. Mutation of acquisition of right in Field Book and other relevant land records.
Section 110111. Jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
Section 111112. Intimation of transfers by Registering Officers.
Section 112113. Correction of clerical errors.
Section 113114. Land records.
Section 114115. Correction of wrong entry in khasra and any other land records by superior officers.
Section 115116. Disputes regarding entry in khasra or in any other land records.
Section 116117. Presumption as to entries in land records.
Section 117118. Obligation to furnish information as to title.
Section 118119. Penalty for neglect to furnish information.
Section 119120. Requisition of assistance in preparation of maps and record of rights.
Section 120121. Power to make rules for land records.
Section 121122. Exemption from provisions of this Chapter.
Section 122123. Record-of-rights at commencement of Code.
Section 123124. Construction of boundary marks of villages and survey numbers or plot numbers.
Section 124125. Disputes regarding boundaries between villages, survey numbers and plot numbers.
Section 125126. Ejectment of persons wrongfully in possession.
Section 126127. Demarcation and maintenance of boundary lines.
Section 127128. Enforcement of repair of boundary or survey marks.
Section 128129. Demarcation of boundaries of survey number or sub.
Section 129130. Penalty for destruction, injury or removal of boundary or survey marks.
Section 130131. Rights of way and other private easements.
Section 131132. Penalty for obstruction of way, etc.
Section 132134. Execution of bond for abstaining from repetition of certain acts.
Section 134135. Acquisition of land for road, paths, etc.
Section 135136. Power to exempt from operation of this Chapter.
Section 136137. Land revenue first charge on land.
Section 137138. Responsibility for payment of land revenue.
Section 138139. Land revenue recoverable from any person, in possession.
Section 139140. Dates on which land revenue falls due and is payable.
Section 140141. Definitions of "arrear" and "defaulter".
Section 141142. Patel, Patwari, Gram Sabha or Gram Panchayat bound to give receipt.
Section 142143. Penalty for default of payment of land revenue.
Section 143144. Remission or suspension of land revenue on failure of crops.
Section 144145. Certified account to be evidence as to arrear and defaulter.
Section 145146. Notice of demand.
Section 146147. Process for recovery of arrear.
Section 147148. Costs recoverable as part of arrear.
Section 148149. Enforcement of processes in other districts.
Section 149150. Payment under protest and suit for recovery.
Section 150151. Application of proceeds of sale.
Section 151152. Land sold for arrears to be free from encumbrances.
Section 152153. Purchaser's title.
Section 153154. Purchaser not liable for land revenue due prior to sale.
Section 154154A. Powers of the Tahsildar to let out the holding in respect of which arrear is due or any other holding of the defaulter.
Section 154A155. Moneys recoverable as an arrear of land revenue.
Section 155156. Recovery of moneys from surety.
Section 156157. Class of tenure.
Section 157158. Bhumiswami.
Section 158159. Land revenue payable by bhumiswamis.
Section 159160. Revocation of exemption from liability for land revenue.
Section 160161. Reduction of revenue during the currency of settlement.
Section 161163. Pending applications for conferral of bhumiswami rights.
Section 163164. Devolution.
Section 164165. Rights of transfer.
Section 165166. Forfeiture in cases of certain transfers.
Section 166167. Exchange of land.
Section 167168. Leases.
Section 168169. Unauthorised lease etc.
Section 169170. Avoidance of transfer in contravention of Section 165.
Section 165170A. Certain transfers to be set aside.
Section 170A170B. Reversion of land of members of aboriginal tribe which was transferred by fraud.
Section 170B170C. Advocate not to appear in proceedings under Section 170-A or 170-B without permission.
Section 170-A170D. Second appeal barred.
Section 170D171. Right to make improvements.
Section 171172. Diversion of land.
Section 172173. Relinquishments.
Section 173174. Disposal of relinquished sub-division.
Section 174175. Right of way to relinquished land.
Section 175176. Abandonment of holding.
Section 176177. Disposal of holdings.
Section 177178. Partition of holding.
Section 178178A. Partition of land in life time of bhumiswami.
Section 178A179. Rights to trees in holding.
Section 179180. Restriction on transfer of trees.
Section 180181. Government lessees.
Section 181182. Rights and liabilities of a Government lessee.
Section 182183. Service land.
Section 183184. Disposal of service land in Sironj Region when services no longer required.
Section 184185. Occupancy tenants.
Section 185186. Maximum rent.
Section 186187. Commutation.
Section 187188. Rent.
Section 188189. Resumption by bhumiswami in certain cases.
Section 189190. Conferral of bhumiswami rights on occupancy tenants.
Section 190191. Restoration of occupancy tenant.
Section 191192. Devolution of rights of occupancy tenants.
Section 192193. Termination of tenancy.
Section 193194. Provisions applicable to occupancy tenant whose tenancy is terminated.
Section 194195. Occupancy tenant's rights of transfer.
Section 195196. Right of occupancy tenant to make improvement.
Section 196197. Right of certain persons to apply to set aside transfers by occupancy tenants.
Section 197198. Surrender.
Section 198199. Receipt.
Section 199200. Penalty for failure to give receipt or for excess recovery.
Section 200201. Remission and suspension of rent consequent on like treatment of land revenue.
Section 201202. Reinstatement of wrongfully ejected occupancy tenant.
Section 202203. Alluvion and diluvion.
Section 203204. Power to make assessment and decide disputes.
Section 204205. Definitions.
Section 205206. Initiation of consolidation proceedings.
Section 206207. Rejection of application.
Section 207208. Admission of application.
Section 208209. Preparation of scheme for consolidation of holdings.
Section 209210. Confirmation of scheme.
Section 210211. Procedure on confirmation.
Section 211212. Right of bhumiswamis to possession of holdings.
Section 212213. Transfer of rights of bhumiswamis in holdings.
Section 213214. No instrument necessary to effect transfer.
Section 214215. Costs of carrying out scheme.
Section 215216. Recovery of compensation and cost.
Section 216217. Suspension of partition proceedings during currency of consolidation proceedings.
Section 217218. Transfer of property during proceedings.
Section 218219. Rights of bhumiswamis after consolidation same as before.
Section 219220. Encumbrances of bhumiswamis.
Section 220221. Power to make rules.
Section 221222. Appointment of patels.
Section 222223. Remuneration of patels.
Section 223224. Duties of patels.
Section 224225. Duties imposed under any law upon land holders deemed to be imposed on patels.
Section 225226. Removal of patels.
Section 226227. Punishment of patels.
Section 227228. Appointment of substitute patel.
Section 228229. Entrustment of village management.
Section 229230. Appointment of kotwars and their duties.
Section 230231. Remuneration of kotwars.
Section 231232. Gram Sabha.
Section 232233. Record of unoccupied land.
Section 233234. Preparation of Nistar Patrak.
Section 234235. Matters to be provided for in Nistar Patrak.
Section 235236. Provision in Nistar Patrak for certain matters.
Section 236
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