The Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy (Discharge of Joint Responsibility of Tenants) Rules, 1975

Q: What does Section 2 of The Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy (Discharge of Joint Responsibility of Tenants) Rules, 1975 say?

(a) "Act" means the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964; (b) "Form" means a form appended to these Rules; (c) "Section" means a section of the Act; (d) "Association" means a group of tenants ["who have become deemed purchasers by virtue of the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1976 and"] who jointly derive benefit from a common major bund or bunds in a locality and is recognized as such under these rules, by the Mamlatdar of the Taluka having jurisdicti

Q: What does Section 3 of The Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy (Discharge of Joint Responsibility of Tenants) Rules, 1975 say?

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a), the Mamlatdar may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, permit more than one Association even in cases where all the members are tenants benefitted by a common major bund and may also, for reasons to be recorded in writing, permit constitution of one association even if the members are those benefitted by different bunds if they all come within his jurisdiction.

Q: What does Section 4 of The Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy (Discharge of Joint Responsibility of Tenants) Rules, 1975 say?

(i) to elect the Managing Committee and the Office bearers, namely, the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer and Attorney; (ii) to approve the annual Statement of Accounts to be prepared by the Managing Committee; (iii) to consider and decide the matters regarding the conservancy, maintenance and repairs of any bund, embankment, ridge, sluice-gate or any other matter which may be specially referred to by the Managing Committee for consideration or which

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1. The lessee take every precaution to prevent saline water from entering the fields and shall not do any acts prejudicial to the paddy fields.

Section 1

2. The lessee shall be held responsible for any damage caused to the said sluice gate/tree which may not be due to natural cause and the loss sustained by the lessor shall be recovered from lessee as per assessment of the Mamlatdar.

Section 2

3. The lessee shall permit the lessor or his agents at all reasonable time to enter the said sluice gate for the purpose of examining the state and condition of the said sluice gate and the agricultural fields thereunder.

Section 3

4. The lessee shall carry out all repairs to the sluice gate and shall maintain the same in proper condition.

Section 4

5. If the lessee commits breach of any of the conditions of these presents, then without prejudice to any other remedy open to the lessor, the lessor may terminate this lease and the lessee shall be liable to the penalty to be imposed by the Mamlatdar.

Section 5

6. The lessor or the lessee shall be at liberty to determine the lease on giving notice of 30 days advance in writing of its intention to do so.

Section 6

7. Any sum recoverable from the lessee under this present shall be recovered as arrear of land revenue.

Section 7

8. Lease is subject to the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 and rules framed thereunder.

Section 8

9. The ... agrees to incur the expenditure on account of stamp duty payable on these presents.

Section 9

10. The annual rent reserved under clause 1 shall be paid by the lessee on or before such date as may be specified by the lessor failing which it shall bear simple interest at the rate of 8¼ per cent p. a. after the due date.

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