Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961

Contents

• Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
• Section 2 – Definitions
• Section 2A – Constitution and reconstitution of Tribunals
• Section 3 – Prohibition on holding land in excess of ceiling area; and area in excess of ceiling to be surplus land
• Section 4 – Land held by family unit
• Section 5 – Ceiling area (preview)
• Section 6 – Lands held in excess of ceiling area deemed to be within ceiling area in certain circumstances (preview)
• Section 7 – Persons holding both exempted land and other land (preview)
• Section 8 – Restriction on transfer, etc (preview)
• Section 9 – Restriction on acquisition of land in excess of ceiling area (preview)
• Section 10 – Consequences of certain transfers and acquisitions of land (preview)
• Section 11 – Restriction on partition (preview)
• Section 11A – Ceiling area where land is converted into another class (preview)
• Section 12 – Submission of returns (preview)
• Section 12A – Power of State Government to extend time for filing return (preview)
• Section 13 – Failure to submit return (preview)
• Section 14 – Power of Collector to hold enquiry (preview)
• Section 15 – Division of survey numbers or of sub-divisions thereof in determining area of surplus land (preview)
• Section 16 – Selection of land for retention in ceiling area (preview)
• Section 17 – Notice to persons affected by inquiry under section 14 (preview)
• Section 18 – Collector to consider certain matters (preview)
• Section 19 – Power of Collector to restore land to landlord in certain cases (preview)
• Section 20 – Manner of considering claim of landlord to land under section 19 (preview)
• Section 21 – Collector to make declaration regarding surplus land, etc., and consequences thereof (preview)
• Section 21A – Damages for use and occupation of surplus land (preview)
• Section 22 – Payment of compensation (preview)
• Section 23 – Quantum of compensation (preview)
• Section 24 – Collector to give notice calling upon interested persons to submit claims to compensation (preview)
• Section 25 – Determination of compensation and apportionment thereof (preview)
• Section 26 – Mode of payment of amount of compensation (preview)
• Section 27 – Distribution of surplus land (preview)
• Section 27A – Power of Collector to grant land for public purposes, etc (preview)
• Section 28 – Special provision in respect of land taken over from industrial undertaking to ensure efficient cultivation and continued supply of raw material (preview)
• Section 28-1A – Deleted (preview)
• Section 28-1AA – Power of State Government to grant land to State Corporations (preview)
• Section 28-1B – Deleted (preview)
• Section 28-A – Deleted (preview)
• Section 29 – Restriction on transfer or division of land granted under section 28 (preview)
• Section 29A – Conversion of Occupancy of land granted under section 27 (preview)
• Section 30 – Power of Collector in making inquiries (preview)
• Section 31 – Manner of recording decisions of Collector (preview)
• Section 32 – Service of notices (preview)
• Section 33 – Appeals (preview)
• Section 34 – Power of Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal to confirm, etc., order, etc (preview)
• Section 35 – Limitation for appeals (preview)
• Section 36 – Court-fee (preview)
• Section 37 – Power of Collector to correct clerical, etc., mistakes in declaration or award (preview)
• Section 38 – Sums recoverable as arrears of land revenue (preview)
• Section 39 – Mode of putting persons in possession of land (preview)
• Section 40 – Summary eviction (preview)
• Section 40A – Deleted (preview)
• Section 41 – Bar of jurisdiction (preview)
• Section 42 – Inquiries and proceedings to be judicial proceedings (preview)
• Section 43 – Officers to be public servants (preview)
• Section 43A – Particulars to be furnished where land is held in jurisdiction of more than one village accountant (preview)
• Section 44 – Protection of action taken under this Act (preview)
• Section 44A – Tribunal to exercise powers and perform duties of Collector in certain areas for certain purposes of Act to the exclusion of Collector (preview)
• Section 44B – Pleaders, etc., excluded from appearance (preview)
• Section 45 – Control (preview)
• Section 45A – Power of revision of Commissioner in inquiries and proceedings under section 27 (preview)
• Section 46 – Power to make rules (preview)
• Section 47 – Exempted lands (preview)
• Section 48 – Enactments amended (preview)
• Section 49 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)