Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960

Bare Act · 1960

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to land revenue in the Union territory of Tripura and to provide for the acquisition of estates and for certain other measures of land reform.

Act number: 43 of 1960
Enacted: 21 September 1960
Contents: 199 sections · 16 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — —Preliminary

Chapter II — —Revenue Divisions, Revenue Officers And Their Appointment

Sections

Section 10 – Seals (preview)
Section 109 – Right to create a mortgage or charge (preview)
Section 141 – Date from which compensation shall be due (preview)

Chapter III — —Land And Land Revenue

Section 11 – Title of Government to lands, etc (preview)
Section 12 – Right to trees, forests, etc (preview)
Section 13 – Assignment of land for special purposes (preview)
Section 14 – Allotment of land (preview)
Section 15 – Unauthorised occupation of land (preview)
Section 16 – Liability of land to land revenue (preview)
Section 17 – Alluvial lands (preview)
Section 18 – Land revenue in case of diluvion (preview)
Section 19 – Assessment of land revenue (preview)
Section 20 – Diversion of land (preview)
Section 21 – Remission or suspension of revenue on failure of crops (preview)
Section 22 – Responsibility for payment of land revenue (preview)
Section 23 – Receipt for land revenue (preview)

Chapter IV — —Survey And Settlement Of Land Revenue

Section 24 – Definitions of “revenue survey”, “settlement” and “term of settlement” (preview)
Section 25 – Inquiry into profits of agriculture (preview)
Section 26 – Revenue survey (preview)
Section 27 – Power to require assistance from landholders (preview)
Section 28 – Survey numbers and villages (preview)
Section 29 – Division of survey numbers into sub-divisions (preview)
Section 30 – Determination of revenue-rates (preview)
Section 31 – Preparation of statistical and fiscal records (preview)
Section 32 – Revenue-rates how determined (preview)
Section 33 – Publication of table of revenue-rates (preview)
Section 34 – Confirmation of the table of revenue-rates (preview)
Section 35 – Rates of revenue to form part of settlement register (preview)
Section 36 – Introduction of revenue-rates (preview)
Section 37 – Duration of revenue-rates (preview)
Section 38 – Assessment on holdings (preview)
Section 39 – Additional assessment for water advantages (preview)
Section 40 – Continuance of survey operations and rates in force at commencement of Act (preview)
Section 41 – Power of Collector to correct errors, etc (preview)

Chapter V — —Land Records

Section 42 – Preparation of record of rights (preview)
Section 43 – Publication of the record of rights (preview)
Section 44 – Jurisdiction of civil courts to decide disputes (preview)
Section 45 – Correction of bona fide mistake in register (preview)
Section 46 – Register of mutations (preview)
Section 47 – Penalty for neglect to afford information (preview)
Section 48 – Assistance in preparation of maps (preview)
Section 49 – Certified copies (preview)
Section 50 – Maps and other records open to inspection (preview)
Section 51 – Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officer (preview)

Chapter VI — —Boundaries And Boundary Marks

Section 52 – Determination of village boundaries (preview)
Section 53 – Effect of settlement of boundary (preview)
Section 54 – Construction and repair of boundary marks (preview)
Section 55 – Description of boundary marks (preview)
Section 56 – Responsibilities for maintaining boundary marks (preview)
Section 57 – Collector to have charge of boundary marks (preview)
Section 58 – Penalty for injuring boundary marks (preview)

Chapter VII — —Realisation Of Land Revenue And Other Public Demands

Section 59 – Land revenue to be first charge (preview)
Section 60 – Payment of land revenue (preview)
Section 61 – Arrear of land revenue (preview)
Section 62 – Recovery of Arrears (preview)
Section 63 – Notice of demand (preview)
Section 64 – Distraint and sale of movable property (preview)
Section 65 – Sale of immovable property (preview)
Section 66 – Notice of sale (preview)
Section 67 – Sale to be by auction (preview)
Section 68 – Prohibition to bid at auction (preview)
Section 69 – Sale of perishables (preview)
Section 70 – Sales not to be excessive (preview)
Section 71 – Deposit by purchaser of immovable property (preview)
Section 72 – Failure to make deposit (preview)
Section 73 – Setting aside sale (preview)
Section 74 – Confirmation of sale (preview)
Section 75 – Refunds (preview)
Section 76 – Certificate of purchase (preview)
Section 77 – Application of proceeds of sale (preview)
Section 78 – Liability of certified purchaser (preview)
Section 79 – Precautionary measures in certain cases (preview)
Section 80 – Recovery of other public demands (preview)

Chapter VIII — —Procedure Of Revenue Officers: Appeals And Revisions

Section 81 – Revenue officers to be courts (preview)
Section 82 – Place of hearing (preview)
Section 83 – Power to enter upon and survey land (preview)
Section 84 – Power to transfer cases (preview)
Section 85 – Power to take evidence, summon witnesses, etc (preview)
Section 86 – Compelling attendance of witnesses (preview)
Section 87 – Hearing in absence of party (preview)
Section 88 – Adjournment of hearing (preview)
Section 89 – Power to order payment of costs (preview)
Section 90 – Use of force (preview)
Section 91 – Appearances before and applications to revenue officers (preview)
Section 92 – Correction of error or omission (preview)
Section 93 – Appeals (preview)
Section 94 – Limitation of appeals (preview)
Section 95 – Revision (preview)
Section 96 – Review of orders (preview)
Section 97 – Stay of execution of orders (preview)
Section 98 – Power to make rules (preview)

Chapter IX — —Rights Of Raiyats In Land

Section 99 – Rights of raiyats (preview)
Section 100 – Reservation of land for personal cultivation (preview)
Section 101 – Procedure for reservation of lands (preview)
Section 102 – “Permissible limit” defined (preview)
Section 103 – Land deemed to be reserved for personal cultivation in certain cases (preview)
Section 104 – Non-resumable land (preview)
Section 105 – Right to lease (preview)
Section 106 – Land left uncultivated (preview)
Section 107 – Relinquishment (preview)

Chapter X — —Rights Of Under-Raiyats

Section 108 – Interest of under-raiyats (preview)
Section 110 – Right to make improvements (preview)
Section 111 – Maximum rent (preview)
Section 112 – Payment of rent (preview)
Section 113 – Reasonable rent (preview)
Section 114 – Commutation of rent payable in kind (preview)
Section 115 – Receipt for payment of rent (preview)
Section 116 – Refund of rent recovered in excess (preview)
Section 117 – Suspension or remission of rent (preview)
Section 118 – Eviction of under-raiyat (preview)
Section 119 – Restoration of possession of land to under-raiyat (preview)
Section 120 – Certain lands to be non-resumable land of under-raiyat (preview)
Section 121 – Compensation for improvements (preview)
Section 122 – Under-raiyat may remove building, works, etc., not deemed improvements (preview)
Section 123 – Restoration of possession of land in certain other cases (preview)
Section 124 – Relief against termination of tenancy for act of waste (preview)
Section 125 – Surrender of land by under-raiyat (preview)
Section 126 – Transfer of ownership of land to under-raiyats (preview)
Section 127 – Compensation to raiyat (preview)
Section 128 – Payment of compensation to raiyat (preview)
Section 129 – Under-raiyat to pay compensation amount (preview)
Section 130 – Issue of certificate to under-raiyats (preview)
Section 131 – First option to purchase (preview)
Section 132 – Power to make rules (preview)

Chapter XI — —Acquisition Of Estates And Of Rights Of Intermediaries Therein

Section 133 – Definitions (preview)
Section 134 – Notification vesting estates in the State (preview)
Section 135 – Consequences of notification under section 134 (preview)
Section 136 – Rights of intermediary to certain lands (preview)
Section 137 – Collector to take charge of estates, etc., vested in the Government (preview)
Section 138 – Decision of disputes (preview)
Section 139 – Appeal (preview)

Chapter XII — —Assessment And Payment Of Compensation

Section 140 – Intermediaries entitled to receive compensation (preview)
Section 142 – Every intermediary to be treated as a separate unit (preview)
Section 143 – Appointment of compensation officers (preview)
Section 144 – Compensation assessment roll (preview)
Section 145 – Determination of gross income and net income (preview)
Section 146 – Compensation payable to intermediary (preview)
Section 147 – Disposal of claims of creditors (preview)
Section 148 – Appeal against the decision of claims officer (preview)
Section 149 – Preliminary publication of compensation assessment roll and disposal of objections (preview)
Section 150 – Contents of the order of compensation officer (preview)
Section 151 – Appeals against order of compensation officer (preview)
Section 152 – Final publication of the compensation assessment roll (preview)
Section 153 – Correction of bona fide mistakes (preview)
Section 154 – Ad interim payment of compensation (preview)
Section 155 – Mode of payment of compensation (preview)
Section 156 – Compensation due to maintenance holder (preview)
Section 157 – Compensation due to person incompetent to alienate (preview)
Section 158 – Inquiries to be judicial proceedings (preview)
Section 159 – Penalties (preview)
Section 160 – Application of Part III to persons becoming raiyats or under-raiyats under Part IV (preview)
Section 161 – Power to make rules (preview)

Chapter XIII — —Ceiling On Land Holdings

Section 162 – Exemptions (preview)
Section 163 – Definitions (preview)
Section 164 – Cellings on holdings (preview)
Section 165 – Submission of returns (preview)
Section 166 – Collection of information through other agency (preview)
Section 167 – Procedure for determination of excess land (preview)
Section 168 – Selection of excess land in cases of certain transfers (preview)
Section 169 – Excess land to vest in Government (preview)
Section 170 – Publication of the final list and consequences thereof (preview)
Section 171 – Compensation (preview)
Section 172 – Manner of payment of compensation (preview)
Section 173 – Limit of future acquisition of land (preview)
Section 174 – Excess land not to be surrendered in certain cases (preview)
Section 175 – Power of Collector to take possession of excess land (preview)
Section 176 – Offences and penalties (preview)
Section 177 – Finality of orders (preview)
Section 178 – Power to exempt, etc (preview)

Chapter XIV — —Prevention Of Fragmentation

Section 179 – Definitions (preview)
Section 180 – Restrictions on transfer, etc (preview)
Section 181 – Partition of holding (preview)
Section 182 – Transfers in contravention of this Chapter (preview)
Section 183 – Penalty (preview)
Section 184 – Power to make rules (preview)

Chapter XV — —General And Miscellaneous

Section 185 – Recovery of amount due as arrear of land revenue (preview)
Section 186 – Protection against eviction or surrender in certain cases (preview)
Section 187 – Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes (preview)
Section 188 – Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded (preview)
Section 189 – Act to over-ride contracts and other laws (preview)
Section 190 – Court-fees (preview)
Section 191 – Village officers to be public servants (preview)
Section 192 – Power to exempt (preview)
Section 193 – General provision as to penalties (preview)
Section 194 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
Section 195 – Delegation of powers (preview)
Section 196 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)
Section 197 – General power to make rules (preview)
Section 198 – Laying of rules before Parliament (preview)
Section 199 – Repeal and savings (preview)