Act 33 of 1960

The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960

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

  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Legislative Department
  • Enacted 1960-09-13
  • 170 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Power to create, alter or abolish districts, sub-divisions, etc.Read
4 Appointment of revenue officers.Read
5 Deputy Commissioner and certain other revenue officers.Read
6 Settlement officers.Read
7 Subordination of revenue officers.Read
8 Combination of offices.Read
9 Notification of appointments.Read
10 Seals.Read
11 Title of Government to lands, etc.Read
12 Right to trees, forests, etc.Read
13 Assignment of land for special purposes.Read
14 Allotment of land.Read
15 Unauthorised occupation of land.Read
16 Liability of land to land revenue.Read
17 Alluvial lands.Read
18 Land revenue in case of diluvion.Read
19 Assessment of land to land revenue.Read
20 Diversion of land.Read
21 Remission or suspension of revenue on failure of crops.Read
22 Responsibility for payment of land revenue.Read
23 Receipt for land revenue.Read
24 Definitions of “revenue survey”, “settlement” and “term of settlement”.Read
25 Inquiry into profits of agriculture.Read
26 Revenue survey.Read
27 Power to require assistance from landholders.Read
28 Survey numbers and villages.Read
29 Division of survey numbers into sub-divisions.Read
30 Determination of revenue-rates.Read
31 Preparation of statistical and fiscal records.Read
32 Revenue-rates how determined.Read
33 Publication of table of revenue-rates.Read
34 Confirmation of the table of revenue-rates.Read
35 Rates of revenue to form part of settlement register.Read
36 Introduction of revenue-rates.Read
37 Duration of revenue-rates.Read
38 Assessment on holdings.Read
39 Additional assessment for water advantages.Read
40 Continuance of survey operations and rates in force at commencement of Act.Read
41 Power of deputy commissioner to correct errors, etc.Read
42 Preparation of record of rights.Read
43 Publication of the record of rights.Read
44 Jurisdiction of civil courts.Read
45 Correction of bona fide mistake in register.Read
46 Register of mutations.Read
47 Penalty for neglect to furnish information.Read
48 Assistance in preparation of maps.Read
49 Certified copies.Read
50 Maps and other records open to inspection.Read
51 Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officer.Read
52 Determination of village boundaries.Read
53 Effect to settlement of boundary.Read
54 Construction and repair of boundary marks.Read
55 Description of boundary marks.Read
56 Responsibility for maintaining boundary marks.Read
57 Deputy commissioner to have charge of boundary marks.Read
58 Penalty for injuring boundary marks.Read
59 Land revenue to be first charge.Read
60 Payment of land revenue.Read
61 Arrear of land revenue.Read
62 Recovery of arrears.Read
63 Notice of demand.Read
64 Distraint and sale of movable property.Read
65 Sale of immovable property.Read
66 Notice of sale.Read
67 Sale to be by auction.Read
68 Prohibition to bid at auction.Read
69 Sale of perishables.Read
70 Sale not to be excessive.Read
71 Deposit by purchaser of immovable property.Read
72 Failure to make deposit.Read
73 Setting aside sale.Read
74 Confirmation of sale.Read
75 Refunds.Read
76 Certificate of purchase.Read
77 Application of proceeds of sale.Read
78 Liability of certified purchaser.Read
79 Precautionary measures in certain cases.Read
80 Recovery of other public demands.Read
81 Revenue officers to be courts.Read
82 Place of hearing.Read
83 Power to enter upon and survey land.Read
84 Power to transfer cases.Read
85 Power to take evidence, summon witnesses, etc.Read
86 Compelling attendance of witnesses.Read
87 Hearing in absence of party.Read
88 Adjournment of hearing.Read
89 Power to order payment of costs.Read
90 Use of force.Read
91 Appearances before and applications to revenue officers.Read
92 Correction of error or omission.Read
93 Appeals.Read
94 Limitation of appeals.Read
95 Revision.Read
96 Review of orders.Read
97 Stay of execution of orders.Read
98 Power to make rules.Read
99 Accrual of rights of landowners.Read
100 Rights of landowners.Read
101 Reservation of land for personal cultivation.Read
102 Procedure for reservation of land.Read
103 “Permissible limit” defined.Read
104 Land deemed to be reserved for personal cultivation in certain cases.Read
105 Non-resumable land.Read
106 Right to lease.Read
107 Land left uncultivated.Read
108 Relinquishment.Read
109 Interest of tenants.Read
110 Right to create a mortgage or charge.Read
111 Right to make improvements.Read
112 Maximum rent.Read
113 Payment of rent.Read
114 Reasonable rent.Read
115 Commutation of rent payable in kind.Read
116 Receipt for payment of rent.Read
117 Refund of rent recovered in excess.Read
118 Suspension or remission of rent.Read
119 Eviction of tenant.Read
120 Restoration of possession of land to tenant.Read
121 Certain lands to be non-resumable land of tenant.Read
122 Compensation for improvements.Read
123 Tenant may remove buildings, works, etc., not deemed improvements.Read
124 Restoration of possession of land in certain other cases.Read
125 Relief against termination of tenancy for act of waste.Read
126 Surrender of land by tenant.Read
127 Transfer of ownership of land to tenant.Read
128 Compensation to landowner.Read
129 Payment of compensation to landowner.Read
130 Tenant to pay compensation amount.Read
131 Issue of certificate to tenants.Read
132 First option to purchase.Read
133 Power to make rules.Read
134 Exemption.Read
135 Definitions.Read
136 Ceiling on holdings.Read
137 Submission of returns.Read
138 Collection of information through other agency.Read
139 Procedure for determination of excess land.Read
140 Selection of excess land in cases of certain transfers.Read
141 Excess land to vest in Government.Read
142 Publication of the final list and consequences thereof.Read
143 Compensation.Read
144 Manner of payment of compensation.Read
145 Limit of future acquisition of load.Read
146 Excess land not to be surrendered in certain cases.Read
147 Power of deputy commissioner to take possession of excess land.Read
148 Offences and penalties.Read
149 Finality of orders.Read
150 Power to exempt, etc.Read
151 Definitions.Read
152 Restrictions on transfer, etc.Read
153 Partition of holding.Read
154 Transfers in contravention of this Chapter.Read
155 Penalty.Read
156 Power to make rules.Read
157 Recovery of amounts due as an arrear of and revenue.Read
158 Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes.Read
159 Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded.Read
160 Act to over-ride contract and other laws.Read
161 Court-fees.Read
162 Village officers to be public servants.Read
163 Power to exempt.Read
164 General provision as to penalties.Read
165 Protection of action taken in good faith.Read
166 Delegation of powers.Read
167 Power to remove difficulties.Read
168 General power to make rules.Read
169 Laying of rules before Parliament.Read
170 Repeal and savings.Read
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