Act 43 of 1960

The Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms 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.

  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Legislative Department
  • Enacted 1960-09-21
  • 199 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 Collector 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 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 Collector 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 to decide disputes.Read
45 Correction of bona fide mistake in register.Read
46 Register of mutations.Read
47 Penalty for neglect to afford 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 of settlement of boundary.Read
54 Construction and repair of boundary marks.Read
55 Description of boundary marks.Read
56 Responsibilities for maintaining boundary marks.Read
57 Collector 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 Sales 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 Rights of raiyats.Read
100 Reservation of land for personal cultivation.Read
101 Procedure for reservation of lands.Read
102 “Permissible limit” defined.Read
103 Land deemed to be reserved for personal cultivation in certain cases.Read
104 Non-resumable land.Read
105 Right to lease.Read
106 Land left uncultivated.Read
107 Relinquishment.Read
108 Interest of under-raiyats.Read
109 Right to create a mortgage or charge.Read
110 Right to make improvements.Read
111 Maximum rent.Read
112 Payment of rent.Read
113 Reasonable rent.Read
114 Commutation of rent payable in kind.Read
115 Receipt for payment of rent.Read
116 Refund of rent recovered in excess.Read
117 Suspension or remission of rent.Read
118 Eviction of under-raiyat.Read
119 Restoration of possession of land to under-raiyat.Read
120 Certain lands to be non-resumable land of under-raiyat.Read
121 Compensation for improvements.Read
122 Under-raiyat may remove building, works, etc., not deemed improvements.Read
123 Restoration of possession of land in certain other cases.Read
124 Relief against termination of tenancy for act of waste.Read
125 Surrender of land by under-raiyat.Read
126 Transfer of ownership of land to under-raiyats.Read
127 Compensation to raiyat.Read
128 Payment of compensation to raiyat.Read
129 Under-raiyat to pay compensation amount.Read
130 Issue of certificate to under-raiyats.Read
131 First option to purchase.Read
132 Power to make rules.Read
133 Definitions.Read
134 Notification vesting estates in the State.Read
135 Consequences of notification under section 134.Read
136 Rights of intermediary to certain lands.Read
137 Collector to take charge of estates, etc., vested in the Government.Read
138 Decision of disputes.Read
139 Appeal.Read
140 Intermediaries entitled to receive compensation.Read
141 Date from which compensation shall be due.Read
142 Every intermediary to be treated as a separate unit.Read
143 Appointment of compensation officers.Read
144 Compensation assessment roll.Read
145 Determination of gross income and net income.Read
146 Compensation payable to intermediary.Read
147 Disposal of claims of creditors.Read
148 Appeal against the decision of claims officer.Read
149 Preliminary publication of compensation assessment roll and disposal of objections.Read
150 Contents of the order of compensation officer.Read
151 Appeals against order of compensation officer.Read
152 Final publication of the compensation assessment roll.Read
153 Correction of bona fide mistakes.Read
154 Ad interim payment of compensation.Read
155 Mode of payment of compensation.Read
156 Compensation due to maintenance holder.Read
157 Compensation due to person incompetent to alienate.Read
158 Inquiries to be judicial proceedings.Read
159 Penalties.Read
160 Application of Part III to persons becoming raiyats or under-raiyats under Part IV.Read
161 Power to make rules.Read
162 Exemptions.Read
163 Definitions.Read
164 Cellings on holdings.Read
165 Submission of returns.Read
166 Collection of information through other agency.Read
167 Procedure for determination of excess land.Read
168 Selection of excess land in cases of certain transfers.Read
169 Excess land to vest in Government.Read
170 Publication of the final list and consequences thereof.Read
171 Compensation.Read
172 Manner of payment of compensation.Read
173 Limit of future acquisition of land.Read
174 Excess land not to be surrendered in certain cases.Read
175 Power of Collector to take possession of excess land.Read
176 Offences and penalties.Read
177 Finality of orders.Read
178 Power to exempt, etc.Read
179 Definitions.Read
180 Restrictions on transfer, etc.Read
181 Partition of holding.Read
182 Transfers in contravention of this Chapter.Read
183 Penalty.Read
184 Power to make rules.Read
185 Recovery of amount due as arrear of land revenue.Read
186 Protection against eviction or surrender in certain cases.Read
187 Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes.Read
188 Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded.Read
189 Act to over-ride contracts and other laws.Read
190 Court-fees.Read
191 Village officers to be public servants.Read
192 Power to exempt.Read
193 General provision as to penalties.Read
194 Protection of action taken in good faith.Read
195 Delegation of powers.Read
196 Power to remove difficulties.Read
197 General power to make rules.Read
198 Laying of rules before Parliament.Read
199 Repeal and savings.Read
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