Section List

33/1960 - The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 ▶

Act Number: 33

Act Name: The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960

Year: 1960

Enactment Date: 1960-09-13

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

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