Section List

43/1960 - The Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 ▶

Act Number: 43

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

Year: 1960

Enactment Date: 1960-09-21

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