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The Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950

The Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950

Civil195061 sections

The Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 is a law that governs land ownership and revenue in the state of Bihar. It aims to reform the land system by vesting estates in the state, removing intermediaries, and providing compensation. The Act establishes various authorities like the Board and Commission to oversee these changes and defines the roles of officers such as the Collector and Claims Officer. It covers definitions related to agricultural years, homesteads, and industrial undertakings to ensure a structured approach to land management and revenue collection across the state.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 2A. Interpretation
  4. 2B. Section 2B
  5. 3. Notification vesting an estate or tenure in the State
  6. 3A. Vesting of estates and tenures in the State
  7. 3B. Provisions applicable to notifications proposed to be issued under Section 3A
  8. 4. Consequences of the vesting of an estate or tenure in the State
  9. 4A. Revision
  10. 5. Homesteads of intermediaries to be retained by them as tenants
  11. 6. Certain other lands in khas possession of intermediaries to be retained by them on payment of rent as raiyats having occupancy rights.
  12. 7. Buildings together with lands on which such buildings stand in the possession of intermediaries and used as golas, Factories or mills to be retained by them on payment of rent.
  13. 7A. Lands on which hat or bazar was held not deemed to be settled with intermediary.
  14. 7B. Right to hold mela to vest in the State.
  15. 7C. Section 7C
  16. 7D. Land and buildings, etc. acquired for an industrial undertaking and utilised for providing civic amenities, namely,
  17. 7E. Land and building, etc., acquired for an industrial undertaking and leased out by it to another industrial undertaking
  18. 7G. Land acquired for public sector undertaking on which no occupancy right has been acquired to be saved to public sector undertaking.
  19. 8. Appeal against Collector's order under Sections 5, 6 or 7.
  20. 9. Mines worked by intermediary.
  21. 10. Subsisting leases of mines and minerals.
  22. 10A. Vesting of interest of lessee of mines or minerals which is subject to sub-lease.
  23. 11. Buildings and lands appurtenant to mines.
  24. 12. Mines Tribunal.
  25. 13. Management of estates and tenures vested in the State
  26. 14. Time within which secured Creditor may file claims
  27. 15. Creditor to furnish full particulars and documents
  28. 16. Determination of amount due to creditor and the order of priority as between two or more creditors
  29. 17. Appeal against the decision of Claims Officer
  30. 18. Constitution of the Board and procedure
  31. 19. Appointment of Compensation Officer
  32. 20. Separate treatment of proprietor and tenure-holder having share
  33. 21. Determination whether a trust is for charitable or religious purposes or not
  34. 22. "Previous agricultural year" and "gross asset" defined
  35. 23. Computation of net income
  36. 24. Rates of compensation
  37. 24A. Determination of compensation of any intermediary of temporarily settled estate
  38. 25. Computation of compensation payable for mines and minerals
  39. 26. Preliminary publication of Compensation Assessment Roll
  40. 27. Appeal
  41. 28. Final publication of the Compensation Assessment-roll
  42. 29. Certificate and presumption as to final publication of compensation Assessment-roll
  43. 30. Correction by Compensation Officer of bona fide mistakes
  44. 30A. Fresh preparation of Compensation Assessment-roll where new interests are discovered
  45. 31. Determination of compensation for Premature termination of lease of mines and minerals
  46. 32. Manner of payment of compensation
  47. 32A. Payment of an amount not exceeding fifty per centum of the compensation
  48. 32B. No payment to be made under Section 32 or 32A unless affidavit sworn
  49. 33. Making ad interim payment to proprietors, etc. or trustee
  50. 34. Constitution and functions of Bihar Land Commission
  51. 35. Bar to jurisdiction of Civil Courts in certain matters
  52. 36. Delegation
  53. 37. Protection of action taken under this Act
  54. 38. Collector, Claims Officer and Compensation Officer to have powers of a Civil Court and inquiry conducted by them to be deemed to be judicial proceeding
  55. 39. Protection of trustees
  56. 40. Power of Collector, Claims Officer and Compensation Officer to ask for information, require production of documents, etc.
  57. 41. Penalties
  58. 42. Vesting of estates or tenures under the management of State Government
  59. 42A. Power to transfer cases
  60. 42B. Provisions of Act to prevail over other laws
  61. 43. Power to make Rules

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