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The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code Act, 1968

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This Act governs land revenue matters within the State of Goa, establishing rules for how land is classified, assessed, and held. It applies to all land within the state, including agricultural areas, gaothan lands, and coastal villages. The legislation defines various terms related to land ownership, such as holders, farm buildings, and improvements, and outlines the powers of government officials like the Collector. By setting these standards, the code ensures a structured system for managing land resources and collecting revenue, which is essential for the administration and development of the region.

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Part I Part I

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different areas and for different provisions of this Code.

Part II Part II

  1. 3Power to create, alter or abolish districts, sub-divisions, etc
  2. 4Appointment of revenue and survey officers
  3. 5Chief controlling authority in revenue matters
  4. 6Function of the Collector and certain other revenue officers
  5. 7Village accountant
  6. 8Village officer to keep such records as may be prescribed
  7. 9Settlement and survey officers
  8. 10Subordination of revenue officers
  9. 11Combination of offices
  10. 12Notification of appointments
  11. 13Seals

Part III Part III

  1. 14Title of Government to lands, etc
  2. 15Extinction of rights of public and individuals in or over any public road, land or path not required for use of public
  3. 16Rights to trees, forest, etc
  4. 17Recovery of value of trees, etc., unauthorisedly appropriated
  5. 18Lands may be assigned for special purposes, and when assigned, shall not be otherwise used without sanction of Collector
  6. 19Recovering value of natural products unauthorisedly removed from certain lands
  7. 20Such value and fine shall be recoverable from him as an arrear of land revenue.
  8. 21Grant of land
  9. 22Grant of alluvial land vesting in Government
  10. 23Disposal of intestate occupancies
  11. 24Occupancy to be transferable and heritable subject to certain restrictions
  12. 25Goa, Daman and Diu under article 342 of the Constitution of India.
  13. 26Powers to grant lease
  14. 27The grantee shall be called a Government lessee in respect of the land so granted.
  15. 28Saving of powers of Government
  16. 29Code shall derogate from the right of the Government to dispose of any land which is the property of the Government, on such terms and conditions as it deems fit.
  17. 30Permission for non-agricultural use
  18. 31Restriction on use
  19. 32Procedure for conversion of use of land from one purpose to another
  20. 33Penalty for so using land without permission
  21. 34Explanation:— Using land for the purpose of agriculture where it is assessed with reference to any other purpose shall not be deemed to be change of user.
  22. 35Power of Government to exempt lands from provisions of sections 30, 32, 33 or 34
  23. 36Government title to mines and minerals
  24. 37Removal of encroachments on land vesting in Central Government; provisions for penalty and other incidental matters
  25. 38Regularisation of encroachments
  26. 39Value and land revenue how calculated
  27. 40Summary eviction of person unauthorisedly occupying land vesting in Central Government
  28. 41Forfeiture and removal of property left over after summary eviction
  29. 42Relinquishment
  30. 43Provided that no portion of land which is less in extent than a whole survey number of sub-division of a survey number may be relinquished.
  31. 44Occupancy when not liable to process of civil court; court to give effect to Collector's certificate

Part IV Part IV

  1. 45Liability of land to land revenue
  2. 46Land revenue to be a paramount charge on the land
  3. 47Forfeited holdings may be taken possession of and otherwise disposed
  4. 48To prevent forfeiture of occupancy certain persons other than occupant may pay land revenue
  5. 49Alluvial lands
  6. 50Land revenue in case of diluvion
  7. 51Assessment of land to land revenue
  8. 52The alteration of assessment shall be made in accordance with the rules made in this behalf.
  9. 53Responsibility for payment of land revenue
  10. 54Receipts for land revenue

Part V Part V

  1. 55Revenue survey, settlement and term of settlement
  2. 56Such survey may extend to the lands of any village, town or city, generally, or to such land as the Government may direct.
  3. 57Survey officer may require by general notice or by summons, suitable service from holders of land etc
  4. 58Assistance to be given by holders and others in measurement or classification of lands
  5. 59Survey numbers and villages
  6. 60Entry of survey numbers and sub-divisions in records
  7. 61Partition
  8. 62Division of survey numbers into new survey numbers
  9. 63Continuance of survey operations at commencement of Code
  10. 64Limit of sites of villages, towns and cities how to be fixed
  11. 65City survey how to be conducted
  12. 65ARe-survey
  13. 66In certain cases a survey fee to be charged
  14. 67Sanad to be granted without extra charge

Part VI Part VI

  1. 68Power of Government to direct original or revision settlement of land revenue of any lands
  2. 69Provided that no enhancement of assessment shall take effect before the expiration of the settlement for the time being in force.
  3. 70Increase in average yield due to the improvement at the expense of holders not to be taken into account
  4. 71Settlement Officer, how to proceed for making a settlement
  5. 72Settlement report to be printed and published
  6. 73The notice shall also state that any person may submit to the Collector his objections in writing to the proposals contained in the settlement report within three months from the date of such notice.
  7. 74Powers of Government to place surcharge or grant rebate after every ten years
  8. 75Introduction of settlement
  9. 76Publication of table of revenue rates
  10. 77Preparation of statistical and fiscal records
  11. 78Term of settlement
  12. 79Assessment on individual survey number and sub-division
  13. 80Additional assessment for water advantages
  14. 81Continuance of settlement operations at commencement of Code
  15. 82Power of Collector to correct errors, etc

Part VII Part VII

  1. 83Non-agricultural assessment of lands to be determined on basis of their non-agricultural use and having regard to urban and non-urban areas
  2. 84Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment of lands in non-urban areas
  3. 85Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment in urban areas
  4. 86Non-agricultural assessment not to exceed three per cent. of full market value
  5. 87Power of Collector to fix standard rate of non-agricultural assessment
  6. 88Rate of assessment of lands used for non-agricultural purposes
  7. 89Date of commencement of non-agricultural assessment
  8. 90Term of assessment fixed under sections 84 to 88
  9. 91Lands exempt from payment of non-agricultural assessment
  10. 92Revocation of exemption
  11. 93Non-agricultural assessment of lands wholly exempt from payment of land revenue

Part VIII Part VIII

  1. 94Preparation of record of rights
  2. 95Record of rights
  3. 96Acquisition of rights to be reported
  4. 98Taluka” includes Joint Mamlatdar; and in case of City Survey Records, the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records”.
  5. 99Obligation to furnish information
  6. 100Fine for neglect to afford information
  7. 101Requisition of assistance in preparation of maps
  8. 102Intimation of transfer by registering officers
  9. 103Mamlatdar of the Taluka, in such form and at such times as may be prescribed by rules made under this Code.
  10. 104Land records
  11. 105Presumption of correctness of entries in record of rights and register of mutations
  12. 106Bar of suits
  13. 107Record of rights at commencement of Code
  14. 108Maps and other records open to inspection
  15. 109Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officers

Part IX Part IX

  1. 110Fixation and demarcation of boundaries
  2. 111Determination of village boundaries
  3. 112Determination of field boundaries
  4. 113Disputes regarding boundaries between villages, survey numbers and sub-divisions
  5. 114Demarcation of boundaries of survey number or sub-division
  6. 115Effect of settlement of boundaries
  7. 116Construction and repair of boundary marks of survey number and villages etc
  8. 117Responsibility for maintaining boundary marks
  9. 118It shall be the duty of the Revenue Officers to prevent the destruction or unauthorised alteration of the village boundary marks or survey marks.
  10. 119Penalty for injuring boundary marks

Part X Part X

  1. 120Claims of Government to have precedence over all others
  2. 121Payment of land revenue
  3. 122Arrear of land revenue
  4. 123Recovery of arrears
  5. 124Notice of demand
  6. 125Distraint and sale of defaulter's movable property
  7. 126Resort to other processes
  8. 127Holding for which arrear is due may be forfeited
  9. 128Sale of defaulter's immovable property
  10. 129Arrest and detention of defaulter
  11. 130Provided that no such arrest shall be made unless the default is wilful and the defaulter is given an opportunity to show cause against his arrest and detention.
  12. 131But all processes to be stayed on security being given
  13. 132Sale to be by auction
  14. 133Procedure in effecting sales
  15. 134Notification of sales
  16. 135Sale by whom to be made; time of sale, etc
  17. 136Postponement of sale
  18. 137Provided that, when the sale is postponed for a period longer than thirty days, a fresh proclamation and notice shall be issued unless the defaulter consents to waive it.
  19. 138Collector either generally or specially in that behalf.
  20. 139Sales of movable property when liable to confirmation
  21. 140In the case of sales made subject to confirmation, the Collector shall direct by whom such sales may be confirmed.
  22. 141On payment of the purchase money, the officer holding the sale shall grant a receipt for the same, and the sale shall become absolute as against all persons whomsoever.
  23. 142Deposit by purchaser in case of sale of immovable property
  24. 143Purchase money when to be paid
  25. 144Effect of default
  26. 145Liability of purchaser for loss by resale
  27. 146Notification before re-sale
  28. 147Setting aside sales of movables
  29. 148Application to set aside sale of immovables
  30. 149Order confirming or setting aside sale
  31. 150Provided that, no sale shall be set aside on the ground of irregularity, unless the applicant satisfies the Collector that he has sustained substantial injury by reason of such irregularity.
  32. 151Application to set aside sale by person owning or holding interest in property
  33. 152Refund of deposit or purchase-money when sale set aside
  34. 153On confirmation of sale, purchaser to be put in possession. Certificate of purchase
  35. 154Bar of suit against certified purchaser
  36. 155Application of proceeds of sale
  37. 156Surplus not to be paid to creditors except under order of court
  38. 157Collector shall not pay any surplus arising from the sale of any property under this Chapter to any creditor of the person whose property has been sold, except under a decree or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
  39. 158Purchaser's title
  40. 159Claims to attached property how to be disposed of
  41. 160Bar of revenue officer to bid etc. at sale
  42. 161Purchase on nominal bid
  43. 162Sum recoverable under provisions of this Chapter
  44. 163Recovery of free grants as arrear of revenue incase of misuse
  45. 164Recovery of moneys from surety
  46. 164ARecovery of charges in respect of supply of electrical energy
  47. 165Revenue Court
  48. 166Place of hearing
  49. 167Powers to enter upon and survey land
  50. 168Power to transfer cases
  51. 169Power to transfer cases to and from subordinates
  52. 170Power to take evidence, summon witnesses, etc
  53. 171Summons to be in writing, signed and sealed; service of summons
  54. 172Collector of that district, who shall cause it to be served in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2).
  55. 173Mode of serving notice
  56. 174Procedure for attendance of witnesses
  57. 175Hearing in absence of party
  58. 176Provided that the revenue officer may, for sufficient reason, extend the period for making such application.
  59. 177Mode of taking evidence in formal inquiries
  60. 178Writing and explanation of decisions
  61. 179Summary inquiries how to be conducted
  62. 180Formal and summary inquiries to be deemed judicial proceedings
  63. 181Ordinary inquiries how to be conducted
  64. 182Copies and translations, etc., how to be obtained
  65. 183Arrest of defaulter to be made upon warrant
  66. 184Collector how to proceed in order to evict any person wrongfully in possession of land
  67. 185Power to give and apportion costs
  68. 186Appearances before and applications to revenue officers
  69. 187Correction of error or omission
  70. 188Appeals
  71. 189Limitation of appeals
  72. 190Copy of order to accompany petition of appeal
  73. 191Power of appellate authority
  74. 192Revision
  75. 193Review of orders
  76. 194Appeal passed against review or revision
  77. 195Application of limitation Act,
  78. 196Stay of execution of orders
  79. 197Rules as to decisions or orders expressly made final
  80. 198Delegation of powers
  81. 199Power to make rules
  82. 200Penalty for breach of rules
  83. 201Repeal
  84. 202Protection of action taken in good faith

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