Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954

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This Act establishes the legal framework for managing land revenue, settlements, and property records in the Union territory of Delhi. It applies to the entire territory, except specific areas covered by the Delhi Land Reforms Act, and repeals previous land revenue laws from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh while preserving existing rules and orders. The legislation vests control of all land revenue matters in the Chief Commissioner and defines the hierarchy of officers, including Deputy Commissioners, Additional Collectors, and Tehsildars, to ensure consistent administration of land laws and the maintenance of accurate revenue records.

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  1. 1. Title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Repeal and savings
  3. 3. Definitions
  4. 4. Controlling powers of Chief Commissioner
  5. 5. Appointment of Additional Collectors
  6. 6. Powers and duties of an Additional Collector
  7. 7. Assistant Collector or Revenue Assistant
  8. 8. Tehsildars and Naib-Tehsildars
  9. 9. Subordination of Revenue Officers
  10. 10. Creation or alteration of the limits of Tehsil and Sub-Division
  11. 11. Deputy Commissioner in case of temporary vacancy
  12. 12. Power to form and alter Patwaris' halkas
  13. 13. Appointment etc. of Patwaris
  14. 14. Appointment of Kanungos
  15. 15. Patwaris and Kanungos to be public servants, and their records public records
  16. 16. Maintenance of map and field-book
  17. 17. Obligations of Bhumidhars and Gaon Sabhas as to boundary marks
  18. 18. Penalty for injury, to, or removal of marks
  19. 19. List of villages
  20. 20. Record of rights
  21. 21. The Annual Register
  22. 22. Report of succession or transfer of possession
  23. 23. Procedure on report
  24. 24. Powers to prescribe fees for mutation
  25. 25. Fine for neglect to report
  26. 26. Correction of mistake or error in Annual Register
  27. 27. Settlement of disputes as to entries in Annual Register
  28. 28. Settlement of boundary disputes
  29. 29. Procedure when rent or revenue payable is disputed
  30. 30. Entries in the Annual Register to be presumed to be true
  31. 31. Obligation to furnish information necessary for the preparation of records
  32. 32. Inspection of records
  33. 33. Notification of record operations and its effect
  34. 34. Record Officers
  35. 35. Powers of Record Officer as to erection of boundary marks
  36. 36. Decision of disputes
  37. 37. Records to be prepared in re-survey
  38. 38. Preparation of new record-of-rights
  39. 39. Attestation of entries and decision of disputes
  40. 40. Particulars to be stated in the list of tenure and sub-tenure holders
  41. 41. Presumption as to entries
  42. 42. Place of holding Court
  43. 43. Power to enter upon and survey land
  44. 44. Power of Chief Commissioner to transfer cases
  45. 45. Power to transfer cases to and from subordinates
  46. 46. Consolidation of cases
  47. 47. Power to enforce attendance of witnesses
  48. 48. Procedure in case of non-compliance with summons
  49. 49. Summons to be in writing, signed and sealed
  50. 50. Mode of serving notices
  51. 51. Mode of issuing proclamation
  52. 52. Notice and proclamation not void for error
  53. 53. Procedure for procuring attendance of witnesses
  54. 54. Hearing in absence of party
  55. 55. No appeal from orders passed ex-parte or by default. Re hearing on proof of good cause for non-appearance
  56. 56. Correction of error or omission
  57. 57. Power to refer disputes to arbitration
  58. 58. Procedure in cases referred to arbitration
  59. 59. Application to set aside award
  60. 60. Decision according to award
  61. 61. Bar to appeal and suit in Civil Court
  62. 62. Recovery of fines and costs
  63. 63. Delivery of possession of immovable property
  64. 64. Courts to which appeals lie
  65. 65. First appeal
  66. 66. Second appeal
  67. 67. Limitation for appeal
  68. 68. Appeal against order admitting an appeal
  69. 69. Powers of appellate court
  70. 70. Power to suspend execution of order of lower court
  71. 71. Power of Deputy Commissioner, etc. to call for records and proceedings and reference to the Chief Commissioner
  72. 72. Power of Chief Commissioner to call for files of subordinate officers and to revise orders
  73. 73. Power of Chief Commissioner to review and alter his orders and decrees
  74. 74. Conferring powers
  75. 75. Powers of officer promoted to a higher office in the Union territory
  76. 76. Investment of Additional Collector with powers of Deputy Commissioner
  77. 77. Conferring of powers on Tehsildars and Naib-Tehsildars
  78. 78. Deputy Commissioner to have all powers of an Assistant Collector
  79. 79. Powers of a Revenue Assistant
  80. 80. Powers of Assistant Collectors of first class, other than a Revenue Assistant
  81. 81. Powers of Assistant Collector of second class
  82. 82. Powers of Assistant Record Officer
  83. 83. Matters excepted from cognizance of Civil Courts
  84. 84. Power of the Chief Commissioner to make rules
  85. 85. Interpretation

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