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The Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968

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This law, officially known as the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968, serves as the principal legal framework for managing land rights, ownership, and taxation throughout the state of Goa. It establishes clear rules for classifying different types of land, assessing land revenue, and maintaining accurate survey records to prevent boundary disputes. The code applies to everyone holding land or property within the state and differentiates between rights for cultivators versus builders. Its importance lies in protecting the rights of landholders and ensuring the government can efficiently collect revenue by providing a transparent and standard set of regulations for land administration.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Power to create, alter or abolish districts, sub-divisions, etc.
  4. 4. Appointment of revenue and survey officers
  5. 5. Chief controlling authority in revenue matters
  6. 6. Function of the Collector and certain other revenue officers
  7. 7. Village accountant
  8. 8. Village officer to keep such records as may be prescribed
  9. 9. Settlement and survey officers
  10. 10. Subordination of revenue officers
  11. 11. Combination of offices
  12. 12. Notification of appointments
  13. 13. Seals
  14. 14. Title of Government to lands, etc.
  15. 15. Extinction of rights of public and individuals in or over any public road, land or path not required for use of public
  16. 16. Rights to trees, forest, etc.
  17. 17. Recovery of value of trees, etc., unauthorisedly appropriated
  18. 18. Lands may be assigned for special purposes, and when assigned, shall not be otherwise used without sanction of Collector
  19. 19. Recovering value of natural products unauthorisedly removed from certain lands
  20. 20. Classes of holders of land
  21. 21. Grant of land
  22. 22. Grant of alluvial land vesting in Government
  23. 23. Disposal of intestate occupancies
  24. 24. Occupancy to be transferable and heritable subject to certain restrictions
  25. 25. Occupant's rights are conditional
  26. 26. Powers to grant lease
  27. 27. Occupant to pay land revenue and Government lessee to pay rent fixed
  28. 28. Saving of powers of Government
  29. 29. Uses to which holder of land for purposes of agriculture may put his land
  30. 30. Permission for non-agricultural use
  31. 31. Restriction on use
  32. 32. Procedure for conversion of use of land from one purpose to another
  33. 32A. Grant of sanad in Settlement Zone
  34. 33. Penalty for so using land without permission
  35. 34. Responsibility of tenant or other person for wrongful use
  36. 35. Power of Government to exempt lands from provisions of sections 30, 32, 33 or 34
  37. 36. Government title to mines and minerals
  38. 37. Removal of encroachments on land vesting in Central Government or Government; provisions for penalty and other incidental matters
  39. 37A. Confirmation of title to Alvara land
  40. 37B. Restriction on transfer of occupancy of Land
  41. 38. Regularisation of encroachments
  42. 38A. Regularization of encroachment for unauthorized construction of dwelling house on Government land
  43. 39. Value and land revenue how calculated
  44. 40. Summary eviction of person unauthorisedly occupying land vesting in Central Government or Government
  45. 41. Forfeiture and removal of property left over after summary eviction
  46. 42. Relinquishment
  47. 43. Right of way to relinquished land
  48. 44. Occupancy when not liable to process of civil court; court to give effect to Collector's certificate
  49. 45. Liability of land to land revenue
  50. 46. Land revenue to be a paramount charge on the land
  51. 47. Forfeited holdings may be taken possession of and otherwise disposed
  52. 48. To prevent forfeiture of occupancy certain persons other than occupant may pay land revenue
  53. 49. Alluvial lands
  54. 50. Land revenue in case of diluvion
  55. 51. Assessment of land to land revenue
  56. 52. Reduction, suspension or remission of land revenue
  57. 53. Responsibility for payment of land revenue
  58. 54. Receipts for land revenue
  59. 55. Revenue survey, settlement and term of settlement
  60. 56. Government to direct revenue survey
  61. 57. Survey officer may require by general notice or by summons, suitable service from holders of land etc.
  62. 58. Assistance to be given by holders and others in measurement or classification of lands
  63. 59. Survey numbers and villages
  64. 60. Entry of survey numbers and sub-divisions in records
  65. 61. Partition
  66. 62. Division of survey numbers into new survey numbers
  67. 63. Continuance of survey operations at commencement of Code
  68. 64. Limit of sites of villages, towns and cities how to be fixed
  69. 65. City survey how to be conducted
  70. 65-A. Re-survey of village, town or city
  71. 66. In certain cases a survey fee to be charged
  72. 67. Sanad to be granted without extra charge
  73. 68. Power of Government to direct original or revision settlement of land revenue of any lands
  74. 69. Assessment how determined
  75. 70. Increase in average yield due to the improvement at the expense of holders not to be taken into account
  76. 71. Settlement Officer, how to proceed for making a settlement
  77. 72. Settlement report to be printed and published
  78. 73. Submission of settlement report to Government and Government orders thereon
  79. 74. Powers of Government to place surcharge or grant rebate after every ten years
  80. 75. Introduction or settlement
  81. 76. Publication of table of revenue rates
  82. 76A. Duties and Powers of Deputy Collector
  83. 77. Preparation of statistical and fiscal records
  84. 78. Term of settlement
  85. 79. Assessment on individual survey number and sub-division
  86. 80. Additional assessment for water advantages
  87. 81. Continuance of settlement operations at commencement of Code
  88. 82. Power of Collector to correct errors, etc.
  89. 83. Non-agricultural assessment of lands to be determined on basis of their non-agricultural use and having regard to urban and non-urban areas
  90. 84. Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment of lands in non-urban areas
  91. 85. Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment in urban areas
  92. 86. Non-agricultural assessment not to exceed three per cent. of full market value
  93. 87. Power of Collector to fix standard rate of non-agricultural assessment
  94. 88. Rate of assessment of lands used for non-agricultural purposes
  95. 89. Date of commencement of non-agricultural assessment
  96. 90. Term of assessment fixed under sections 84 to 88
  97. 91. Lands exempt from payment of non-agricultural assessment
  98. 92. Revocation of exemption
  99. 93. Non-agricultural assessment of lands wholly exempt from payment of land revenue
  100. 94. Preparation of record of rights
  101. 95. Record of rights
  102. 96. Acquisition of rights to be reported
  103. 97. Acquisition of the rights by the Government
  104. 98. Register of cultivators and crops
  105. 99. Obligation to furnish information
  106. 100. Penalty for neglect to afford information
  107. 101. Requisition of assistance in preparation of maps
  108. 102. Intimation of transfer by registering officers
  109. 103. Correction of clerical errors
  110. 104. Land records
  111. 105. Presumption of correctness of entries in record of rights and register of mutations
  112. 106. Bar of suits
  113. 107. Record of rights at commencement of Code
  114. 108. Maps and other records open to inspection
  115. 108A. Issue of identification certificate for survey numbers and corresponding certificates in respect of survey records
  116. 109. Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officers
  117. 110. Fixation and demarcation of boundaries
  118. 111. Determination of village boundaries
  119. 112. Determination of field boundaries
  120. 113. Disputes regarding boundaries between villages, survey numbers and sub-divisions
  121. 114. Demarcation of boundaries of survey number or sub-division
  122. 115. Effect of settlement of boundaries
  123. 116. Construction and repair of boundary marks of survey number and villages etc.
  124. 117. Responsibility for maintaining boundary marks
  125. 118. Collector to have charge of boundary marks
  126. 119. Penalty for injuring boundary marks
  127. 120. Claims of Government to have precedence over all others
  128. 121. Payment of Land Revenue
  129. 122. Arrear of land revenue
  130. 123. Recovery of arrears
  131. 124. Notice of demand
  132. 125. Distraint and sale of defaulter's movable property
  133. 126. Resort to other processes
  134. 127. Holding for which arrear is due may be forfeited
  135. 128. Sale of defaulter's immovable property
  136. 129. Arrest and detention of defaulter
  137. 130. Power to arrest by whom to be exercised
  138. 131. But all processes to be stayed on security being given
  139. 132. Sale to be by auction
  140. 133. Procedure in effecting sales
  141. 134. Notification of sales
  142. 135. Sale by whom to be made; time of sale, etc.
  143. 159. Claims to attached property how to be disposed of
  144. 160. Bar of revenue officer to bid etc. at sale
  145. 161. Purchase on nominal bid
  146. 162. Sum recoverable under provisions of this Chapter
  147. 163. Recovery of free grants as arrear of revenue in case of misuse
  148. 164. Recovery of moneys from surety
  149. 164A. Recovery of charges in respect of supply of electrical energy
  150. 165. Revenue Court
  151. 166. Place of hearing
  152. 167. Powers to enter upon and survey land
  153. 168. Power to transfer cases
  154. 169. Power to transfer cases to and from subordinates
  155. 170. Power to take evidence, summon witnesses, etc.
  156. 171. Summons to be in writing, signed and sealed; service of summons
  157. 172. Compelling attendance of witness
  158. 173. Mode of serving notice
  159. 174. Procedure for attendance of witnesses
  160. 175. Hearing in absence of party
  161. 200. Penalty for breach of rules
  162. 201. Repeal
  163. 202. Protection of action taken in good faith
  164. 30 A. Land use in relation to certain basalt/stone crusher units.
  165. 37(2). Encroachment (cont.)
  166. 37(3). Encroachment (cont.)
  167. 37(4). Encroachment (cont.)
  168. 37(5). Encroachment (cont.)
  169. 37(6). Encroachment (cont.)
  170. 38(part). Regularisation of dwelling houses
  171. 73(3). Orders passed by Government
  172. 136. Postponement of sale. Postponement of sale.
  173. 137. Sale of perishable articles. Sale of perishable articles.
  174. 138. When sale may be stayed. When sale may be stayed.
  175. 139. Sales of movable property when liable to confirmation. Sales of movable property when liable to confirmation.
  176. 140. Mode of payment for movable property when sale is concluded at once. Mode of payment for movable property when sale is concluded at once.
  177. 141. Mode of payment when sale is subject to confirmation. Mode of payment when sale is subject to confirmation.
  178. 142. Deposit by purchaser in case of sale of immovable property. Deposit by purchaser in case of sale of immovable property.
  179. 143. Purchase money when to be paid. Purchase money when to be paid.
  180. 144. Effect of default. Effect of default.
  181. 145. Liability of purchaser for loss by resale. Liability of purchaser for loss by resale.
  182. 146. Notification before re-sale. Notification before re-sale.
  183. 147. Setting aside sales of movables. Setting aside sales of movables.
  184. 148. Application to set aside sale of immovables. Application to set aside sale of immovables.
  185. 149. Order confirming or setting aside sale. Order confirming or setting aside sale.
  186. 150. Purchaser may apply to set aside sale under certain circumstances. Purchaser may apply to set aside sale under certain circumstances.
  187. 151. Application to set aside sale by person owning or holding interest in property. Application to set aside sale by person owning or holding interest in property.
  188. 152. Refund of deposit or purchase-money when sale set aside. Refund of deposit or purchase-money when sale set aside.
  189. 153. On confirmation of sale, purchaser to be put in possession. Certificate of purchase. On confirmation of sale, purchaser to be put in possession. Certificate of purchase.
  190. 154. Bar of suit against certified purchaser. Bar of suit against certified purchaser.
  191. 155. Application of proceeds of sale. Application of proceeds of sale.
  192. 156. Surplus not to be paid to creditors except wider order of court. Surplus not to be paid to creditors except wider order of court.
  193. 157. Certified purchaser liable only for land revenue subsequently due. Certified purchaser liable only for land revenue subsequently due.
  194. 158. Purchaser's title. Purchaser's title.
  195. 176. Adjournment of hearing.—. Adjournment of hearing
  196. 177. Mode of taking evidence in formal inquiries.—. Mode of taking evidence in formal inquiries
  197. 178. Writing and explanation of decisions.—. Writing and explanation of decisions
  198. 179. Summary inquiries how to be conducted.—. Summary inquiries how to be conducted
  199. 180. Formal and summary inquiries to be deemed judicial proceedings.—. Formal and summary inquiries to be deemed judicial proceedings
  200. 181. Ordinary inquiries how to be conducted.—. Ordinary inquiries how to be conducted
  201. 182. Copies and translations, etc., how to be obtained.—. Copies and translations, etc., how to be obtained
  202. 183. Arrest of defaulter to be made upon warrant.—. Arrest of defaulter to be made upon warrant
  203. 184. Collector how to proceed in order to evict any person wrongfully in possession of land.—. Collector how to proceed in order to evict any person wrongfully in possession of land
  204. 185. Power to give and apportion costs.—. Power to give and apportion costs
  205. 186. Appearances before and applications to revenue officers.—. Appearances before and applications to revenue officers
  206. 187. Correction of error or omission.—. Correction of error or omission
  207. 188. Appeals.—. Appeals
  208. 189. Limitation of appeals.—. Limitation of appeals
  209. 190. Copy of order to accompany petition of appeal.—. Copy of order to accompany petition of appeal
  210. 191. Power of appellate authority.—. Power of appellate authority
  211. 192. Revision.—. Revision
  212. 193. Review of orders.—. Review of orders
  213. 194. Appeal passed against review or revision.—. Appeal passed against review or revision
  214. 195. Application of limitation Act, 1963.—. Application of limitation Act, 1963
  215. 196. Stay of execution of orders.—. Stay of execution of orders
  216. 197. Rules as to decisions or orders expressly made final.—. Rules as to decisions or orders expressly made final
  217. 198. Delegation of powers.—. Delegation of powers
  218. 199 (contd.). Rules
  219. 199. Power to make rules.—. Power to make rules

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