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(Description of Property)

Collector , ————

Form ‘5’ [See rule 12 (2) (a)] Proclamation and Written Notice of Sale of Forfeited Property Whereas the property specified below has been forfeited for the recovery of the arrears of land revenue specified in column (5) of the table below due by........... son of .......... resident of village ............... taluka .......... district ............. Notice is hereby given that unless the amounts due be paid to the Talathi of ......... before the day herein fixed for the sale, the said property shall be sold free of all encumbrances imposed on it and all grants and contracts made in respect of it, by public auction at .......... on the ........ day of ......... 19...... at or about ....... o’clock:—

1 2 3 4 5

Hectares Rs. Rs.

Notes.— (1) Arrears of land revenue due on each survey number of sub-division number must be separately specified in column (5).

1. (2) If a holding consists of more than one survey number or sub-division number it would be open to the office conducting the sale to sell one or more of such numbers as may be considered necessary to recover the arrears. Given under my hand and the seal of this office.

Dated 19.

Collector of ......... Seal of office Seal of office

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Form ‘6’ [See rule 12 (2) (b)] Proclamation and Written Notice of Sale of Distrained Movable Property

Whereas the movable property specified below has been distrained for the recovery of

Rs. ......................... on account arrears of land revenue on account of demand recoverable as an arrears of land revenue due by ... son of ... resident of village ... taluka .. district ......

Notice is hereby given that unless the amount due be paid to the Talathi of...... before the day herein fixed for the sale, the said property shall be sold by public auction at..................... on the day......19....., at or about....... o’clock. Any sale be subject to confirmation.

Description of movable property Number of articles 1 2

Given under my name and the seal of this Office. Dated............... 19.

Collector of ....

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Form ‘7’

[See rule 12 (2) (c)]

Proclamation and Written Notice of Sale of Attached Immovable Property

Whereas the immovable property described below has been attached for the recovery of Rs.... on account of ... due by ... son of ... resident of ... taluka ... district ... Notice is hereby given that unless the total amount aforesaid being paid before the day herein fixed for the sale, the said property shall be sold by public auction at ... on the ... day of .... 19 ..., at or about .... o’clock. The sale extends only to the right, title and interest of the said defaulter in the said property:— Seal of office so made shall shall not

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DETAILS OF PROPERTY

Description Assessment, if any Note of any known encumbrances, etc.

1 2 3

Given under my hand and the seal of this office.

Dated........ 19....

Collector of ..........

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FORM ‘8’

[See rule 14 (a)]

Certificate of Sale of Forfeited Immovable Property

This is to certify that ..... son of .... resident of village ... taluka .... district ... has been declared the purchaser of the property specified below at a sale by public auction held on the .... day of ... 19.... and that the sale has been duly confirmed by the ... on the .... day of .... 19....

This sale transferred to the purchaser the property free of all encumbrances imposed on it, and all grants and contracts made in respect of it by any person other than the purchaser:-

Survey No. Name of Amount

Village and Sub-Division Area Assessment recorded for No. occupant or which owner purchased 1 2 3 4 5 6

Given under my hand and the seal of this office.

Dated................ 19.....

Designation of Revenue Officer Seal of office Seal of office

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FORM ‘9’

[See rule 14 (b)]

Certificate of Sale of Attached Immovable Property

This is to certify that ......... son of .............. resident of village .............. taluka .......... district ....... has been declared the purchaser of the immovable property specified below at a sale by the public auction held on the ........ day of ....... 19 ......, and that the sale has been duly confirmed by the ..... on the day of ....19.......

This sale transferred to the purchaser the right, title and interest of .... son of ........ in the said property :

DETAILS OF PROPERTY

Survey No. Name of Amount

Village and Sub-Division Area Assessment recorded for No. occupant or which owner purchased

1 2 3 4 5 6

Dated ............... 19 .......

Designation of Revenue Officer.

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FORM ‘10’

(See Rule 18)

Form of Warrant to be issued by the Collector under Section 129

To,

The office in charge of the Civil Jail at

Whereas AB of ...... was on the ....... day of ......... 19 ........, ordered by ........ to ..... (here state the substance of the demand made); and whereas the said AB has neglected to comply with the said order, and it has therefore been directed under the provisions of Section 129 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 that he be imprisoned in the Civil Jail until he obeys Seal of office

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 908 – Land Revenue Code and Rules the said order, or until he obtains his discharge under the provisions of Section 129 or 131 as the case may be, of the said code; you are hereby required to receive the said AB into jail under your charge and to carry the aforesaid order into execution according to law. Dated this ......... day of ........ 19 ........,

(Signature of the Collector)

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Form of bond to be required under Section 131

Whereas I, ...... have been ordered by ..... to ..... (here state the nature of the demand) and whereas I dispute the right of the said ...... to make the said order, I hereby bind myself to file a suit within fifteen days from the date of this bond in the District Court of ..... to contest the justice of the demand, and do agree that in the event of a decree being passed against me, I will fulfil the same and will pay all amounts including costs and interests, that may be due by me, or that if I fail to institute a suit as aforesaid, I will, when required, pay the above mentioned amount of .... Rupees (or will deliver up the above mentioned papers or property, as the case may be) and in the case of my making default therein, I hereby bind myself to forfeit to the Government the sum of ...... rupees.

Dated (Signature)

Form of security to be subjoined to the Bond of the principal We, ..... hereby declare ourselves securities for the above said ..... that he shall do and perform all that he has above undertaken to do and perform and in case of his making default herein, we hereby bind ourselves to forfeit to the Government the sum of ........ rupees.

Dated (Signature)

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. Seal of office

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Notification

RD/LRC/245/69-71/III

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules:

RULES

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue * [(Procedure of Revenue Officers for serving summons, etc.)] Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Mode of serving summons.— (1)Where the person serving a summons serves it by tendering or delivering a copy of it to the person summoned, he shall require the signature or the attested thumb impression of the person to whom the copy is tendered or delivered to be endorsed in acknowledgement of service on the original summons.
2. (2) Where a summons is served by affixing a copy of it to some conspicuous part of the usual residence of the person summoned, the person serving the summons shall return the original copy of the summons to the revenue or survey officer by whom it was issued with a report endorsed thereon or annexed thereto stating that he has affixed the copy, the circumstances under which he did so and the name and address of the person in whose presence the copy was affixed. The report shall be attested by the person in whose presence the service was effected. 3. Mode of serving notice on authorised agent.— (1) Where the authorised agent on whom a notice under the Code is to be served is a legal practitioner, the notice may be served by leaving a copy thereof at his office or at the usual place of his residence, and such service shall be deemed to be as affectual as service on the authorised agent personally.
3. (2) Where the person on whom a notice is to be served cannot be found and such person has no authorised agent, service may be on any adult member of the family of such person who is residing with him.

Explanation.— For the purpose of this sub-rule, a servant shall not be deemed to be a member of the family of the person on whom the notice is to be served.

* Substituted for the words “Procedure of Revenue Officers” by third Amendment Rules, 1977 published in Official Gazette Ser. I No. 21 dt. 25-8-77.

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1. (3) Where a notice is served either by tendering or delivering a copy thereof personally to the person on whom it is to be served or his authorised agent, he shall require the signature or thumb impression of the person to whom the copy is tendered or delivered to be endorsed in acknowledgement of service, on the original notice.
2. (4) Where a notice is served by affixing a copy thereof at the last known place of residence of the person on whom the notice is to be served, the person serving the notice shall return the original copy of the notice to the officer who issued it, with a report endorsed thereon or annexed thereto stating that he has so affixed the copy, the circumstances under which he did so, the name and address of the person in whose presence the copy was affixed; and where the copy is affixed at the last known place of residence of the person on whom the notice is to be served, the report shall also contain the name and address of the person by whom the house was identified and shall be attested by the person in whose presence the service was made or person by whom the house was identified. 4. Form of warrant to be issued under Section 184.— The warrant to be issued under Section 184 shall be in Form I. ————

FORM ‘I’

(See Rule 4)

Form of Warrant to be issued by the Collector under Section 184

To, The Officer in charge of the Civil Jail at ......

Whereas AB of ... has resisted (or obstructed ) C.D. certain land in the village of ... in the

...taluka the land situated at .....

and whereas it is necessary, in order to prevent the continuance of such resistance or obstruction to commit the said AB to close custody; you are hereby required under the provisions of Section 184 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 to receive the said AB into the jail under your charge and thereto keep him in safe custody for .... days.

Dated this ..... day of ...... 19 ....

(Signature of Collector)

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu.

Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue).

Panaji, 16th February, 1971.

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Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/IV In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules:— RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Revenue Surveys and Sub-Divisions of Survey Number) Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.— In these rules unless the context requires otherwise,—
   • (a) “Code” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968;
   • (b) “Director” means the Director of Settlement and Land Records;
   • (c) “Section” means a Section of the Code. 3. Survey number and sub-divisions.— (1) Every holding not less in area than the minimum fixed under Section 59 shall be separately measured, classified, assessed and defined by boundary marks, in the land records as a survey number.
2. (2) Every holding of which the area is less than such minimum shall be separately measured, classified and assessed and entered in the land records as a sub-division of that survey number in which it is directed to be included; it may also be separately demarcated if the Director so directs, provided that, the Director may require the persons interested in such holdings to pre-pay the costs or such portion of the costs as he thinks fit, of so demarcating the holding. 4. Record of measurements.— All measurements shall be recorded in a book or embodied in a plane table map kept in such form as shall be prescribed by the Director for any survey. The said books or maps shall be preserved permanently as a record of the survey. 5. Test of measurements.— The original measurements made by the subordinate survey officers employed for the purpose shall be tested by the officers in charge of measuring establishments in such manner and to such extent as the Director shall deem sufficient.

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6. Village maps.— Village maps shall be prepared under the orders of the Director showing each survey number and its boundary marks and such other details as may be specified by him, subject to general or special orders of the Government at the time of each survey. 7. Classification of land.— For the purpose of assessment, all land shall be classed with respect to its productive qualities. The number of classes and their relative value reckoned in paise, shall be fixed under the orders of the Director with reference to the circumstances of the different tracts of the country to which the survey extends and to the nature of the cultivation. 8. Field-books.— Every classer shall keep a field-book and record therein the particulars of his classification of each survey number and sub-division and the reasons which led him to place it in the particular class to which in his estimation it should be deemed to belong. Such field-book shall be preserved as permanent records of the survey. 9. Notice to holders.— When any classing operations are undertaken, notice shall be given to the holders to enable them to represent defects and point out their own improvements. 10. Test of classification.— A test of the original classification made by the subordinate officers employed for this purpose shall be taken by the officers in charge of classing establishments in such manner and to such extent as may be directed by the Director. 11. Amalgamation of survey numbers and sub-divisions.— (1) Any survey number or a sub-division of a survey number may, upon the application of the holder, be amalgamated with any other co-terminous survey number with the sanction of the Director provided that, the following conditions are satisfied, namely:—

1. (i) the total area on amalgamation does not exceed 16 hectares.
2. (ii) all the parcels of land proposed for amalgamation are held by the same holder upon the same tenure;
3. (iii) a common boundary is such that the amalgamation will materially facilitate cultivation: Provided that, the limits imposed by or under condition (i) may be exceeded to such extent as the Director may by general or special order, sanction.

1. (2) Any sub-division may be amalgamated without prior sanction of the Director with any co-terminous sub-division of the same survey number held by the same holder upon the same tenure.
2. (3) When such amalgamation is effected, the two or more portions of land shall

become one and two entry or more portions of land shall become one and two entry in the land records, bearing the same distinguishing number as the first in series of the

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1. (2) Matters of detail not provided for in the foregoing rules shall be determined in each survey in accordance with such general or special orders as the Director, acting under the general control of the Government, may, from time to time, issue. 13. Non-agricultural land not to be classified in accordance with foregoing rules.— (1) Land of any of the kinds specified in sub-rule (2) shall be measured and mapped in accordance with rule 3 to 6 (both inclusive) but shall not be classified in accordance with rules 7 to 10.
2. (2) The lands referred to in sub-rule (1) are the following:—
   • (a) occupied lands, which are situated within an area in which a survey under rules 3 to 6 and 11 is in progress and which are used for any non-agricultural purpose;
   • (b) unoccupied lands, situated within any such area, which are deemed to be likely to be more in demand for building or industrial purposes than for agriculture; and
   • (c) all lands to which a survey is extended under Section 65. 14. Maintenance of records.— (1) For all the lands which have in the past been surveyed or assessed or which shall be hereafter surveyed or settled under the provisions of the code and these rules, it shall be the duty of the Director—
   • (a) to cause to be corrected any arithmetical or clerical error, whenever discovered;
   • (b) to cause to be incorporated punctually in the land records, all changes in boundaries, areas, tenures and assessments either or survey numbers or of their sub- -divisions which are made under orders of any competent authority under the code and these rules or any other law: Provided that, where the assessment of any survey number has been fixed by a declaration under Section 75, such assessment shall not be increased upon the discovery of any mistake in classification, until the term of such declaration expires.
3. (2) Detailed instructions and forms shall be drawn up and maintained of the Director, subject to the orders and approval of the Government from time to time for the proper carrying out of this rule.

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15. Sub-division of survey numbers.— (1) Before field operations for division of a survey number into a sub-division are commenced a general notice shall be issued by the Mamlatdar and pasted in the village chavdi and proclaimed by beat of drum stating that the sub-divisions of survey numbers in the village are about to be measured according as they have been divided by the holders.

1. (2) Individual notices at least 10 days in advance shall be served by the Talathi upon the holders specifying the numbers or parts of numbers which are to be measured and the date on which the measurement operations would commence and warning the holders to be present on the field on the date so notified. 16. Boundaries to be laid down.— (1) When there is no dispute, the survey officer shall, after recording to that effect, lay down the boundary of each sub-division according to the statement made by the holders.
2. (2) Where there is any dispute, the boundary to which it relates shall be measured and mapped in accordance with the claims of both the disputants, and the dispute entered in the register of disputed cases. After the dispute has been settled under the provisions of the code and rules made thereunder, the map shall be corrected accordingly, and the areas finally entered into the land records. 17. Fees.— The fees to be recovered for making sub-divisions in cases to which clause
   • (b) of Section 101 applies shall, be such as will cover the entire cost of measuring, assessing and mapping the sub-division; and such fees shall be assessed by the Director.

18. Assessment.— The Proportionate assessment of sub-divisions to the land revenue settled upon the survey number shall be calculated according to the area and relative soil classification of the various sub-divisions. Detailed instructions shall be prescribed by the Director, subject to the approval of the Government, and may provide for the rounding off of fractions of ten paise.

19. Formation of sub-division of alluvial land.— Alluvial land lawfully occupied by a person other than the holder of the adjoining land shall be formed into a sub-division and included in the adjoining survey number. 20. Entry of survey numbers and sub-divisions in records.— The area and assessment of land surveyed and assessed to land revenue under the provisions of Chapters V, VI and VII of the Code, shall be recorded and maintained:-

1. (a) in the case of survey numbers, in Form A if the land is used for an agricultural purpose and in Form B, if it used for a purpose other than agriculture; and
2. (b) in the case of sub-division of survey numbers in Form C.

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ABSTRACT

Area Assessment

Ha. Rs. P.

A. Land for Cultivation—

1. Assessed—

1. (a) Occupied —(i) Ordinary Tenure
   • (ii) Restricted Tenure
2. (b) Unoccupied ... ... ... ...
3. (c) Land free or reduced by Special Agreement
4. (d) Inam (of which in N. A. use Ha.) ... Total Assessed ... II. (a) Unassessed ... ... ... ...
5. (b) Unassessed and assigned for Special Use (e. g., agricultural farm, rice breeding centre, etc.)

Total — A ...

Area Assessment

Ha. Rs. P.

B. Land not available for cultivation—

I. Uncultivable—

1. (a) Pot Kharab ... ... ... ... ...
2. (b) Rivers and Nalas ... ... ... ... Total II. Assigned for public and special uses—
3. (a) Forest (wood and plots-Ha) ... ...
4. (b) Kuran ... ... ... ... ...

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1. (c) Free-Pasture, cattle-stand ... ... ...
2. (d) Village site ... ... ... ... ...
3. (e) Tank ... ... ... ... ... ...
4. (f) Burial ground ... ... ... ...
5. (g) Railways ... ... ... ... ...
6. (h) Pot kharab assigned for roads, water courses, etc.
   • (i) Roads and Paths ... ... ... ...
7. (j) Cantonment lands (military camp, shooting range, etc.)
8. (k) School ... ... ... ... ... ...
9. (l) Dharmashalas ... ... ... ... ...

Total ...

III. Leased out or granted (on conversion of use) of S. N. for N. A. uses—

1. (a) Bungalows and other human residences ... ...
2. (b) Factories, Mills and Industrial buildings ...
3. (c) Brick-fields, Timber yards, etc., (not built on) ...
4. (d) Play-grounds, etc. ... ... ... ...
5. (e) Salt-pans ... ... ... ... ...
6. (f) School ... ... ... ... ... ...
7. (g) Dharmashalas ... ... ... ... ...

Total ...

Total – B

Grant Total of Village

Examined (date) ..............................

(Signed) ...............................

Mamlatdar

Date ............ (Signed) ............ Talathi.

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Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/V In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules:— RULES

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (City Survey) Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise, requires:—

1. (a) “Code” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968;
2. (b) “Director” means the Director of Settlement and Land Records;
3. (c) “Form” means a Form appended to these rules;
4. (d) “Inspector” means the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records;
5. (e) “section” means a section of the Code. 3. Collector to issue notice of survey.— Where a survey of lands in any village, town or city as directed to be made by the Government under section 65 the Collector shall cause to be issued in Form ‘A’ a general notice to the inhabitants of such village, town or city informing them about the introduction of the survey and calling upon the house owners, mortgagees, absentee owners and other persons having interest in the lands to be surveyed to give all information to the survey officers appointed for the purpose and to ensure that their lands are measured and rights recorded correctly. 4. Survey officer and his staff.— Subject to the control of such officer as may be designated by the Government in this behalf, a survey officer not below the rank of an Inspector shall be in charge of the survey operations. In conducting the survey operations, the survey officer shall be assisted by such staff of the Land Survey Department as such officer designated by the Government may appoint. 5. Survey operations.— Operations connected with any survey shall be carried out by the staff referred to in rule 4 as provided in that rule in such manner as the Director may, from time to time direct. The operations so carried out shall be recorded in maps drawn to a scale as may from time to time be laid down by the Director. The staff shall also record

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 921 – Land Revenue Code and Rules information in respect of particulars of the property and names of the holders thereof and enter it in columns 1 to 4 of the inquiry register in Form ‘B’. The maps and the register so prepared shall then be forwarded for the purposes of rule 6 to the Inquiry Officer who shall be a Survey Officer not below the rank of an Inspector or a Mamlatdar appointed by the Government or as the case may be, the Director. 6. Procedure of enquiry.— (1) It shall be the duty of the Inquiry Officer to determine, for each parcel of land situated within the limits of the area under survey, who is entitled to be confirmed in possession of each such parcel of land, what possessions constitute encroachments, easements or licenses and what lands vest in a local authority or Government and, in case of land adjudged to be in the legitimate possession of a private individual or body, its tenure and liability to pay land revenue.

1. (2) For purposes of determining the right, title and interest of individuals and bodies in respect of lands under survey under sub-rule (1), the Inquiry Officer shall hold an enquiry under section 14 of the Code or section 85 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Municipalities Act, 1968. The maps and registers referred to in rule 5 shall be corrected in accordance with the decision of the Inquiry Officer or, where an appeal is filed or a civil suit instituted, in accordance with the final order passed in appeal or civil suit.
2. (3) The Inquiry Officer shall send a list of unoccupied vacant plots of waste land which are not claimed by any person to the Collector. The Collector shall, on receipt of such list, cause a public notice in Form ‘C’ to be affixed on each such plot requiring any person desiring to claim any interest in the plots to appeal before the Inquiry Officer within the period specified in the notice with documentary evidence of title to the plot. If any claim is made in relation to such plot, the Inquiry Officer shall proceed to determine it in accordance with sub-rule (2). If no claim is made within the period aforesaid, the plot shall be entered as land vesting in the Central Government.

7. Property Card Register.— The final results of the enquiry shall be recorded for each parcel of land separately in a card in Form ‘D’ to be called “Property Card Registers”. 8. Survey fees.— (1) The survey fees payable under section 66 shall ordinarily be so fixed by the Collector that the total sum payable in respect of the site under survey shall cover the cost of the survey and preparation of the Property Card Register thereof.

1. (2) In fixing the fees for each building site or any portion thereof held separately, the Collector shall have regard to the provision of sub-rule (1) and to the position, value and area of such building site or portion, thereof. 9. Form of sanad to be issued under section 67.— The sanad to be issued under

section 67 to every holder of building site shall be in Form E.

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10. Fee for supply of duplicate copy of sanad.— If any holder applies for a copy of sanad under section 67 a copy of such sanad may be supplied to him on payment of a fee not exceeding one rupee. * 11. Responsibility for maintenance of record of rights and register of mutations.— In areas surveyed under section 65, the survey officer or Revenue Officer not below the rank of a Mamlatdar shall be responsible for the up-to-date maintenance of the record of rights and register of mutations in all surveyed cities and towns within his jurisdiction. 12. Form of acknowledgement of report under section 96.— The acknowledgement of the receipt of the report made by any person under section 96 shall be made in Form F. 13. Entries in register of mutations.— The reports and intimations of acquisition or transfer received by the Talathi under sub-section (1) of section 97, shall be entered by him in the Property Card. 14. Notice of mutation.— As soon as a mutation is entered in the Property Card under rule 13, the Talathi shall post up a complete copy of the entry in the towns or city in a conspicuous place. He shall also simultaneously give notice in Form G to all persons appearing from the Property Card to be interested in the mutation and to any person whom he has reason to believe to be interested therein, requiring them to send their objections, if any, to the entry either orally or in writing if any, to the entry either orally or in writing within fifteen days from the date of receipt of such notice. 15. Form of acknowledgement for objections and of register of disputed cases.— The acknowledgement for objections received in response to the notice given under rule

14 shall be given in Form H and the register of disputed cases in which such objections should be entered shall be in Form I 16. Disposal of disputes and certification.— The disputes entered in the register of disputed cases shall be decided and the mutations in the Property Card certified by a revenue or survey officer not below the rank of an Awal Karkun in the manner provided in rule 13 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Records of Rights and Register of Cultivators) Rules, 1969. 17. Transfer of existing record of rights to Property Card.— The existing record of rights referred to in section 107 of such towns and cities as may be specified by a revenue or survey officer not below the rank of the Collector in this behalf, shall be transferred to the Property Card in accordance with the procedure prescribed in rule 14 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Record of Rights and Register of Cultivators) Rules, 1969.

* Inserted by Amendment Rules, 1985.

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FORM ‘A’ (See rule 3) PUBLIC NOTICE All inhabitants of the village, town/city of......... are hereby informed that the Government has, by its Order No............, dated............. directed under section 65 of the GD&D Land Revenue Code, 1968, the survey of lands (other than those used ordinarily for the purposes of agriculture only) within the site of the said village, town/city. Accordingly, the survey officer will start work from *

All house-owners in the said village/town/city are hereby informed that they should be present on the date which will hereafter be fixed by the survey officer for the measurement of their houses and other property and should give all possible information to the survey officer to enable him to measure their properties correctly. Mortgagors, mortgagees, absentee owners and other persons having interest in the lands to be surveyed should take steps to see that their rights are recorded correctly. After the survey, sanad will be given by which rights over property in land will be permanently fixed. Sometimes, the measurers will have to enter the houses for internal measurements. Notice of this will be given before hand. No house will be entered unnecessarily. + The cost incurred, if any, for employing hired labour for measurement or classification of the lands to which the survey extends or for objects incidental to the survey shall be recoverable from the land holders as revenue demand. If the holders render more assistance, the survey work will be expedited and the cost of survey will be less.

Dated: Collector of ..............

* Here state the date. + To be deleted in cases where the village to be surveyed has a population of less than 2,000.

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FORM ‘C’ [(See rule 6 (3)] PUBLIC NOTICE (to be affixed on open land) The plot of waste land described below is claimed by the Central Government. If any person has a right of ownership or any other right over it, he should appear with any documentary or other evidence which he may possess regarding his right over the said land, before the survey officer at his office situated in within ten days from the date of this notice. If no person having right of ownership or any other right over the land appears before the survey officer at his office within the said period, the said land will be treated as Government property.

Dated:- Collector,

Description of land Street House No. (in the Municipal Register) or otherwise, known as the boundaries of which are as under:- To the North To the East To the South To the West

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FORM ‘D’ (See rule 7) PROPERTY CARD REGISTER

Survey No. Area Tenure Particulars of assessment or rent paid to

Government and when due for revision

Easements:-

Holder in origin of the title (so far as traced).

Lessee-

Other encumbrances-

Other remarks:

Date Trantion Volume No. New Holder (H) Lessee (L) Attestation or Encumbrances (E)

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FORM ‘E’ (See rule 9) Form of sanad for building sites (The Asoka Capital Motif) The Government of Goa, Daman and Diu To ........................................................................................ WHEREAS the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu with a view to the settlement of the land revenue, and the record and preservation of proprietary and other rights connected, with the soil as under the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, directed a survey of the land within the ............ of ........... and ordered the necessary inquiries connected therewith to be made, this sanad is issued under section 67 of the said Code to the effect that,— There is a certain plot of ground occupied by you in the .............. Division of the.............. of ............. Register No. ............... in the map marked sheet ............... No. ........... and facing towards the ............. road leading from .............. to............. containing about.......... square meters and of the following shape and about the following dimensions:— You are hereby confirmed in the said occupancy exempt from all land revenue (or subject to the Payment of Rs. ............... per annum of the land revenue). The terms of your tenure are such that your occupancy is both transferable and heritable, and will be continued by the Central Government, without any objection or question as to title to whosoever shall from time to time be its lawful holder (subject only to the condition of the payment annually of the above land revenue according to the provision of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 or of any other law for the time being in force, and to the liability to have the said rate of assessment revised at the expiration of a term of ........... years reckoned from the ............. and thereafter at successive periods of ........... years in perpetuity, and to the necessity for compliance with the provisions of the law from time to time in force as to the time and manner of payment of the said assessment, and to the liability of forfeiture of the said occupancy and of all rights and interests connected therewith in case of your failure to pay the said assessment as required by law).

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* [FORM ‘F’ (See rule 12) Form of Acknowledgement of the Report Regarding Acquisition of Right

Received from ................ of................. village............... taluka..............on 19............... a report orally/in writing regarding the acquisition of rights in respect of P.T. Sheet No...............Chalta

* Inserted by Amendment Rules, 1985.]

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No............ of ........... town/city in the........................ taluka with the following documents in support thereof:—

Date..................... Talathi of ...........................

Place....................

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FORM ‘G’

(See rule 14) Intimation under section 97 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 To, ............... ............... Whereas, an entry has been made in the register of mutations of the village ........................ in the ............. Taluka regarding the acquisition of rights in land as specified below:—

Serial No. Date of entry in the register of mutations Nature of rights acquired Survey number and sub- -division number or P.T. Sheet No. and Chalta No. in which the rights have been acquired

*And whereas it appears to me from the record of rights register of mutations that you are interested in the said mutation.

*And whereas, I have reason to believe that you are interested in the said mutation.

Now, therefore, I ................ (here enter name), the Talathi of the city/town in which the aforesaid land is situated, hereby intimate to you about the said mutation entry, and call upon you to send to me either orally or in writing within fifteen days from the date of receipt of this intimation your objection, if any, to the said entry. Please note that if no objection is received by me within the said period of fifteen days, it shall be presumed that you agree to the said entry.

*Strike out which is not applicable.

(See rule 15) Form of Acknowledgement of objection to Mutation Entry

Received from .................... of .................... city/town, in the .................... taluka, on .......... 19.... objection orally/in writing in respect of mutation entry No............ of ............. town/city, in the ................... taluka.

Talathi of .......................

Place ............................. Date ..............................

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FORM ‘I’

(See rule 16) Register of Disputed Cases

Serial No.

Serial No. in mutation register or rough copy of record of rights Survey number and sub-division number

P. T. Sheet No. and Chalta No.

Date of receipt objection

Particulars of dispute with names of disputing parties

Decision of Officer 1 2 3 4 5 6

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu.

Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue).

Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ————

Notification No. RD/LRC/245/69-71/VI In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules:

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RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— These rules may be called the Goa, Daman & Diu Land Revenue Inspectors (Duties and Functions) Rules, 1969. 2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires—

1. (a) “Chavdi” means a local Village Panchayat Office or other convenient and centrally located public place as the Collector may direct;
2. (b) “Code” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968;
3. (c) “crop register”, “crop-statement”, “diary”, “field-book”, “ledger” or “village ledger”, “live-stock return”, “map”, “receipt book”, “register”, “village atlas”, “statistical return” and “quinquennial register” means a crop register, crop statement, diary, field book, ledger or village ledger, live stock return, map, receipt-book, register, village atlas, statistical return or, as the case may be, quinquennial register prescribed for a village under rules made under the provisions of the Code or as the case may be, under general or special orders of the Government;
4. (d) “fair price shop” means any shop which the Government may declare to be a fair price shop;
5. (e) “Gaothan or Village Site” means the lands included within the site of a village, town or city as determined by section 64;
6. (f) “Pot Kharab” means barren or uncultivable land included in a survey number and includes any land comprised in a survey number which from any reason is held not to be likely to be brought under cultivation. 3. General duties of Revenue Inspectors.— (1) Subject to the orders of the Mamlatdar, every Revenue Inspector shall be responsible for the supervision of the

revenue administration and the land records of every village in his circle. He shall, from time to time in each year, inspect every village in his jurisdiction, get himself acquainted with the qualifications and conduct of the village officers and the state of crops and the conditions of the people in such village and report promptly to the Mamlatdar, any matter requiring orders of superior officers and shall see that the orders passed by such officers are properly and expeditiously implemented.

1. (2) In particular, the Revenue Inspector shall—
   • (a) inspect the works for which loans have been granted to the villagers under the provisions of the Agriculturists’ Loans Act, 1884 or the Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883, to ascertain—
     • (i) that the tagai

advances have been duly recorded in the Record of Rights;

1. (ii) that they have been spent for the purposes for which they were given; and
2. (iii) that the conditions attached to the grant of such advances are properly observed by the persons concerned;

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1. (b) inquire into the collection of Government revenue, ascertain the reason why such revenue is in arrears, examine the Talathi’s balance and ascertain that remittances to the treasury are duly made;
2. (c) test a reasonable number of receipts in respect of land revenue paid and other dues by oral examination of the persons concerned and by comparison with the ledger; and, where any corrections are made by them in the receipt books, initial against such corrections, and record a note at the rent of a village ledger stating by their numbers which accounts have been verified;
3. (d) examine the diary of the Talathi, make remarks in the column provided for the purpose and note them briefly in his own diary;
4. (e) assist in the preparation of paise valuation of crops of every village in his circle; and satisfy himself that due publicity has been given to orders regarding suspension or remission of land revenue;
5. (f) during the period commencing from 1st July and ending on 30th September, compile taluka statistical return and do such office works as the Mamlatdar may direct;
6. (g) inquire whether a tenant actually cultivating land is the same as entered in the

Record of Rights, and whether all cases of discrepancies, if any, are duly reported to the Mamlatdar;

1. (h) check whether landlords issue receipts as required by the provisions in the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 and verify whether any landlord recovers rent in excess, or in the form of labour or service in contravention of the provisions of such law, and whether all such cases are reported to the Mamlatdar for action;
   • (i) check building operations to see whether any law for the prevention of ribbon development has been contravened and if so, see what further step have been taken;
2. (j) verify periodically, the non-agricultural plots, the plots in the Gaothan leased or granted, the lands given out on special terms and the lands vesting in the Village Panchayat with a view to detecting encroachments and breaches of such terms;
3. (k) check whether the conditions attached to grants of lands on impartible or inalienable tenure are properly observed by the grantees;
4. (l) perform as many crop cutting experiments as required for the purpose of fixing paise valuation of crops and assessing the rents under the relevant tenancy law;
5. (m) check whether the register showing cases of discrepancy in maps, village atlas, and the Record of Rights as compared to the actual state of things in the holder, which require regularization is maintained up-to-date;
6. (n) when no special staff for the purpose has appointed, verify the food stocks in Government godowns in his circle, by taking a percentage check of bags of each kind of grain, and inspect fair price shops; and

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1. (o) check the list of survey numbers situated on the bank of rivers and nallas, which are subject to alluvial and diluvial changes. 4. Duties of Revenue Inspectors in times of scarcity.— Every Revenue Inspector shall watch every season for detecting the signs of impending scarcity and be ready to report, whenever called upon, the crop condition of his circles. On receipt of information that the crops of any village are adversely affected by the unfavourable nature of the season, or excessive or insufficient rainfall or any other reason, he shall forthwith visit that village and make requisite enquiries and observations and report the result of such observations to the Mamlatdar. Whenever any scarcity or conditions akin to scarcity are reported, the Revenue Inspector shall perform such functions relating to relief measures as may be entrusted to him by the Government or by his superior officers. 5. Revenue Inspector to intimate his tour programme.— Except during the period commencing on the 1st day of June and ending on the 15th day of September, every Revenue Inspector shall send every Saturday to the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records and the Mamlatdar a postcard showing the villages in which he expects to be working on each day of the following fortnight. 6. Touring.— Revenue Inspector shall ordinarily tour for twenty days in a month during the fair season (i.e., the period commencing on the 1st day of October and ending on the 31st day of May) and for not less than thirty days in the aggregate during the period commencing on the 1st day of June and ending on the 30th day of September. He shall make at least fifteen night halts outside his circle headquarters in each month during the fair season. If for any reason, he is prevented from attaining this standard in any month he shall make up the deficiency in the month following. 7. Diary of Revenue Inspector.— Every Revenue Inspector shall submit in such form as may be determined in that behalf by the Government, a diary monthly to the Mamlatdar who shall forward it with remarks through the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records to the Sub-Divisional Officer by whom it shall be returned also through the Mamlatdar. The Revenue Inspector shall not ask for orders on any point in the diary but shall make a separate report in the matter after making a note in the diary about the circumstances under which report is made. An office copy of the diary containing copies of all remarks made by the superior officer shall be kept by the Revenue Inspector in his office. This entry of remarks shall be invariably made before finally returning the diary for record shall be produced for perusal of any superior officer on his visit of inspection. 8. Inward and outward register.— Every Revenue Inspector shall keep a single register for inward and outward correspondence in special form prescribed by the Collector for the purpose, the pages of which shall be stamped and numbers at the taluka on the 1st of August. 9. Revenue Inspector to reside in their respective Circles.— Every Revenue Inspector shall reside in his respective circle in a village fixed by the Collector. 10. Report about unauthorized diversion of land.— Every Revenue Inspector shall be responsible for detecting and reporting to the Mamlatdar, every case of conversion of use of land from the purpose for which it was assessed to another. The report shall be accompanied by a sketch map showing the extent of the land, the use whereof is so

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 932 – Land Revenue Code and Rules converted, its assessment and proposals regarding its reassessment on the basis of prescribed rates and other factors governing the re-assessment. 11. Inspection of sub-division.— The Revenue Inspector shall inspect the register showing the newly formed sub-divisions and amalgamated sub-divisions and report to the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records through the Mamlatdar every year, information about the number of sub-divisions to be measured through Mamlatdar. 12. Duties of Revenue Inspector while on inspection.— Whenever a Revenue Inspector visits a village for inspection, he shall select survey numbers of both cultivated and waste lands in different parts of the village for inspection in such manner as to cover within one year all varieties of crops grown in the village. In every five years, each survey number shall be inspected at least once, in order to avoid the recurrence of errors and misunderstanding on the part of the Talathi and to ensure that the Talathi shall really inspect the survey number. The Revenue Inspector shall inspect holdings to test the recording of sub-division ( ) hissas and tenancies, the entry of fruit trees, and other valuable trees and details of irrigation works in the record of rights and crop statement entries of areas under crops in the crop statement and the maintenance of village map. 13. Correction of crop statements.— The Revenue Inspector shall correct any errors in the crops statements by bracketing the error and inserting the correct entries by inter- lineations or side notes or by inserting entirely fresh entries, and authenticate such interlineations, side notes or, as the case may be, fresh notes by his signature. Where there is evidence to prove that the Talathi has inspected any survey number without actually visiting it at all, the Revenue Inspector shall take a written explanation from the Talathi and submit it with his remarks thereon, to the Mamlatdar for orders or for information. 14. Inspection when Talathi has failed to fill in crop statement.— Where the Revenue Inspector finds at the time of his visit to a village that the Talathi of the village has not duly filled in the crop statement, he shall record that fact in his diary with the substance of the Talathi’s explanation and shall inspect any selected survey numbers with the Talathi, who shall record the result of the inspection in the crop statement. 15. Crop statement, etc., to be kept in Chavdi.— The Revenue Inspector shall ensure that crop statement and forms of all other land records and maps prescribed for a village under section 104 of the Code are kept in the Chavdi.

16. Registration of double crops and crop mixtures.— The Revenue Inspector shall give careful attention to the correct registration of double crops and crop mixtures. Where two crops, one after the other, are sown and reaped in the same area in the same year, each shall be credited with such full area. Where on account of the failure of the crop sown first, a second crop is sown, such second crop only shall be registered. In crop mixtures of all kinds, the area should be apportioned between each ingredient with as great and accuracy as possible. 17. Registration of fallow and other lands.— The Revenue Inspector shall,

1. (i) verify whether any land is lying uncultivated for two or more consecutive years through the default of the landlord or the tenant and report such cases to the Mamlatdar.

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1. (ii) cause to be registered in the crop register, all lands which have been actually sown; irrespective of whether there is a yield of crops or not, and all fallow lands and the areas thereof:

Provided that, no such registration shall be necessary—

1. (a) in the case of dry crop lands, if the area is not more than one hundred square meters;
2. (b) in the case of garden land, if the area is not more than twenty five square meters; and
3. (c) in the case of crops sown in Potkharab lands: Provided further that, whether on account of the failure of any variety of crop sown in any land fresh sowing of another variety of crop has been made, in that land, the crop which is sown afresh shall be registered in the crop register. 18. Inspection of lands.— The Revenue Inspector shall detect encroachments and unauthorised occupation of any land which is the property of the Central Government and shall inspect all waste lands disposed of in accordance with the rules regulating the disposal of waste lands with a view to verifying whether they are brought under cultivation and whether the condition subject to which they were granted have been fulfilled by the grantee. Where in any case, the Revenue Inspector detects encroachment on any lands which are the property of the Central Government or detects unauthorised cultivation; he shall report the matter to the Mamlatdar for necessary action. 19. Inspection of boundary and survey marks.— It shall be the duty of the Revenue Inspector to inspect the boundary and survey marks (not being those under the control of the Forest Department). 20. Repairs to boundary and survey marks.— The repairs to boundary and survey marks for which the Government is responsible shall be made by the Revenue Inspector at Government cost. 21. Report to Inspector of Surveys and Land Records in certain cases.— When the Revenue Inspector cannot fix a boundary or survey mark without the field book, or if he is in doubt as to how to deal with any case, he shall report the matter to the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records for orders. 22. Inspection of live-stock returns.— (1) The Revenue Inspector shall check the entries in the live-stock return prepared by the Talathi as hereinafter provided, namely:—
   • (i) In villages having less than five All entries.

hundred population.

1. (ii) In villages having more than five Half the total number of

1. (iii) In villages having more than one One-fourth of the total thousand population. number of entries.

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Checking shall be made by house-to-house visitation, supplemented by inquiry from the residents in the villages concerned and by frequent references to the previous returns. Where all the entries are not checked, the entries not checked during any visit to the village shall be selected for checking in the subsequent visits to that village. The Revenue Inspector shall note in his diary, the serial number of the first and the last of the entries checked.

1. (2) The Revenue Inspector shall show in his diary, the number of entries checked, the number of entries found incorrect and the number and kind or errors detected. Whenever any errors are to be corrected, he shall do so in red ink in the manner laid down in rule 13. Where any gross carelessness is noticed, he shall take the Talathi’s explanation and forward it to the Mamlatdar for orders.
2. (3) The Revenue Inspector shall take note of the increase or decrease in the figures of the census of live-stock of different kinds and shall inquire into the causes thereof and record the explanation given therefor by the Talathi. 23. Recording sources of water supply.— The Revenue Inspector shall cause to be indicated, by appropriate symbols, in the village map prepared in accordance with section 104 of the Code, all wells, bandharas and tanks in the holdings and report the matter to the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records. 24. Inspection of sources of water supply.— The Revenue Inspector shall frequently check quinquennial register of water supply maintained by the Talathi and visit wells and other sources of water supply in the gaothan and wells, tanks and bandharas in holdings for testing the said register. If the entry in the register is found to be correct, the Revenue Inspector shall initial against it and if the entry is not correct, he shall correct it in red ink. 25. Revenue Inspector to perform functions entrusted to them by Collector.— Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions, the Revenue Inspector shall, subject to orders of the Government, perform such other functions relating to the revenue and general administration of the district for which the Collector is responsible as may be entrusted to them by the Collector and shall carry out such special and general directions as may be given by the Collector in that behalf. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ———— Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/VII In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules:

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RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Conversion of use of land and non-agricultural assessment) Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context requires otherwise—

1. (a) “Code” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968.
2. (b) “section” means a section of the Code; 3. Form of application for permission to convert use of land.— Every application for permission for conversion of use of land from one purpose to another as provided in section 32 shall be made in the form in Schedule I to the Collector. Where different portions of land included in the same survey number are to be converted for use for different non-agricultural purposes, the same should be clearly and separately shown in the form. 4. Conditions on which permission may be granted.— (1) Permission to convert the use of agricultural land for any non-agricultural purpose, or to change the use of lands from one non-agricultural purpose to another non-agricultural purpose may be granted by

the Collector after consulting the Town and Country Planning Department and subject to the following among other conditions, that is to say—

1. (a) the grant of permission shall be subject to the provisions of the Code and Rules made thereunder;
2. (b) the land shall not be used for a purpose other than that for which permission is granted;
3. (c) the applicant shall commence the non-agricultural use applied for within one year from the date of the order made by the Collector in that behalf, failing which, unless the said period is extended by the Collector from time to time, the permission

granted shall be deemed to have lapsed;

1. (d) the applicant shall be liable to pay such altered assessment as may be determined with reference to the altered use under section 84 or as the case may be, section 88;
2. (e) where permission is granted for the construction of a structure to be used for any non-agricultural purpose such structure shall, if it is within the jurisdiction of a Municipal Council, be constructed in accordance with the plan approved by the Municipal Council, in that behalf, and if it is situated outside such jurisdiction, be constructed in accordance with the plans approved by the concerned Village Panchayat;
3. (f) any other reasonable conditions which the Collector may deem fit to impose, regard being had to the sanctioned use of the land; 2. Such conditions shall be embodied in the sanad.

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* 5. Conditions where permission is deemed to have been granted.— In cases where permission for changes of use of land is deemed to have been granted under sub-section

1. (3) of section 32, such permission shall be subject to the conditions provided in rule 4. 6. Penalty for failure to intimate commencement of non-agricultural use.— Subject to the maximum amount of penalty of Rs. 500 prescribed by sub-section (5) of section 32, the penalty for failure to inform the date of which the change of user of land commenced as required by sub-section (4) of that section shall, if the land is used for a residential purpose, be such amount as is not less than an amount equal to two times the non-agricultural assessment of the land for the period of default; and if the land is used

for any other non-agricultural purpose, be such amount as is not less than three times the non-agricultural assessment for the period aforesaid, as the Collector may in each case deem fit to impose. 7. Grant of sanad.— Where land is permitted to be used for non-agricultural purpose, then subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force a sanad shall be granted to the holder thereof in the form in Schedule II. 8. Penalties for unauthorised non-agricultural use.— If any land is used unauthorisedly in contravention of the provisions of section 32, unless the Collector take action under the next succeeding rule or under rule 10, it shall be lawful for the Collector to require the holder thereof or any person claiming through or under him to stop such unauthorised use, pay the non-agricultural assessment on the land with reference to the altered use for the entire period of such unauthorised use, and such fine not more than eighty times the non-agricultural assessment on the land leviable with reference to the unauthorised altered use under the provisions of the Code, as he may fix: * [Provided that in case the non-agricultural assessment has not yet been fixed, fine may be imposed by the Collector which shall not exceed the market value of the land, as determined by the Collector]. 9. Regularisation of unauthorised use.— Where any land is used unauthorisedly in contravention of the provisions of section 32, and the Collector is satisfied that had the holder applied for necessary permission under that section, his application would not have ordinarily been rejected on any of the grounds specified in clause (c) of sub-section

1. (2) of section 32, the Collector, may, if the holder so desires, and after consulting the Town and Country Planning Department, instead of taking action under rule 8, regularise such unauthorised non-agricultural use, subject to the following terms and conditions, namely:—
   • (i) that the holder shall pay non-agricultural assessment on the land with reference to the altered use, since the commencement of that use;
   • (ii) that the holder shall pay such fine not exceeding forty times the non-agricultural assessment on the land with reference to the altered use, as the Collector may fix. * After the amendment in the section 32 of the Code by the Amendment Act (Act No. 14 of 1988) published in the

Official Gazette Series-I No. 8 dt. 27-5-88 which came into force w.e.f. 21-5-88 this provision become un-effective, as deemed provision has been abolished.

* Inserted by Amendment Rules-1987.

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1. (iii) that the holder shall abide by the conditions specified in rule 4 so far as they are applicable, and such other conditions as the Collector may deem fit to impose. 10. Continuance of offending unauthorised constructions.— Where the unauthorised non-agricultural use cannot be regularised under rule 9 and the Collector is satisfied that the demolition of the offending unauthorised construction is likely to cause heavy damage and serious inconvenience and hardship, he may, if the holder so desires and in consultation with the Town and Country Planning Department, allow such construction to stand, with the sanction of the Government, subject to conditions (i) and
2. (iii) in the preceding rule, and the additional conditions—

1. (a) that the holder shall pay a composition fee not less than fifty per cent of the cost incurred on the offending unauthorised construction or forty times the non-agricultural assessment payable on the land with reference to the altered use, whichever is greater;
2. (b) that the holder shall agree in writing to demolish the offending unauthorised construction without claiming compensation if after reasonable period thereafter, he is asked to do so by the Collector in the public interest; failing which the Collector shall be so at the holder’s risk and costs. 11. On regularisation sanad to be granted.— When any unauthorised non- -agricultural use is permitted to be continued under rule 9 or 10, a sanad in the form in Schedule III shall be granted to the holder. 12. Non-agricultural Assessment.— Where land assessed to agriculture is used for non-agricultural purposes or vice-versa or being assessed to one non-agricultural purpose is used for another non-agricultural purpose, the assessment fixed upon the land so used shall be altered under sub-section (2) of section 51 of the Code, and such alteration shall be made by the Collector in accordance with the provisions of the Code and these rules. 13. Maintenance of statistics of sales, etc.— The Collector shall maintain a record of all registered sale and leases, and of award under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, of non- -agricultural lands in different blocks in an urban area in the forms in Schedule IV, V and VI respectively. 14. Full market value how determined.— (1) The full market value of non- -agricultural lands in an urban area in a block shall be estimated on the basis of sales, leases and awards under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which have taken place and declared, as the case may be, in that block during the period of fifteen years immediately preceding the year in which the standard rate of non-agricultural assessment of lands in that block is to be fixed, in accordance with the following principles, that is to say—
3. (a) in the case of a sale of an open plot not assessed to land revenue, the amount of sale price thereof, shall be the full market value thereof;
4. (b) in the case of a sale of an open plot assessed to land revenue, the amount equal to the sale price and sixteen times the assessment shall be the full market value;
5. (c) in the case of a sale of a plot with superstructure where such plot is not assessed to land revenue or rent, an amount equal to the difference between the amount of the

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1. (d) in the case of sale of a plot with a superstructure where such plot is assessed to land revenue, an amount equal to the difference between the amount of the sale price thereof and amount of the assessment multiplied by sixteen on the one hand and amount of the market value of the superstructure on the date of the sale on the other shall be the full market value;
2. (e) in the case of long term lease or assignment of a long term lease of an open plot for a premium with a reservation of ground rent, an amount equal to the premium and sixteen times the ground rent reserved shall be the full market value;
3. (f) in the case of a long term lease or assignment of a long term lease of an open plot without payment of premium, an amount equal to sixteen times the amount of rent reserved shall be the full market value;
4. (g) in the case of a long term lease or assignment of a long term lease without payment of premium of a plot with superstructure, where rent is reserved an amount equal to sixteen times the difference between the amount of the annual rent reserved and the amount of the annual letting value of the superstructure on the date of the lease shall be the full market value;
5. (h) in the case of transfer of a leasehold plot with superstructure an amount equal to the difference between the amount of the sale price and the amount of the market value of the superstructure on the date of the transfer plus sixteen times the ground rent shall be the full market value;
   • (i) in the case of plot with or without superstructure not assessed to land revenue which is acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the amount of the value of the land (excluding the value of superstructure, if any), declared under the award, shall be the full market value; and
6. (j) in the case of a plot with or without superstructure, assessed to land revenue which is acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the amount of the value of the land (excluding the value of superstructure, if any), declared under the award plus sixteen times the assessment, shall be full market value.

1. (2) The transaction referred to in clause (c), (d), (g) and (h) of sub-rule (1) shall be the basis for purposes of estimating the full market value of the land only if the Collector is of opinion that the number of transactions falling under clauses (a), (b), (e), (f), (i) and (j) of that sub-rule is either too small or is not sufficiently representative for the said purpose.
2. (3) If in any block the full market value of non-agricultural land cannot be estimated in accordance with the principles enunciated in this rule, the full market value of lands in such block shall be estimated on the basis of the sales, leases and awards, as the case may be of similar plots in blocks adjacent to such block. 15. Standard rate of non-agricultural assessment.— (1) For purposes of determining the standard rate of non-agricultural assessment, the Collector shall, on the

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 939 – Land Revenue Code and Rules basis of the full market value of plots ascertained in accordance with the principles enunciated in the preceding rule, first estimate the full market value of non-agricultural land in each block separately for each of the fifteen years immediately preceding the year in which the standard rate of non-agricultural assessment is to be fixed.

1. (2) On the basis of the full market value determined for the preceding fifteen years under sub-rule (1), the Collector shall estimate the full market value of land per square metre in each block.
2. (3) The standard rate of non-agricultural assessment per square metre of land in each block shall be equal to 1.25 per cent of the full market value estimated under sub-rule (2).
3. (4) The Collector shall submit to the Government for approval the standard rate determined under sub-rule (3).
4. (5) The Government may modify the Collector’s proposal in respect of standard rate to such extent as it may deem fit.
5. (6) The standard rate approved by the Government shall be published in the Official Gazette; and that rate shall come into force on the expiry of three months from the date of such notification in the Official Gazette. The standard rate shall before it is brought into force also be pasted on the notice board in the Office of the Mamlatdar.
6. (7) The standard rate fixed under sub-rule (3), shall remain in force for a period of ten years, and thereafter, be deemed to be in force until it is revised. 16. Revision of standard rate.— The standard rate of non-agricultural assessment shall be liable to revision at intervals of ten years, and the provisions of rules 14 and 15 shall apply to such revision of standard rates as they apply to the fixation of standard rates. 17. Fixation of non-agricultural assessment on individual plots.— The actual assessment on individual plots in each block shall be fixed by the Collector on the basis of the standard rate for the time being in force in that block, having regard to the specific non-agricultural purpose for which the land is used as provided in sub-section (1) of section 88. In fixing such actual assessment, the amount of assessment shall be rounded off to the nearest multiple of ten, less than five paise being disregarded, and five paise and more being regarded as ten paise. 18. Assessment leviable on land within compounds.— Non-agricultural assessment in respect of land used for residential purpose shall be levied on that area of the land within a compound which is built upon and also on the area that is required to be left open in relation to the area so built upon according to any law for the time being in force. 19. Reimposition of agricultural assessment.— (1) Except in cases where agricultural lands are transferred under the provisions of the relevant Tenancy law for purposes of agricultural use. Where any holding which has been assessed, or of which the assessment has been altered for any non-agricultural use, is used for agriculture only, the

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Collector may, on the application of the holder, withdraw the non-agricultural assessment, and impose either the old agricultural assessment, if any, if the settlement period has not expired; or may, in other cases, impose an agricultural assessment equivalent to that imposed on other similar agricultural lands in the vicinity of such holding.

1. (2) Such agricultural assessment shall commence from the first day of the agricultural year next following and shall be subject to the same conditions as to periodical revision, and the same rules and provisions of law as if they had been imposed at the ordinary revenue settlement of the village in which the land is situated. 20. Exemptions.— (1) For the purposes of clause (1) of Section 91, lands used by an agriculturist for extracting or canning fruit juice, gur making, oil pressing, cotton ginning or paddy husking or other similar purposes from the produce of his own fields shall be deemed to be used for occupations subsidiary or ancillary to agriculture.
2. (2) Lands used for hospitals, hostels, play-grounds, parks and gardens, office premises

of local authorities and gymnasium or for roads, paths and lanes set apart in layouts, for the benefit of all citizens without distinction of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them shall be exempted from payment of non-agricultural assessment so long as they are used for and of the said purposes and for no other purposes, and yield no profit to private individuals or to any person.

1. (3) In the case of building sites held by Co-operative Housing Societies or the Housing Board which are not built upon, no non-agricultural assessment shall be levied for the three years subsequent to the date on which possession of the land was taken or till the date on which non-agricultural use of the land begins, whichever is later. 21. Map showing non-agricultural areas.— (1) Each Collector shall maintain in his office and from time to time as required renew or bring upto date a map of his district upon which it shall be clearly shown by distinct colours or otherwise as may be convenient, the urban and non-urban areas in the district in accordance with clause (38) of section 2 of the Code, the area classified as Class I and Class II villages in non-urban areas under section 84 and the blocks for different non-agricultural uses in urban areas constituted under section 85.
2. (2) When an area is very small, or when its limits intersect a village in an intricate way, insets on a larger scale or a supplementary file, of village maps shall be provided.
3. (3) Whenever any area is brought under a different class or rate by a fresh order, the map shall be corrected and the authority for the change noted over the Collector’s signature on the map.
4. (4) Each Mamlatdar shall similarly maintain a map of his taluka with similar supplements, which shall be similarly corrected and endorsed by the Collector, at each change.
5. (5) These maps shall be open to public inspection free of charge during all office hours.

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22. Delegation of powers.— The powers conferred upon the Collector under these rules may also be exercised by a Sub-Divisional Officer. ————

(See rule 3)

Form of application under sub-section (1) of section 32 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968

To The Collector of ........... The Sub-Divisional Officer ................ The Mamlatdar

Sir, I ............. residing at ............ Taluka ............. in ....... District hereby apply for permission to use the land described below which is— *

1. (a) assessed or held for the purpose of agriculture for the non-agricultural purpose/purposes of ............ *
2. (b) assessed or held for the non-agricultural purpose of ......... for the non-agricultural purpose/purposes of ........ *
3. (c) assessed or held for the non-agricultural purpose of ........... for the same purpose but in relaxation of condition + ..... imposed at the time of grant of land or permission for such non- -agricultural use viz. ............. 2. I annex to this application—
4. (a) a certified copy of record of rights in respect of the land as it existed at the time of application.
5. (b) a sketch or lay-out of the site in question (in triplicate) showing the location of the proposed building or other works for which permission is sought and the nearest roads or means of access.
6. (c) written consent of the tenant/superior holder/occupant. 3. I also furnish the following information—

1. (1) Full name of the applicant .....
2. (2) Full postal address ....
3. (3) Occupation ...... * Score out portion not applicable. + Here state in brief the gist of condition.

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1. (4) Village, taluka and district where the land is situated.
2. (5) Survey No. Hissa No., area and assessment/rent of the land.

Residential .....

1. (6) Area of the site Industrial ..... of (5) above proposed Commercial .... to be used ... Any other non- agricultural purpose.
2. (7) Whether the applicant is occupant Class I or Class II or a tenant or a Government lessee.
3. (8) Present use of the land whether any building exists thereon and if so, its use.
4. (9) Whether the land is situated or included .....
   • (a) in municipal area;
   • (b) in City surveyed area;
   • (c) in or near a cantonment area.
   • (d) near a Airport or a Rly. Station or a Railway line or jail or prison or local public office or cremation or burial ground. If so, it’s approximate distance therefrom.
5. (10) Whether electrical high transmission lines pass over the land and if so, what is the distance thereof from the proposed building or other works.
6. (11) Is the land under acquisition, if so, state details.
7. (12) Is there a road from where the land is easily accessible? State the name of the road, and whether it is Highway, Major district road or village road. What is the distance of the proposed building or other work from the center of the road?

1. (13) If there is no road adjoining the land how is it proposed to provide for access to the site?
2. (14) Was a similar application made in the past for non-agricultural use of this land and was it rejected ?

If yes, why?

I solemnly affirm that the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Place:

Date: Signature of Applicant.

(To be filled in by Revenue Officer)

Date of receipt of the Application:

Stamp of the Officer.

Signature and designation of the receiver.

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(See rule 7) Whereas an application has been made to the Collector of ...... (hereinafter referred to as “the Collector” which expression shall include any officer whom the Collector shall appoint to exercise and perform his powers and duties under this grant) under section 32 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Code”, which expression shall where the context so admits include the rules and orders thereunder) by ..... inhabitant of being the occupant/tenant of Survey No........ in the village of............... in the............taluka (hereinafter referred to as “the applicant” which expression shall, where the context so admits, include his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns) for permission to use for the plot of land (hereinafter referred to as the “said plot”) described in Appendix I hereto and indicated by the letters ...... on the site plan annexed hereto, forming part of survey number and measuring be the same a little more or less. Now, this is to certify that the permission to use for the said plot is hereby granted, subject to the provisions of the said Code, and rules thereunder, and on the following conditions, namely:—

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1. Levelling and clearing of the land.— The applicant shall be bound to level and clear the land sufficiently to render suitable for the particular non-agriculture purpose for which permission is granted and to prevent insanitary conditions. 2. Assessment.— The applicant in lieu of the assessment heretofore leviable in respect of the said plot shall pay to Government on the ......... day of.......... in each year an annual assessment of Rupees .............. (Rs.........) during the fifteen years commencing on the ...... day of 19 .... and on the expiry of the said period of fifteen years, such revised assessment as may from time to time be fixed by the Collector under the said Code: Provided that, where the applicant is a Co-operative Housing Society or the Goa, Daman and Diu Housing Board, it shall be entitled to such exemption from the payment of altered assessment as is permissible under sub-rule (3) or rule 20. 3. Use.— The applicant shall not use the said land and building erected or to be erected thereon for any purpose other than (here insert the specific purpose for which the permission is granted. without the previous sanction of the Collector. 4. Building time limit.— The applicant shall within one year from the date hereof, commence on the said plot of a substantial and permanent description, failing which unless the said period is extended by the Collector from time to time, the permission granted shall be deemed to have lapsed.

5. Liability for rates.— The applicant shall pay all taxes, rates and cesses leviable on the said land. 6. Penalty clause.— (a) If the applicant contravenes any of the foregoing conditions the Collector may, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the applicant may be liable under the provisions of the said Code continue the said plot in the occupation of the applicant on payment of such fine, and assessment as he may direct.

1. (b) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (a) it shall be lawful for the Collector to direct the removal or alteration of any building or structure erected or used contrary to the provisions of this grant within such time as is specified in that behalf by the Collector, and on such removal or alteration not being carried out within the specified time, he may cause the same to be carried out, and recover the cost of carrying out the same from the applicant as an arrears of land revenue. 7. Code provisions applicable.— Save as herein provided, the grant shall be subject to the provisions of the said Code and the rules thereunder. (Map) APPENDIX I Length and Breadth Total Superficial area Forming (Part of) Survey No. or Hissa No. Boundaries Remarks North to South East to West North South East West

behalf of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu; and the applicant has also hereunto set his

(Signatures and designations of witnesses)

(Signature of Collector)

(Signatures and designations of witnesses)

We declare that A.B. who has signed this sanad is, to our personal knowledge, the person he represents himself to be, and that he has affixed his signature hereto in our presence. (Signed) B. F.

(Signed) G. H.

N. B. 1. This document need not be registered.

2. This document is exempt from the stamp duty.

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(See rule 11)

Whereas, the applicant being the occupant/tenant of Survey No. ..........of the village........ of

Land Revenue Code, 1968 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Code”) the plot of land indicated by the letters....... on the site plan hereto annexed, forming part of the said Survey No........ and measuring........ be the same, a little more or less and has thereby become liable to the penalties prescribed by section 33 of the said Code; And whereas, the applicant has applied for permission to remain in possession of and to continue to use the aforesaid plot of land for.......... purposes; And whereas, the Collector is authorised under clause (b) of section 35 of the said Code; to grant the permission applied for, subject to the provisions of the said Code, and rules, and orders thereunder and to the terms and conditions hereinafter contained. Now, this is to certify that permission to use, for ........ purposes, the said plot is hereby granted, subject to the provisions of the said Code, and the rules made thereunder and on the following conditions, namely:— 1. Fine.— The applicant shall pay such fine and composition fee as may be fixed by the Collector under the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Conversion of use of Land and non- -agricultural Assessment) Rules, 1969. 2. Assessment.— The applicant, in lieu of the assessment heretofore leviable in respect of the said plot, shall pay to Government on the........ day of......... in each year an annual assessment of Rupees............. (Rupees........................) during the fifteen years commencing on the.......

Seal of the

Collector

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 946 – Land Revenue Code and Rules day of........ 19 ........, and on the expiry of the said period of fifteen years, such revenue assessment as may from time to time be fixed by the Collector under the said Code.

3. Use.— The applicant shall not use said land, and building erected or to be erected thereon for any purpose other than (here insert the specific purpose for which the permission is granted) without the previous sanction of the Collector. 4. Building to comply with regulation specified in Appendix.— The applicant shall duly comply in every respect with the building Regulations in force in the area. 5. Liability for rates.— The applicant shall pay all taxes, rates and cesses leviable on the said land. 6. Undertaking.— The applicant shall agree in a legally binding manner to demolish the offending unauthorised construction without claiming compensation whenever after the expiry of a reasonable period he is asked to do so by the Collector, failing which the Collector shall do so at the applicant’s risk and costs. 7. Penalty Clause.— (a) If the applicant contravenes any of the foregoing conditions, the Collector may, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the applicant may be liable under the provisions of the said Code and rules thereunder continue the said plot in the occupation of the applicant on payment of such fine and assessment as he may direct.

1. (b) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (a), it shall be lawful for the Collector direct the removal or alteration of any building or structure erected or used contrary to the provisions of this grant within such period as is specified in that behalf by the Collector, and on such removal or alterations not being carried out within the specified period, he may cause the same to be carried out and recover the cost of carrying out the same from the applicant, as an arrear of land revenue. 8. Code provisions applicable.— Save as herein provided, the grant shall be subject to the provisions of the said Code and the rules thereunder. (Site plan) In witness whereof the Collector of.................. has hereunto set his hand and the seal of his office on behalf of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu and the applicant has also hereunto set his hand this day the........of..........19..... (Signature of applicant). (Signatures and designations of witnesses) (Signature of Collector) (Signatures and designations of witnesses) We declare that the AB, who has signed this sanad is to our personal knowledge the person he represents himself to be, and that he has affixed his signature hereto in our presence. Signed . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .

N. B. 1. This document need not be registered.

2. This document is exempt from stamp duty.

Seal of the

Collector

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Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/VIII In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules; RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Restrictions on Use of Land) Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Classes of unarable land for cultivation; regulation and prohibition of such land for cultivation.— (1) Land included as unarable (pot kharab) in a survey number for purposes of agriculture only is of two kinds.
   • (a) that which is classed as unfit for agriculture at the time of survey including the farm buildings or threshing floors of the holder;
   • (b) that which is not assessed because it is reserved or assigned for public purposes, or because it is occupied by a road or recognised footpath, or by a tank or stream used by persons other than the holder for irrigation or for drinking or domestic purposes, or

used for a burial or burning ground by any community, or by the public, or because it is assigned for village potteries.

1. (2) Land falling in class (a) may be brought under cultivation at any time by the holder, and no additional assessment shall be charged therefor.
2. (3) The cultivation of land falling in clause (b) is hereby prohibited under Section 31: Provided that, this prohibition shall not apply in the case of land occupied by a tank or stream, when such tank or stream is used for irrigation only, and waters only land which is in the sole occupation of the holder, or when the privilege of cultivating the dry bed of the tank or stream has been specially conceded to the holder. 3. Restriction on use of land for salt manufacture.— (1) No occupant of unalienated land, whether assessed for any purpose or not shall use the same or any part thereof for

the manufacture of salt without the previous permission in writing of the Collector of the district.

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1. (2) Subject to the provisions of any law relating to manufacture or collection or extraction of salt for the time being in force, the Collector may grant permission for the use of such land for such purpose subject to the payment of non-agricultural assessment leviable on the land, and to such further conditions as the Collector may, subject to the general or special orders of the Government, impose. 4. Excavations of agricultural land prohibited.— Save as provided in sections 29 and 30 and rule 3, no occupant of land assessed or held for purposes of agriculture only, and no person claiming under or acting by authority of any such occupant, shall excavate or remove earth, stone (other than loose surface stones), kankar, muram, or any other material of the soil thereof, or make any other use of land (a) so as, in the opinion of the Collector, thereby to destroy or materially injure the land for cultivation, or (b) for purposes of trade, or profit, or any other purpose except his own domestic or agricultural purposes. 5. Excavations in building site not allowed without permission.— No holder of land assessed or held as a building site, or lease-hold of a building site in a hill station, and no person claiming under any such holder or lease holder, shall, subject to any special provision in the conditions annexed to his holding under Section 21 or 35 or otherwise, or

prescribed by his lease, excavate or remove for any purpose whatever earth, stone (other than loose surface stones) kankar, muram or any other material of the soil thereof, except with the previous permission in writing of the Collector, and in accordance with such terms (including the payment of fees for any such excavation or removal) as the Collector in each case thinks fit to prescribe, regard being had to the provisions of rules made under Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, for the time being in force in any part of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.

6. Excavation in gaothans require permission.— (1) No unalienated land within the site of any village, town or city shall be excavated without the previous written permission of the Collector for any purpose except for the laying of foundations for buildings, the sinking of wells and the making of grain-pits.

1. (2) Where permission is granted by the Collector to excavate any such lands as aforesaid for any purpose other than those mentioned above, such excavations shall not be made otherwise than in accordance with such terms (including the payment of fees for any such excavation) as the Collector in each case thinks fit to prescribe, regard being had to the provisions of any rules made under Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, for the time being in force in any part of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.

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7. Penalty for breach of rules.— Any person committing a breach of any of the provisions of these rules shall in addition to any other consequences that would ensue from such breach, be punishable with such fine not exceeding one thousand rupees as the Collector may, after giving such person an opportunity to be heard, deem fit to impose. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ———— Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/IX In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules: RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Reduction, Suspension and Remission) Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context requires otherwise,—
   • (a) “Code” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968;
   • (b) “current land revenue” means land revenue payable in respect of any land under Section 121 of the Code;
   • (c) “general calamity” means wide spread or general failure of crops in any revenue year caused by drought, floods, failure of rains or excessive or untimely rains, or any other natural calamity; and includes total failure of crops due to land in any tract being left unsown because of any recent calamity, or an order made under any law by a competent authority;
   • (d) “local calamity” means loss of, or damage to crops or other property in any locality in any revenue year occasioned by hail-storm or fire, or caused by locusts, or by theft or mischief by unknown persons, and includes failure of crops by floods or any other causes specified in clause (c);
   • (e) “Settlement” has the meaning assigned to it in Chapter VI of the Code;
   • (f) “tract” means any part of a district.

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3. Reduction of land revenue.— (1) If during the currency of any settlement, there is such physical deterioration of the soil in any holding as to necessitate reduction of assessment, the holder thereof may apply to the Survey Officer in the district not below the rank of an Inspector of Surveys and Land Records for reduction of the assessment.

1. (2) On receipt of such application, the Survey Officer shall acknowledge it, and after making necessary inquiries, submit his proposals to the Director of Settlement and Land Records through his immediate superior, if any.
2. (3) If the Director of Settlement and Land Records is satisfied that in the circumstances reported, any reduction in the assessment of the holding applied for is necessary, he may by order sanction reduction in the annual assessment so however, that the amount does not exceed twenty rupees and inform the applicant in terms of the order. All cases where the reduction proposed in the annual assessment exceeds twenty rupees shall be submitted to the Government for orders. The Government on receiving papers in any such cases, shall make such inquiries as it thinks to be necessary and pass such orders on the application as it deem fit, and require the Director of Settlement and Land Records to inform the applicant forthwith accordingly.
3. (4) Any reduction sanctioned under this rule shall take effect from the revenue year next following the date of the order sanctioning the reduction; and shall remain in force until the commencement of the term of the fresh settlement. 4. Estimate of failure of crops in any tract.— If the Collector on hearing any reports has reason to believe that there has been such a failure of crops in any tract due to a

general calamity, as to make it probable that relief will be required, he shall cause early inquiries to be made into the condition of such tract, the degree of crop failure in each village or group of homogeneous villages therein and make paisa valuation of the estimated out-turn of crops according to instructions of the Government issued from time to time in this behalf. 5. Scale of granting suspension.— The Collector on making local inquiries and ascertaining the degree of crop failure in any tract as aforesaid, shall subject to the provisions of rule 6, suspend-

1. (a) the whole of the land revenue payable by any person in respect of his land in such tract if the estimated paisa valuation of crops in such tract is twenty four paise or less;
2. (b) half of the land revenue so payable, if the estimated paisa valuation of crops exceeds twenty-four paisa but is less than thirty-six paise. 6. Suspension conditional.— Suspension granted under these rules shall be conditional upon the payment of the amount of land revenue, which is not suspended. 7. Suspended land revenue when recoverable.— No land revenue payable in respect of any land which has been suspended shall ordinarily be collected in the manner provided in rule 8 until the harvest of crops in such land in subsequent years (corresponding to the one which failed) has been reaped in the affected tract.

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* 8. Recovery of suspended land revenue.— Where any land revenue suspended in respect of any land in any year is not remitted under Rule 9, then if the harvest of crops referred to in the preceding rule in any subsequent year is of the paisa valuation specified in column 1 of the Table hereto, the current land revenue payable in respect of such land and the suspended land revenue payable in respect thereof shall be paid in full, half or nil as indicated in columns 2 and 3 of Table:- TABLE Proportion of recoverable land revenue Paisa valuation of crops Current Suspended land revenue

66 Paise and over ........... Full Full 48 Paise and less than 66 Paise Full Half 36 Paise and less than 48 Paise Full Nil

Over 24 Paise and less than 36 Paise Half Nil

24 Paise and less Nil Nil

9. Remission of land revenue.— All suspended arrears of land revenue which are either in excess of two years’ land revenue or more than three years old shall ordinarily be remitted by the Collector irrespective of the monetary condition of any holder, the oldest arrears being remitted first.

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Substituted by fourth Amendment Rules,1977 published in Official Gazette Ser.- I No. 21 dt. 25-8-1977. The original rule reads as follows:- 8. Recovery of suspended land revenue.— Where any land revenue suspended in respect of any land in any year is not remitted under Rule 9, then if the harvest of crops referred to in the preceding rule in any subsequent year is of the anna valuation specified in column 1 of the Table thereto. The current land revenue payable in respect of such land and the suspended land revenue payable in respect thereof shall be paid in full, half or nil as indicated in columns 2 and 3 of that Table:-

TABLE

Anna valuation of crops Current Suspended land revenue 2 3 66 paise and over ........... Full Full 48 paise and less than 66 Paise Full Half 36 paise and less than 48 Paise Full Nil Over 24 paise and less than 36 Paise Half Nil 24 paise and less Nil Nil

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10. Remission on consequence of prohibitory orders.— If crops could not be grown in any year in any area in consequence of an order made by a competent authority under any law for the time being in force, the Collector may by an order in writing grant remission—

1. (a) in whole, of the land revenue payable in respect of such area, if more than half such area allowed to remain fallow in such year was cultivated during the previous year.
2. (b) in part, of an amount equal to half of the land revenue payable in respect of such area, if less than half the area allowed to remain fallow was cultivated during the previous year. 11. Relief in local calamities.— (1) When the Collector is satisfied on inquiries made in any year in any tract that there has been a local calamity, he may after taking into account the resources of the owner of the crops affected by such local calamity by an order in writing—
3. (a) if there is a total loss of crops or extensive damage to other property, grant remission in whole or in part, of land revenue in that year as he may deem proper after taking into consideration the circumstances of each case: Provided that, relief by way of remission in any district in any year shall not exceed five hundred rupees: Provided further, that, the Collector may, with the previous sanction of the Government, grant such remission of an amount exceeding one thousand rupees;
4. (b) in case not falling under clause (a) grant suspension, in whole or in part of land revenue after taking into account the extent of loss occasioned by such calamity. Explanation.— For the purpose of this sub-rule the question of extent of damage or loss due to a local calamity in any tract in any year shall, subject to the provisions of the Code be decided by the Collector.

1. (2) The provisions in rule 8 shall apply for recovery of land revenue suspended under clause (b) of sub-rule (1). 12. Collector to furnish information to Government about suspension and remission.— The Collector shall furnish to Government information about suspensions and remissions granted by him under these rules every year in the appended form.

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* FORM

District . . . . . . .

Statement showing the amount of land revenue suspended and remitted during the year . . . . . . . .

Sr. No.

Name of Taluka

Total No. of Villages

No. of villages where paisa valuation is

Amount of land revenue suspended

Amount of land revenue remitted

24 paise and below

Above 24 paise and below 36 paise

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(in Rs.) (in Rs.)

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ———— Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/X In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules:- RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Trees, Produce of Trees, Grazing and other Natural Products) Rules, 1969.

1. *

FORM

District . . . . . . .

Statement showing the amount of land revenue suspended and remitted during the year . . . . . . . .

Sr. No.

Name of Taluka

Total No. of Villages No. of villages where annewari is

Amount of land revenue suspended

Amount of revenue remitted

24 paise and below Above 24 paise and below 36 paise 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (in Rs.) (in Rs.)

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2. They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.— In these Rules—

1. (a) “Code” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968;
2. (b) “Section” means a Section of the Code. 3. Disposal of Trees, etc., belonging to Government.— (1) Where any trees belonging to the Central Government are sold under Section 16, the sale shall be by

public auction or otherwise as the Collector may, in consultation with the Conservator of

Forests, direct.

1. (2) Brush-wood, Jungle or other natural product such as, lac, honey gum, resign,

catacha and the like, may be sold under Section 16 by the Collector by public auction either for a period of one year or for any term not exceeding five years. 4. Disposal of grazing.— The grazing of unoccupied land vesting in the State Government (whether a survey settlement extends to such land or not, and whether the same is assessed or not) and in all lands specially reserved for grass or for grazing (except land assigned under Section 18, may be disposed of by public auction by way of lease or otherwise year to year, or for any term not exceeding five years, to any person as the Collector deems fit, either field by field or in tracts, and at such time as the Collector may determine on the conditions that—

1. (i) the land shall not be brought under cultivation;
2. (ii) such person shall be entitled to charge such grazing fees as he may, with the previous sanction of the Collector, fix;
3. (iii) every resident or cultivator of the village shall be permitted to graze cattle on such land on payment of fees fixed under clause (ii);
4. (iv) such person shall have no right in trees and forest products standing on such land. 5. Cancellation of right.— (1) The right conferred on any person under rule 4 may be cancelled—
5. (i) if such person commits any breach of the conditions mentioned in rule 4 or fails to pay the lease money on the due date; or
6. (ii) if a majority of the persons grazing cattle on the land desire it.

1. (2) The order of cancellation shall take effect from the 1st of June next following the date of such order. 6. Procedure to be followed when there is no offer for lease of grazing.— If no one offers to take the land under rule 4 or if a majority of the people in the village concerned declare that the land is not required for grazing, the Mamlatdar shall direct the land to be recorded as land available for cultivation.

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7. Delegation.— The Collector may delegate the powers conferred upon him under these rules to the Sub-Divisional Officers and Mamlatdar in the district. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ———— Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/XI In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules: 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Appeals, Revision and Review) Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Form and contents of appeal and application.— (1) Every appeal or an application for revision or review under Chapter XII of the Code shall be made in the form of a petition addressed to the appropriate authority and shall be drawn up in concise, intelligible language. It shall bear the signature or thumb impression of the appellant or, as the case may be, the applicant, or his duly authorized agent and shall bear a court-fee stamp of such value as is provided therefor in the Court-Fees Act, 1870, as applied to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
2. (2) The appeal or application shall contain the following particulars, that is to say:—
   • (i) the name of the appellant or the applicant, as the case may be;
   • (ii) his father’s name;
   • (iii) his occupation and place of residence and address; and
   • (iv) the name and address of the writer, if any, of the appellant or applicant.
3. (3) The appeal or application shall also contain a brief statement of facts on which the appellant or applicant relies in support of his appeal or application, and the grounds of his objection to the order or decision against which the appeal or application is made. 3. Presentation of appeal and application.— (1) Appeals or applications for revision or review may either be presented to the appropriate authority in person or be forwarded to it by post.
4. (2) Where an appeal or application is sent by post, the postage on the cover containing it must invariably be fully pre-paid.

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4. Rejection of appeals and applications.— Non-compliance with the provisions of the preceding rules in any material respect may render an appeal or application liable to be rejected without inquiry into its merits. 5. Consolidation of appeals and applications.— A Revenue or Survey Officer may consolidate any appeals or applications, if—

1. (a) all the parties thereto agree to such consolidation; and
2. (b) they involve common questions of law and facts. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ———— Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/XII In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules: RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Inquiry into Title of Land) Rules, 1969. 2. Notice of inquiry and order, under Section 14(3).— (1) Before commencing an enquiry under sub-section (3) of Section 14, a written notice in Form A appended to these rules of the proposed inquiry and of the time and place and subject-matter thereof shall be affixed not less than ten days before the inquiry at the chavdi or some other public place in the village in which the property to which the inquiry relates is situated, and in a conspicuous position upon such property.

1. (2) A copy of the notice shall also be served not less than ten days before the inquiry on all persons who are known or believed to have made any claim to, or to be interested in, the subject-matter of the enquiry, and every such notice shall be served in the manner provided in Section 171 for the service of a summons.
2. (3) A notice in Form B appended to these rules of any order passed under sub-section
3. (3) of Section 14, specifying briefly the subject-matter, contents and date of the order passed, shall be served in the manner specified in sub-rule (2) upon the persons referred to in that sub-rule.
4. (4) Such notice shall also be affixed in the places specified in sub-rule (1).

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FORM ‘A’ [See rule 2 (1)] A Form of Notice under Section 14 (3) To A. B. Whereas (here describe the property or right in or over any property) is claimed by Government or by C.D. against Government), notice is hereby given that an inquiry will be held by me to decide that claim.

You are hereby required to attend before me either in person or by a duly authorised agent

the same claim will be made. And you are hereby required to produce before me at the time and place referred to above any documents or evidence you may wish to be heard. If you fail to attend in person or by a duly authorised agent in pursuance of this notice the claim referred to above will be decided in your absence. Given under my hand and the seal of this office and Dated this......... day of .........19

(Signed) Collector of Survey Officer.

————

FORM ‘B’ [Rule 2 (3)] Whereas in accordance with a notice duly served under rule 2 (2) of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Inquiry into Title of Land) Rules, 1969 an inquiry was held by me on............. and an order was passed on..................... Notice is hereby given to all persons concerned and to (here specify the person to whom this notice is directed) that my decision and order is that: (here summarise the order and define the property or right to which it relates). Given under my hand and the seal of this office and Dated this .........day of ...... 19.

(Signed) Collector of Survey Officer. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. Seal of office Seal of office

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Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/XIII In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules: RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called “The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Regulation of Right and Trees, etc.) Rules, 1969.” *

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Cutting of trees prohibited in certain cases.— (1) No tree within thirty meters of the extreme edge of the bank of any water course, spring or a tank shall be cut, except with the previous permission of the Collector.
2. (2) In any case not falling under sub-rule (1), no tree in any holding or part of a holding containing unculturable land or land in which economic cultivation of field crop is not possible shall be cut without the previous permission of the Collector, if the tree growth in that holding or part of the holding is less in proportion than twenty trees per acre.
3. (3) Any person committing a breach of this rule shall, in addition to any other consequences that would ensue from such breach, be punishable with such fine not exceeding one thousand rupees as the Collector may, after giving such person an opportunity to be heard, deem fit to impose. Explanation 1.— For the purposes of this rule, a water-course includes all streams, rivers, rivulets and nallas in which water is collected during the monsoon or otherwise and which usually retains water upto the end of December, but does not include small temporary channels formed by the run off of water during the monsoon.

Explanation 2.— If any question arise, whether any tree is within thirty meters of the extreme edge of the bank of any water course, spring or tank, of whether any holding or part thereof, contains any unculturable land or land in which economic cultivation of field crop is not possible, the question shall be referred to the Collector. 3. When cutting of such trees may be permitted.— The Collector may, on an application made by the holder in that behalf, permit the cutting of trees referred to in rule 2, if—

1. (i) the trees or parts thereof are likely to cause any harm or damage to life or property or that there is likelihood of pollution of drinking water; or *

These words were substituted for the words “The Goa Land Revenue (Regulation of right to trees, etc.) Rules, 1969” by

Notification No. RND/LND/Rules/333/70-77 (III) dated 20-8-1977 published in the Official Gazette Ser-I No. 21 dt. 25-8-1977.

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1. (ii) the trees are dead or dying; or
2. (iii) the removal of trees is in the best interest of the holder for the production of food crops which may be getting a set back by the shade of such trees on culturable land under regular food crops. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ———— Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/XIV In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules: RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called “The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Alluvion and Diluvion) Rules, 1969”.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Duty of Talathi to ascertain and record increases or decreases due to alluvion and diluvion and report to Mamlatdar.— (1) It shall be the duty of every Talathi to ascertain and report to the Mamlatdar and record the increases due to alluvion, and losses due to diluvion, in every holding subject to such changes.
2. (2) Where the area of any alluvial land or newly formed island, or of any abandoned river-bed, or of any land lost by diluvion exceeds the limits prescribed in Sections 49 and 50, the Talathi shall also report such increases or decreases in the area of a holding to the Mamlatdar and act according to the orders passed by the Mamlatdar in relation thereon thereto. 3. Holders of land with shifting boundaries may occupy upto such boundaries.— When a holding is bounded on any side by the bank or shore of a river, creek or nala, or of the sea, the holder may, subject to the provisions contained in Sections 22, 49 and 50,

occupy and use the land up to such bank or shore, notwithstanding that its position may shift from time to time. 4. Disposal of alluvial land.— (1) When alluvial land formed on any bank or shore, it shall be disposed of by the Collector in the manner provided in sub-section (1) of Section 22.

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1. (2) If the occupant of the bank or shore does not accept the offer made by the Collector and the alluvial land is not required for any public or Government purpose, it may be disposed of by public auction to the highest bidder. 5. Decrease in assessment on land lost by diluvion.— (1) If any portion of land in a survey number not being less than half hectare in extent, is lost by diluvion, the holder thereof shall be entitled to the proportionate decrease in the assessment. It shall be the duty of the Collector to determine the amount of assessment to be so decreased having

regard to the total area of the survey number, its assessment and the area lost by diluvion.

1. (2) On reappearance of the land lost by diluvion in respect of which the assessment is decreased under sub-rule (1), the holder shall be liable, if the area on reappearance exceeds half hectare, in extent, to pay such proportionate assessment as may be similarly determined by the Collector. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ———— Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/XV In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules: RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called “The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Partition of Holdings) Rules, 1969”.
2. (2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Application for partition.— (1) An application by a co-holder for partition of his share in a holding under sub-section (1) of Section 61 shall contain the following particulars:–

1. (a) the area of each field constituting the holding and its survey number and ( * Sub-Division) recorded in the record of rights;
2. (b) the tenure of the holding, that is whether held as occupant Class I, Class II or Government lessee;
3. (c) the land revenue of the holdings; * Substituted for the words “Hissa number” by Sixth Amendment Rules, 1977 published in Official Gazette Series - I No. 21 dated 25-8-1977.

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1. (d) the names and addresses of the co-holders and the extent of their shares.

1. (2) The application shall be accompanied by a copy of entries in the record of rights. 3. Issue of notice and proclamation.— (1) On receipt of the application, the Collector shall hear the applicant in person on any day of which due notice shall be given to the applicant or on any day to which hearing may be adjourned; and if after hearing the applicant, it appears to him that the case does not fall under rule 10, he shall cause to be served in accordance with the provisions of Section 173, a notice in Form A appended to these rules on all the other co-holders requiring them to appear before him and state their objections, if any, on a day to be specified in the notice which shall not be less than thirty or more than sixty days from the date of the issue of the notice on each such co-holder.
2. (2) The Collector shall also cause a proclamation in form ‘B’ appended to these rules, to be published. A copy of such proclamation shall be * [pasted] at the headquarters of the Taluka, and in the village in which the holding is situated; and if necessary, to the Co- -operative Bank or the Land Development Bank or both operating within the area in which the holding is situated. 4. Power of Collector to reject partition.— If after hearing the applicant, the co- -holders and any other persons who appear, it appears to the Collector that there is sufficient reason for disallowing the partition, he may, by order in writing stating the reasons, reject the application. 5. Mode of effecting partition.— If the Collector does not reject the application, he shall proceed to effect the partition either personally or through such agency as he may appoint. So far as practicable, whole survey numbers or sub-division of survey numbers shall be allotted and recourse to further division of sub-division should be taken only in rare cases. Compact areas of land should, as far as possible, be allotted to each party and

care should be taken to ensure that the productivity of the area allotted to each party is in proportion to his share in the holding. 6. Apportionment of assessment.— The assessment of the holding shall be distributed in proportion to the shares held in the holding by the co-holders, so however that when the total assessment of all the sub-divisions of any survey number in such holding falls,

as to make the total equal to the assessment of the parent survey number. 7. Procedure before confirmation of partition.— After the partition has been completed, the Collector shall hear any objections which the parties may make, and shall either amend or confirm the partition. The partition shall take effect from the commencement of the agricultural year next following the date of such amendment or confirmation of the partition.

8. Recovery of expenses of partition.— Expenses of partition shall be recoverable by the Collector from the parties in the manner provided in sub-section (5) of Section 61.

* Substituted for the word “posted” by Sixth Amendment Rules, 1977, published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 21 dt. 25-8-1977.

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9. Partition under decree of civil court.— When any holding is ordered to be partitioned under any decree or order of a civil court, the provisions of rules 5, 6 and 7 shall apply as they apply in relation to partition of a holding on the application of a co-holder. 10. Saving.— No holding shall be partitioned under the provisions of these rules, if such partition results in creating a holding less in extent than the standard area determined by the Government under the provisions of any law for the prevention of fragmentation and consolidation of holdings. ————

FORM ‘A’ (See rule 3) Notice To .............. son of .............. resident of village ................ Taluka.................. District. Whereas................., son of ............. co-holder of the holding specified below in village........... Taluka.............. district.................. has applied for partition of his share in the said holding; And whereas it is proposed to partition the said holding, and the date of hearing has been fixed for.............. 19 ......, at............. O’clock at........... You are hereby informed that you should appear either personally or through a legal practitioner or recognized agent on the date fixed and state your objections, if any; In the event of your failure so to appear and state your objections, it will be assumed that you have no objection to the said partition. Particulars of the holding Survey No./Hissa No. Area Land Revenue

Seal Collector

Dated:...................19 ————

FORM ‘B’ Proclamation (See rule 3) Whereas ............, son of.................. co-holder of the holding specified below in village............... taluka................ district has applied for partition of his share in the said holding;

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And whereas it is proposed to partition the said holding, and the date of hearing the application has been fixed for................19.......... at ...............O’clock at.............................. All persons who are interested in the said holding are hereby informed that they should appear either personally or through legal practitioner or recognised agent on the date fixed and state their objections, if any; In the event of failure so to appear and state the objections on the date and at the place mentioned above, no objection will be considered. Particulars of the holding

Survey No. Hissa No. Area Land Revenue

Seal Collector

Dated: ........................... 19 ........ . By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ———— Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/XVI In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules: RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Record of Rights and Register of Cultivators) Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context requires otherwise,—
   • (a) “Code” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968;
   • (b) “Form” means a form appended to these rules. 3. Form of Record of Rights.— A record of rights to be maintained in every village

under Section 95 shall be in the form of a separate card in Form I for each survey number or, as the case may be, sub-division of a survey number or where the land is not surveyed, for each field.

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4. Other particulars to be included in the Record of Rights.— The other particulars to be included in a record of rights shall be as follows:—

1. (a) the land revenue assessment payable in respect of the land;
2. (b) the tenure on which the land is held, that is to say whether the land is held as occupant Class I or Class II, Government lessee, owner, etc.: Provided that, where the person acquiring the right is a minor or otherwise disqualified, his guardian or other person having charge of his property shall make the report to the ∗ [Malatdar of Taluka]: + [Omitted] Explanation I.— The rights mentioned above include a mortgage without possession but do not include an easement or a charge not amounting to a mortgage of the kind specified in Section 100 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Explanation II.— A person in whose favour a mortgage is discharged or extinguished, or lease determined acquires a right within the meaning of 96 Section. # [Explanation III.— For the purpose of the Chapter VIII of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968, the term “Mamlatdar of Taluka” includes Joint Mamlatdar and in case of City Survey Records, the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records].

5. Issue of notice.— (1) When the Record of Rights is to be introduced in any village for the first time, the Talathi shall issue a public notice in Form II calling upon all persons who have any interest in the lands in the village to furnish to him either in writing or orally information on all or any of the following points within one month from the date of the public notice:

1. (i) Survey number and sub-division number, if any, of the land (or where the lands are not surveyed, the name of the field and its boundaries) in which he has any interest as holder, occupant, owner, tenant, landlord, mortgage, Government lessee or in any other manner.
2. (ii) The nature of interest in the land.
3. (iii) The tenure on which the land is held, that is to say whether the land is held as owner, occupant class I or II or Government lessee.
4. (iv) The encumbrance or charge, if any, on the land and the name of the holder of such encumbrance or charge.

1. (2) The aforesaid notice shall be published in the village by beat of drum and by affixing copies thereof in a conspicuous place in the village and where there is a village panchayat in the office of the village panchayat. ∗ Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 10 dtd. 3-6-2010. + Provisos second and third omitted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. # Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010.

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6. Preparation of Index of Lands.— (1) The Talathi shall on the basis of the information received under Section 96 and 97 or such information as he may collect by making local inquiry prepare a draft of the Index of land in the village in Form III.

1. (2) The draft of the Index of Lands prepared under sub-rule (1) shall, after being checked by the Revenue Inspector or a Survey Officer not below the rank of a Revenue Inspector, be published by issuing a notice in Form IV and publishing the notice in the manner provided in sub-rule (2) of rule 5. The notice shall call upon all persons having interest in the lands in the village to inspect the draft, which shall be kept open for inspection for a period of thirty days on the dates and times and at a place (which shall be convenient to the villagers) to be specified in such notice and to submit to him in writing within one month from the last date for inspection specified in the said notice * [or within such date the Government by Notification at any time before the promulgation may specify] their objections, if any, to any of the entries in the draft. The notice shall also mention the date (such date being not earlier than one month from the expiry of the period specified for submission of objections) on which the entries in the draft will be read aloud in public and the objections received within the prescribed period shall be inquired into decided by a Survey Officer or as the case may be, a Revenue Officer not below the rank of an Awal Karkun and call upon the persons having interest in lands to be present at the aforesaid occasion.
2. (3) If from the objection received by the Talathi under sub-rule (2), he finds that disputes exist relating to entries in respect of certain lands, he shall enter such disputes in a register of disputed cases, which shall be maintained for each village in Form V. He shall simultaneously give individual notice in Form VI to each person who appears to him to be interested in the disputed entry, informing him of the dispute and calling upon him to be present on the date the dispute is to be heard and decided.
3. (4) On the date specified in the notice issued under sub-rule (2), the Revenue or Survey Officer concerned shall at the appointed place and time read aloud in the presence of the persons assembled, the draft of the Index of Lands for the village. He shall then inform them of the lands in respect of which disputes have been raised and ask them whether they admit the entries in respect of the remaining lands. If they admit such entries the officer shall make a remark to that effect in the remarks column of the draft. If in respect of any entry any error is pointed out and is admitted by all concerned, the entry shall be corrected and a remark made to that effect in the remarks column. If a dispute is raised in respect of any entry it shall be entered in the register of disputed cases.
4. (5) Thereafter the officer concerned shall, after verifying whether the Talathi has given individual notices under sub-rule (3), proceed to decide the disputed cases entered in the register of disputed cases and record therein his decision in respect of each dispute. The decision shall be announced to the persons assembled.
5. (6) The entries in the draft of the Index of Lands shall be corrected in red ink by the Talathi in the light of the decisions given under sub-rule (5). *

Inserted by the 1st Amendment Rules, 1980.

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7. Promulgation of record of rights.— (1) The corrected draft shall be published by issuing a notice in Form VII and publishing the notice in the manner provided in sub-rule

1. (2) of rule 5. The notice shall call upon all persons having interest in the lands in the village to inspect the draft, which shall be kept open for inspection for a period of fifteen days on the dates and times and at a place (which shall be convenient to the villagers) specified in such notice and informing them that the draft will be finalised and the record of rights promulgated by a Revenue or Survey Officer not below the rank of a Deputy Collector on the date and time to be specified in such notice, after hearing any appeals against the decisions taken in the disputed cases. The notice shall also call upon the

Talathi shall give notice about the receipt of such petition to the other parties who are interested in the land and call upon them to be present on the date, the appeal petition is to be decided.

1. (2) On the appointed date and time, the officer concerned shall consider all the appeal petitions received by the Talathi within the prescribed period and shall decide them after hearing the parties. He shall then get the entries in the draft further corrected in red ink in accordance with the decisions given by him on the appeal petitions and shall sign it at the end after adding a certificate that it has been duly approved by him. He shall then direct the Talathi to transfer the entries in respect of each survey number or sub-division or a survey number or in respect of each field where the land is not surveyed, in the draft so corrected to the record or the sub-division of survey number or the field, as the case may be, and proclaim to the villagers that the record of rights so prepared shall be the record of rights of the village. 8. Mamlatdar responsible for maintenance of record of rights.— The Mamlatdar shall be responsible for the maintenance of the record of rights in all villages within his jurisdiction and for that purpose for the timely and systematic compliance of the provisions hereinafter appearing. 9. Acknowledgement of reports under Section 96 and Register of Mutations.— ∗ [(1) (1) Any person acquiring any right of land as mentioned in Section 96 of the Code shall report his acquisition of such right to the Mamlatdar of Taluka alongwith the documents concerning acquisition of rights and detailed address of the persons interested in such land. The Mamlatdar of Taluka or the official authorized by him in this behalf shall at once give endorsement for receipt of such reports and enter the Mutation in the Mutation register maintained in Form IX hereto.];
2. (2) As soon as an intimation sent to him by the registering officer under Section 102 is received, the + [Mamlatdar of Taluka] shall make a separate entry in the mutation register about the mutation made by each document mentioned in such intimation.
3. (3) Where the acquisition of rights in any land is as a result of transfer of such land and such transfer cannot be made without the previous permission of any officer of ∗ Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. + Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010.

∗ [Mamlatdar of Taluka] shall require the person making the report to him under Section 96 to produce before him such permission or such evidence of the order by which such permission is given, within 15 days. If such permission or evidence is produced the + [Mamlatdar of Taluka] shall record this fact at the end of the entry in column 2 of the mutation register. If the permission is obtained but not produced or not at all obtained the Talathi shall record this fact as aforesaid.

1. (4) Whenever the # [Mamlatdar receives from], the Director of Settlement and Land Records or officers superior to him:—
   • (i) any intimation about the passing of any order as a result of which mutation has taken place; or
   • (ii) any intimation about hypothecation of any land for tagai loan; he shall make an entry about the mutation in the mutation register. £ [10. Notice of Mutation.— (1) The Mamlatdar of Taluka shall scrutinize report received under rule 9 within seven days from the date of receipt of same and issue notice in Form X hereto to the persons interested in lands. One copy of the Notice in Form X shall be displayed on the Notice Board of the Mamlatdar’s Office: Provided that no such notice is required for carrying out mutation where,—
   • (i) the persons interested in land appear before the Mamlatdar and give their no objection for carrying out mutation by an affidavit;
   • (ii) Land is acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894);
   • (iii) Right to the land is acquired under the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 (Act 7 of 1964) and the Goa, Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1976 (Act 1 of 1976);
   • (iv) Orders have been passed by the Collector under Section 61 or Section 103 of the Code: Provided further that such Notice shall be issued to all co-owners of land where mutation sought involves land that is not partitioned and held in common by all co- owners.
2. (2) Mamlatdar may permit to effect service of Notice by the applicant by way of registered Post AD or by courier service as may be approved by the Collector. Where the Mamlatdar is satisfied that for any reason the summons cannot be served in the ordinary way, the Mamlatdar shall order the notice to be served by an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in locality.] ∗ Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. + Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. # Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. £ Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010.

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∗ [11. Objections.— (1) Upon receipt of any objection against carrying out the Mutation as applied for, the Mamlatdar of Taluka shall enter each objection in a register of disputed cases maintained in Form V hereto.

1. (2) The Mamlatdar shall issue a notice in Form XII hereto to all the persons who have objected for carrying out mutation. The Mamlatdar shall decide objections within a period of three months after hearing all parties. He shall also record in Column 4 of the mutation register the order passed by him, under his signature.] + [12. Disposal of mutation application.— In case all the notices are served to the persons interested in land and there is no objection for carrying out mutation, the Mamlatdar shall proceed to dispose of the application for mutation.] [13. In case the Mamlatdar decides to certify the mutation entry, he shall make an endorsement under his signature in Column 4 of mutation register maintained in Form IX, to the effect that the mutation entry as modified by him is certified by him.] # [14. Giving effect to the certified entries in mutation register in the record of

rights.— Immediately after the mutation entry is certified under rule 13, the Mamlatdar of Taluka shall give effect to the mutation entry as certified in the record of rights on payment of fees as mentioned in section 96 of the Code.]

£ [14A. Maintenance of Record of Rights.— Record of Rights shall be maintained in Form I alongwith survey plan indicating boundary of each survey number or as the case may be, sub-division of a survey number in Form XV hereto by either the Survey Officer or the Revenue Officer].

15. Intimation of transfers by registering officer and giving effect to such transfer in record of rights.— (1) When any document purporting to create, assign or extinguish any title to, or any charge on, land used for agricultural purposes, or in respect of which a record of rights has been prepared is registered under the Indian Registration Act, 1908, the officer registering the document shall send intimation to the Talathi of the village in which the land is situated and to the Mamlatdar of the Taluka, in Form XIII separately in respect of lands included in each village. Such intimation shall be given in the first week of each month for the documents registered in the preceding month. While sending the intimation to the Talathi, it shall be sent in duplicate.

1. (2) On receipt of an intimation under sub-rule (1), the Talathi shall immediately take action as if the intimation was a report made to him under Section 96 and the provisions of rules 10 to 14 shall mutatis mutandis apply except that it shall not be necessary for the Talathi to acknowledge receipt as provided in sub-rule (1) of rule 9. The Talathi shall also enter the mutation entry number (s) in the “remarks” column of the duplicate copies of the intimation received under sub-rule (1) and return one copy to the Mamlatdar. ∗ Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. + Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. # Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. £ Inserted by the Amendment Rules, 2010.

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16. Register of cultivators and crops.— A register showing the names of persons who have cultivated the lands in a village, the crops grown therein and the area in which they are grown and where the lands are not cultivated, the names of persons in actual possession shall be maintained in every village. It shall be in the form of a separate card in Form XIII in respect of each survey number or sub-division of a survey number and shall be printed below the record of rights in Form I. Entries in the register shall be made every year in the manner provided in rules 17 and 18.

17. Procedure of making entries in register of cultivators and crops.— (1) Every year at any time during the period when the crops grown in the village are standing in the fields, the Talathi shall visit the village for the purpose of inspection of the crops and making entries in the register of cultivators and crops.

1. (2) The Talathi shall give intimation of the date of his visit to the village for the purpose of sub-rule (1) to the Sarpanch of the village panchayat at least seven days in advance and shall request him to arrange to inform the villagers by beat of drum or by any other suitable method about the date (s) of visit of the Talathi and its purpose and to call upon the villagers to be present in their fields and witness the entries being made in the register of cultivators and crops. He shall also request the Sarpanch to request the members of the village panchayat to accompany him during the crop inspection.
2. (3) On the appointed date (s) the Talathi shall visit every field in the village in the presence of the members of the village panchayat and the villagers who agree to accompany him and make entries in the register of cultivators and crops in respect of each survey number or sub-division of a survey number. He shall allow the persons interested in land to see the entries made by him in respect of the land in which they are interested.
3. (4) For ascertaining the person who has cultivated a survey number or sub-division of a survey number or where the land is uncultivated of the person in actual possession, the Talathi shall question the person who may be present in the land and also the villagers who accompany him. Where there is no dispute about such person, and where such person is also a person who according to the entries in the record of rights is entitled to cultivate the land or as the case may be, to be in actual possession, the Talathi shall make entries in ink in the register in respect of that land.
4. (5) Where there is a dispute or disagreement about such person or where such person is other than the person who according to the entries in the record of rights is entitled to cultivate the land or as the case may be, to be in actual possession and such person is able to produce before the Talathi documentary evidence in support of his possession of the land, the Talathi shall make an entry in ink in respect of such land and shall also keep in column (17) of the register a note about the document produced in support of his possession. If the person is unable to produce such documentary evidence, the Talathi shall make the entries in columns (2) and (3) of the register relating to such land in pencil and the remaining entries in ink. He shall also make a note in pencil in column (17) of the register about the dispute or discrepancy in possession.

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18. Finalising entries in register of cultivators and crops.— (1) As soon as may be after the Talathi has made entries in the register of cultivators and crops, the Revenue Inspector or any Revenue Officer superior to him shall visit the village for the purpose of finalising the entries made in pencil under sub-rule (5) of rule 17 and for hearing the objections, if any, to the entries relating to crops made in the register by the Talathi. He shall give intimation of the date of his visit to the Talathi and the Sarpanch of the village at least seven days in advance. The Talathi shall arrange to inform all persons interested in the pencil entries of the officer’s visit and shall call upon them to remain present at the appointed place and at the appointed time if they have any objection to the pencil entry.

1. (2) On the appointed date, the officer referred to in sub-rule (1) shall after hearing the objections, if any, to the pencil entries and the entries relating to crops and after holding such further enquiry as he deems necessary for ascertaining the correct factual position, ink out the pencil entry if it represents the correct factual position or make a fresh entry in ink in accordance with the correct factual position after erasing the pencil entry. He shall similarly correct the incorrect entries relating to crops and shall put his initials at the end of such entries. 19. Mutation entries corresponding to entries in register of cultivation and crops.— Where an entry made in the register of cultivators and crops relating to a survey number or a sub-division of a survey number indicates a mutation in respect of such land, the Talathi shall make an entry in the mutation register about the mutation. Thereafter the provisions of the rules 10 to 14 shall mutatis mutandis apply. 20. Revenue Officer to exercise powers of survey officers.— For the purpose of preparing or revising any map or plan required for, or in connection with any record or register under the provisions of these rules, revenue officers shall exercise the following powers of a survey officer—
   • (a) A Revenue Inspector and a Talathi may issue notices to secure the attendance of holders of land and of all persons interested therein. They may also send intimations to village officers connected with survey operations, requiring them to render necessary assistance and call upon the holders and the interested persons to assist in the measurement.
   • (b) The Revenue Officers of and above the rank of an Awal Karkun may, if so required, issue summons to the holders and interested persons in order to secure their attendance and send intimation to the Taluka Officers connected with survey operations to render necessary assistance. Such officers may in the event of necessity employ hired labour for purposes of survey.
   • (c) The cost of preparation or revision of maps with all contingent expenses including the cost of clerical and hired labour and supervision shall be assessed on the land to which such map or plans relate, by an Assistant or Deputy Collector in such a way that it will cover entire cost of measuring, assessing and mapping the land. Such cost shall be recovered from the holders of land as a revenue demand.

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21. Inspection of record of rights.— The records and registers maintained under these rules shall, from time to time be inspected by revenue and survey officer not below the rank of a Mamlatdar. If any error in the entry is noticed by such officer during the course of his inspection, it shall be treated as a fresh mutation and corrected in accordance with the provisions of these rules. 22. Entries made in pencil not to be accepted as evidence.— An entry made in pencil either in the record of rights or the register of cultivators and crops shall not be accepted as evidence in any proceedings before any authority, court or tribunal. 23. Inspection of maps and land records and certified copies thereof.— (1) Subject to the payment of the fees provided in sub-rule (2) all maps and land records shall, subject to such restrictions as may be imposed, be open to inspection by the public during office hours in the office of the officer in charge of the same and certified extracts therefrom or certified copies thereof may be given to all persons applying for the same on payment of such fees as prescribed in sub-rule (2).

1. (2) The following fees shall be payable in cash for inspection and for supply of certified copies—
   • (i) For each day on which the inspection is made 50 paise per hour subject to a maximum of Rs. 2 per day.
   • (ii) For every certified copy of a serial number or entry in the record of rights, register of mutations, or register of cultivators and crops. 5 paise.

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FORM ‘II’ [See Rule 5 (1)] Public Notice Whereas it has been decided by Government to introduce record of rights in the village .......... in ............ Taluka ......... District under the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the Goa, Daman and Diu (Record of Rights and Registers of Cultivators) Rules, 1969; And whereas an index of lands in the village is now to be prepared under rule 6 of the said rules: Now, therefore, I ......... Talathi of ........ hereby give a public notice under Rule 5 of the said rules to all persons who have any interest in the lands in the said village and call upon them to furnish to me either in writing or orally, information on all or any of the following points in respect of the land in which they are interested, within one month from the date of this notice:— 1) Survey number and sub-division number, if any, or the name of the field and its boundaries in which the person has any interest as owner, occupant, holder, tenant, mortgagee, Government lessee (including a person holding land from the Government on emphyteusis or provisional concession), or in any other manner; 2) The nature of interest in the said land; 3) The tenure on which the land is held, that is to say, whether the land is held as owner, occupant or Government lessee; 4) The encumbrance or charge, if any, on the said land and the name of the holder of such encumbrance or charge. Place:

Talathi of .........

Date:

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FORM ‘IV’ [See Rule 6 (2)] Public Notice

Whereas it has been decided by Government to introduce record of rights in the village ........ in ...... Taluka ....... District under the provisions of chapter VIII of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the Goa, Daman and Diu (Record of Rights and Register of Cultivators) Rules, 1969; And whereas a draft of the Index of Lands has been prepared under rule 30 of the said rules; Now, therefore, I, ................ Talathi of.................. village hereby call upon all persons having interest in the lands in the said village to inspect the draft of the Index of Lands which is kept open for inspection on ....................(here mention the dates on which the draft is kept for inspection) at ....... (here mention the place at which the draft will be available for inspection) during the hours................. and to submit to me in writing within one month from the last date of inspection specified above, their objections, if any to any of the entries in the said draft; I also give notice that the entries in the said draft of the index of lands will be read aloud on.................... at................. and the objections received by me within the aforesaid prescribed period will be enquired into and decided by................, and call upon all persons having interest in the lands in the said village to be present at the aforesaid occasion. Place:

Talathi of ....................

Date: ————

∗ FORM ‘V’ [See Rule 11 (1)] Register of Disputed Cases

Sr. No. Sr. No. in mutation register Survey No. and Sub-Division No. or name of field Date of receipt of objections Particulars of disputes with names Orders of Officers 1 2 3 4 5 6

∗ Substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010.

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FORM ‘VI’ [See Rule 6 (3)] Notice Whereas it has been decided by Government to introduce record of rights in the village............... in...............Taluka................. District under the provisions of chapter VIII of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the Goa, Daman and Diu (Record of Rights and Register of Cultivators) Rules, 1969; And whereas, a draft of the index of Lands prepared under sub-rule (1) of rule 6 of the said rules, has been published for being inspected by the persons interested in the lands in the village and for submission of objections to the entries made therein; And whereas, an objection, as specified below, has been received from Shri............... to the entry made in respect of the land specified below: Survey No. and Sub-Division Nature of the objections or name of the Field

And whereas, it appears to me that you are interested in the entry in respect of the aforesaid land; Now, therefore, I, ...................... Talathi of.....................Village, hereby call upon you to be present before the officer who will enquire into the aforesaid dispute on............. at............... and place before him your say in the matter. It should please be noted that if you fail to remain present the dispute will be decided in your absence. Place:

Talathi of ...............

Date: ———— FORM ‘VII’ [See Rule 7 (1)] Public Notice Whereas it has been decided by Government to introduce record of rights in the village.............. in............. Taluka............... District under the provisions of chapter VIII of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the Goa, Daman and Diu (Record of Rights and Register of Cultivators) Rules, 1969; And whereas, a corrected draft of the Index of Lands of the said village has been prepared under sub-rule (6) of rule 6 of the aforesaid Rules, after the disputes relating to the entries in the first draft of the Index of Lands were decided by (here mention designation of officer).................. and the said draft is kept at............. for inspection by all persons having interest in the lands in the said village on........... between the hours; And whereas, the aforesaid draft of the Index of Lands will be finalised by (here mention designation of the officer) .............. on ................ at............... at................. after hearing appeals, if any, against the decisions given in the aforesaid disputed cases;

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Now, therefore, I, Talathi of............... village hereby call upon all persons interested in the lands in the said village to inspect the corrected draft of Index of Lands. I further call upon those persons who may be aggrieved by the decisions in the disputed cases to give their appeal petitions against such decisions to me before.............. for being heard and decided by the aforesaid officer and to remain present before him at the aforesaid time. It should pleased be noted that if they fail to remain present, the appeals will be decided in their absence.

Place: Talathi of.................

Date: FORM ‘VIII’

∗ [Omitted] ———— FORM ‘IX’ [See Rule 9 (1)] Mutation register

Serial No. Nature of Name of the field or Survey Initial or remarks of entry rights acquired and Sub-Division by testing officers Nos. affected 1 2 3 4

________ + FORM ‘X’ [See Rule 10 (1)] Whereas an entry has been made in the register of mutation of the village ............ taluka ......... regarding the acquisition of rights in land as specified below from the said village:-

Serial number Nature of rights Name of the field or survey number and of entry in acquired Sub-division number in which the mutation register rights have been acquired

And whereas, it appears to me that you are interested in the said mutation entry; Now, therefore, you are hereby given notice of the said mutation entry and you are called upon to submit to me either orally or in writing within fifteen days from the day of receipt of the notice, your objection, if any, to the said mutation entry. Please note that if no objection is received by me within said period of fifteen days it shall presumed that you agree to the mutation entry.

Place: Mamlatdar of..............

Date:

∗ Form VIII of the principal Rules is omitted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. + Form X of the principal Rules is substituted by the Amendment Rules, 2010.

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∗ [Omitted] ________ + FORM ‘XII’ [See Rule 11 (2)] Notice

Whereas an entry has been made in the mutation register of village................. Taluka regarding acquisition of rights in lands as specified below from the said village: Serial number Nature of rights Name of the field or survey number of mutation entry and sub-division number affected

And whereas, it appears to me from the village record that you are interested in the said mutation entry; Now, therefore, I, Mamlatdar-in-charge of the Taluka in which the aforesaid land is situated, hereby give a notice to you to remain present before me for placing before him your say about the said mutation entry or the dispute about it. Please also note that if you fail to remain present, it shall be presumed that you have nothing to say in the matter and the dispute about the mutation entry will be decided and the mutation entry certified in your absence.

Place: Mamlatdar of ..........................

Date:

∗ Form XI of the principal Rules is omitted by the Amendment Rules, 2010. + Form XII of the principal Rules is omitted by the Amendment Rules, 2010.

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA Directorate of Settlement and Land Records PANAJI - GOA

∗ FORM XV (See Rule 14A ) Integrated Land Records Document Plan showing plot situated at Village : Taluka : Survey No./Sub-division No. : Scale : Inspector of Survey & Land Records

Extract from FORM I Name of The Field : Tenure: Cultivable Area: Sq. mts. Dry Crop : Garden : Rice : Khajan : Ker : Morad : Total Cultivable :

PLAN

Uncultivable Area (Pot-Kharab): Sq. mts. Class (a) Class (b) Total Uncultivable: Total Area : Name of the Occupant : Name of the Tenant : Other Rights: (Name of person holding rights and nature of rights)

End of Report (Page 1 to 1)

Computer generated by: Compared by: NOTE: In case of details in FORM I in respect of

Date : occupant/tenant/other rights are more in number, this FORM XV will be continued on further pages i.e. page 2, page 3 and so on till the end of report.

∗ Form XV inserted by Amendment Rules, 2010.

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Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71/XVII In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules:- RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Inspection, Search and Supply of copies of Land Records) Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Inspection of Records.— All documents, maps, registers, accounts and records (hereinafter referred to as “records”) shall with the permission of the officer in charge of the same, be open to inspection in his office during the usual office hours every day, except Sundays and public holidays; on payment of fees hereinafter prescribed. 3. Application for inspection.— (1) Any person desiring to inspect any records, shall himself or through his recognised agent present an application for such inspection to the officer in charge of such records stating therein the particulars about the records and the purpose for which the inspection is sought.
2. (2) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (1), the officer in charge of the records shall, grant the permission unless the application is rejected under sub-rule(3).
3. (3) If the Officer in charge of the records (not being a Talathi) considers that the records of which inspection is sought, are of a confidential nature or that the inspection would be prejudicial to public interests, he may record an order rejecting the application for inspection. And where a Talathi is in charge of such records, he shall refer the application for the orders of the Mamlatdar. 4. Fees for inspection.— The fees for inspection of records shall be pre-paid in cash in accordance with the rate as provided in the schedule hereto-

Category of records Fees

1) (a) Records in charge of an officer

* Rs.10/- for every hour of and above the rank of a Mamlatdar or a portion thereof.

2) (b) Records in charge of an officer

* Rs. 5/- for every hour below the rank of a Mamlatdar. or a portion thereof.

* Substituted by the Goa Land Revenue (Inspection, Search and supply copies of Land Records) (Amendment) Rules, 1992 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 15 dt. 9-7-92.

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Provided that no fees for inspection shall be charged to Government Officers or other persons duly authorised in this behalf for Government purposes, or to an officer of the Municipal/Councils, Panchayat Samitis and Village Panchayats for the purposes of the respective institutions, or to officers of the Co-operative Societies for the business of the Society. 5. Inspection to be made under the directions of the officer.— The inspection shall be made at such time, in such place and in the presence of such official as the officer in charge of the records, may direct. 6. Inspection how to be made.— (1) No person who is permitted to inspect the records under these rules shall during such inspection use pen and ink or make any marks or alterations on the records inspected or extract any papers therefrom. He shall return the records so inspected in their original condition when the inspection is over. He may, during the inspection, himself or through his recognised agent, make in pencil a copy of the records or any portion thereof, the inspection of which is permitted; but a copy so made shall not be certified by any officer.

1. (2) Any person infringing this rule shall be deprived of the right of the inspection for such period as the officer in charge of the records may direct, and in addition, be punishable with such fine not exceeding two hundred rupees as the Collector, may after giving such person an opportunity to be heard, deem fit to impose. 7. Fees for search when to be charged.— When an application is made for an inspection or copy or any records and such application does not distinctively describe the number, date and nature of the records required, or if the description given in such application is incorrect, and it shall, in consequence be necessary for the officer in charge of the record to search his records in order to find the required records, a fee at the rate of * “Rupees twenty” for every day shall be payable in cash by the applicant in advance for such search whether the inspection or copy for which he applies, on examination of the said records by the said officer, be granted or not. 8. Supply of certified copies.— Certified extracts form or copies of the records specified in rule 2, shall be obtainable with the permission of the officer in charge of the records on payment of fees and additional fees for sealed off perimeter measurements hereinafter prescribed: Provided that no copy shall be granted of any record, map or plan which has been printed or lithographed and published under the authority of the Government and is on sale. Explanation.— For the purposes of this rule, printed matter not covered by the foregoing proviso shall be treated as matter copied. 9. Application for copies.— (1) Any person desiring to have copies, shall himself or through his recognised agent make an application to the officer in charge of the records

stating therein the particulars of the records and the purpose for which copies thereof are required.

*

Substituted by the Goa Land Revenue (Inspection, Search and supply copies of Land Records) (Amendment) Rules,

1992 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 15 dt. 9-7-92.

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1. (2) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (1), the officer in charge of the records shall, grant the request unless it is rejected under sub-rule (3).
2. (3) If the officer in charge of the records (not being a Talathi) considers that the records of which a copy is applied for is of a confidential nature or that the supply of the copy would be prejudicial to the public interest, he may record an order rejecting the application. And where a Talathi is in charge of such records, he shall refer the application for the orders of the Mamlatdar. 10. Supply of true copies of certified copies.— Notwithstanding anything contained in rules 8 and 9, every officer in charge of a certified copy of any records shall on an application made to him by any person give to him a true copy of such certified copy of the record under his own signature on payment of the fees hereinafter prescribed. On every such copy it shall be clearly stated by such officer that it is true copy of the certified copy of the records. 11. Receipt to be endorsed on copy.— On every certified copy or extract or true copy of certified copies or extracts granted under theses rules there shall be endorsed by the officer who receives the fees for the same, a receipt in the following form:— Received Rs......................... Paise as fee for this certified copy.

Dated:................... Signed

12. Fees for copies.— The fees for certified copies of records shall be pre-paid in cash in accordance with the rates as provided in the Schedules hereto:—

*

Sr. No.

Category of records

Fees 1. Every certified copy of a serial number or entry in the record of rights, register of mutations and from the registers, accounts and records other than maps maintained by a Talathi under Section 8 of the Code.

Rs. 5/-. 2. Every certified copy of an entry in the register of property maintained by the City Survey Officer.

Rs. 5/-.

3. (i) Every certified copy of the tabular annewari statement of a village with the annewari decision worked out therein.

1. (ii) Every certified copy of the decision of the Collector or Mamlatdar not embodied in the statement of annewari. Rs. 5/- 4. Every certified copy of a map of a survey number or a sub-division of a survey number or of any (uncoloured) Rs. 10.00 for every survey number or sub-division of a * Present Schedule Substituted vide Goa Land Revenue (Inspection, Search and supply of copies of Land Records)

(Amendment) Rules –1998 notified vide Notification No. 32/1/97-RD dated 2-11-98.

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Sr. No.

Category of records

Fees map of any immovable property prepared under clause

1. (a) of Section 101 of the Code. survey number subject to the minimum of Rs. 20/-. 5. Every certified copy of a map of a survey number or of a sub-division of a survey number or of any ordinary (uncoloured) map or plan of any immovable property prepared under Section 56 of the Code. Rs. 20.00 for every survey number or a sub-division of a survey number. 6. Every certified copy of a map or plan of a non- -agricultural survey number or a sub-division of such a survey number or of an extract of city survey prepared under Section 65 of the Code. Rs. 20.00 for every survey number or a sub-division of a survey number. 7. For showing the scaled off perimeter measurements on any certified copy of the map of a survey number or sub-division of a survey number prepared under items 4, 5 & 6.
   • (i) if applied for at the time of measurement of the survey number or sub-division of a survey number.
   • (ii) if applied for at any time thereafter. , Rs. 5.00 Rs. 10.00 8. Every certified copy of a map or plan or of any portion of a map or plan not falling under items 4, 5 & 6.

Such fee not exceeding

Rs. 150/- and not less than Rs. 20/- as the Officer who certifies the copy shall determine:

Provided that no fee exceeding Rs. 50/- shall be charged by an officer subordinate to a Collector except with the permission of the Director of Settlement and Land Records.

9. For every certified copy of records not falling under items 1 to 8.

1. (i) for every sheet of paper 30x21 cms. in dimensions, hand written or typed with double spacing.
2. (ii) if such record be in tabular form. Rs. 20/- for every sheet of paper or part thereof. Twice the rate specified in (i) above.

10. For every true copy of a certified copy The same fee as for a certified copy.

11. For every authenticated translation of orders, and the reasons therefor, and of the exhibits in formal or summary enquiry’s under the Code.

1. (i) for the first 100 words or fraction of 100 words.
2. (ii) for every subsequent 100 words of fraction of 100 words. Rs. 20/- Rs. 10/-

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12. Cost of paper and printed form.— In addition to the copying fees chargeable under rule 10, the applicant shall pay charges for paper, printed form, drawing paper, tracing paper or cloth, film, tracing paper used for purposes of copying, Ammonia paper, and liquid ammonia used for blue print copy and Photostat paper, Toner etc. used for Photostat copy at the rate from time to time fixed by the Government in that behalf.

13. Stamp duty or Court fee payable in addition.— Nothing in these rules shall affects the provisions of the Stamp Act, 1899 or the Court fees Act, 1870. The stamp duty or Court fees with which an application, copy or extract made or furnished under those rules may be chargeable is in addition to the fees prescribed under these rules. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971. ————

Notification RD/LRC/245/69-71-XVIII In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules. RULES 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue of (Assessment and Settlement of Land Revenue of Agricultural Lands) Rules, 1969.

1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context requires otherwise—
   • (a) “Chavdi” means a local village Panchayat office or other convenient and centrally located public place as the Collector may direct;
   • (b) “code” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968;
   • (a) “Director” means the Director of Settlement and Land Records;
   • (b) “Section” means Section of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968; 3. Formation of zones.— For purposes of settlement of agricultural land in any part of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, the Director shall, with the approval of the Government, divide the lands under settlement into zones in accordance with the provisions of clause 41 of section 2.

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4. Formation of Groups.— In making settlement, the settlement officer shall, with the sanction of the Director, divide the lands in the zone constituted under rule 3 into groups having regard to the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 69 and shall hold an enquiry in the manner prescribed in rule 5. 5. Enquiry by the Settlement Officer.— The Settlement Officer shall examine fully the past revenue history of the zone, the impact of development activities undertaken by the Government and assess the general effect of the incidence of assessment on the social and economic conditions of the people in the zone. He shall collect information relating to the zone in respect of the following manner.

1. (i) Physical Configuration: The Settlement Officer shall base the information on observations made by him personally;
2. (ii) Climate and rainfall: The Settlement Officer shall base the information as regards climate on personal observations made by him by making local enquiries in the zone. He shall collect statistics of rainfall for thirty years preceding the year in which the settlement enquiry is held from the Director of Agriculture and compile the same in Form 1. He shall also collect information regarding the seasonal conditions of the zone from the Director of Agriculture and verify it by reference to reports relating to the zone, if any, issued by Government.
3. (iii) Prices: The Settlement Officer shall obtain information about the wholesale prices per quintal and retail prices per kilogram of the principal crops which prevailed at each marketing centre in the zone for the last 10 years or such lesser number of years as the case may be, from the Director of Agriculture and compile it in Form 2. Where more varieties than one of any crops are grown, the prices of such varieties as may be specified by the Director shall be obtained: Provided that in places where the Director of Agriculture is not able to furnish such information, such prices for agricultural produce at marketing centre used by the producers may be collected by local enquiry: Provided further that if during the aforesaid period, the prices of crop had been controlled by the Government for any period then in respect of such crop prices shall be collected for the period during which the prices were not so controlled. The Settlement Officer shall thereupon work out the average of the wholesale prices so collected in respect of each marketing center and compile it in Form 3. The Settlement Officer shall thereafter calculate on the basis of information collected in Form 3, the average wholesale prices of the crops in respect of the villages in the group selected under clause (iv) and compile it in Form 4. The average price so determined shall be called the Settlement price for the group.
4. (iv) Yield of principal crops: For the purposes of this clause, the Settlement Officer shall, with the previous sanction of the Director, select such number of villages in the group as may not be less than 25 per cent of the total number of villages in the group.

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In respect of the villages so selected the Settlement Officer shall collect from the Collector and the Director of Agriculture, the information regarding the result of crop cutting experiments recorded by them for the last ten years or for such lesser number of years, as the case may be. He shall also try to ascertain by crop cutting experiments or by examination of accounts of individual agriculturists, the normal yield per Hectare of the principal crops grown on each class of land not having extra advantages such as wells, alluvial deposits, and irrigation. He shall tabulate the information so collected in Form 5 and 6 in respect of each of the aforesaid villages showing the average yield per Hectare and therefore calculate the average yield per Hectare for all the selected villages which will be the average for the group. He shall then calculate the cash value of such average yield at the settlement price determined under clause (iii).

1. (v) Markets: The Settlement Officer shall base the information on personal observations made by him;
2. (vi) Communications: The Settlement Officer shall base the information on personal observations made by him;
3. (vii) Standard of husbandry : The Settlement Officer shall base the information on personal observations made by him;
4. (viii) Population and supply of labour: The Settlement Officer shall collect information about population according to occupation and supply of labour from the last census report and shall compile the information regarding population in Form 7. He shall also ascertain the conditions as regards supply of labour in each of the villages selected by him for purposes of clause (iv);
5. (ix) Agricultural resources : The Settlement Officer shall obtain information regarding figures of live stock, agricultural implements and other agricultural resources from the Mamlatdar and shall compile it in Form 8;
6. (x) Variations in the area of occupied and cultivated lands during the last thirty years: The Settlement Officer, shall obtain the information from the Mamlatdar and shall compile it in Form 9 and 10;
7. (xi) Wages: The Settlement Officer shall obtain the necessary information from the Mamlatdar and verify the information about wages current during the year of enquiry from personal observations. He shall compile the information in Form 11;
8. (xii) Ordinary expenses of cultivating principal crops, including the value of the labour in cultivating the land in term of wages: The information shall be collected on the basis of crop cutting experiments referred to in clause (iv) or by examining the accounts of individual agriculturists. The result shall be recorded in the form of a statement of income and expenditure showing the net profit per hectare.

6. Determination of average yield and fixation of standard rate.— On the basis of the information collected after enquiry under rule 5, the Settlement Officer shall first determine the average yield of crops of lands in each group and fix the standard rate of assessment for each group in accordance with the provisions in clause (32) of Section 2.

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7. Settlement report.— (1) The Settlement Officer shall incorporate the information collected by him in regard to the matters specified in rule 5 in his settlement report. The report shall contain the reasons for his proposals and a statement in Form 12 showing the effect of his proposals as compared to that of the settlement then in force.

1. (2) The Settlement Officer shall send three copies of the report submitted by him to the Collector under sub-section (5) of section 71 to the Director who shall arrange for its translation in Marathi and have it printed. 8. Report to be published in each village.— The settlement report shall be published by the Collector in each village concerned in Konkani, Marathi and English by posting it alongwith the notice in Form 13 as required by sub-section (2) of section (72) for three months in chavdi or other prominent public place in such village and also at the Taluka office. 9. Report to be forwarded to the Government.— After the expiry of the three months from the date of the notice published under sub-section (2) of section 72, the Collector shall (as soon as may be) forward the settlement report and the applications of objections, if any, received by him together with his remarks thereon * [......] to the Government. 10. Notice of introduction of Settlement.— (1) The notice under Section 75 shall be in Form 14 and shall be published by the Collector in each village concerned in Konkani, Marathi and English by posting it in the chavdi or in the other prominent public place in such village and by beat of drum.
2. (2) Such notice shall also be published by the Government in the Official Gazette. 11. Assessment of individual survey numbers and sub-division.— (1) When standard rates of assessment have been sanctioned by the Government, the assessment to be imposed on each survey number or sub-division shall be determined according to the

relative classification value of the land comprised therein, in accordance with the tables of calculations prepared by the Director.

1. (2) The assessment to be imposed on each survey number or sub-division after a revision settlement shall be worked out by increasing or decreasing the old assessment in the same proportion as there is an increase or decrease in the new standard rates over the existing maximum or standard rates in respect of such lands: Provided that of the classification value of the land comprised in such survey number of sub-division is changed or there are other good and sufficient reasons, the assessment shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (1). * The words “to the Director who shall send them with his own remarks” have been deleted by Amendment Rules, 1995 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 40 dated 4-1-1996.

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FORM ‘13’ (Rule 8) Notice under Section 72(2) of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968. Notice about the standard rates proposed by the Settlement Officer. It is hereby made known to the people of the under mentioned villages* of Taluka District that the revision of the assessment of the lands of the said villages* used for agriculture is about to be effected and that it is proposed to divide the said villages* into the following groups the existing and proposed standard rates in each group being as shown against it in the following list:-

Name of villages in the group Standard rates according to existing settlement per acre Standard rates proposed by revision settlement per acre

Dry crop

Rice Garden Dry Rice Garden Warkas

Rs. P. Rs. P. Rs. P. Rs. P. Rs. P. Rs. P. Rs. P.

Group I Group II Group III

Reasons for alteration in the rates: The result so far as the village of ................ is concerned is that the assessment in the village is raised by........ paise in the rupee. lowered

person interested. Any person may submit to the Collector objections in writing to the proposals contained in the settlement report within three months from the date of this notice. Dated : Collector ————

FORM ‘14’ (Rule 10) Notice under Section 75 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968. Whereas the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu has been pleased to sanction, under sub- -section (1) of section 73 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, the revised settlement of assessment of such lands as are now original. Village chavdi Other public place

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Actually used for the purposes of agriculture alone and of unoccupied cultivable lands (but excepting lands classed as pot kaharab) in the of the Taluka notice is hereby given under Section 75 of the said Code that the said assessments calculated according to the standard rates as noted shall be levied from ................. and remain in force for a term of.......... years from............ to...............

Class of land

Standard rate Approximate increase, or decrease in the rupee of the existing assessment Dry crop ......................... Rice ............................... Bagayat .......................... Others ............................

Rs. P. Rs. P.

2. Government hereby reserves to itself the power to assess under section 80 any land to additional land revenue during the terms of this settlement for additional advantage ascruring to it from water received on account of the construction of new irrigation works of improvements in existing irrigation works completed after the Government directed the settlement under Section 68 but not effected by or at the expense of the holder of the land. 3. In addition to the assessment, a cess not exceeding such rates as may be allowed by law shall be levied for the purpose of providing funds for expenditure on objects of local public utility and improvement.

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th February, 1971.

(Published in the Official Gazette (Extraordinary) Series I, No. 48 dated 1-3-1971)

• • Substituted for the word below in original settlements and if the classification basis is altered at the time of revised settlement. Omitted in the case of original settlement or when the classification basis is altered at the time of revised settlement. village below mentioned villages below *in the accompanying Akarband

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA, DAMAN AND DIU Revenue Department — Notification RD/LND/Rules/333/70-71 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 199 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu is hereby pleased to make the following rules:— RULES PART 1 General 1. Short title.— These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Lands) Rules, 1971. 2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires—

1. (a) “backward class” means a Scheduled Caste or a Schedule Tribe;
2. (b) “Co-operative Society of backward-class persons” means a society which is registered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, as applied to the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu where not less than 60 per cent. of its members belong to a backward class;
3. (c) “Code” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968;
4. (d) “to cultivate personally” means to cultivate on one’s own account (i) by one’s own labour, or (ii) by the labour of any member of one’s family, or (iii) under the personal supervision of oneself or any member of one’s family, by hired labour or by servants, on wages payable in cash or kind, but not in crop share;
5. (e) “economic holding” means—

aforesaid six classes of lands, the area of economic holding shall be determined on the basis of 1 hectare of paddy land being equal to 1 hectare of land used for coconut garden or 1 hectare of land used for arecanut garden or 1 hectare of land used for cultivation of sugarcane, or1 hectare of land used under perennial irrigation or 2 hectares of any other land”. Explanation II:— “Irrigated” means irrigated by any irrigation work, whether constructed or maintained by the Government or not;

1. (f) “ex-serviceman” means a former member of the armed forces of the Union (not being a person who has ceased to be a member of the armed forces as a result of his being duly dismissed or discharged after a court martial or on account of bad character or as a result of desertion or who has not been attested);
2. (g) “freedom fighter” means a person who has been registered as such in the Home Department of the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu;
3. (h) “to hold land” means to hold land either as an occupant or as a tenant or as both;
   • (i) “landless person” means a person who does not hold any land for the purpose of agriculture and earns his livelihood principally as agricultural labourer;
4. (j) “resident” in relation to land means a person residing in a village in which the land is situated or a person residing in an adjoining village within a radius of eight kilometers from the land;
5. (k) “Scheduled Castes” means such castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within such castes, races or tribes as are deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu under article 341 of the Constitution of India;
6. (l) “Scheduled Tribes” means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of, or groups within, such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu under article 342 of the Constitution of India;
7. (m) “serving member of the armed forces” means a member of the armed forces of the Union, and includes a person who was such member at the time of the Chinese action in 1962 or the Indo-Pak conflict in 1965 and was killed or reported missing in such action or conflict: Provided that if a question arises whether any person is a serving member of the armed forces of the Union or is ex-serviceman, such question shall be decided by the Government and its decision shall be final;
8. (n) “virgin land” means land which has not been under cultivation for a continuous period of three years immediately prior to its grant under these rules. 3. Propriety rights in unoccupied land not to be granted.— In all grants and disposals of land, the right of occupation and use only, subject to the provisions of the Code, shall be granted, and not the proprietary right of the Government in the soil itself. 4. Grant of land situated within port limit.— No land situated within the limits of any port to which the Indian Ports Act, 1908 is extended shall be granted without the written concurrence of the authority competent to grant such concurrence under that Act.

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PART II Grant of land for the promotion of educational, charitable, or public purposes 5. Power of Government to make revenue free grants.— (1) Except as provided in rules 6, 7 and 8 no land shall be granted free of occupancy price or free of land revenue or free of both without the sanction of the Government.

1. (2) Where any land is granted under sub-rule (1) with the sanction of the Government, the form of sanad to be issued by the Collector shall be such as may be specially determined by the Government in this behalf, regard being had to the nature or purpose for which the land is granted. 6. Power of Collector to make revenue free grants.— (1) Land may be given free of occupancy price and free of revenue, whether in perpetuity or for a term, for any of the purposes specified in column 1 of the Table below (from which no profit is expected), by the Collector, when the market value of the land as estimated by the Collector does not exceed the amount shown in column 2 hereof: TABLE Purpose Extent of estimated market value By the Collector 1 2 Rs.
2. (1) For sites for the construction (at the cost of the fund of any municipal council or village panchayat, duly constituted under any law for the time being in force), of-
   • (a) schools or colleges,
   • (b) hospitals,
   • (c) dispensaries, and
   • (d) other public works 5,000
3. (2) For sites for the construction of any of the works referred to in clause
4. (1) at the cost of a fund other than the funds specified in that clause.
5. (3) For sites referred to in clause (2) when used in connection with any scheme under the Community Development and National Extension Service, Local Development Works Programme or any other similar development works. 2,500
6. (4) For sites used or to be used as market yards under the management of Market Committees established under the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1963 as applicable to the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu: 5,000

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Provided that, land which in the opinion of the Collector is in the neighbourhood of a railway station shall not be granted for Dharmashalas under clause (2) in the Table, unless when erected they are to be in the charge of the municipal council, or village panchayat within whose jurisdiction the land is situated: Provided further that, land shall not be given under this rule for any of the purposes mentioned in rule 7;

1. (2) Such grants shall ordinarily be made under a sanad in Form I.

7. Grant of land for play-grounds, gymnasiums, etc.— (1) Land may be leased at a nominal rent of one rupee a year for play-grounds or other recreational purposes to educational institutions or local authorities or for gymnasiums recognised by the Government for a term not exceeding fifteen years, by the Collector, when the market value of the land does not exceed Rs.1,000.

1. (2) Such leases shall ordinarily be executed in Form II; but the Collector may make such variations in the conditions of the lease or annex such additional conditions as he may deem necessary, regard being had to the facts and circumstances of each case. 8. Conditions for revenue free grants.— Every grant under rule 6 shall be made expressly on the following conditions in addition to any others that may be prescribed in particular cases, namely:—
   • (a) that the land with all fixtures and structures thereon shall be liable to be resumed by the Government if not used for the specific purpose or purposes for which it is granted by such date as the Collector may fix in this behalf; or if used for any purpose other than the specific purpose or purposes for which it is granted, or if the land or any portion thereof on which no fixture is made or no structure is erected is required by the Government for its own purpose or any public purpose, and that a declaration under the signature of the Collector that the land is so required shall, as between the grantee and the Government, be conclusive;
   • (b) that, if the land is at any time resumed by the Government under condition (a), the compensation payable therefor shall not exceed the amount if any paid to the Government for the grant. 9. Registration of Sanads.— Every sanad issued under rule 5 or rule 6 shall be registered in a register in Form XIX.

PART III

Disposal of land for agricultural purposes

A. Disposal of allotable land

10. Grant of allotable land in occupancy rights.— Unoccupied land (not being land required for any Government or public purpose or reserved under rule 19) and land (already given temporarily for cultivation on an annual lease) hereinafter in this part referred to as “allotable land” may be granted under section 21 in occupancy rights in accordance with the rules in this part for agricultural purposes to any person, in the order of priority provided in rule 11.

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∗ [10-A. The Collector may subject to other provisions in this part and subject to the general or special order of the Government dispose of unoccupied land in lease-hold rights under section 26 for agricultural purposes for any period not exceeding one year at a time.] 11. Priorities for purposes of grant of land.— (1) Subject to the provisions of sub- -rules (2) and (3) of this rule and rules 12 and 13, any allotable land may be granted to any person in any area in the following order of priority, that is to say,—

1. (i) an annual lessee (including a joint farming society or a farming society of such persons) lawfully holding land on lease from Government on the 31st day of March, 1971;
2. (ii) a serving member of the armed forces, and a freedom fighter, who agrees to cultivate land, personally;
3. (iii) an ex-servicemen who needs agricultural land for maintenance of his family and who agrees to cultivate land, personally;
4. (iv) a joint farming society (and where there is no such society, a farming society) of persons belonging to a backward class;
5. (v) a joint farming society (and where there is no such society, a farming society) of landless persons;
6. (vi) a member of any backward class who does not hold any land or who holds land less in area than an economic holding;
7. (vii) a landless person who agrees to cultivate land, personally;
8. (viii) a person who does not hold any land or holds land less in area than an economic holding and who agrees to cultivate land personally.

1. (2) Where the Collector has to select under sub-rule (1) one or more persons having the same order of priority preference shall be given to a person residing in the village in which the land is situated and if there are more than one such persons the selection shall be made by him by drawing lots.
2. (3) Where the Collector has to select under sub-rule (1), one or more person from members of the serving members of the armed forces or ex-servicemen, or freedom fighters, preference shall be given to those who were killed or wounded in action and who were decorated for gallantry. 12. Extent of land which may be granted.— (1) Subject to the provisions of sub- rules (2), (3) and (4) of this rule, the extent of allotable land which may be granted to any one person shall not exceed an economic holding.
3. (2) No allotable land shall be granted—
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1. (i) who (not being a serving member of the armed forces or a freedom fighter, does not reside within a radius of eight kilometers of the village in which such land is situated, or
2. (ii) who holds land equal to or more than one economic holding; 1[or] ∗ [(iii) whose total gross annual income from all sources including that of his or her spouse and all dependent members of his or her family exceeds Rs. 6000/-; or
3. (iv) who was not born in the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu or whose parents were not born in this Union Territory or who is not ordinarily a resident of this Union Territory for not less than fifteen years.]

1. (b) to a joint farming society or a farming society referred to in rule 11, if—
   • (i) the majority of its members do not reside within a radius of eight kilometers of the village in which the land is situated, or
   • (ii) any member thereof holds land equal to or more than one economic holdings: Provided that, this condition may be relaxed in favour of a society if its total holding does not exceeding the area determined under sub-rule (4) of this rule by 2 hectares: Provided further that, as between persons residing in the village where the allotable land is situated and persons residing outside such village but within a radius of eight kilometers thereof, preference in granting land may be given to residents of the village.

1. (3) While granting land, the Collector shall as far as possible ensure that the total land held by an individual after the grant of land does not exceed one economic holding.
2. (4) In the case of a joint farming society or a farming society referred to in rule 11, the extent of land which may be granted shall be determined by multiplying the number of members of the society by the area corresponding to one economic holding per each member of a society minus the area of the land already held by such members: Provided that, any such society may, for the purpose of full and efficient use of the land for agriculture and its efficient management and for maintaining the integrity of any area in one or more compact blocks, be granted land in excess of the area so determined so however that, except with the previous sanction of the Government, the total area of the land so granted does not exceed twice the area determined as aforesaid. 13. Disposal of small pieces of land.— Where any piece of land is waste because of its small size or awkward shape or situation or it is less in extent than an economic holding, it shall be granted to the holder of land adjoining such piece of land: Provided that, where there are two or more such holders, the selection for granting the piece shall be made in the order of priority specified in rule 11: Provided further that, where there are two or more holders falling in the same category, the holders whose holding is the smallest in size shall be preferred; and where the

holdings are equal in area, the allotment shall be made by drawing lots.

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14. Payment of occupancy price.— (1) The occupancy price payable in respect of land granted under this part shall be-

1. (a) equal to the amount of compensation paid for its acquisition or the current market value, whichever is more, if such agricultural land was acquired for any purpose under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but has not been used for such purpose;
2. (b) if the land is virgin land,-
   • (i) nil, if the grant is made to a co-operative society referred to in rule 11 or to an individual belonging to a backward class;
   • (ii) equal to the current market value, if the grant is made under rule 19 to a person whose land has been acquired for a public purpose on payment of compensation;
   • (iii) equal to one-fourth of the current market value, if the grant is made to a landless person.
   • (iv) equal to the current market value, in all other cases.
3. (c) in the case of any other land-
   • (i) equal to one-tenth of the current market value of the land, if the grant is made to any co-operative society referred to in rule 11;
   • (ii) one-fifth of the current market value of the land, if the grant is made to an individual belonging to a backward class;
   • (iii) equal to the current market value, if the grant is made under rule 19 to a person whose land has been acquired for a public purpose on payment of compensation;
   • (iv) equal to one half of the current market value, if the grant is made to a landless person;
   • (v) equal to the current market value, in all other cases.

1. (2) In addition to the occupancy price, the grantee shall be liable to pay such amount for the value of trees, if any, standing on the land as may be determined by the Collector in consultation with such forest officer as the Government may authorize in this behalf. 15. Terms and conditions of grant.— Every grant of land under this part shall be subject to the provisions of the Code and these rules; and in particular to the following conditions, that is to say-
   • (a) the grantee shall not mortgage, sell, assign or otherwise transfer the land or any portion thereof, except with the prior sanction of the Collector;
   • (b) the grantee shall bring the land under cultivation before the expiry of two years from the date of the grant;
   • (c) the grantee shall be liable to pay full assessment of the land:

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Provided that, in cases of virgin land, no assessment shall be charged—

1. (i) for a period of first five years from the date of the grant, if the grant is in favour of a co-operative society referred to in the rule 11, and
2. (ii) for a period of first three years from the date of the grant, in any other case: Provided further that were land revenue of the land has not been assessed under Chapter VI of the Code, the land revenue payable for the land shall be fixed having regard to the land revenue payable in respect of similar category of land situated in the State of Maharashtra, the State of Mysore or the State of Gujarat as may be nearer to the land.

1. (d) the occupancy price, if any, payable by the grantee under rule 14 shall be paid in such annual installments not exceeding—
   • (i) twelve, if the grantee is a person belonging to a backward class, and
   • (ii) six, in any other case, as may be fixed by the Collector.
2. (e) if the grantee commits a breach of any of the conditions aforesaid, the Collector may resume and take possession of the land granted to him, and the grantee shall be liable to be evicted from the land;
3. (f) where a grantee is evicted from the land under condition (e), the amount of occupancy price, if any, paid by, or recovered from him, shall be refunded to him. 16. Disposal of resumed land.— Any land resumed under condition (e), in rule 15 may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of rules in this Part. 17. Procedure for disposal of land.— In the disposal of land under this part, the following procedure shall be followed, that is to say,—

1. (1) The Collector shall select as many villages as possible which in his opinion are centrally situated villages, for the purpose of disposal of allottable land, and shall draw a detailed programme fixing the dates on which the applications will be received for the grant of land, the date on which the applications will be considered and the like. Such programme shall be given wide publicity by beat of drums in the villages concerned, requiring the villagers to send their applications to the Mamlatdar within the specified time, which shall not be less than one month from the date of the publication of such programme. A copy of such programme shall also be displayed in the village chavdi, if any, in the office of the Village Panchayat and in the office of the Mamlatdar. Intimation of the programme shall as far as possible also be given to persons who have already applied for the grant of land under disposal, and also to the officers of the Social Welfare Department and Co-operative Department in the district.
2. (2) Save as provided in sub-rule (3), every application for the grant of land shall be made to the Mamlatdar, and shall contain the following among other particulars, namely:-
   • (a) name of the applicant;

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1. (b) whether the applicant is serving member of the armed forces, freedom fighter, ex-serviceman or a member of backward class;
2. (c) whether the applicant holds any land on annual lease, if so, the date from which he is holding such land and the extent of the land so held;
3. (d) extent of land already held by the applicant in addition to land held on annual lease. In the case of a co-operative society, the application shall contain the aforesaid particulars in respect of each member thereof.

1. (3) A serving member of the armed forces or an ex-serviceman (or if he is dead or is unable to write for any reason, then his wife, major son, father, mother or brother in an undivided family), may make an application for grant of land for cultivation to the Collector. Such application shall be made through the Chairman, District Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s Board having jurisdiction over the concerned districts.
2. (4) The Mamlatdar shall, after due inquiry forward the applications received by him to the Collector on the day fixed in the programme published under sub-rule (1). The Collector shall after verifying the report of the Mamlatdar (if any) and after making such inquiry as he deems fit, dispose of land in consultation with the representative of the village panchayat concerned and the officers of the Social Welfare Department and Co-operative Department in the district.
3. (5) When an application is made on behalf of a serving member of the armed forces or an ex-serviceman, as provided in sub-rule (3), the grant shall be made in the name of such serving member or, as the case may be, the ex-serviceman, unless he is dead.
4. (6) The Collector shall take from each grantee an agreement in Form III, and shall cause the grantee to be placed in possession of the land granted to him. 18. Relaxation of rules in certain cases.— Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules in this part, the Government may relax any of the provisions of the rules in this part for application to any special scheme sponsored by the Government itself, or undertaken at the instance of, or on behalf of the Central Government for the resettlement of landless agricultural labourers or to any special cases or class of cases in any area or tract in

which such relaxation is in the opinion of the Government considered necessary, subject to such terms and conditions as it deems fit. B. Grant of land to persons whose lands are acquired for public purposes

19. Grant of land to persons whose lands are acquired for public purposes.— (1) Subject to the orders of the Government, the Collector shall reserve unoccupied cultivable land for disposal to persons (being agriculturists) who, as a consequence of acquisition of their lands for any public purpose including irrigation and power projects, under any law for the time being in force, have been deprived thereof with the result that no land or landless than an economic holding is left with them.

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1. (2) Any person referred to in sub-rule (1) may make an application for grant of land for

cultivation to the Collector. On receipt of such application, the Collector may, on being satisfied after making such inquiries as he deems fit, grant the land reserved under sub- rule (1), to the applicant under section 21 in occupancy rights, in accordance with the provisions of rules 12, 14 and 15, but subject to the relaxation of the condition regarding residence within a radius of eight kilometers of the village where the land is situated.

1. (3) The Collector shall take from each such grantee an agreement in Form III, and shall cause the grantee to be placed in possession of the land granted to him.
2. (4) Until the lands reserved under sub-rule (1) are granted under sub-rule (2), the Collector shall dispose of such land on annual lease to landless cultivators according to the priority specified in rule 11 on such terms and conditions as the Government may by order, from time to time, direct. C. Disposal of lands in river beds and salt marsh lands 20. Disposal of lands in beds of river.— (1) Land situated in the bed of a river and not included in a survey number shall, save as otherwise provided in sections 22 and 49, ordinarily be leased annually by auction to the highest bidder for a term of one year or

such longer period as the Collector thinks fit. The accepted bid, that is to say the lease money, shall be deemed to be the land revenue chargeable on such land.

1. (2) Such land shall not be disposed of by the Collector in occupancy rights except with the sanction of the Government. 21. Grant of salt marsh land for reclamation.— (1) Salt land or land occasionally overflowed by salt-water which is not required or likely to be required for salt manufacture, or for any Government or public purpose or any purpose which in the opinion of the Collector is a special purpose may, subject to the orders of the Government, be leased for purpose of reclamation by the Collector on the following conditions and with such modifications in particular cases as may be deemed fit, that is to say:-
   • (a) no rent shall be charged for the first ten years;
   • (b) rent at the rate of 60 paise per hectare shall be levied for the next twenty years on the whole area leased, whether reclaimed or not;
   • (c) after the expiry of 30 years, the lease shall be continued in the case of reclaimed lands at the rate at which they would be assessed to land revenue from time to time if they were subjected to survey settlement; and in the case of unreclaimed lands, if any, at the average rate of the reclaimed lands;
   • (d) any portion of the land used for public roads shall be exempted from the payment of rent;
   • (e) if the reclamation is not carried out with due diligence within two years of the date of lease or if half the area is not reclaimed so as to be in a state fit for use for agricultural purposes at the end of ten years from such date and the whole at the end of twenty years from such date or if any land once reclaimed as aforesaid is not maintained in a state fit for use for agricultural purposes, the lease shall be liable to cancellation at the discretion of the Collector:

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Provided that, the lessee may, during the first ten years, relinquish any area which he cannot reclaim.

1. (2) Leases under this rule may generally be granted in Form IV. 22. Savings.— Notwithstanding anything contained in rules in this part, khajan lands and tank bed lands shall be disposed of by the Government under section 28, subject to such conditions as it may impose in each particular case. PART IV Grant of land for non-agricultural purposes A. General 23. Reserved building plots and their disposal.— (1) The Collector shall, with the approval of the Government, prepare a list of building plots in un-occupied lands in his district which in his opinion are likely to be valuable by reason of their proximity to a railway station, market or for any like reason or which in any scheme of development have been set aside as specially valuable or which may be required for any Government or public purpose or any purpose which in the opinion of the Government is a special purpose. Such list shall be called the list of Reserved Building Plots.
2. (2) The Collector may, with the approval of the Government, alter such list, according as the changing circumstance of any area in his jurisdiction may demand.
3. (3) Disposal of building plots in such list shall be subject to the previous sanction of the Government upon such terms and conditions as may be determined in each case by the Government. 24. Preparation of layout.— (1) Unoccupied land suitable for building sites or other non-agricultural purposes which is not reserved under rule 23 shall be laid out by the Collector in consultation with the Senior Town Planner, Town and Country Planning Department and the local authority concerned in suitable plots of adequate sizes, regard being had to the purpose and the locality in which the land is situated; and subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2) no plot shall ordinarily be disposed of except in accordance with the layout so prepared. Such layout may be modified from time to time by the Collector, in consultation with the Senior Town Planner, Town and Country Planning Department and the local authority concerned.
4. (2) Where the Collector for any special reasons to be recorded in writing proposes so to do, he may, after consultation with the Senior Town Planner, Town and Country Planning Department, and with the previous approval of the Government, dispose of any plot in any area for which no layout has been prepared. B. Grant of land for residential use 25. Disposal of buildings sites.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in these rules, the occupancy rights in building sites shall be disposed of by the Collector under section 21 by public auction to the highest bidder (unless for reasons to be recorded in writing, the Collector thinks that in any particular case, there is good reason for granting the land without auction). The upset price for such public auction shall be equal to the occupancy price determined under sub-rule (3).

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1. (2) Where a building site is to be disposed of without auction under sub-rule (1), the Collector shall dispose of the site in occupancy rights under section 21 on inalienable tenure with the sanction of the Government. ∗ [Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, Government may grant permission to the allottee to mortgage, sell or transfer the allotted land in consideration of any loan which the allottee may obtain for the purpose of construction of a house on the plot allotted or for carrying out repairs of improvement of the house constructed on the plot allotted, from the Government or any financial institution or such other institutions as may be approved by the Government.]
2. (3) The Collector shall determine the occupancy price of the site, regard being had to the following factors, that is to say:-
   • (a) the sale prices of similar lands in the locality;
   • (b) the situation of the building site;
   • (c) the supply of and demand for similar lands; and
   • (d) factors which are taken into account in determining the value of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 26. Grant of land for housing schemes.— Building plots may be granted by the Government for various housing schemes undertaken by any housing board, local authority or co-operative housing society constituted under any law for the time being in force in occupancy rights under section 21 on inalienable and impartible tenure on payment of such concessional occupancy price as the Government may, from time to time fix, regard being had to the nature of the scheme, and in the case of co-operative housing society, to the income of the members thereof such income being ascertained after

making such inquiries as the Government may think fit to make in this behalf.

27. Grant of land to freedom fighters, members of armed forces, mundkars and Government servants.— (1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, building sites of suitable sizes may, on receipt of an application in that behalf, be granted for residential use by the Collector, with the previous sanction of the Government to freedom fighters, serving members of the armed forces and ex-servicemen who are ordinarily residents in the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu for not less than fifteen years, to persons who are Mundkars and who have been evicted from the site of their dwelling house and to Government servants of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu without auction in occupancy rights under section 21.

1. (2) Such grant may be made on inalienable tenure on payment of occupancy price which may be determined having regard to the factors specified in sub-rule (3) of rule 25, of the Collector, after necessary inquiries, is satisfied that these persons do not own any building plot or a building either in their own name, or in the name of any member of their family or dependent anywhere in the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu or outside it. ∗

Inserted by Amendment Rules, 1976 published in Official Gazette, Series-I No. 41 dated 6-1-1977.

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1. (3) A serving member of the armed forces or an ex-servicemen (or if he is dead or is enable to write for any reason, then his wife, major son, father, mother or brother in an undivided family), may make an application for grant of land for residential use to the Collector. Such application shall be made through the Chairman, District Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s Board, having jurisdiction over the concerned district. 28. Grant of land to backward class persons and landless persons.— (1) Building sites (of such size as the Government may by order from time to time determine) may, on receipt of an application made in that behalf, be granted by the Collector to persons belonging to backward classes and landless persons for whom special schemes for their resettlement are undertaken by Government, without auction in occupancy rights, under section 21.
2. (2) Such grant may made on inalienable and impartible tenure free of occupancy price, if the occupancy price of the building site does not exceed ♣ [Rs.2000] and with the sanction of the Government, in other cases: ∗ [Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this rule or in the order of grant or in any agreement, the Collector may grant permission to the allottee to mortgage, sell or transfer the allotted land in consideration of any loan which the allottee may obtain for the purpose of construction of a house on the land allotted or for carrying out repairs or improvements of the house on the plot allotted, from the Government or any financial institution or such other institution as may be approved by the Government.] 29. Grant of plots in new village sites.— (1) Where the entire village site or a portion thereof is for any reason determined to be abandoned (herein called the old site), the Collector shall, in consultation with the village panchayat, select suitable Government

land for the location of the new village site (herein called the new site). Where there is no suitable Government land, the Collector may acquire private land suitable for the purpose.

1. (2) The new site shall be laid out in suitable plots in the manner provided in rule 24 making adequate provision for roads, wells, schools, and other public purposes.
2. (3) Every occupant in the old site may be allotted a plot in the new site in accordance with the following conditions, namely:—
   • (a) The occupant shall surrender his plot in the old site to the Government.
   • (b) The occupant shall be allotted a plot in the new site equal in area of the plot which he surrenders to the Government, provided that, where the plot surrendered is less than the minimum standard area fixed under sub-rule (2) he shall be allotted a plot of the minimum standard area.
   • (c) No occupancy price shall be charged where plot allotted in the new site is equal in area of the surrendered plot. Where the area of the plot allotted in the new site is more than the area of the plot surrendered, the allottee shall pay occupancy price for the additional area at the market rate determined by the Collector. ♣

Substituted for “Rs.200/-” by Amendment Rules,1986.

∗

Inserted by Amendment Rules, 1976 published in Official Gazette Series-I No. 41 dated 6-1-1977.

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1. (d) The occupant shall hold the plot in the new site on the same terms and with the same rights and subject to the same liabilities as apply to the tenure of the plot held by

him in the old site.

An agreement in Form V shall be taken from each occupant before he is put in possession of the plot in the new site. C. Grant of land for industrial and commercial purpose 30. Building sites may be granted by the Government for industrial or commercial purposes under section 28 on alienable and impartible tenure on payment of such occupancy price as may be fixed by the Government.— The grant shall be subject to the conditions under rule 39 and the following conditions, namely:—

1. (a) that except with the previous permission of the Government, neither the land shall be sub-divided nor the land or any sub-division thereof be disposed of;
2. (b) that the land shall not be disposed of except along with the constructions thereon and the factory plant and other installations, if any, and the land so disposed of shall not, except with the approval of the Government, be used for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was initially granted;
3. (c) that on disposal of the land along with the factory plant, structures and other installations by way of sale, the Government shall be entitled to half the unearned income, and where such land is sold without any constructions aforesaid, the Government shall be entitled to unearned income not exceeding 90 per cent as the Government may decide;
4. (d) that if the Government has reason to believe that any misrepresentation or concealment is made in regard to the sale price, the sale shall be voidable at the discretion of the Government. Explanation:— For the purpose of this rule, unearned income means an amount equal to the difference between the price realised by way of sale and the occupancy price paid to Government at the time of the grant or as the case may be, the price at which the land was purchased immediately before such sale. 31. Concessional grants to co-operative institutions.— (1) Building sites may be granted by the Government on the recommendation of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, to co-operative societies (excluding co-operative housing societies and co- -operative Central Banks) for the construction of office buildings, godowns, starting of factories for processing of agricultural produce and the like in occupancy rights under section 28.

1. (2) Such grant may be made on inalienable and impartible tenure on payment of occupancy price equal to 50 per cent of the market value of the land prevalent on the date of the grant which may be determined having regard to the factors specified in sub-rule
2. (3) of rule 25. 32. Grant of land for salt manufacture.— (1) Unalienated unoccupied land may be granted under section 26 in leasehold rights by the Collector subject to the previous

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1. (2) The leasehold rights under this rule may be disposed of to a bona fide manufacturer of salt, but other things being equal, preference in the disposal shall be given to a co-operative society as against an individual, provided the society satisfies the Collector that it is technically capable of manufacturing salt, and that it has adequate financial capacity for the maximum utilisation of the salt land within a reasonable period.
2. (3) The grant of lease shall be subject to the provisions of the Code and the rules made thereunder, and to the following additional conditions, namely:—
   • (a) the land shall be liable to resumption, in case it is not used for the manufacture of salt or in case it is used for any purpose other than the manufacture of salt;
   • (b) the land shall be liable to resumption, wholly or in part, in case it is required for Government purposes, on payment of compensation for improvements, if any, made by the lessee, at original cost minus depreciation.
3. (4) An agreement in Form VI shall be executed by the lessee before he is put in possession of the land. D. Grant of land in lease-hold rights for any non-agricultural purpose 33. Temporary leases.— Subject to the provisions of rule 35 and to any general or special orders of the Government, unoccupied land may be disposed of by the Collector in leasehold rights under section 26 by public auction for any non-agricultural purpose for a period not exceeding five years on such terms and conditions as he may annex to the grant. * [...] 34. Permanent leases for non-agricultural purposes and renewal thereof.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing rules, unoccupied land may be disposed of by the Collector with the sanction of the Government in leasehold rights under section 26 for any non-agricultural purpose for such period not exceeding 99 years on such rent and on such other terms and conditions including condition regarding renewal as may be annexed to the lease. * Proviso deleted by Seventh Amendment Rules, 1978. The deleted proviso, which was earlier inserted by first Amendment Rules, 1973 reads as follows: “Provided that the Collector may, subject to the general or special order of the Government, dispose of unoccupied land in leasehold rights under section 26 for agricultural purposes for any period not exceeding one year at a time on such terms and conditions as he may annex to the grant”.

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1. (2) For the purposes of determining the market value of the land for fixing the revised rent at the time of renewal of the lease, the Collector shall take into consideration the factors specified in sub-rule (3) of rule 25, and where the market value exceeds rupees ten thousand, shall, consult the Senior Town Planner, Town and Country Planning Department. E. Other Matter 35. Disposal of small strips of land.— When any small strip of land vesting in the Government adjacent to an occupied unalienated building site cannot reasonably be disposed of as a separate site, the Collector may notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any of these rules, grant such strip to the holder of such site on the same tenure on which he holds that site, if he agrees to pay—
   • (a) assessment or rent, as the case may be, for such strip of land at the same rate, if any, at which he pays assessment or rent for such site, and
   • (b) such price or premium as the Collector deems adequate having regard to the situation of such strip and any other advantages which are likely to accrue to the holder on account of its grant to him. 36. Aerial projection etc. over Government land.— (1) The Collector may permit the construction of steps, chabutras, takhtas, bridges across drains for access, a balcony or any other aerial projection over Government land on payment of an annual sum not exceeding 5 per cent of the value of the land used for such construction or below the balcony or other aerial projection, as the case may be, subject to a minimum of one rupee.
2. (2) The annual payment may be revised at intervals of not less than 15 years.
3. (3) A license in Form VII shall ordinarily be given for such purposes, subject to such additional conditions as the Collector may deem fit to impose, regard being had to the circumstances of each case. 37. Power of the Collector to permit laying of water mains, etc. in, over etc. Government land.— (1) The Collector may permit the laying of water mains, pipes, and underground cables and construction of cess-pools, through, on, over or underneath any Government land on payment of an annual sum not exceeding 5 per cent. of the market value of the land occupied for the purpose, subject to a minimum of one rupee, on such conditions as the Collector may, in consultation with the Principal Engineer, Public Works Department deem fit to impose.
4. (2) The Collector may permit the erection of poles, towers, stay rods or stay rails for overhead cables on Government land on payment of annual rent at the rate of 25 paise per pole and 50 paise per tower, stay rod or stay rail.
5. (3) The annual payment may be revised at intervals of not less than 15 years.
6. (4) An agreement in Form VIII shall be taken if the land is permitted to be used to lay water mains and pipes, in Form IX for laying underground cables, in Form X for the construction of a cess-pool, and in Form XI for the erection of poles, towers, stay rods, stay rails for overheads cables.

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38. Grant of land for religious purposes.— No unoccupied land shall be granted for construction of temples, churches, synagogues, mosques, or for any other religious purpose nor permission under section 32 shall be granted for change of user of land for construction of such buildings in any occupied land except with the previous sanction of the Government. 39. Conditions of grant of land for non-agricultural purpose.— (1) Where unoccupied land is disposed of under section 21 for any non-agricultural purpose, it shall be used for the purpose for which it is granted, and be subject to such conditions as the Collector may annex to the grant in accordance with the provisions of these rules and to the payment of non-agricultural assessment as may be fixed by the Collector under the provisions of the Chapter VII of the Code and the rules made thereunder: Provided that where non-agricultural assessment in respect of the land has not been fixed under the provisions of Chapter VII of the Code the grantee shall till such assessment is fixed be liable to pay such non-agricultural assessment as may be determined by the Collector, having regard to the provisions of sections 84, 85 and 86.

1. (2) Where the grants is of a building site, the Collector may annex the following additional conditions, that is to say,-
2. (1) The grantee shall level and clear the land sufficiently to render it suitable for the particular non-agricultural purpose for which the land is granted;
3. (2) The grantee shall not use the land and the building erected or to be erected thereon for any purpose other than the purpose for which it is granted without obtaining the permission of the Collector under the provisions of the Code and the rules made thereunder;
4. (3) The grantee shall within three years from the date of the grant, erect a building of a substantial and permanent description on the land;
5. (4) The grantee shall construct the structure in accordance with the plan approved and conditions prescribed by the local authority competent to approve the plan and prescribe such conditions or as the case may be the building bye-laws framed by the Town and Country Planning Department;
6. (5) Two-thirds of the area of the plot shall ordinarily be left open to the sky, and only one-half, if the land is, in the Collector’s opinion, of a very high value, or buildings are likely to be inhabited by poor class of persons and in areas such as bazaars and central parts of the towns which are already densely built over. The decision of the Collector on the question whether any land is of high value, any building is likely to be inhabited by poor class of persons, or whether persons belong to poor class or whether any area is already densely built over shall be final;
7. (6) The grant shall be subject to the provisions of the Code and rules made thereunder;
8. (7) The grantee shall construct the structure after leaving such distance from the roads in non-urban areas as the Collector may from time to time prescribe, regard being had to the locality and situation of the land in such non-urban areas;

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1. (8) Such other conditions as the Collector may under the orders of the Government impose. 40. Forms.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in these rules, when unoccupied land is granted for any non-agricultural purpose in occupancy rights under the provisions of this part, an agreement shall be taken in—
   • (a) Form XII, if the land is situated in non-urban area, and
   • (b) Form XIII, if the land is situated in an urban area.
2. (2) While taking an agreement in the forms prescribed in sub-rule (1), the Collector may, subject to the general or special orders of the Government, if any, annex such additional conditions or omit or vary such of the conditions in the agreement prescribed in Form XII or Form XIII as would be necessary, regard being had to the nature of the grant and the circumstances of the case.
3. (3) When unoccupied land is granted for any non-agricultural purpose in leasehold rights under the provisions of these rules, the lease shall be got executed in such form as the State Government may by order direct, regard being had to the situation of the land and the purpose for which the land is to be used. Part V Grant of encroached land both for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes 41. Grant of lands encroached upon.— (1) Subject to the proviso to section 38 and sub-rule (2) of this rule, the Collector may, if the person making the encroachment so desires, grant the land encroached upon to the encroacher either in occupancy rights under section 20 read with section 21 or in leasehold rights under section 26 on the following among other conditions, that is to say-
   • (a) Conditions for grant of encroached lands in occupancy rights.—
     • (i) that the encroacher shall pay assessment for the entire period of encroachment and fine as required by sub section (2) of section 37;
     • (ii) that the encroacher shall pay such penal occupancy price not exceeding five times the value of the land, as the Collector may in his discretion fix, subject to the minimum of two and half times the ordinary occupancy price, if the encroacher does not belong to a backward class; and subject to rule 43, equal to the ordinary occupancy price if he belongs to a backward class;
     • (iii) that the land shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which it is granted without the permission of the Collector;
     • (iv) that the encroacher shall execute an agreement in Form XIV.
   • (b) Conditions for grant of encroached land in Lease-hold rights.—
     • (i) that the lease will be for a period of thirty years with retrospective effect from the date of the encroachment;

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1. (ii) that the lessee shall agree in writing to pay annual rent at not less than 15 per cent and not more than 25 per cent of the occupancy price of the encroached land;
2. (iii) that the lessee shall agree to pay such fine for the unauthorised occupation of the encroached land, as the Collector may determine under sub-section (2) of section 37;
3. (iv) that the lessee shall agree to vacate the encroached land without compensation if the unauthorized structures are, in the opinion of the Collector, substantially altered during the currency of the lease;
4. (v) that the land shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which it is granted without the permission of the Collector;
5. (vi) that the lessee shall execute an agreement in Form XV.

1. (2) The Collector shall, before granting the land to the encroacher under this rule, obtain the sanction of the Government is cases where the market value of the land encroached upon as determined in accordance with the factors specified in sub-rule (3) of rule 25 exceeds five thousand rupees. 42. Permission for continuing certain encroachments on no claim basis.— Encroachment of Government land in the nature of cess-pools and Chabutras, takhats, steps and like structures of small dimensions (being cess-pools and structures which do not cause public inconvenience) or overhanging balconies, roofs and other aerial projections (being projections which do not involve physical appropriation of site, cause no public inconvenience, do not interfere with the future development of the site and are otherwise not objectionable) may be permitted to be continued by the Collector on the encroacher executing a no claim agreement in Form XVI or Form XVII as the case may be on payment of a license fee equal to double the annual letting value of the land current in the locality from the date of the encroachment. 43. Grant of land encroached upon by backward classes for housing.— Unoccupied land situated in non-urban areas unauthorizedly occupied for housing purposes by persons belonging to backward classes either individually or in groups, may be granted free of cost and assessment by the Collector to the persons so occupying such land after laying it out in suitable plots of such size as the Government may from time to time by order prescribe, so, however, that each encroacher and his family shall not be allotted more than one plot. An agreement in Form XII appended to these rules shall be taken from each grantee. PART VI General 44. Disposal of forfeited land.— A holding forfeited for failure in payment of land revenue under section 46 may, unless the Collector finds that the land so forfeited is likely to be required immediately or within a reasonable time for any of the purposes specified in section 18, be disposed of by public auction to the highest bidder.

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45. Auction how to be held.— Wherever it is provided in these rules that land shall be disposed of by public auction, the provisions of Chapter X of the Code and the rules made thereunder in so far as they relate to the holding and conducting sales, shall apply. 46. Certificate for grant of land.— Where any land is granted either in occupancy rights or in leasehold rights under the provisions of these rules, the Mamlatdar shall issue a certificate in Form XVIII appended to these rules. ———— FORM ‘I’ (See Rule 6) Form of Sanad for Revenue-Free Grants of land for Promotion of Education, Charitable or Public Purposes To A. B. Whereas the Government have been pleased to grant revenue free to you, A.B. the possession of the below-mentioned piece of land situated in the village of ....in the Taluka of ....district for the purpose of ...(namely)— All that piece of land bounded on the North by .... on the South by.... on the East by ..... and on the West by ..... and measuring from North to South .... and from East to West.... comprising .... square in superficial area, be the same more or less, and bearing No..... in the Land Records. It is hereby declared that the said land shall be continued forever for a term of ... year free of all claim on the part of the Government for rent of land revenue to whoever shall from time to time to be lawful holder or manager of the said .... on the condition that the said land shall in all respects be made ready for and shall be fully used for the purpose or purposes for which it was granted before the day of .... 19...; and that neither the said land nor any building erected thereupon shall at any time, without the express consent of the Government, be diverted either temporarily or permanently to any other than the aforesaid purpose or purposes, and that no change or modification shall be made of such purpose or purposes and that neither the said land nor any building erected thereon shall be so used as to yield a profit to the grantee, and that in the event of any such unauthorized diversion, change or modification being made, or in the event of the said land or any building erected thereon yielding a profit to the grantee, the said land shall thereupon, in addition to the assessment to which it becomes liable under section 51 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 become liable to such fine as may be fixed in this behalf by the Collector under the provisions of section 33 of the said Code, or other corresponding law for the time being in force relating to the recovery of land revenue, as if the land, having been assessed for purposes of agriculture only, has been unauthorisedly used for any purpose unconnected with agriculture; and in any such event as aforesaid, or in the event of failure to make the land ready for, and to use it fully for, the purpose or purposes for which it is granted before the aforesaid day of ..... 19... or in the event of the land or any portion thereof on which no fixture is made or on structure is erected. Being required by the Government for its own purpose or for any public purpose, a declaration in respect of which under the signature of the Collector that it is so required shall, as between the said holder or manager and the Government, be conclusive, and in the event of the land being so required, it shall be lawful for the Government on causing 6 month’s previous notice in writing to be given to the said holder or manager, to take one of the two following courses, namely, either,–

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1. (1) to require that the said land be vacated and delivered up to the Government free of all claims or encumbrances of any person whatsoever, or
2. (2) to resume and take possession of the said land, free of all claims and incumbrances of any person whatsoever, on payment of compensation not exceeding the amount (if any) paid to the Government for this grant. This grant is made subject to the reservation of the right of the Government to all mines and mineral products and quarries and of full liberty of access for the purpose of working quarrying and searching for the same, with all reasonable conveniences as provided by the Code. This sanad is executed on behalf of the President of India by the Collector of........... this day of......... 19.... (Signed).............................. Collector Seal ———— FORM ‘II’ [See Rule 7(2)] Form of Lease of Land Granted to Educational Institutions or Local Authorities and for Gymnasiums to be used as a Playground/Gymnasium or for other Recreational Purposes THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA To This is to certify that......... of..................... (hereinafter called “the lessee”) has, subject to the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act IX of 1969), and the rules made thereunder and subject to the conditions hereinafter specified, been allowed by the

Collector of . . . . . . . . . (hereinafter called “the Collector”) on behalf of the President of India

(hereinafter referred to as “Government”), to occupy for the purposes of a and/or

* for a period of. . . . ... . . years commencing on the day of . . . . . . . . . . 19...... (hereinafter called

“the said term”) a plot of land situated in village/town/city of taluka..........., district.............. bounded on the North by........... , on the South............ , on the West by....... and on the East by......... bearing C.T. S. No./Survey No........... and measuring about sq. meters hectares and of the following shape and of the following dimensions as shown in the map hereto annexed:— The conditions of this lease are as follows:— 1. The lessee shall pay to the Government for the said plot of land on the 1st day of August every year in advance the annual rent of rupee one. 2. The lessee shall not erect any structure upon the said plot of land, save with the previous permission in writing of the Collector. 3. The lessee shall not use the said plot of land except for the purpose of a playground and/or gymnasium.

* Here specify the other recreational purpose. Playground Gymnasium

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4. The said plot of land and all structures thereon shall be subject to municipal taxation and to any taxation on for local purposes which is or may hereafter be imposed and shall also be subject to any assessment, tax, cess or any other dues which may be levied in respect of the said plot of land or any of the structures thereon, under any other law for the time being in force. + 5 In the event of the lessee’s $ ceasing to be recognised by the Educational Department of Government/Government the lease shall be deemed to have terminated. 6. The lessee shall permit the Government Officers authorised in this behalf by the Collector at all reasonable times to enter upon and inspect any part of the said plot of land. 7. The lessee shall not sublet or in any other way encumber the said plot of land or any portion thereof. 8. If, in the opinion of the Collector, the land is required for the purposes of Government or any local authority, the Collector may at any time terminate, this lease by giving to the lessee one calendar month’s notice in writing in that behalf. 9. In the event of the lease being terminated under any of these conditions, the lessee, shall not be entitled to claim any compensation on account of the termination of the lease. The lessee shall, if the lease is terminated under condition 8, before the expiry of the period of the notice given under that clause, and in other cases, within such period as the Collector may fix, remove any structure of structures standing on the said plot of land at his own expense, and on the expiry of the said period, shall deliver possession of the said plot of land to the Collector in the same condition in which it was at the commencement of the tenancy. 10. The lessee shall at the expiration of the said term deliver quiet and peaceful possession of the said plot of land to the Collector in the same condition in which he took it, unless the lease is renewed for a further term upon such conditions as the Collector thinks fit. 11. Failure to comply with any of the above conditions of the lease or with any provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 or of the rules thereunder shall render this lease liable to cancellation by the Collector, who may thereupon resume the said plot of land , and summarily evict the lessee without notice or payment notice or payment of any compensation whatever, or may, in lieu of such resumption, order the removal, within a period fixed by him, of any structure erected thereon contrary to condition 2 of this lease, and on such removal not being carried out within the said period may cause the same to be carried out at the expense of the lessee; and it shall be in the sole discretion of the Collector, subject to the orders of the Government, to adopt either one or other of the above remedies as may be seen desirable to him, under the circumstances. It shall also be lawful for the Collector in the case of breach of conditions 3 to levy full rent and fine which may extend to forty times the non-agricultural assessment in respect of the land.

12. In this lease, the words “the lessee” includes the lessee, his heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns and the word “Collector” includes the Collector of the District for the time being and any other officer whom Government may appoint to exercise the powers of the Collector under this lease.

+ To be inserted in case of an Educational Institution or Gymnasium. $ Name of the Educational Institution or Gymnasium, as the case may be to be inserted.

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This lease is executed on behalf of the President of India by and under the hand and seal of the Collector of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . District, this.......... day of......... one thousand nine hundred and................. A.D.

(Signed)......................... Collector

In the presence of:- (1) (2) Accepted by me Annexure: Map. ————

FORM ‘III’ (See Rules 17 and 19) Form of Agreement to be executed by persons to whom Land is granted in Occupancy Right under Rule 17 or Rule 19 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Land) Rules, 1970 To the Mamlatdar of I, A.B., * inhabitant of....................... in the....................... taluka in the................... district, hereby accept the right of occupation of the land comprised in survey No.............. in the village of............................. in the...................... Taluka..................... District; and I pray, that my name be entered in Government records as the occupant of the said land. The said land has been granted to me in perpetuity from the..................day of............... of 19........., subject to the conditions hereinbelow mentioned and to the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and of the rules in force thereunder; And I undertake to pay the land revenue from time to time lawfully due in respect of the said land (or I undertake, in the event of the Government discontinuing the exemption of the said land from payment of the land revenue, to pay such land revenue in respect of the said land as may be lawfully imposed thereon under the orders of the Government or as the case may be otherwise). The said land has been granted to me, subject also to the further conditions to which I hereby agree, namely:—

1. (1) I, my heirs, assigns and legal representatives shall,—
   • (a) not mortgage, sell, assign or otherwise transfer the land or any portion thereof except with the previous sanction of the Collector;
   • (b) bring the land under cultivation before the expiry of two years from the date of the grant; *

Here write description of grantee in terms of Rule-20.

Seal

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1. (c) pay Rs....... as occupancy price in.............. installments, each installment being payable on or before..................;

1. (2) if I commit a breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the Collector may resume and take possession of the land granted to me, and I shall be liable to be evicted from the said land;
2. (3) in the event of my eviction from the land under condition (2), the amount of occupancy price, if any, paid by or recovered from me shall be refunded to me. Dated the .......................... day of .................... 19..... at...................written by .................. (signed) A.B. We declare that A.B. who has signed this agreement is to our personal knowledge the person he represents himself to be and that he has affixed his signature hereto in our presence. (signed).......................... (signed).......................... I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and from the best information I have been able after careful enquiry to obtain, the person who has executed this agreement is a fit person to be accepted by the Government as responsible for the punctual payment of the land revenue from time to time due on the above land. (signed).......................... Talathi ———— FORM ‘IV’ (See Rule 21) RECLAMATION LEASE THIS INDENTURE MADE THE ...................... day of ....................... 19......... BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA (hereinafter called the Lessor) of the one part, and ....... Inhabitant of ....... (hereinafter called the Lessee) of the other part WITNESSETH that the Lessor does hereby lease unto the lessee all the Salt Marsh Lands situated in the village of...............in the.......... district of............... and in the............ taluka.................. the survey numbers, area and boundaries of which are set forth in Schedule. ‘A’ hereunder written which said Lands were late in the occupation of ................ and are now in the occupation of ..................... and are delineated in the plan attached hereto and signed by the Collector of ................ (hereinafter referred to as the Collector) TO HOLD the said lands unto the lessee for the term of.............. years commencing on the........ day of .......19......., paying during the said term unto the lessor for the said lands (save such portion as may be appropriated for public roads which portion shall be exempted from such payment) the yearly rents following, that is to say, for the first ten years of the said term, no rent, and for the next 20 years, viz., commencing on the..........day of............19...., and ending on the............. day........... 19......., a yearly sum equal to sixty paise per hectare in such installments on such rates and to such person as may be, from time to time, prescribed and designated by the Collector and for such period if any as shall intervene between the............ day.............of..........19..........and the date of the first settlement of assessment hereinafter provided for the yearly sum hereinbefore lastly reserved payable in the manner hereinbefore mentioned

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AND from and after the first settlement of assessment hereinafter provided for such sum of land revenue as under the laws of rules having the force of law for the time being in force in respect of lands held under the Government by ordinary occupants shall from time to time be found to be payable AND the lessee hereby convenants and agrees with the Lessor in manner following, that is to say, FIRST that the lessee shall at his own expense and with due diligence completely reclaim the lands hereby leased so as to be in a state fit for use for agricultural purposes AND shall so reclaim at least one half of the said lands within ten years and whole, thereof within twenty years commencing of the............ day of..............19.........., respectively; and shall maintain such reclaimed land during the residue of the term hereby granted AND shall not, until the whole of the said lands shall have completely reclaimed and rendered cultivable, assign or underlet the said lands or any portion thereof or charge or receive any tax or fee for cattle grazing upon any portion thereof without the previous consent in writing of the Collector, AND that, the lessee shall not at any time partition, bequeath, alienate, mortgage or otherwise charge or encumber or allow to be cultivated, used or occupied by any other persons, any portion of the said land less than the area hereby fixed by the Collector as an economic holding in respect of the said lands nor shall any such portion of the said land be liable to seizure, sequestration, attachment, sale or partition by process of a court. PROVIDED that, if any Government Officer duly empowered in this behalf by the Government shall certify in writing that any portion of the said lands in unreclaimable, such portion shall be excluded from the operation of the convenants hereinbefore contained. Provided further that, the lessee shall be at liberty during the first ten years to relinquish any portion of the said lands which he cannot reclaim, and such portion shall thereupon be excluded from the operation of the covenants herein contained, SECOND that, the lessee shall at his own expense (a) keep open the several roads mentioned and described in Schedule B hereunder written and delineated in the plan hereunto annexed (b) provide and keep in good order to the satisfaction of the Collector such waterways in and along the lands hereby leased as may from time to time be required by the Collector, (c) erect new boundary-marks upon the said lands as may from time to time be required by the Collector and maintain and keep in good repair to the satisfaction of the Collector and all such new boundary marks as well as all these at present existing thereon, THIRD that, the said lessee shall pay the rents hereinbefore respectively reserved at the times and in the manner hereinbefore provided for payment of the same respectively and that whenever any installment of the said rents respectively shall be in arrear, it shall be recoverable from the lessee as an arrear of land revenue under the provisions of the law for the time being in force in that behalf; AND the Lessee shall also pay all rates, taxes and other outgoings (if any) which shall at any time during the continuance of this lease be payable in respect of the said land or any part thereof, FOURTH that on and after the.............. day of .......... 19........., the lands hereby leased shall be liable to be from time to time surveyed and assessed to land revenue under the laws or rules having the force of law for the time being in force in respect of lands held under the Government by ordinary occupants and thence forward during the residue of the term hereby granted, the Lessee shall hold the said lands subject to all the provisions of such laws and rules and subject also to such of the convenants and provisions of his lease as shall be capable of continuing effect PROVIDED ALWAYS AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED that, if and whenever there shall be a breach by the Lessee of any covenant, conditions or provision herein contained, the Lessor may re-enter upon the said lands or upon part thereof in the name of the whole, and thereupon, this lease shall determine AND that in case default shall be made in reclaiming the half or the whole of the land within the periods respectively hereinbefore prescribed in that behalf, the Lessor may re- enter upon the said lands and determine this lease under the power in that behalf hereinbefore

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 1036 – Land Revenue Code and Rules contained, AND that, if in the opinion of the Collector (Whose decision shall be final) the reclamation is not carried on with due diligence during the two years ending on the day of ............. 19........, the Lessor may on or after the said day re-enter upon the said lands and determine this lease under the power in that behalf hereinbefore contained, AND that, the right of the said lessor to all mines and mineral products and of full liberty of access for the purpose of working and searching for the same with all reasonable convenience shall be reserved. AND IT IS LASTLY AGREED that the word “lessor” in this Lease shall mean the Lessor and his Successors and Assigns and the word “Lessee” shall mean the “Lessee” and his legal representatives. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. COLLECTOR of........., has, hereunto set his hand and affixed his official seal on behalf of the President of India, and the Lessee has hereunto set his hand the day and year first above written.

Signed by the abovenamed in the presence of Signed by the abovenamed in the presence of Plans to be attached in terms of the lease. (Seal of the Collector)

———— FORM ‘V’ (See Rule 29) Form of Agreement for Exchange to be Executed by Villagers Removing to a New Village-site Agreement executed the.............. day of..........19...... by A.B. resident of.............. in the ............. talukas Whereas the Government have been pleased to sanction a change being made in the position of the site of the village in the taluka............................................ district and in pursuance of such sanction, the following plot of ground has been allotted to me in the new site in exchange for the plot held by me in the old site, namely the piece of land bounded as follows that is to say in the North by.................., on the South by..........., on the East by............., on the West by........, measuring.......... meters in length from North to South.........., and meters in length from East to West and comprising about............. square meters...............in superficial areas and bearing No............ in the Land Records.

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I do hereby agree, in consideration of the allottment to me of the new plot of land aforesaid, as follows, namely:—

1. (1) That all my right, title and interest in any land whatsoever, situated within the old site of the said village, shall be deemed to be and is hereby surrendered to the Government together with the trees standing therein and all rights over or other benefits arising out of or enjoyed by me in respect of the said land;
2. (2) That if the area of the plot allotted to me in the new site is in excess of the plot surrendered by me. I shall pay occupancy price for the additional area at the rate of Rs......... per sq. metre.
3. (3) That I shall hold the piece of land aforesaid in the new site from the date of this agreement on the same terms and with the same rights and subject to the same liabilities as would apply hereto me tenure of the plot held by me in the old site, if I continued to be the holder thereof. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand the day and year aforesaid . Written by (Signed) A.B. Signed and delivered by in our presence. ———— FORM ‘VI’ [See Rule 32 (4)] This INDENTURE made this..................... day of the month of................. year............ in the.............. year of the Republic of India between the President of India (hereinafter called the lessor which expression where the context so admits shall include his successors in office, and assigns) of the one part and ................ (name of the person) of .............. (address and occupation) (hereinafter referred to as “the lessee” which expression shall where the context so admits be deemed to include his heirs, executors, administrators, representatives and permitted assigns) and ..................... (name of person) of..................... (address and occupation) and................. (name of person) of.................. (address and occupation) (hereinafter referred to as “the lessee” which expression shall where the context so admits be deemed to include their respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives and their permitted assigns) and .............. (name of person) of...................... (address) and................. (name of person) of.................. (address), all carrying on business in partnership at.................. (address of the firm or syndicate) under the name and style of................. (name of the firm or a syndicate registered under.................. (Act under which registered) (hereinafter referred to as “the lessees” which expression shall where the context so admits be deemed to include all the partners of the said firm or members of the said syndicate, their representatives, heirs, executors, administrators and permitted assigns) and ................ (name of the company) a company registered under..................... (Act under which incorporated) and having its registered office at...................(address) (hereinafter referred to as “the lessee” which expression shall where the context so admits be deemed to include its successors and permitted assigns and .................. (name of the Society) of............... (address of the society), a When the lessee is an individual. When the lessees are more than one individual. When the lessee is a registered firm or syndicate. When the lessee is a registered company. When the lessee is a co-operative society.

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 1038 – Land Revenue Code and Rules co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 as extended to the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu (hereinafter referred to as “the lessee” which expression where the context so admits be deemed to include its administrators and legal representatives and permitted assigns) of the other part. Witness.— That in consideration of the rents and royalties covenants and agreements by and in these presents reserved and contained and on the part of the lessee/s to be paid, observed and performed, lessor both hereby demise unto lessee/s the land measuring about.......... situated at...........taluka of................ in the.............. district............... as described and delineated in the plan hereto annexed, and therein surrounded by red boundary lines (hereinafter called the “said lands” to hold for a period of 25 (twenty five) years commencing on........... and ending on...................for the purposes and subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, namely:— 1. (a) The lessee/s shall utilise the said lands exclusively for the manufacture, storage and sale of salt and its by-products, and for the words connected therewith, and shall not utilise it for any other purpose. Explanation:— Erection of residential quarters for the employees of the lessee/s shall not be treated as a purpose other than one connected with the works aforesaid.

1. (b) If the said land is not used for the purpose for which it is granted for 3 consecutive years, the lessor may resume the said land without payment of any compensation.
2. (c) The lessee/s shall obtain from the Salt Commissioner, Government of India, New Delhi, the requisite licence for manufacture of salt under the Central Excise Rules, 1944 before starting the manufacture on any salt and shall not manufacture any salt without such a license. If the lessee/s manufactures salt without such a license, the lease is liable to be terminated and land resumed by the Government without payment of any compensation. 2. The lessor may, on the expiry of the period of......................... years of this lease, extend the same for such further period and on such terms and conditions as may then be agreed to between the parties. 3. The lessor or the lessee/s shall be at liberty to determine the lease on giving notice, such notice being given at the close of the salt manufacturing season and shall have effect at once, but six months from the date of notice will be allowed for the removal of the salt belonging to the lessee/s. All salt not removed within that period shall be forfeited to the lessor, provided that, the lessor shall not be entitled to determine the lease as aforesaid for any reason except that such determination becomes necessary as a result of Government embarking upon a policy of nationalisation or for the reason described in clauses 1 and 19 of this lease. 4. On the expiry of the lease, or the determination of this lease if it is determined before its expiry in accordance with the terms of this lease, the lessee/s shall leave the said lands in such order as is consistent with the due performance of this lease with all works erected or made thereon as they are, provided that any machinery erected by him/them may be removed. The lessee/s shall be entitled to such compensation for the expenditure that he/they may have incurred in respect of the works or the fair value thereof on the date of termination of this lease whichever is less, as may be determined by the Salt Commissioner for India in case the lease is terminated before the expiry of the terms as a result of Government embarking on the policy of nationalisation. Provided always that, if the lease is cancelled for the reasons described in clauses 1 to 19 of this lease, no compensation of any kind shall be payable to the lessee/s. In other cases, rules 112, and 114 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 will apply with regard to payment of compensation to the licensees.

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5. The lessor reserves to himself the right to any quarries, mines, veins, and beds of coal, lead, stone, flag or other minerals in or on the said land with liberty to himself and his employees to enter and search for such minerals and to dig and carry them away doing as little damage to the lessee’s works and interfering as little with their works as possible. The lessor further reserves to himself the right to levy a royalty on the quantity of furnished by-products at the time of removal from the said lands if the Government so direct and at such rate as the Government may decide. 6. The lessee/s shall as from................ during the subsistence of the lease pay yearly rent at the rate of Rs.............. (Rupees..........................) of the said lease. He/They shall pay in addition such sum to Salt Department if required by that Department. 7. The lessee/s shall duly observe the terms and conditions of the license referred to in clause 1

1. (c) above or any statutory modification thereof which the Government of India may in their discretion make. In case of withdrawal or cancellation of such license by the Government of India for any reason, this lease shall automatically become inoperative, until such license is renewed or restored to the lessee/s. 8. The lessee/s shall carry out and maintain at all times at their own cost to the satisfaction of the officer authorised in that behalf by the salt commissioner, quarters of Government Officers and establishments, as may be considered necessary by the said Officer. 9. The lessee/s shall, to the satisfaction of the authorised officer, carry out at their own cost all the necessary works changes and repairs connected with the manufacture of salt. 10. Except with the written consent of the lessor previously obtained, the lessee/s shall not assign, underlet or part with the possession of the said lands or any portion thereof and shall not transfer by way of sale, gift or otherwise the powers hereby granted to or interest vested in him/them, provided that, nothing herein contained shall prevent the lessee/s at any time from taking any partner into the business carried on by him/them under the present lease after obtaining the previous approval of the authorised officer. 11. The lessee/s shall exercise due diligence and shall give effect to the advice given by the authorised officer of the Salt Commissioner for India in the manufacture of salt and the by-products. 12. The lessee/s shall comply with such rules in respect of storage and sale of salt as may be in operation under any law for the time being in force. 13. No salt and by-products thereof which are inferior to the standard laid down for the factory from time to time by (an officer authorised in that behalf by the Salt Commissioner) shall be stored and the authorised officer shall have power to order for this purpose the chemical analysis of the salt and the by-products by such person as he may appoint. The said officer may direct that all salt and by-products which on analysis are found to fall below the standard fixed as above shall be destroyed at the lessee’s expense, or that it may be stored or otherwise disposed of separately from the salt and by-products which conform to the standard and the decision of the authorised officer or the Salt Commissioner for India on this point shall be final. 14. If notice of termination of the lease as provided in clause 3 of this lease is given either by the lessee or by the lessor, the lessee/s shall pay all sums due or failing due to the lessor upto the close of the official year in which such notice is given.

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15. Any sums due by the lessee to the lessor under this lease shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue. 16. In case the lessor elects not to determine the lease on the happening of any of the events stated in clause 19 of this lease, the lessee shall be bound to pay unto the lessor such sum or sums not exceeding Rs. 500/- on each occasion of default as may be determined by the said officer whose decision shall be final and binding on the lessee/s. 17. (a) The lessor or the Government of India shall have the right to purchase or acquire or shall be entitled to the right of first option of purchasing or acquiring every year 25 per cent of the salt produced by the lessee/s on the said lands, and the lessee/s shall in any season, in which notice is given to him before the 15th January, store at his own expense and keep in reserve the 25 per cent of the salt manufactured in the leased land in that season. Such salt shall be termed “Government Reserve”. The lessor will have the option to purchase it at such rate as may be decided by the lessor from time to time, provided that, the Government Reserve of one season shall be released for disposal by the lessee as it is replaced by equal quantity of new salt of the succeeding season.

1. (b) No charge shall be made by the lessee in respect of the space on which salt so reserved is stored unless the normal storage capacity of the platform or platforms attached to the leased land is exceeded in which case the lessor shall pay for such additional arrangement as may be necessary. 18. In case of any dispute arising between the lessor and the lessee/s or of any difference of opinion as to the interpretation of the terms of this lease or the obligations, the matter shall be referred to the Salt Commissioner for India, whose decision shall be final and binding on both the parties.

19. Subject to the foregoing conditions, the lessee/s shall continue to enjoy the said lands undisturbed for the said terms of............. years. In case, however, there is any breach of any of the above conditions, or in case the lessee/s makes/make default in making the payment of any sum due to the lessor for over two months from the date of its falling due, or in case the license referred to in clause 7 is cancelled or forfeited, the lessor may determine the lease forthwith.

20. The above lease is subject to revision according to any change in policy in relation to salt as a result of negotiation between the Government of India and the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu. 21. The land shall be liable to resumption, in case it is not used for the manufacture of salt or in case it is used for any purpose other than the manufacture of salt. 22. The land shall be liable to resumption, wholly or in part, in case it is required for Government purposes, on payment of compensation for improvements, if any, made by the lessor at original cost minus depreciation. IN WITNESS of the due execution of this agreement the parties have hereunder set their hands and seals the day and the year first above written. SIGNED and delivered by—

Collector of ............................................................. ........................................................... By order and in the name of the President of India in presence of—

1. (1) ......................................................................... ...........................................................
2. (2) ............................................................................ ........................................................... Signed and delivered by—
3. (1) ............................................................................ ...........................................................
4. (2) ............................................................................ ...........................................................
5. (3) ............................................................................ ........................................................... For and on behalf of the ........................................................................... ........................................................... In the presence of—
6. (1) ............................................................................ ...........................................................
7. (2) ............................................................................ ........................................................... ———— FORM ‘VII’ (See rule 36) Form of License for Aerial Projections etc. (E. G. Balconies over Government Land) This indenture made the............... day of............... one thousand nine hundred and........... between the President of India (hereinafter referred to as “the Government”) of the one part and of........... (hereinafter referred to as “the licensee”) (which expression shall, unless it is excluded by or repugnant to the context, include his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns) of the other part. Whereas, the Government is possessed of and absolutely entitled in perpetuity free from encumbrances to the piece of land measuring approximately............. square meters and situated at........................ in the (village) taluka of the ............................ district .................................. and bearing Survey No. ................................. and bounded on the North by .................................., on the South by .................................., on the East by.................................., on the West by .................................. and of the shape and approximate dimensions shown in the sketch * , hereto annexed (hereinafter referred to as “the land”). And whereas, the licensee wishes to construct + on the said land (hereinafter referred to as the “said projection”); And whereas, the licensee has applied for permission to construct the said projection over the said land................................................................................. * Here specify the construction in terms of Form VII.

+

Here state the nature of construction which is to be constructed.

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And whereas, the Collector of .................................., has agreed to grant such permission on the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned; Now, this indenture witnesseth that in consideration of the payment by the licensee of the sum hereby reserved and of the conditions hereafter contained and on the part of the licensee to be observed and performed, the Collector hereby grants to the licensee permission to construct the said projection over the said land, subject to the following conditions, namely:—

1. (1) The licensee shall pay to Government every year during the continuance of this license at the office of the Collector on the first day of........ the............. annual sum of Rs........ in cash, the first of such payments to be made on the....... day of..........
2. (2) The licensee shall not without the previous permission in writing of the Collector extend or add to the said projection.
3. (3) The permission hereby granted shall not in any way be deemed to convey to the licensee any right to, or over, or any interest in, the said land or any easement thereof or any right to put up posts or supports on the said land for the said projection.
4. (4) In case the licensee’s building to which the said projection is attached falls down or is destroyed by fire, earthquake, storm or as a result of civil commotion or by any other cause whatsoever or is reconstructed, this license shall immediately determine, and the licensee shall not be entitled to claim any right to put up a similar projection in respect of any building which may be constructed in lieu of the building fallen or destroyed as aforesaid.
5. (5) The Collector may cancel this license at any time by giving to the licensee one month’s notice in writing of his intention, and at the expiration of such period, this license shall cease and be void.
6. (6) During the subsistence of this license, the said projection shall be deemed to have been constructed and continued by the consent and permission in writing of the Collector so that the right of the licensee to any easements on the said land shall not become absolute or indefeasible by lapse of time. In witness whereof.............. the Collector............. District has on behalf of the President of India hereunto set his hand and seal of his office the day and year first above written. Signature of the Collector In the presence of— 1. 2. I accept the above conditions. Signature of the licensee in the presence of— 1. 2. [Note:- This license requires one-rupee stamp and does not require registration].

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FORM ‘VIII’ Form of Agreement (See Rule 37) (Permission to lay underground water mains and pipes) This Agreement made the............... day of............... one thousand nine hundred and.................... between the President of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Government”) of the one part and........................................ inhabitant of....................... in the district of a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at........................ (hereinafter called the “licensee” which expression shall, unless it be repugnant to the meaning or context thereof include and permitted assigns) of the other part.

Whereas, the licensee applied to the Government for permission and license to lay underground water mains/pipes The Government in charge of the.....

Department as shown on the plan No.............. hereto annexed and therein coloured (hereinafter referred to as “the said water mains/pipes”);

And the Government doth hereby grant such permission and license to the licensee upon the following terms and conditions:—

1. (1) The said water mains/pipes shall be laid at a depth of not less than

below the level of the Government the exact alignment being settled in consultation with the Collector of........ (hereinafter referred to as “the Collector”) before starting the work;

1. (2) Where the said mains/pipes cross the road, the work of the same shall be carried out in half widths of road with suitable precautions for the convenience and safety of the traffic. One-half of the road shall not be opened up until the other half is made passable for traffic. All necessary precautions shall be taken to prevent accidents by providing suitable fencing by day and fencing and lights at night;
2. (3) The portion of the Government which may be dug up for the purpose of laying or removing the said watermains/pipes or carrying out repairs thereto, shall be restored to its original condition at the expense of the licensee;
3. (4) Where the surface of the Government to be opened up is of a higher type such as asphalt, tar cement, concrete, or the like, the work of opening and restoring it to its original condition shall be carried out by Government at the entire cost of the licensee who shall pay the same forthwith on demand and which, if unpaid, may be recovered from the licensee as arrears of land revenue. The decision of the Collector as to the amount of cost incurred shall be final. Where his heirs, executors, administrator its successors underneath along road road side land land laying repairing finally removing road road side land land road road side land 0.91 metre for mains 0.46 metre for pipes road road side land land

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 1044 – Land Revenue Code and Rules the surface is other than the higher type as aforesaid, the work shall be carried out by the licensee at his cost to the entire satisfaction of the Collector or his representative duly authorized by him in this behalf:

1. (5) The licensee shall have no right or interest whatever in or over the said Government save merely the license to enter upon the same for the purpose of

carrying out necessary operations on the said water during the continuance of this agree-

ment.

1. (6) The Government does not guarantee the preservation of the licensee’s property from injury.
2. (7) The licensee shall be solely liable for any loss or injury which any person may sustain

by reason of any defect or want of repairs in any of the said water or as a result of any carelessness or negligence or misconduct of his/its employees in laying, repairing of finally removing the said water mains/pipes and the licensee shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Government against all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses which Government may be put to an account of any claim made in this behalf.

1. (8) The licensee shall at his/its own expense, maintain the said water mains/pipes in a proper

state of repairs and make good immediately any damage which might be caused to the surface of the Government or to other Government property through leakage or any other cause whatsoever, to the entire satisfaction of the Collector or his representative duly authorised as aforesaid.

1. (9) In the event of its being found necessary at any time to carry out any alterations to the road

or other land which will necessitate the removal and relaying of the said the cost of such removal and relaying shall be borne by the licensee;

1. (10) On the failure of the licensee to observe any of the conditions of this agreement, the Collector shall be at liberty to cancel this agreement and, if necessary, to remove the said water on the expiry of three months’ notice and the licensee shall be held liable for the expenses so incurred by the Collector.
2. (11) The Government shall at all times be at liberty to terminate this agreement by giving three months’ notice to that effect in which case the licensee shall not be entitled to any compensation
3. (12) The licensee shall not commence the work of laying the said water to do any any other act subsequent thereto without having previously obtained the permission in writing of the Collector. road road side land land mains pipes mains pipes road road side land land mains pipes mains pipes mains pipes

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1. (13) The licensee shall pay to the Government a fee of Rs. 10/- for opening the Government road road side land whenever the water are first laid underneath the and also rent of Rs. *

............ per annum in an advance every year on or about the 1st April for the use of the

1. (14) The licensee shall before the commencement of the work of laying the said water mains/pipes pay to the Collector a deposit of Rs................ which shall be forfeited to Government in whole or in part if in the opinion of the Collector any of the above conditions are not duly complied with to the satisfaction of the Collector or his representative authorized as aforesaid.
2. (15) If and whenever any part of the sum payable by the licensee under this agreement shall be in arrears, the same shall be recoverable from the licensee as an arrear of land revenue in accordance with the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the rules made thereunder without prejudice to any other remedies which may be open to Government in this behalf.
3. (16) The licensee shall bear the cost of preparation, stamping and execution of this agreement.
4. (17) Any difference of opinion between the licensee and the Collector in connection with this agreement shall be referred to the Government................., and its decision shall be final and binding on the licensee.
5. (18) Any notice or other document to be given to or served upon the licensee may be given or served on behalf of Government by the Collector and any such notice or document shall be deemed to have been duly given to, or served on the licensee if it is delivered at

the or sent by registered post to

1. (19) This license is granted subject to the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the rules made thereunder. In witness whereof the Collector for and on behalf of the President of India has set his hand and the seal of his office and ................. + The licensee has set his hand (1)................ and (2)..................... respectively have for and on behalf of the company $ in pursuance of a resolution of the Board dated.................. set their hands and the seal of the Company has been affixed hereto the day and year first above written. Signed, Sealed and Delivered by................. Collector of.......................... on behalf of the President of India in the presence of— * To be fixed by the Collector. + To be used if the licensee is an individual. $ To be used only, if the licensee is a company. mains pipes road road side land land road road side land. land last known address of the licensee the registered office of the Company his address the registered address of the Company.

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1.

2. Signed, sealed and delivered by- ........................................................ on behalf of the Company, and the common seal of the Company has been affixed in the presence of-

1. 2. Signed and delivered in the presence of

By the within named 1.

2.

———— FORM ‘IX’ Form of Agreement (Permission to lay underground cables) (See rule 37) This Agreement made the.................day of ................... one thousand nine hundred and.............. between the President of India (hereinafter referred to as “the Government”) of the one part and................. a Company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), and having its registered office at................. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”, which expression shall, unless excluded by or repugnant to the context, include its successions and assigns) of the other part; Whereas the Company applied to the Government for permission and license to lay an underground cable along Government road/roadside in Survey No............ in charge of the.............. Department and within the Company’s licensed area in as shown on plan No................ hereunto annexed, and therein coloured (hereinafter referred to as “the under-ground cable”). And the Government doth hereby grant such permission and license to the Company upon the following terms and conditions:—

1. (1) The underground cable shall be laid by the Company at depth meters at least below the ground level in the road berm at the extreme edge of the Government boundary where possible the exact alignment boundary being settled in consultation with the Collector of .......... (hereinafter referred to as “the Collector”) before starting the work.
2. (2) The portion of the road dug up for the purpose of the underground cable shall be restored to its original condition at the Company’s expense to the entire satisfaction of the Collector of his representative duly authorised by him in this behalf.
3. (3) Where the underground cable crosses the road the work of the same shall road road side land Survey No. laying repairing finally removing

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 1047 – Land Revenue Code and Rules be done in half widths of the road, with suitable precautions for the convience and safety of the traffic. One-half of the road shall not be opened up until the other half is made passable for traffic. All necessary precautions shall be taken to prevent accidents by providing suitable fencing by day and fencing and lights at night.

1. (4) The Company shall pay the Government, in advance, a sum of Rs......... for restoring asphalt macadam or any higher type of work such as tar, cement concrete, and the like per every crossing of the road and the work shall be carried out by Government at the entire cost of the Company and any balance left out of the sum so advanced by the Company will be refunded to it when the work is completed. The decision of the Collector, as to the amount of the cost incurred, shall be final. Where the surface is other than the higher type as aforesaid, the work shall be carried out by the Company at its cost to the entire satisfaction of the Collector or his representative.
2. (5) The Company shall pay to the Government the amount of Rs.................. in advance every year on the first day of April for the use of Government
3. (6) The Company shall have no right or interest whatever in or over the said save merely the license to enter upon the same for the purpose of carrying out necessary operations on its plant during the continuance of this agreement.
4. (7) The Government does not guarantee the preservation of the company’s property under or on the said land from injury.
5. (8) The Company shall be solely liable for any loss of injury which any person may sustain by reasons of any defect in or want of any repairs to any of its plants, or as a result of any carelessness or negligence or misconduct of its employees in laying, removing or setting or repairing the underground cable, and the Company shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Government against all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses to which Government may be put on account any claim made in this behalf.
6. (9) The Company shall at its own expenses maintain the underground cable in a proper state of repairs and make good immediately any damage which might be caused to the surface of the

or to other Government property to the entire satisfaction of the Collector or his representative.

1. (10) The Company shall remove the underground cable at its own cost without any claim for compensation if any when so required by the Collector on three months’ notice.
2. (11) In the event of its being at any time found necessary to carry out any alterations to the road or any other land which may necessitate the removal and relaying of the underground cable the cost of removal and relaying of the same shall be borne by the Company.
3. (12) The Government shall at all times be at liberty to terminate this agreement by giving three months’ notice to that effect in which case the Company shall not be entitled to any compensation on account of the termination of this agreement. road road side land. road road side land land road road side land land

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1. (13) On the Company’s failure to observe any of the conditions of this agreement the Government shall be at liberty to terminate this agreement and if necessary to remove the underground cable on the expiry of three months’ notice and the Company shall be liable for the expenses so incurred by the Government.
2. (14) If and wherever any part of the sum payable by the Company under this agreement shall be in arrears, the same shall be recoverable from the Company as an arrear of land revenue, in accordance with the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the rules made thereunder without prejudice to any other remedies which may be open to Government.
3. (15) The Company shall bear the cost of preparation, stamping and execution of this agreement.
4. (16) Any difference of opinion between the Company and Government in connection with this agreement shall be referred to the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu and his decision shall be final and binding on the Company.
5. (17) Any notice or other document to be given to or served upon the Company may be given or served on behalf of the Government by the Collector; and any such notice or document shall be

deemed to have been duly given to or served on the Company if it is delivered at the registered office of the Company or sent by registered post to the registered address for the time being of the Company.

1. (18) This License is granted subject to the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the Rules made thereunder. In witness whereof the Collector or........... on behalf of the President of India hath set his hand and the seal of his office hereto and the common seal of the Company has been affixed hereto the day and year first above written . Signed, sealed and delivered by- Collector of........... on behalf of the President of India, in presence of- 1. 2. The Common seal of the Company has been affixed hereto pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors dated the................. day of 19.... in the presence- 1. 2. Directors. In witness whereof............... Collector of.................. hath on behalf of the President of India set his hand and the seal of his office................. and Shri ........................... hath set his hand, hereunto, the day and the year first above written . Official Seal The Seal of the company

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Signed, Sealed and Delivered by-

Collector of in the presence of-

1.

2. Signed and delivered by the above named Shri..................

in the presence of-

1.

2.

N. B.:- Plan to be attached. ———— FORM ‘X’ (See rule 37) Form of Agreement To be used when permission is granted for construction of a cess-pool in Government land This agreement made the............... day of.............. one thousand nine hundred and.............. between the President of India (hereinafter referred to as “the Government” which expression shall, unless excluded by or repugnant to the context, include his successors in office and assigns), of the part, and Shri ................ * inhabitant of............... in the Taluka of the..................... district (hereinafter referred to as “the applicant” which expression shall, unless excluded by or repugnant to the context, include his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns) of the other part; Whereas the applicant on or about the................ day of..................... applied to the Government for permission and license to construct an underground cess-pool for stagnant water in........ square meters of ground beneath Government (road) + land, measuring...................... square meters, in area, be the same a little more or less, situated in City Survey No............ within the limits of the village of............... in the taluka of the district which (road)+ land is more particularly delineated on the site plan hereto annexed and signed for the purpose of identification by the parties hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said land”). And the Government doth hereby grant such permission and license to the applicant upon the following terms and conditions:-

1. (1) The applicant is hereby permitted to construct or cause to be constructed an underground cess-pool at a depth of................. meters below the ground level (hereinafter referred to as “the said cess-pool”) for the purpose aforesaid and to keep it for a period of.............. years only * Caste to be mentioned. + Omit where necessary. Official Seal

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 1050 – Land Revenue Code and Rules consideration thereof the applicant shall pay to the Government annually in advance a sum of Rs......... on the.............. days of in each year during the aforesaid period of ............. years.

1. (2) The applicant shall take necessary precautions to prevent accidents due to any excavations made by him on the said land in connection with the construction or reconstruction of or any subsequent repairs to the said cess-pool, by providing suitable fencing by day and fencing and lights at night.
2. (3) The applicant, shall at his own cost, maintain the said cess-pool in proper state of repair, and make good immediately any damage which the existence of the said cess-pool under the said land may through overflow of water or any other cause whatsoever at any time cause to (the surfacing or side slopes or berms of the said road or to) + the said land, as the case may be.
3. (4) The said land or any other Government land which may be dug up for the purpose of repairing or reconstructing the said cess-pool shall be restored by the applicant to its original condition at his expense to the entire satisfaction of the Collector of................... (hereinafter referred to as “the Collector”) or his representative and on his failure so to restore the same, it shall be restored by the Collector and the cost of such restoration shall be recovered from the applicant as an arrear of land revenue under the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968.
4. (5) The license granted by this agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the rules and orders from time to time made or issued thereunder.
5. (6) In the event of its being at any time found necessary to carry out any work or to do anything in or upon the said cess-pool, the cost of removing and reconstructing the said cess-pool shall be borne by the applicant.
6. (7) The license hereby granted shall not be construed to create a tenancy in favour of the applicant in respect of the said land or any portion thereof or to give the applicant any legal right or interest in or over any portion of the said land or any claim to retain the said cees-pool under the said land, save as is expressly provided for by this agreement and the right of the Government to use or dispose of the surface soil of the said land is hereby reserved.
7. (8) The applicant shall indemnify Government from all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings made or brought by any person against it, and from all costs, charges and expenses which it may have to incur by reason of or due to the exercise by the applicant of any of the privileges arising from the permission hereby given or due to the existence of the said cess-pool under the said land.
8. (9) The Government shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the applicant on account of the closing of or stopping of, or obstruction to the said cess-pool or any other interference with the right or interests of the applicants in the said cess-pool caused by any member of the public or resulting from any action brought by any such member.
9. (10) On the expiration of the said period of years, it shall be entirely at the discretion of the Collector to grant a fresh permission to keep the said cess-pool under the said land, on such terms + Omit where necessary.

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1. (11) On the expiration of the said period of....... year, this agreement shall cease and determine and the applicant shall unless he has obtained a fresh license to keep the said cess-pool on or before the expiration of the said period of ............... years, remove the said cess-pool at his own

of the said cess-pool, he shall also at his own cost make good any damage and restore the said land to its original condition. In the event of the applicant failing to remove the said cess-pool and to deliver over the possession of the said land or to make good any damage or to restore the said land to its original condition, the Government shall be at liberty to re-enter on the said land, to take possession thereof, to remove the said cess-pool, and to restore the said land to its original conditions as the case may be, at the cost of the applicant. The cost of such removal or restoration as the case may be shall be recoverable from the applicant as an arrears of land revenue.

1. (12) If the applicant shall bear the cost of the preparation, execution and stamping of this agreement.
2. (13) If the applicant or any person acting on his behalf commits a breach of any of the conditions of this agreement hereinbefore mentioned, the Government shall be at liberty to cancel the license hereby granted and to terminate this agreement and thereupon the consequences mentioned in clause (11) above shall follow, as if the said period of........... years had expired.
3. (14) If and whenever any part of the sum payable by the licensee under this agreement shall be in arrears the same shall be recoverable from the applicant as an arrear of land revenue in accordance with the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the rules made thereunder. In witness whereof............. Collector of........................... hath on behalf of the President of India set his hand and the seal of his office and Shri.............................hath set his hand, hereunto. the day and the year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered by- Collector of In presence of- 1. ................................................ 2. ................................................ Signed, and delivered by the above named Shri................................. In the presence of- 1. ................................................ 2. ................................................

N.B.:- Plan to be attached.

Official Seal

(See rule 37) Form of Agreement (Permission to erect poles, towers, stay rods or stay rails for overhead cables etc.) The agreement made the.................... day of........... one thousand nine hundred and..................... between the President of India (hereinafter referred to as “the Government”) of the one part and............ a Company incorporated under the provisions of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), and having its registered office at................. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company” which expression shall, unless excluded by or repugnant to the context, includes its successors and assigns) of the other part. Whereas the Company applied to the Government for permission and license to erect poles, towers, stay rods and stay rails for overhead cables along.................. Government roads and land in charge of the * ............... Department and within the Company’s licensed area in the..........

District, as shown on plan No............ hereto annexed and ........... therein coloured.

And the Government doth hereby grant such permission and license to the Company upon the following terms and conditions namely:—

1. (1) The poles shall be erected by the Company in such places as may be approved by the Collector of............................ (hereinafter referred to as “the Collector”). The said poles and

pects of the Collector.

1. (2) All poles shall be painted with white or aluminum paint upto a height of at least (3.05) meters from the ground level, such painting being renewed as may be necessary to keep it in good condition so as to be clearly visible to drivers of vehicles at all times.
2. (3) Where the surface of the road dug up for holes made for the poles is of a higher type such as asphalt, tar, cement, concrete, and the like the work of property filling the holes shall be carried out by Government at the entire cost of the Company and the berms, if any, kerbing or any other part of the road which may be dug up or disturbed while erecting the poles or carrying out repairs to or removing the same shall be restored by the Collector to their original condition at the entire cost of the Company which shall pay the same forthwith on demand and which, if unpaid, may be recovered as arrears of land revenue. The decision of the Collector as to the amount of the cost so incurred shall be final. Where the surface is other than of a higher type as aforesaid, the work shall be carried out by the Company at its cost to the entire satisfaction of the Collector or his representative. * Here state name of the Departments. Indian Electricity Act, 1910

Law applicable for the time being in force

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1. (4) The Company shall pay to the Government annually in advance rent of 25 paise per pole/50 paise per tower, stay rod, or stay rail on the first day of April for the use of the Government land or road.
2. (5) The Company shall have no right or interest whatever in or over the said save merely the license to enter upon it for the purpose of carrying out necessary operation on its plan during the continuance of this agreement.
3. (6) The Government does not guarantee the preservation of the Company’s property from injury.
4. (7) The Company shall be solely liable for any loss or injury which any person may sustain by reason of any defect or want or any repairs in any of its plants, or as a result of any carelessness or negligence or misconduct of its employees in the erection, setting up or use of the plant and the Company shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Government against all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses to which Government may be put to on account of any claim made in this behalf.
5. (8) The Company shall at its own expense maintain poles, towers, stay rod and stay rails for overhead cables in a proper state of repairs and make good immediately any damage which might be caused to the surface of the or to other property of Government to the entire satisfaction of the Collector or his representative duly authorised by him on that behalf.
6. (9) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 18 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, no tree on road side shall be cut or mutilated in any way by the Company without obtaining the previous permission in writing to the Collector and without paying to Government such compensation as may be fixed by the Collector for so doing, the lopped off wood or branches in all cases being handed over by the Company to the Collector. The ends of the lopped off branches shall be neatly sawn off and coated with tar by the Company. The said work shall be done by the Company in a manner approved by the Collector or his representative aforesaid.
7. (10) All over head and straining wires which may be put up shall provide a clear headway of not less than (7.92) meters and where the wires cross the road, they shall be laid at a height of not less than (7.62) metres from the level of the road or other Government land.
8. (11) The Company shall at its own cost and without any claim for compensation, remove the poles, tower, stay rods or stay rails if and when so required by the Collector on three months’ notice.
9. (12) In the event of its being at any time found necessary to carry out alterations to the road or any other land which may necessitate the removal and re-erection of the poles, towers, stay rods or stay rails, the cost of removal and re-erection of the same shall be borne by the Company.
10. (13) The license granted hereunder shall remain in force for a period of........ year commencing from the day of......... 19.....
11. (14) On the Company’s failure to observe any of the conditions of this agreement, the

Government shall be at liberty to terminate the agreement and if necessary to remove the poles, towers, the stay rods or the stay rails on the expiry of three month’s notice, and the Company shall be liable for the expenses so incurred by the Government. road land road road side land land

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1. (15) If and whenever any part of the sum payable by the Company under this agreement shall be in arrears, the same shall be recoverable from the Company as an arrear of land revenue in accordance with the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, and the rules made thereunder without prejudice to any other remedies which may be open to Government.
2. (16) The Company shall bear the cost of the preparation, stamping and execution of this agreement.
3. (17) Any difference of opinion between the Company and the Government in connection with this agreement shall be referred to the Commissioner of............... and his decision shall be final and binding on the Company.
4. (18) Any notice or other document to be given to or served upon the Company may be given or served on behalf of Government by the Collector, and any such notice or document shall be deemed to have been duly given to or served on the Company, if it is delivered at the registered office of the Company or sent by registered post to the registered address for the time being of the Company.
5. (19) This licence is granted subject to the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the Rules made thereunder. In witness whereof the Collector,................ on behalf of the President of India hath set his hand and the seal of his office hereto and the common seal of the Company has been affixed hereto the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered by the Collector of On behalf of the President of India in the presence of- 1. ............................................... 2. ............................................... The common seal of the Company has been affixed hereto pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors dated the................. day of.............. 19....... in the presence of— Directors ———— FORM ‘XII’ [See rule 40 (1) (a) and rule 43] Form of agreement to be passed by persons intending to become occupants of land situated in non-urban areas AGREEMENT To The Mamlatdar, ...............taluka, ....................district I, A.B. of ................... agree on behalf of myself and my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns to occupy the land specified in the Schedule appended hereto (hereinafter referred to as Office Seal The Seal of the Company

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“the said land”) on the conditions stated below, and I pray that my name may be entered in the land records as occupant of the said land:— CONDITIONS

1. (1) I will pay the land revenue from time to time lawfully due in respect of the said land to wit: as assessment the sum of Rs. ................ (being at the rate of........... per........... or at such lower rate as is leviable under the rules for the time being in force and applicable to such land) for the period of.............. years commencing on.................. and thereafter, I will pay such assessment for such further periods as may from time to time be fixed by lawful authority.
2. (2) Use.— I will not without the previous sanction of the Collector use or permit the use of the said land and the building erected or to be erected thereon for any purposes other than. *
3. (3) Building.— I will erect and complete on the said land + of a substantial and permanent description within a period of ................ years from the date hereof or within such period as may be fixed by lawful authority. I will in regard thereto duly comply in every respect with the buildings regulations contained in clauses........... of the Second Schedule hereto.

*(4) Reservation of Margin.—

If at any future date the Collector shall give me notice in writing that a strip from the margin of the said land not more than.......... metres in depth is required by Government for the purposes of a road, I will, at the expiration of one month after the receipt of such notice, quietly surrender and hand over possession of such strip to the Collector in consideration of receiving from Government in exchange and as full compensation therefor a sum equivalent to ( ) times the assessment proportionately payable upon the strip so surrendered:

Provided that, where the materials of any gate, wall, pavement or other such authorized erection or construction on such strip cannot in the opinion of the Collector be removed without appreciable loss such further compensation on this account shall be paid to me as the Collector may deem fit. (5)Liability of rates.— I will pay all taxes, rates and cesses leviable in respect of the said land.

1. (6) Tenure.— + (a) I, my heirs, executors, administrators and approved assigns shall not at any time transfer the said land or any portion thereof or any interest therein without the previous written sanction of the Government . #
   • (b) I, my heirs, assigns and legal representative shall not at any time partition, inheritance, lease, mortgage or otherwise howsoever transfer the said land except as a whole or allow any portion of it to be cultivated, used, or occupied by any other person so as to divide it. (7) $

Transfer.— (a) I will not dispose of the land except along with the constructions thereon and the factory plant and other installations, if any, and the land so disposed of shall not be used for the purpose other than the purpose for which it was initially granted, without the permission of the Government.

1. (b) I will not sub-divide the land or dispose of any such sub-division without the permission of the Government. * Here insert specific purpose for which land is granted. + Here insert description of the buildings such as “a resident’s bungalow and outhouses”. # To be scored out where not required. $ To be retained in all cases in which grants of unoccupied unalienated land are made at concessional rates of occupancy price and assessment or rent or without auction. To be scored out in other cases and the next condition to be re-numbered.

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1. (c) In case I dispose of the land along with the factory plant and other installations thereon by way of sale, the Government shall be entitled to half the unearned increment and where such land is transferred without any construction aforesaid, the Government shall be entitled to unearned increment upto 90 per cent.

1. (8) Provisions of Code applicable.— The provisions of the said Code and all rules and orders for the time being in force thereunder shall apply, to my occupation of the said land, so far as the same may be applicable.
2. (9) Penalty clause.—
3. (1) If I contravene any of the foregoing conditions, or any rules made under the Code and applicable in relation to my land aforesaid, the Collector may without prejudice to any other penalty to which I may be liable under the provisions of the said Code, continue the said land in my occupation on payment of such fine as he may direct.
4. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (1) it shall be lawful for the Collector to direct the removal or alteration of any building or structure erected or used contrary to the provisions of this grant within a time prescribed in that behalf by the Collector, and on such removal or alteration not being carried out within the prescribed period, he may cause the same to be carried out and may recover the cost of carrying out the same from me as an arrear of land revenue. MAP

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(The number of the conditions which are applicable should be entered in condition 3 of the grant; and special conditions should be inserted in continuation) 1. Building may be erected only within the area marked on the map annexed and the remaining area of the said land shall be left as an open space. 2. “Two-third” of the said land shall ordinarily be left open to the sky and only “one-half” when the land is in the Collector’s opinion of a very high value or the buildings are likely to be inhabited by the poorer classes or in areas already densely built over such as bazars and the central parts of towns where the values of lands are very high. 3. No latrine, cesspool or stable shall be constructed on the said land in any place which shall not have been approved for such purpose by the Collector or an officer authorised by him. 4. No buildings shall be erected in the said land with more than a ground floor and one upper storey, and unless it is provided with suitable access.

5. The building erected on the said land shall be used for................. purposes only.

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6. No building erected on the said land shall be used as a place for carrying on an offensive trade. 7. In case of a residential building, the plinth shall be at least 0.01 metre from the general level of the ground. 8. No addition to or alteration in a building shall be carried out without the previous written permission of the Collector. 9. The grant shall be subject to the following special conditions:— (a)................

1. (b) ....................., etc. ..........................., etc. Dated the.................. day of.................... at.................................

(Signed) E.F.

G.H.

N.B.:- (1) This document need not be registered.

1. (2) This document is exempted from stamp duty. ———— FORM ‘XIII’ [See rule 40 (1) (b)] Form of Agreement to be passed by persons intending to become Occupants of Land situated in Urban Area included in a Development Scheme or in other Special Cases. AGREEMENT To The Collector of ....................... District, I, A.B.............................of........................... agree.......................... on behalf of myself and my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns to occupy the land specified in the Schedule appended hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said land”) on the conditions stated below, and I pray that my name may be entered in the land records as occupant of the said land:— CONDITIONS 1. I will pay the land revenue from time to time lawfully due in respect of the said land to wit: as assessment the sum of Rs......... (being at the rate of per............... or at such lower rate as is leviable under the rules for the time being in force and applicable to such land) for the period of ...........................years. Thereafter, I will pay such assessment for such further periods as may from time to time be fixed by lawful authority.

2. Use.

— I will not use or permit the use of the said land and the building erected or to be erected thereon for any purposes other than........... without the previous sanction of the Collector. I will duly comply with the conditions contained in the second schedule hereto.

3. Reservation of margin.— If at any future date the Collector shall give me notice in writing that a strip from the margin of the said land not more than.................. metres in depth is

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 1058 – Land Revenue Code and Rules required by Government for the purpose of a road, I will, at the expiration of one month after the receipt of such notice, quietly surrender and hand over possession of such strip to the Collector in consideration of receiving from the Government in exchange and as full compensation therefor a sum equivalent to ( ) times the assessment proportionately payable upon the strip so surrendered. Provided that, where the materials of any gate, wall, pavement of other such authorised erection or construction on such strip cannot in the opinion of the Collector be removed without appreciable loss, such further compensation on this account shall be paid to me as the Collector may deem fit. 4. Liability of rates.— I will pay all taxes, rates and cesses leviable in respect of the said land.

5. Tenure.—

*

1. (a) I, my heir, executors, administrators and approved assigns shall not at any time transfer the said land or any portion thereof or any interest therein without the previous written sanction of Government. +
2. (b) I, my heirs, assign and legal representatives shall not at any time by partition, inheritance, lease, mortgage or otherwise howsoever transfer the said land except as a whole or allow any portion of it to be cultivated, used, or occupied by any other person so as to divide it. * 6. Transfer.— (a) I will not dispose of the land except along with the constructions thereon and the factory plant and other installations, if any, and the land so disposed of shall not, be used for the purpose other than the purpose for which it was initially granted, without the permission of the Government.
3. (b) I will not sub-divide the land or dispose of any such sub-division without the permission of the Government.
4. (c) In case I dispose of the land along with the factory plant and other installations thereon by way of sale the Government shall be entitled to half the unearned increment and where such land is transferred without any construction aforesaid, the Government shall be entitled to unearned increment upto 90 per cent. 7. Provisions of the Code applicable.— The provisions of the said Code and all rules and orders for the time being in force thereunder shall apply to my occupation of the said land so far as the same may be applicable.

8. Penalty clause.—

1. (a) If I contravene any of the foregoing conditions, or any rules made under the Code and applicable in relation to any land aforesaid the Collector may, without prejudice to any other penalty to which I may be liable under the provisions of the said Code, continue the said land in my occupation on payment of such fine and/or assessment as he may direct.
2. (b) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (a) above, it shall be lawful for the Collector to direct the removal or alteration of any building or structure erected or used contrary to the provisions of this grant within a time prescribed in that behalf by the Collector and on such removal or alternation not being carried out within the prescribed period he may cause the same to be carried out and may recover the cost of carrying out the same from me as an arrear of land revenue. * To be retained in all cases in which grants (sales or leases) of unoccupied unalienated land are made at concessional rate of occupancy price and assessment or rent or without auction. To be scored out in other cases and the next, condition to be renumbered. + To be omitted where not required.

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1. The applicant shall build on the plot in accordance with the building bye-laws framed by the Municipal Council, the Town and Country Planning Department. 2. The Grant shall be subject to the following special conditions:

1. (a) That on the said land building of a substantial and permanent character shall be built within a period of ....................... years from the date hereof or within such period as may be fixed by lawful authority: (b) (c) Dated the............... day of........... at..............................

Signed A.B.

We declare that A.B. who has signed this agreement is to our personal knowledge the person he represents himself to be and that he has affixed his signature hereto in our presence. (Signed) E. F.

This document is exempted from stamp duty.

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FORM ‘XIV’ [See rule 41 (a) (iv)] Agreement This agreement made.............. day of ................19............., between the President of India (hereinafter called “the Grantor”), (which expression shall, where the context so admits, include his successors and assigns) of the one part AND................. (hereinafter called “the Grantee”) (which expression shall, where the context so admits, includes his heirs, executors, administrators, representatives and assigns) of the other part.

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Whereas, the Grantee has encroached upon the piece of Government land, the full particulars of which are given in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter called “the said land”) for purposes of cultivation/construction ....................... (hereinafter referred to as “the said construction”). And whereas, the Grantee unequivocally admits title of the Grantor to the said land; And whereas, the Grantee has requested the Grantor to grant the said land to him in occupancy rights under section 21 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 on payment of occupancy price as provided in section 38 of the said Code; Now, this agreement witnesseth that the Grantor agrees to grant the said land to the Grantee in occupancy rights on the following conditions:-

1. (i) that the Grantee shall pay to the Grantor the sum of Rs.............. being the amount of occupancy price of the said land;
2. (ii) that the Grantee shall pay to the Grantor every year the sum of Rs. ................ being the amount of assessment of the said land;
3. (iii) that the Grantee shall pay the said assessment from................ until the same is enhanced in the revision settlement undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the said Code and rules made thereunder;
4. (iv) that the Grantee shall not use the said land for any purpose other than........... without the permission of the Collector;
5. (v) that the Grantee shall pay all taxes, rates and cesses and other imposts leviable in respect of the said land under any law for the time being in force;
6. (vi) that the Grantee shall abide by the provisions of the Code and all rules and orders for the time being in force thereunder in so far as they apply to his occupation of the said land;
7. (vii) that in the event of breach of any of the conditions of this grant, the Grantee shall be liable to the penalty provided in the Code and the rules made thereunder; In witness whereof the President of India has caused the Collector of ............. to set his hand and affix his official seal (if any) hereto on his behalf and the Grantee has set his hand and seal hereunto on his behalf the date and year first above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered by................................ Collector ........................ In the presence of............ (1) (2) Signed, sealed and delivered by the above named Grantee In the presence of ............

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FORM ‘XV’ [See rule 41 (b) (vi)] Agreement This agreement made this ............... day of ................ 19.......... between the President of India (hereinafter called “the lessee”) (which expression shall, where the context so admits, includes his successors and assigns) of the one part AND..................... (hereinafter called “the lessee”) (which expression shall, where the context so admits, includes his heirs, executors, administrators, representatives and assigns) of the other part. Whereas, the Lessee has encroached upon the piece of Government land, the full particulars of which are given in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter called “the said land”) for purposes of cultivation/constructing ................. (hereinafter referred to as the said construction). And whereas, the Lessee unequivocally admits title of the lessor to the said land; And whereas, the Lessee has requested the Lessor to grant the said land to him in lease-hold rights under section 26 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 on payment of occupancy price and assessment as provided in section 38 of the said Code; Now, this agreement witnesseth that, the lessor agrees to lease the said land to the Lessee in lease-hold rights on the following conditions:-

1. (i) that the lease shall be for a period of thirty years from........... (here enter the date of encroachment);
2. (ii) that the Lessee shall pay annually rent of Rs.................
3. (iii) that the Lessee shall pay annually rent of Rs............... as fine for the unauthorized occupation of the said land;
4. (iv) that the Lessee shall vacate the said land without compensation if the said construction is substantially altered during the currency of the lease;
5. (v) that the Lessee shall not use the said land for any purpose other than ............., without the permission of the Collector;
6. (vi) that the Lessee shall pay all taxes, rates and cesses and other imposts leviable in respect of the said land under any law for the time being in force;
7. (vii) that the Lessee shall abide by the provisions of the Code and all rules and orders for the time being in force thereunder in so far they apply to his occupation of the said land;
8. (viii) that in the event of breach of any of the conditions of this lease, the Lessee shall be liable to the penalty provided in the Code and the rules made thereunder. In witness whereof the President of India has caused the Collector of .......... to set his hand and affix his official seal hereto on his behalf, and the Lessee has set his hand and seal (if any) hereunto on his behalf the date and year first above written.

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Signed, sealed and delivered by ................................ Collector ........................ in the presence of .............. (1) (2) Signed, sealed and delivered by the above named Lessee in the presence of ............. (1) (2) ————

FORM ‘XVI’ (See rule 42) AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made this ................day of ...........19..... BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA (hereinafter called “the Government”) (which expression shall, where the context so admits, include his successors and assigns) of the one part AND ...................... (hereinafter called “the Licensee”) (which expression shall, where the context so admits, include his heirs, executors, administrators, representatives and assigns) of the other part. WHEREAS the Licensee has encroached upon the piece of Government land, the full particulars of which are given in the schedule hereunder written and which is delineated upon the plan hereto annexed and thereon coloured............. (hereinafter called “the said land”), by constructing balconies saiwants/projecting caves/roofs/chabutras/steps and carriage ways (hereinafter referred to as “the said construction”) which are in existence for about ................ years; AND WHEREAS, the Licensee unequivocally admits title of the Government to the said land; AND WHEREAS, the Licensee has requested the Government to allow him to retain the said construction without conferring any right on the Licensee in the said land, on the condition that the permission so granted to retain the said construction will not amount to grant of any interest whatsoever in the said land;

AND WHEREAS, in consideration of the payment of the sum of Rs........... ( ) only, by the

Licensee to the Government being the amount of penal license fee for part occupation, the licensor has agreed to take no action under the law against the Licensee for removal of the said construction. NOW, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH, that upon payment by the Licensee of the said sum of Rs........ ( ), to the Government, the receipt whereof the Government hereby acknowledges, and upon the Licensee having agreed to pay by way of penal license fee a sum of Rs.......... ( ),

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 1063 – Land Revenue Code and Rules every year on or before the * .................. during the subsistence of this agreement, the Government agrees to allow the Licensee to retain the said construction, subject to the following conditions, namely:— 1. The said construction shall be allowed to remain so long as the said land is not required by the Government for the use of the Government or for a public purpose. 2. In case the said land is required by the Government for use of Government or for any public purpose (as to which matter the Licensee shall accept as final the decision of the Government), the Licensee on being thereunto required by the Government in writing shall remove the said construction .............. of the receipt of the said notice, and thereupon, this agreement shall terminate. If within the period allowed in the notice, the Licensee fails to remove the said construction, the Government shall be entitled to have the same removed at the cost of the Licensee in accordance with the procedure laid down in section 33 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the Licensee shall not be entitled to any compensation for the removal of the said construction. 3. If the building to which the said construction is attached falls down or is destroyed by fire, earthquake, storm or as a result of civil commotion or by any other cause whatsoever, or is reconstructed, this agreement shall immediately determine; and the Licensee shall not be entitled to claim any right to put a similar construction in respect of any building which may be constructed in lieu of the building fallen or destroyed as aforesaid. On removal of the said construction completely, of which notice shall be given by the Licensee to the Government this agreement shall terminate and the liability of the Licensee for payment of the annual License fee shall cease from the date of removal or from the date of the notice, whichever is subsequent. 4. The Licensee hereby agrees that in the event of his failure to pay the license fee fixed hereunder on the due date, the same may be recovered from him as an arrear of land revenue. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the President of India has caused the Collector of ........ to set his hand and affix his official seal hereto on his behalf and the Licensee has set his hand and seal, if any, hereunto on his behalf the date and year first above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered by ................................. Collector of .................. in presence of (1) (2) Signed, sealed and delivered by the above named Grantee in in presence of (1) (2) ————

* Here specified the date.

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FORM ‘XVII’ (See rule 42) (To be used when a cess pool is constructed in Government land without previous permission) THIS AGREEMENT made the............. day of......... One thousand nine hundred and......... between THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA (hereinafter referred to as “the Government”), which expression shall, unless excluded by or repugnant to the context, include his successors in office and assigns of the one part, and Shri................ * .............. inhabitant of................ in the taluka of the.................. district.................... (hereinafter referred to as “the applicant”, which expression shall unless excluded by or repugnant to the context include his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of the other part. Whereas, the applicant did on or about............. day of....................... construct without the permission of the Government an underground cess pool for statement water in........ square metres of ground (hereinafter referred to as “the said cess-pool”) beneath Government (road)+ land, measuring.......... square metres in area, be the same a little more or less, situated in City Survey No............ within the limits of the village of ................. in the taluka of the district, which (road) + is more particularly delineated on the site plan hereto annexed, and signed for the purpose of identification by the parties hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said land”); And whereas, the Government has now agreed to grant the applicant the requisite permission and license to retain the said cess-pool on the conditions hereinafter mentioned.

And whereas, the applicant has paid in one lump sum to the Government a sum of rupees..........

(Rs. ) being the commutation at.............. times of the rent of Rs.............. per annum. Now, therefore, this Agreement witnesseth that the Government doth hereby grant such permission and license to the applicant upon the following terms and conditions:

1. (1) The applicant is hereby permitted to occupy the said land and to keep the said cess-pool for the purpose aforesaid for a period of................ $ years only commencing from the.............. day of........... 19......, and consideration thereof the applicant shall pay annually in advance a sum of

rupees.............. (Rs. ) to the Government on the..................day of............... in each year, during the aforesaid period.

1. (2) The applicant shall take necessary precaution to prevent accidents due to any excavation made by him on the said land or other Government land in connection with the construction, or reconstruction of, or any subsequent repairs to, the said cess-pool, by providing suitable fencing by day, and a fencing and lights at night.
2. (3) The applicant shall, at his own cost, maintain the said cess pool in a proper state of repair, and make good immediately any damage which the existence of the said cess-pool under the said land may through, overflow of water or any other cause whatsoever at any time cause (to the surfacing or side slopes or berms of the said road or) +to the said land, as the case may be. *

Caste to be mentioned.

+

To be omitted when the land is not part of a road.

$ To be fixed.

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1. (4) The said land or any other Government land which may be dug up for the purpose of repairing or reconstructing the said cess-pool shall be restored by the applicant to its original condition at his expense to the entire satisfaction of the Collector of.......... (hereinafter referred to as “the Collector”) or his representative and on his failure so to restore the same, it shall be restored by the Collector and the cost of such restoration shall be recovered from the applicant as an arrear of land revenue under the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968.
2. (5) The license granted by this agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the rules and orders from time to time made or issued thereunder.
3. (6) In the event of its being at any time found necessary to carry out any work or to do anything in or upon the said land or other land, which may necessitate the removal and reconstruction of the said cess-pool, the cost of removing and reconstructing the said cess-pool shall be borne by the applicant.
4. (7) The license hereby granted shall not be construed to create a tenancy in favour of the applicant in respect of the said land or any portion thereof or to give the applicant any legal right or interest in or over any portion of the said land or any claim to retain the said cess-pool under the said land, save as is expressly provided for by this agreement, and the right of the Government to use or dispose of the surface soil of the said land is hereby reserved.
5. (8) The applicant shall indemnify the Government from all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings made or brought by any person against it, and from all costs, charges and expenses which it may have to incur by reason of or due to the exercise by the applicant of any of the privileges arising from the permission hereby given or due to the existence of the said cess-pool under the said land.
6. (9) The Government shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the applicant on account of the closing of or stopping of, or obstruction to the said cess-pool or any other interference with the right or interests of the applicant in the said cess-pool caused by any member of the public or resulting from any action brought by any such member.
7. (10) On the expiry of the said period of............... $

years, it shall be entirely at the discretion of the Collector to grant a fresh license to keep the said cess-pool under the said land on such terms as to payment of any money and as to the period of occupation or user thereof as may then be agreed upon.

1. (11) On the expiration of the said period of.............. $ years, this agreement shall cease and determine and the applicant shall, unless he has obtained a fresh license to keep the said cess-pool on or before the expiration of the said period of ..........years....... remove the said cess-pool at his own cost and deliver over the possession of the said land within a period of three months from the date of expiry of the said period of.................... years, and if the said land has to be dug up for the removal of the said cess-pool, he shall also at his own cost make good any damage and restore the said land to its original condition. In the event of the applicant failing to remove the $ To be fixed.

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 1066 – Land Revenue Code and Rules said cess-pool and deliver over the possession of the said land as aforesaid, or to make good any damage or to restore the said land to its original condition, the Government shall be at liberty to re-enter on the said land, to take possession thereof, to remove the said cess-pool and to restore the said land to its original condition, as the case may be, at the cost of the applicant. The cost of such removal or restoration, as the case may be, shall be recoverable from the applicant as an arrear of land revenue.

1. (12) The applicant shall bear the cost of the preparation, execution and stamping of this agreement.
2. (13) If the applicant or any person acting on his behalf commits a breach of any of the conditions of this agreement hereinabove mentioned, the Collector shall be at liberty to cancel the license hereby granted and to terminate this agreement and thereupon the consequence mentioned in clause (11) above shall follow as if the said period of ......... $ years had expired.
3. (14) If and whenever any part of the sum payable by the licensee under this agreement shall be in arrears, the same shall be recoverable from the applicant as an arrears of land revenue in accordance with the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the rules thereunder: In witness whereof.............. Collector of............... hath................ on behalf of the President of India set his hand and the seal of his office and Shri ......... hath set his hand hereto the day and the year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered by- Collector of in the presence of 1. 2. Signed and Delivered by- the abovenamed Shri in the presence of 1. 2. N.B.: Site plan to be attached. ———— $ To be fixed. Official Seal

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FORM ‘XVIII’ (See rule 46) Certificate of grant of land It is hereby certified that................. A...................... B.................. inhabitant of .................. village..............taluka............. district, has been granted with effect from............................ leasehold in the land described in the schedule below and situated within the limits of ..................on payment of of Rs. ...................... and annual Rs. .......... with effect from......................... for purposes of ................. The grant is subject to the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 and the Rules made thereunder and to the conditions agree to by the said in the agreement executed by him in this behalf.

Village

Taluka

District Survey No. and sub- division No. or C.T.S. No. or Plot No.

Area

Assessment or Rent 1 2 3 4 5 6

Dated: Mamlatdar

Note:- The certificate shall be prepared in duplicate. One copy shall be given to the occupant/lessee and the other filed with the record of the case.

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FORM ‘XIX’ (See rule 9) Register of Sanads

Serial No.

Name of the grantee

No. and date of Sanad Particulars of the land granted under the Sana d

Assess- ment

Land revenue payable to Government Taluka

Village Survey No.

Name of field Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 30th March, 1971. (Published in the Official Gazette No. 3, Series I dated 15-4-1971). occupancy rights in perpetuity. rights for a period of..... years. occupancy price premium land revenue of rent occupant lessee

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A P P E N D I X

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Revenue Department — Notification No. RD/LND/213/69 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby appoints the sixth day of January 1971, as the date on which the provisions of sections 1, 2 and 199 of the said Code shall come into force, in the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 6th January, 1971. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 43 dated 21-1-1971). ______ Notification No. RD/LND/213/69-71/I In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby appoints the twentieth day of February 1971, as the date on which the provisions of section 3 of the said Code shall come into force, in the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 15th February, 1971. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 47 dated 18-2-1971). ________ Revenue Department — Notification No. RD/LRC/57/71 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 1 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby appoints the first day of March, 1971 as the date on which the provisions of

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 1071 – Land Revenue Code and Rules sections 4 to 198 and 200 to 201 of the said Code shall come into force, in the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. By order and in the name of Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 27the February, 1971. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 49 dated 4-3-1971). ________

GOVERNMENT OF GOA, DAMAN AND DIU Revenue Department — Notification No. RD/LND/213/69-71/II The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby directs that the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu shall be constituted into the districts, sub- -divisions, talukas and villages as mentioned under columns 2, 3, 4 & 5 respectively in the schedule apprended hereunder: _______

Sr. No. Districts Sub-Divisions Talukas Villages

1 2 3 4 5 1. Goa 1) Goa 1) Tiswadi 1) Azossim

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1 2 3 4 5 12) Cumbarjua 13) Corlim 14) Cujira 15) Curca 16) Durgavado 17) Ella 18) Gancim 19) Gandaulim 20) Goalim-Moula 21) Goltim 22) Goa-Velha 23) Jua 24) Morambi-o-Grande (Merces) 25) Morombi-o-Pequeno (Merces) 26) Malar 27) Mandur 28) Mercurim 29) Murda 30) Neura-o-Grande 31) Neura-o-Pequeno 32) Naroa 33) Navelim 34) Panaji 35) Panelim 36) Renovadi 37) Siridao 38) Talaulim 39) Taleigao

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1 2 3 4 5 21) Moitem 22) Nachinola 23) Nadora 24) Nagoa 25) Nerul 26) Olaulim 27) Oxel 28) Paliem 29) Parra

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1 2 3 4 5 26) Varconda 27) Virnora

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1 2 3 4 5 18) Codqui 19) Codvoi 20) Carambolim-Buzruco 21) Cotorem 22) Conquirem 23) Dongurli 24) Derodem 25) Davem 26) Dabem 27) Damodem 28) Edorem 29) Gonteli 30) Golauli 31) Govanem 32) Guleli 33) Gululem 34) Ivrem-Buzruco 35) Ivrem-Curdo 36) Morlem 37) Massordem 38) Mauzi 39) Maloli 40) Melauli 41) Malpona 42) Nanus 43) Naguem 44) Nagargao 45) Naneli 46) Nanorem 47) Onda 48) Poriem 49) Podocem 50) Ponsuli 51) Pissurlem 52) Pendral 53) Pale 54) Ponocem 55) Padeli 56) Quelaudem 57) Querim 58) Ravona 59) Rivem 60) Siroli 61) Surla 62) Satrem 63) Sigonem 64) Saleli 65) Satorem 66) Sonal 67) Sanvordem 68) Sonus-Vonvoliem

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1 2 3 4 5 69) Sanvorcem 70) Siranguli 71) Sirsodem 72) Ustem 73) Valpoi 74) Veluz 75) Vainguinim 76) Vaguriem 77) Velguem 78) Vantem 79) Xelopo Curdo 80) Xelopo-Buzruco 81) Zarani 82) Zormen

Goa South 1) Ponda 1) Adcolna 2) Bandora 3) Betora 4) Betqui 5) Boma 6) Borim 7) Candepar 8) Candola 9) Codar 10) Conxem 11) Cuncoliem 12) Cundaim 13) Curti 14) Durbhat 15) Marcaim 16) Nirancal 17) Orgao 18) Ponchavadi 19) Ponda 20) Priol 21) Queula 22) Querim 23) Savoi-Verem 24) Siroda 25) Gangem 26) Telaulim 27) Tivrem 28) Usgao 29) Vadi 30) Vagurbem 31) Velinga 32) Volvoi

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1 2 3 4 5 5) Bati 6) Codli 7) Calem 8) Colem 9) Caranzol 10) Camarconda 11) Cormonem 12) Comproi 13) Coranginim 14) Costi 15) Cotarli 16) Curpem 17) Colomba 18) Curdi 19) Cumbari 20) Darbandora 21) Dudal 22) Dongurli 23) Dongor 24) Molem 25) Moissal 26) Maulinguem 27) Muguli 28) Naiquinim 29) Netorli 30) Nundem 31) Oxel 32) Piliem 33) Patiem 34) Potrem 35) Porteem 36) Rumbrem 37) Rivona 38) Sancordem 39) Sangod 40) Sigao 41) Sonauli 42) Salauli 43) Sanguem 44) Santona 45) Sanvordem 46) Sigonem 47) Surla 48) Tudou 49) Uguem 50) Viliena 51) Vichundrem 52) Verlem 53) Xelpem

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1 2 3 4 5 3) Canacona 1) Agonda 2) Angediva 3) Canacona 4) Chaudi 5) Cola 6) Cotigao 7) Gaodongrem 8) Loliem 9) Nagorcem-Palolem 10) Poinguinim

1[...]

Deleted by Corrigendum No. RD/LND/213/69 dated 28-6-1971.

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1 2 3 4 5 38) Undorna 39) Xeldem 40) Xelvona 41) Xic-Xelvona 42) Zanodem

9)

2[Gonsua] 10) Calata 11) Camurlim 12) Cana 13) Carmona 14) Cavelossim 15) Cavorim 16) Colva 17) Curtorim 18) Cuncolim 19) Davorlim 20) Deussua 21) Dicarpale 22) Dramapur 23) Duncolim 24) Gaundaulim 25) Guirdolim 26) Loutulim 27) Macasana 28) Majorda 29) Margao 30) Mulem 31) Nagoa 32) Navelim 33) Nuvem 34) Orlim 35) Paroda 36) Raia 37) Rachol 38) Sarzora

39) Sao Jose de Areal

Substituted by Corrigendum RD/LND/213/69 dated 28-6-1971.

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1 2 3 4 5 40) Seraulim 41) Sernabatim 42) Sirlim 43) Talvorda 44) Talaulim 45) Utorda 46) Vanelim 47) Varca 48) Velim 49) Verna 50) Varoda 6) Mormugao 1) Arossim 2) Chicalim 3) Chicolna 4) Cortalim 5) Cuelim 6) Cansaulim 7) Dabolim 8) Issorcim 9) [Marmagoa-Port] 10) Pale 11) Quelossim 12) Sao Jacinto Island 13) Sao Jorge Island 14)

3[Vasco da Gama] 15) Sancoale 16) Vadem 17) Velsao

Remedios) 4) Daman Wada (Daman-de- -Cima) 5) Dabhel 6)

4[Derka] 7) Deva Pardi 8) Dholar 9) Dunetha 10) Jampore 11) Janivankad 12) Jumprim 13) Kachigam 14) [Kadaiya] 15) [Kathiria]

Amended by Notification No. RD/LND/213/69-74 dated 16-12-1974.

Amended by Notification No. RD/LND/213/69-75 dated 16-1-1975. Substituted by Corrigendum RD/LND/213/69 dated 28-6-1971.

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1 2 3 4 5 16) Khariwadi 17) [Magarwada] 18) Marwad

19) Moti Daman (Damao

Praca) 20) [Naila Pardi]

21) Nani Daman (Damao

Pequeno) 22) Palhit 23) Pariari 24) Ringanwada 25) Thana Pardi 26) Varkund 27) Zari

Substituted by Corrigendum RD/LND/213/69 dated 28-6-1971. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 15th February, 1971. (Published in the Official Gazette, No. 47, Series dated 18-2-1971).

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Revenue Department — Notification 16/15/87-RD In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969), and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf and in partial modification of Government Notification No. RD/LND/213/69-71/II dated 15-2-1971 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 47 dated 18-2-1971, the Government of Goa hereby reconstitutes the State of Goa into the districts, sub-divisions and talukas mentioned under columns 2, 3, 4, respectively, in the Schedule appended hereunder:—

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Sr. No. Districts Sub-divisions Talukas 1 2 3 4 1. North Goa Mapusa Bardez Bicholim Satari Pernem Panaji Tiswadi Ponda Ponda 2. South Goa Margao Salcete Mormugao Mormugao Quepem Quepem Sanguem Canacona

This Notification shall come into force with effect from 15-8-1987. By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. P. S. Nadkarni, Under Secretary to the Government of Goa, Revenue Department. Panaji, 3rd August, 1987. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 19 dated 7-8-1987). _______

Department of Revenue — Notification 16/15/87-RD(Part) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No 9 of 1969), and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, and in partial modification of the Government Notification No. 16/15/87-RD, dated 3-8-1987, the Government of Goa is pleased to re-constitute the North Goa District into sub-divisions specified in column (2) the Schedule hereto and talukas as specified in column (3) of the said Schedule, with immediate effect.

North Goa Mapusa Bardez, Pernem Bicholim Bicholim, Satari Panaji Tiswadi, Ponda Ponda By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. Smt. A. Menezes, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 19th March, 1998. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 2 dated 9-4-1998).

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Notification 16/15/87-RD (Part) (A) Read:— Government Notification No. 16/15/87-RD (Part), dated: 19-3-1998. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) (hereinafter called the “said Code”), the Government of Goa hereby directs that the Bicholim sub-division constituted vide Government Notification No. 16/15/87-RD (Part), dated 19-3-1998, shall be under the charge of the Deputy Collector and Sub–Divisional Officer, Bicholim, for the purpose of the said Code, with immediate effect. By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. Smt. A. Menezes, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 19 th March, 1998. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 2 dated 9-4-1998). ________

Revenue Department — Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-75 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) and in supersession of the Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-I dated 20-2-1971, the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby appoints each of the Officers specified in the column 2 of the Schedule hereto annexed, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties and functions of the Revenue and Survey Officers under the Code mentioned against each in the corresponding entry in column 3 within the jurisdiction specified in the corresponding entry in column 4 of the Schedule.

Sr. No. Officers Officers under the Code Jurisdiction 1 2 3 4 1. Collector of Goa Collector, Director of Settlement and Land Records Goa District Goa, Daman and Diu 2. Collector of Daman Collector Daman District 3. Civil Administrator, Diu Collector Diu District 4. Dy. Collector South Goa Sub-Division Dy. Collector South Goa Sub- -Division

Goa Sub-Division Dy. Collector North Goa Sub-Division 6. Director of Land Survey Supdt. of Survey and Land Records Goa, Daman and Diu Survey and Settlement Officer Goa, Daman and Diu Inspector of Survey and Land Records Goa, Daman and Diu 7. Inspector of Cadastral Survey Survey and Settlement Officer Goa, Daman and Diu 8. Enquiry Officer, Panaji Survey and Settlement Officer Goa District 9. Enquiry Officer, Vasco-da-Gama Survey and Settlement Officer Goa District 10. Enquiry Officer, Margao Survey and Settlement Officer Goa District *[“11. Enquiry Officer, Mapusa Survey and Settlement Officer Mapusa Urban Area 12. Dy. Collector of Daman Deputy Collector Daman District”] By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. S. R. Arya, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 31st October, 1975. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 33 dated 13-11-1975).

* Entry 11 and 12, inserted by Notifications Nos. RD/LRC/47/71/75(1) Part dated 6-10-1981, published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 30 dated 22-10-1981 and RD/LRG/47/71(1) part dated 2-4-1984, published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 2 dated 12-4-1984.

_______ Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71/75(1) Part In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969), the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby amends the Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71/75 dated 31-10-1975 published in Official Gazette, Series II No. 33 dated 13-11-1975 (hereinafter called “the said Notification”) as follows, namely:— In the Schedule appended to the said Notification, after Serial No. 10 and the entries relating thereto, the following Sr. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:—

Officer, Mapusa Settlement Officer By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. S. Reghunathan, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 6th October, 1981. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 30 dated 22-10-1981). ________ Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71/75(1) Part In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969), the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby amends the Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71/75 dated 31-10-1975 published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 33 dated 13-11-1975 (hereinafter called “the said Notification”) as following, namely:— In the Schedule appended to the said Notification, after Serial No. 11 and the entries relating thereto, the following Sr. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:—

“12. Dy. Collector Deputy Collector Daman District.” of Daman

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. M. S. Sail, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 2nd April, 1984. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 2 dated 12-4-1984). _______ Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71/75(II) In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling him in his behalf, the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby notifies the Dy. Collectors/Sub-Divisional Officers North Goa Sub-Division and South Goa Sub-Division, as Appellate Authority for the purpose of disposal of appeals filed against the decisions passed by the Enquiry Officers under the said Code. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. S. R. Arya, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 16th May, 1975. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 8 dated 22-5-1975). _______ Notification No. 16/5/95-RD In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969), read with section 21 of the

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General Clauses Act, 1897 (Central Act 10 of 1897), the Government of Goa hereby rescinds the Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71/75(II) dated 16-5-1975, published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 8 dated 22-5-1975, with immediate effect. By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. Maria A. Rodrigues, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 15th December, 1995. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 45 dated 8-2-1996).

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Revenue Department — Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-75(i) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969), and in supersession of the Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-I dated 20-2-1971, the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby appoints each of the Officers specified in the column 2 of the Schedule hereto annexed, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties and functions of the Revenue and Survey Officers under Code mentioned against each in the corresponding entry in column 3 within the jurisdiction specified in the corresponding entry in column 4 of the Schedule.

Sr. No. Officers Officers under the Code Jurisdiction 1 2 3 4 1. Collector of Goa Collector Director of Settlement and Land Records Goa District Goa, Daman and Diu

Diu Collector Diu District 4. Dy. Collector South Goa Sub-Division Dy. Collector South Goa Sub-Division 5. Dy. Collector Dy. Collector North Goa Sub-Division

6. Director of Land

Survey Supdt. of Survey and Land Records Goa, Daman and Diu Survey and Settlement Officer Goa, Daman and Diu

Inspector of Surveys and Land Records Goa, Daman and Diu 7. Inspectors of Cadastral Survey Survey and Settlement Officer Goa, Daman and Diu 8. Enquiry Officer, Panaji

Vasco-da-Gama

Margao

Survey and Settlement Officer Goa District

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. S. R. Arya, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 31st October, 1975. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 33 dated 13-11-1975). _______ Revenue Department — Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-75(ii) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) (hereinafter called as the “said Code”), and in supersession of the Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-II* dated 26-2-1971, the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby authorizes the Collector specified under the Government Notification No. LD/LRC/47/71-75(i)* dated 31-10-1975 to appoint within their respective jurisdiction the classes of revenue and survey officers specified in the Schedule appended herewith.

1. Mamlatdars including Joint Mamlatdars. 2. Awal Karkuns. 3. Revenue Inspectors. 4. Village Accountants or Talathis. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. S. R. Arya, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 7th November, 1975. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 34 dated 20-11-1975).

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Notification No. 13/1/86-RD (Part file) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969), read with section 11 of the said Code, the Government hereby appoints the Assistant Survey and Settlement Officer of the Director of Land Survey as Settlement Officer for the purpose of assessment and settlement of land revenue of Agricultural Land and confers on him all the powers of a Settlement Officer as provided in chapter VI of the Code.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. P. S. Nadkarni, Under Secretary to the Government of Goa, Revenue Department. Panaji, 19 th October, 1987. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 31 dated 29-10-1997). _______ Office of the Collector North Goa District, Panaji — Notification No. 30-42-90/RB In exercise of the powers conferred by Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71- -75 (ii) dated 7-11-75, read with Section 4 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968, the Collector of North Goa District, hereby appoints the Joint Mamlatdars posted in the Talukas of North Goa District as “Mamlatdars” to discharge the duties and functions of the Revenue and Survey Officers under the said Code within the jurisdiction of respective Talukas in which they are posted, with immediate effect. Lalmalsawma, Collector of North Goa District. Panaji, 4 th October, 1990. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 42 dated 17-1-1991). _______ Revenue Department Office of the Collector of Goa — Notification No. COL/EST/Rev. Code/71/139/I In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, read with Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-II dated 26-2-1971 published on page 440, Series II, No. 49 of Govt. Gazette dated 5-3-1971, I,

Jagdish Sagar, Collector of Goa, on behalf of Government hereby appoint the following

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Officers for the purpose of Land Revenue Code, 1968, in respect of their respective jurisdiction mentioned in column 4 of the schedule:—

Sr. No. Designation of the Officer and the village where working at present Officer under the Code Jurisdiction in the Saza as constituted under Order No. RDB/REV/3/1970 dated 30-7-1971 1 2 3 4

Tiswadi Taluka

1. Talathi of Taleigao Talathi Taleigao 2. Talathi of Taleigao Talathi Calapur 3. Talathi of Curca, Bambolim & Talaulim Talathi Morombi-o-Pequeno (Merces) 4. Talathi of Mercurim Talathi Mercurim 5. Talathi of Goa-Velha Talathi Goa-Velha 6. Talathi of Batim Talathi Batim 7. Talathi of Curca, Bambolim & Talaulim Talathi Curca 8. Talathi of Chimbel Talathi Panaji 9. Talathi of Goltim, Navelim Talathi Goltim 10. Talathi of Goltim, Navelim Talathi Malar 11. Talathi of Chimbel Talathi Chimbel 12. Talathi of Jua Talathi Cumbarjua 13. Talathi of Jua Talathi Jua 14. Talathi of Carambolim, Corlim Talathi Carambolim 15. Talathi of Azossim, Mandur, Neura Talathi Mandur 16. Talathi of Chorao Talathi Chorao Bardez Taluka 1. Talathi of Mapusa Talathi Mapusa 2. Talathi of Mapusa Talathi Cunchelim 3. Talathi of Anjuna Talathi Anjuna 4. Talathi of Assagao Talathi Assagao 5. Talathi of Assonora Talathi Assonora 6. Talathi of Ucassaim, Paliem, Punola Talathi Ucassaim 7. Talathi of Ucassaim, Paliem, Punola Talathi Bastora 8. Talathi of Colvale TalathiColvale 9. Talathi of Parra TalathiParra 10. Talathi of Parra TalathiVerla 11. Talathi of Siolim, Marna TalathiSiolim 12. Talathi of Oxel TalathiOxel

13. Talathi of Revora, Nadora TalathiNadora 14. Talathi of Revora, Nadora TalathiPirna

15. Talathi of Tivim, Sircaim TalathiTivim

16. Talathi of Aldona TalathiAldona 17.

Talathi of Saligao TalathiSaligao

18. Talathi of Arpora, Nagoa Talathi Arpora 19. Talathi of Calangute Talathi Calangute 20. Talathi of Socorro Talathi Socorro 21. Talathi of Candolim Talathi Candolim 22. Talathi of Guirim, Sangolda Talathi Guirim 23.

Talathi of Moira, Nachinola Talathi Moira

24. Talathi of Reis Magos Talathi Reis Magos 25. Talathi of Pomburpa, Olaulim Talathi Pomburpa 26. Talathi of Pilerne, Marna Talathi Pilerne 27. Talathi of Salvador do Mundo Talathi Salvador do Mundo 28. Talathi of Penha de Franca Talathi Penha de Franca

Pernem Taluka 1. Talathi of Tuem, Virnora Talathi Pernem 2. Talathi of Dargalim Talathi Dargalim 3. Talathi of Cansarvornem, Chandel, Ozorim and Varconda Talathi Cansarvornem 4. Talathi of Arambol Talathi Alorna 5. Talathi of Uguem, Poroscodem Talathi Uguem 6. Talathi of Paliem Talathi Paliem 7. Talathi of Corgao Talathi Corgao 8. Talathi of Mandrem Talathi Mandrem 9. Talathi of Parcem Talathi Parcem 10. Talathi of Morjim Talathi Morjim

Bicholim Taluka 1. Talathi of Salem, Menkure, Dumacem Talathi Salem 2. Talathi of Latambarcem, Adwalpale Talathi Latambarcem 3. Talathi of Bordem Talathi Mulgao 4. Talathi of Ona, Maulinguem, Curchire m Talathi Maulinguem 5. Talathi of Maem, Vainguinim Talathi Maem 6. Talathi of Piligao Talathi Bicholim

7. Talathi of Naroa Talathi Piligao

8. Talathi of Sanquelim, Arvalem Talathi Sanquelim

9. Talathi of Carapur, Sarvona Talathi Carapur 10. Talathi of Cudnem Talathi Cudnem 11. Talathi of Navelim Talathi Navelim 12. Talathi of Surla, Cotombi Talathi Surla 13. Talathi of Pale, Velguem Talathi Pale 14. Talathi of Amona, Virdi Talathi Amona Satari Taluka

1. Talathi of Nagargao, Karambolim,

Brama, Ambedem, Bombedem, Edorem, Sigonem Xelop-Buzruco, Naneli Talathi Nagargao 2. Talathi of Sanvordem, Cudcem, Sonal, Caranzol, Pendral, Cudvol, Carambolim-Buzruco Talathi Sanvordem 3. Talathi of Codqui, Velguem, Siranguli, Assodem, Govanem, Malpona, Ambeli, Xelopo-Curdo, Cotorem Talathi Codqui 4. Talathi of Valpoi, Massordem, Velus, Satorem Talathi Valpoi 5. Talathi of Mauxi, Compordem, Dabem Zormen Talathi Mauxi 6. Talathi of Dongurli, Choraundem, Icream-Buzruco, Ivrem-Curdo, Golauli, Surla, Rivem Pale Talathi Dongurli 7. Talathi of Davem, Ustem, Maloli, Nanorem, Codal, Satrem, Derodem Vainguinim, Sarani Talathi Davem 8. Talathi of Birondem, Padeli, Vantem Talathi Birondem 9. Talathi of Guleli, Damocem, Melauli, Conquirem Talathi Guleli 10. Talathi of Nanus, Sanvorcem, Ansolem, Nauem Talathi Nanus 11. Talathi of Onda, Saloli, Buimpal, Sonus-Vonvoliem Talathi Onda 12. Talathi of Pissurlem, Cumarconda, Codiem, Advoi, Ponocem, Vaguriem Talathi Pissurlem 13. Talathi of Poriem, Morlem, Podocem, Rovona Talathi Poriem 14. Talathi of Querim, Gonteli, Siroli, Anjunem, Quelaudem, Ponsuli, Gululem Talathi Querim Ponda Taluka 1. Talathi of Betqui Talathi Candola 2. Talathi of Verem Talathi Savoi-Verem 3. Talathi of Boma Talathi Boma 4. Talathi of Tiurem Talathi Querim

5. Talathi of Velinga, Priol Talathi Priol 6. Talathi of Cundaim Talathi Cundaim 7. Talathi of Marcaim Talathi Marcaim 8. Talathi of Bandora Talathi Bandora 9. Talathi of Usgao Talathi Usgao 10. Talathi of Usgao Talathi Candepar 11. Talathi of Betora Talathi Betora 12. Talathi of Volvoi Talathi Nirancal 13. Talathi of Queula Talathi Queula 14. Talathi of Vadi, Talaulim, Durbhat Talathi Talaulim 15. Talathi of Borim Talathi Borim 16. Talathi of Shiroda Talathi Shiroda 17. Talathi of Ponchavadi Talathi Ponchavadi

Sanguem Taluka 1. Talathi of Sancordem Talathi Sancordem 2. Talathi of Darbandora Talathi Darbandora 3. Talathi of Colem Talathi Colem 4. Talathi of Calem Talathi Calem 5. Talathi of Kirlapale Talathi Sanvordem 6. Talathi of Bati Talathi Sanguem 7. Talathi of Curdi Talathi Curdi 8. Talathi of Netorli Talathi Netorli 9. Talathi of Bati Talathi Bati 10. Talathi of Rivona Talathi Rivona

Canacona Taluka 1. Talathi of Agonda Talathi Agonda 2. Talathi of Agonda Talathi Cola 3. Talathi of Shrishthal Talathi Nagorcem-Palolem 4. Talathi of Shrishthal Talathi Chaudi 5. Talathi of Shrishthal Talathi Canacona 6. Talathi of Poinguinim Talathi Loliem 7. Talathi of Shrishthal Talathi Gaodongrem 8. Talathi of Poinguinim Talathi Poinguinim

Quepem Taluka 1. Talathi of Deao Talathi Quepem 2. Talathi of Sirvoi Talathi Sirvoi 3. Talathi of Molcarnem Talathi Molcarnem 4. Talathi of Cacora Talathi Cacora

5. Talathi of Curchorem Talathi Curchorem 6. Talathi of Odar Talathi Assolda 7. Talathi of Sirvoi Talathi Xeldem 8. Talathi of Avedem Talathi Avedem 9. Talathi of Ambaulim Talathi Ambaulim 10. Talathi of Bali Talathi Bali 11. Talathi of Fatorpa Talathi Fatorpa 12. Talathi of Barcem Talathi Barcem 13. Talathi of Cavorem Talathi Cavorem

Salcete Taluka 1. Talathi of Verna, Nagoa Talathi Verna 2. Talathi of Loutulim, Camorlim Talathi Loutulim 3. Talathi of Betalbatim & Gonsua Talathi Raia 4. Talathi of Majorda, Utorda, Calata Talathi Majorda 5. Talathi of Nuvem Talathi Nuvem 6. Talathi of Macazana Talathi Curtorim 7. Talathi of Chandor, Guirdolim & Cavorim Talathi Chandor 8. Talathi of Paroda Talathi Paroda 9. Talathi of Davorlim, Dicapale Talathi Margao 10. Talathi of Sao Jose de Areal Talathi Sao Jose de Areal 11. Talathi of Cuncolim, Veroda, Talvorda Talathi Cuncolim 12. Talathi of Ambelim Talathi Velim 13. Talathi of Cavelossim Talathi Carmona 14. Talathi of Sarzora Talathi Sarzora 15. Talathi of Chinchinim, Deussua Talathi Chinchinim 16. Talathi of Varca, Orlim Talathi Varca 17. Talathi of Benaulim, Cana & Adsulim Talathi Benaulim 18. Talathi of Colva, Sernabatim, Vanelim, Gandaulim, Duncolim & Seraulim Talathi Colva 19. Talathi of Navelim, Telaulim Talathi Navelim 20. Talathi of Dramapur Sirlem Talathi Dramapur

Mormugao Taluka 1. Talathi of Shambaji, Vadem, Marmagao Port, Ilha de S. Jorge Talathi Shambaji 2. Talathi of Chicalim, Chicolna, Daboolim, S. Jacinto Island Talathi Chicalim 3. Talathi of Sancoale Talathi Sancoale 4. Talathi of Velsao, Pale, Issorcim Talathi Cansaulim

5. Talathi of Velsao, Pale, Issorcim Talathi Velsao 6. Talathi of Cortalim, Quelossim Talathi Cortalim

Jagdish Sagar, Collector of Goa. Panaji, 31st August, 1971. _______

Notification No. COL/EST/Rev. Code/71-139.II In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, read with Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-II dated 26-2-1971 published on page 440, Series II, No. 49 of Government Gazette dated 5-3-1971, I, Jagdish Sagar, Collector of Goa, on behalf of Government hereby appoint the following Officers for the purpose of Land Revenue Code, 1968, in respect of their respective jurisdiction mentioned in column 4 of the schedule:—

Sr. No. Designation of the Officer and where working at present Officer under the Code Jurisdiction 1 2 3 4

Jagdish Sagar, Collector of Goa. Panaji, 1st September, 1971.

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Notification No. COL/EST/Rev. Code/71/139/III In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, read with Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-II dated 26-2-1971 published on page 440, Series II, No. 49 of Government Gazette dated 5-3-1971, I, Jagdish Sagar, Collector of Goa, on behalf of Government hereby appoint the following Officers for the purpose of Land Revenue Code, 1968, in respect of their respective jurisdiction mentioned in column 4 of the schedule:—

Sr. No. Designation of the Officer and where working at present Officer under the Code Jurisdiction in the circle as constituted under Order No. RDB/REV/3/1970 dated 30-7-71 1 2 3 4

5. Circle Inspector, Pernem Revenue Inspector, Pernem 6. Circle Inspector, Pernem Revenue Inspector, Mandrem

10. Circle Inspector, Valpoi Revenue Inspector, Birondem 11. Circle Inspector, Valpoi Revenue Inspector, Poriem

16. Circle Inspector, Canacona Revenue Inspector, Chaudi 17.

19. Circle Inspector, Quepem Revenue Inspector, Bali 20. Circle Inspector, Margao Revenue Inspector, Verna 21.

Circle Inspector, Margao Revenue Inspector, Margao

22.

Circle Inspector, Margao Revenue Inspector, Cuncolim

23.

Circle Inspector, Margao Revenue Inspector, Benaulim

24.

Circle Inspector, Mormugao Revenue Inspector, Sambhaji

25.

Circle Inspector, Mormugao Revenue Inspector, Cansaulim

Jagdish Sagar, Collector of Goa. Panaji, 1 st September, 1971. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 25 dated 16-9-1971).

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Revenue Department — Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 198 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969), the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby delegates all the powers and duties conferred on the Collector under Sections 125, 127, 128, 133, 134(3), 135, 137, 145, 153, 159 and 161 of the said Code, to Mamlatdars, subject to condition that Mamlatdars shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of Collector under the said sections only in their respective areas of jurisdiction. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. P. S. Bhatnagar, Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 30th January, 1972. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 15 dated 13-07-1972). _______ Office of the Collector, Daman — Order No. COL/LRC/178/72/1387 In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section 3 of Section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, it is ordered that the villages mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule appended hereto as constituted by Government under Notification No. RD/LND/213/69-71-II, dated 15 th February, 1971, and subsequent Corrigendum thereto No. RD/LND/213/69 dated 28-6-1971, published in the Government Gazette No. 47 Series I dated 18-2-1971 and No. 15 Series I dated 8-7-71 respectively shall constitute sajas as specified in column (3) and the saja shall constitute circles as specified in column (4) of the said Schedule. This order shall come into force with effect from 20th February, 1971. ________

Taluka Name of Villages Name of Saja Name of Circles 1 2 3 4 Daman Nani Daman Daman Daman Kathiria

Jumprine Bhimpore Bhimpore Vankad Kadaiya Devka Marwad Dabhel Dabhel Kachigam Ringanwada Varkund Dunetha Khariwada Damanwada Damanwada Dholar Bhamti Jampore Pariari Palit Naila Pardi Deva Pardi Magarwada Magarwada Thana Pardi Zari Jagdish Sagar, Collector, Daman. Daman, 8th June, 1972. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 13 dated 29-6-1972). _______ Revenue Department — Notification No. 16/1/92-RD (4723) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 13 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969) and in supersession of the Government Notification No. RD/LND/213/69-74 dated 1-2-1974, published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 45, dated 7-2-1974, the Government of Goa hereby specifies that the following Revenue officers shall use a seal namely:—

1. (1) Collectors,

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1. (2) Additional Collectors,
2. (3) Director of Settlement and Land Records,
3. (4) Sub-Divisional Officers/Dy. Collectors,
4. (5) Superintendent of Survey and Land Records,
5. (6) Assistant Survey and Settlement Officers,
6. (7) Inspectors of Survey and Land Records,
7. (8) Mamlatdars/Joint Mamlatdars,
8. (9) Enquiry Officers, City Survey,
9. (10) Mamlatdars for Record of Rights. The seal shall be a brass seal of 2.6 cms. vertical diameter and 5.2 cms. horizontal diameter and shall contain the State Emblem enclosed in oval frame and the words xksok ’kklu shall be above the State Emblem and the words “Government of Goa” shall be below the State Emblem between the inner and outer rims of the frame and the designation of the officer shall be inscribed in Hindi and English below the Emblem. By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. Mrs. P. Fernandes, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 28th December, 1993. (Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 50 dated 11-3-1994). _______ Revenue Department Office of the Collector of Goa — Order RB/LRC/1/69-II/1065 In supersession of Order No. RB/REV/3/1970 dated 30-7-1971, published in the Government Gazette No. 23 Series I dated 2-9-1971 and Order No. RB/LRC/1/69-75/133 dated 27-1-1975 published in the Government Gazette No. 47 Series I dated 20-2-1975 and in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section 2 of Section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, it is ordered that the villages mentioned in column (2) of the schedule appended hereto as constituted by Government under Notification No. RD/LND/213/69-71-II dated 15-2-1971 and subsequent corrigendum thereto No. RD/LND/213/69 dated 28-6-1971, published in the Government Gazette No. 47, Series I dated 18-2-1971 and No. 15 Series I dated 8-7-1971 respectively, shall constitute Sazas as specified in column (3) and such Sazas shall constitute Circles as specified in column (4) of the said Schedule.

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This order shall come into force immediately.

Taluka Name of the Villages Name of the Sazas Name of the Circles 1 2 3 4

1. Tiswadi 1. Taleigao

2. Durgawado 1. Taleigao

1. Panaji

1. Calapor

2. Calapor 2. Cujira 1. Renovadi 3. Morambi-o-Pequeno (Merces) 2. Murda 3. Morambi-o-Grande (Merces) 4. Morambi-o-Pequeno (Merces) 1. Mercurim 4. Mercurim 1. Goa-Velha 5. Goa-Velha 2. Siridao 1. Batim 6. Batim 2. Gancim 3.Goalim-Moula 1. Bamboli m 7. Curca 2. Curca 3. Talaulim 1. Panaji 8. Panaji 1. Goltim 1. Goltim

2. Carambolim 2. Navelim 1. Malar 2. Malar 2. Naroa 3. Capao 1. Bainguinim 2. Chimbel 3. Chimbel 3. Panelim 1. Cumbarjua 4. Cumbarjua 2. Gandaulim 1. Jua 5. Jua

1. Tiswadi 1. Carambolim

6. Carambolim 2. Corlim 3. Ella 1. Azossim

7. Mandur 2. Mandur 3. Neura-o-Grande 4. Neura-o-Pequeno

1. Tiswadi 1. Chorao 8. Chorao 2. Carambolim

1. Cunchelim

2. Cunchelim 3. Anjuna

1. Anjuna

1. Assagao 4. Assagao

1. Assonora

5. Assonora

2. Moitem

1. Ucassaim

6. Ucassaim

1. Bastora 7. Bastora

1. Colvale 8. Colvale 2. Parra 9. Parra 1. Mapusa

1. Verla

10. Verla

2. Canca

1. Siolim 11. Siolim

1. Marna 12. Marna

1. Oxel

13. Oxel

2. Camurli m

1. Nadora

14. Nadora

2. Revora

1. Pirna 15. Pirna

1. Tivim

16. Tivim 2. Sircaim

1. Aldona 1. Aldona 2. Calangute

1. Calvim

2. Corjuvem 2. Corjuvem 3. Ponolem

1. Saligao 3. Saligao

2. Bardez 1. Arpora 4. Arpora 2. Nagoa

1. Calangute 5. Calangute 1. Socorro 6. Socorro 1. Candolim 7. Candolim

1. Guirim

8. Guirim

2. Sangolda

1. Moira

9. Moira

2. Nachinola

1. Reis-Magos

10. Reis-Magos 2. Calangute 2. Nerul

1. Pomburpa

11. Pomburpa

2. Olaulim

1. Pilerne

12. Pilerne

2. Marra

1. Salvador-do Mundo 13. Salvador-do Mundo

1. Penha-de-Franca 14. Penha-de-Franca

3. Pernem 1. Pernem 1. Pernem

1. Dhargalim

2. Dhargalim

1. Cansarvornem

3. Cansarvornem

2. Chandel

1. Ozorim

4. Varconda 1. Pernem 2. Varconda

1. Alorna

5. Alorna

2. Ibrampu r

1. Uguem

2. Poroscodem 6. Poroscodem 3. Casnem 1. Mopa 7. Torxem

3. Pernem 1. Paliem 1. Paliem 2. Arambol 1. Tiracol 2. Querim 2. Querim 1. Corgao 3. Corgao 1. Mandrem 4. Mandrem 2. Mandrem 1. Parcem 5. Parcem 2. Agarvado 3. Chopdem 1. Morgim 6. Morgim 4. Bicholim 1. Salem 1. Salem 2. Mencurem 3. Dumacem

1. Latambarcem

2. Latambarcem

2. Adwalpale

1. Mulgao 3. Mulgao 2. Sirgao 1. Ona 2. Maulinguem-North 4. Maulinguem-North 1. Bicholim 3. Curchirem 1. Vainguinim 2. Maem 5. Maem 3. Aturli 1. Bicholim 6. Bicholim 2. Bordem 3. Lamgao 1. Piligao 7. Piligao 2. Naroa 1. Cassab e de Sanquelim 1. Sanquelim 2. Maulinguem-South 3. Arvalem 4. Virdi 1. Carapur 2. Carapur 2. Sarvona 1. Cudnem 3. Cudnem 2. Sanquelim 1. Navelim 4. Navelim 1. Surla 5. Surla

6. Pale

2. Velguem

1. Amone 7. Amone

5. Satari 1. Nagargao

2. Karambolim Brama

3. Ambedem

4. Bombedem

5. Edorem 1. Nagargao 1.Valpoi

6. Sigonem

7. Xelop-Buzruco

8. Naneli

1. Sanvordem

2. Cudcem

3. Sonal

4. Caranzol 2. Sanvordem

5. Pendral

6. Codvol

7. Carambolim-Buzruco

1. Codqui

2. Velguem

3. Siranguli

4. Sirsodem 3. Codqui

5. Assodem

6. Xelopo-Curdo

7. Cotorem 1. Valpoi

1. Guleli

2. Damocem 4. Guleli 3. Conquirem

1. Valpoi

2. Massordem 5. Valpoi

3. Velus

4. Satorem

1. Mauzi

2. Compordem 6. Mauzi 3. Dabem 4. Zormen 1. Dongurli 2. Choraundem 3. Ivrem-Buzruco 4. Ivrem-Curdo 7. Dongurli 5. Golauli 6. Surla 7. Rivem 8. Pale

5. Satari 1. Davem 2. Ustem 3. Maloli 4. Nanorem 5. Codal 8. Davem 1. Valpoi 6. Satrem 7. Derodem 8. Vainguinim 9. Zarani

1. Bironde m 2. Padeli 1. Birondem 3. Vantem

1. Govanem

2. Malpona 2. Melauli 3. Ambeli 2. Bironde m 4. Melauli

1. Nanus

2. Sanvorcem 3. Nanus 3. Ansolem 4. Naguem

1. Onda

1. Onda

m

1. Pissurlem 2. Pissurlem 2. Cumarconda 3. Codiem 4. Advoi 5. Ponocem 6. Vaguriem

1. Poriem

2. Morlem 3. Poriem 3. Poriem

3. Podocem

4. Ravona

5. Satari 1. Querim 2. Gonteli 3. Siroli 4. Anjunem 4. Querim 5. Quelaudem 6. Ponsuli 7. Gululem

6. Ponda 1. Betqui 2. Candola 1. Candola 3. Tivrem 4. Orgao

1. Savoi-Verem

2. Vagurbem 2. Savoi-Verem 3. Volvoi

1. Adcolna 3. Boma 1. Priol 2. Boma

1. Querim 4. Querim

1. Priol 5. Priol 2. Velinga 3. Cuncoliem

1. Cundaim 6. Cundaim 1. Marcaim 7. Marcaim 1. Bandora 8. Bandora 1. Usgao 1. Usgao 2. Gangem

1. Curti 2. Candepa r 2. Candepar

1. Betora 3. Betora 2. Codar

1. Nirancal 4. Nirancal 2. Conxem

1. Ponda 5. Queula2. Ponda 2. Queula 1. Vadi 6. Talaulim 2. Talaulim 3. Durbhat

1. Borim 7. Borim 1. Siroda 8. Siroda 1. Ponchavadi 9. Ponchavadi

7. Sanguem 1. Aglote 2. Sancordem 1. Sancordem 3. Surla 1. Colem 1. Darbandora 2. Piliem 2. Darbandora 3. Sangod

7. Sanguem 1. Antoriem 3. Sanvordem 1. Colem 2. Coranguinim 3. Comproi 4. Santona 5. Sanvordem 6. Rumbrem 1. Colem 4. Colem 2. Caranzol 3. Molem 4. Sigao 5. Sonauli 1. Boma 5. Calem 1. Colem 2. Calem 3. Costi 4. Dudal 5. Dongurli 6. Maulingue m 7. Oxel 1. Bandoli 1. Colem 2. Camarconda 3. Cormonem 6. Codli 4. Moissal 5. Codli 1. Cotarli 2. Muguli 3. Salauli 4. Sanguem 1. Sanguem 5. Uguem 6. Xelpem 7. Patiem 1. Curpem 2. Curdi 2. Curdi 3. Porteem 1. Netorli 3. Netorli 3. Sanguem 2. Nunden 3. Vichundrem 4. Verlem 1. Bati 4. Bati 2. Cumbari 3. Dongor 4. Naiquinim 5. Potrem 6. Sigonem 7. Tudou 8. Vilena 1. Rivona 5. Rivona 2. Colomba

8. Canacona 1. Agonda 1. Agonda 1. Cola 2. Cola 1. Nagorcem-Palolem 3. Nagorcem-Palolem 1. Chaudi 1. Chaudi 4. Chaudi 1. Canacona 5. Canacona

1. Angediva

1. Loliem

2. Loliem

1. Cotigao 2. Cotigao 2. Poinguinim 1. Gaodongrem 3. Gaodongrem 1. Poinguinim 4. Poinguinim

9. Quepem 1. Quepem 2. Deao 1. Quepem 3. Cusmane 1. Sirvoi 2. Sirvoi 1. Molcarnem 2. Nagvem 3. Zanodem 3. Molcarnem 4. Undorna 5. Molcopona

1. Cacora 4. Cacora 1. Curchorem 5. Curchorem

1. Quepem 1. Assolda 6. Assolda 2. Xelvona 3. Xic-Xelvona 4. Odar

1. Xeldem 7. Xeldem 2. Amona

1. Avedem

2. Cotombi 8. Avedem 3. Chaifi

1. Ambaulim 1. Ambaulim 1. Bali 2. Cordem 3. Adnem 2. Bali 4. Bendordem 2. Bali 5. Tiloi

1. Fatorpa 3. Fatorpa 2. Quitol 3. Naquerim 4. Morpila

9. Quepem 1. Barcem 2. Quedem 3. Padi 4. Barcem 4. Gocoldem 5. Quisconda

4. Corla 5. Cavorem 5. Cazur 6. Mangal 7. Maina

10. Salcete 1. Verna 1. Verna 2. Nagoa

1. Loutulim 2. Loutulim 2. Camurlim

1. Raia 3. Raia 2. Rachol

1. Majorda 1. Verna

2. Utorda 4. Majorda 3. Calata

1. Betalbatim

2. Gonsua 5. Betalbatim 3. Seraulim

1. Nuvem 6. Nuvem

1. Curtorim 1. Curtorim 2. Macasana

1. Chandor

2. Guirdolim 2. Chandor 3. Cavorim

1. Margao 4. Margao

1. Sao Jose de Areal 2. Dicarpale 3. Davorlim 5. Davorlim 4. Aquem

10. Salcete 1. Cuncolim 2. Varoda 1. Cuncolim 3. Talvorda

1[Ambelim] 3. Velim

3. Cuncolim 1. Carmona 3. Carmona 2. Cavelossim

1. Sarzora 4. Sarzora

1. Chinchinim 5. Chinchinim 2. Deussua

1. Benaulim

2. Cana 2. Benaulim 3. Adsulim

3. Sernabatim 3. Colva 4. Vanelim 5. Gaundaulim

1. Navelim 4. Navelim 2. Talaulim

1. Dramapur 5. Dramapur 2. Sirlim

11. Mormugao 1. Mormugao Port 2. Sao Jorge-Island 1. Vasco-da-Gama 3. Vasco-da-Gama 1. Vasco-da- -Gama 4. Vadem

1. Chicalim 2. Chicalim 2. Chicolna 3. Dabolim 4. Sao Jacinto Island

1. Sancoale 1. Sancoale

1. Cansaulim 2. Cansaulim2. Cansaulim 2. Arossim 3. Guelim

Substituted by order No. RB/LRC/1/69/Vol.II/3174 dated 20-11-1976.

2. Pale 3. Velsao 3. Issorcim 2. Cansaulim

1. Cortalim

4. Cortalim

2. Quelossim

R. Narayanaswami, Collector of Goa. Panaji, 24 th December, 1975. (Published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 43 dated 22-1-1976). ________

Revenue Department — Notification RD/LRC/245/69-78 In pursuance of section 130 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby directs that:—

1. (1) The cost of arrest shall be according to the following scale:—

Exceeds Rs. 100/- but does not exceed Rs. 500/- 7-00 Exceeds Rs. 500/- but does not exceed Rs. 1000/- 12-00 Exceeds Rs. 1000/- but does not exceed Rs. 5000/- 25-00 Exceeds Rs. 5000/- 40-00 The subsistence money to be paid by the Government to the defaulter under detention or imprisonment shall be such amount not less than Rupees three and not more than Rupees four, as the Collector may fix. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. Egipcio Noronha Rodrigues, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 19 th January, 1978.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 43 dated 27-1-1978).

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REVENUE DEPARTMENT

Notification

No. COL/LRC/77-78/3555

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 read with Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-75/II dated 7-11-75 published on page 284 of the Official Gazette, Series II No. 34 dated 20-11-1975 and in supersession of Notification No. COL/LRC/178/72/1456 dated 17-6-1972 published in Official Gazette, Series II No. 13 dated 8-6-1972, I, Satish Chandra, Collector of Daman, hereby appoint the following officers for the purposes of Land Revenue Code, 1968 in respect of their respective jurisdiction mentioned in column 5 with effect from 5-3-1973.

Sr. No. Taluka Designation of the officer and the village where working at present

Officer under the Code

Jurisdiction in the sazas 1 2 3 4 5 1 Daman

Talathi Daman Talathi

Daman saza, having jurisdiction over the following villages: Nani Daman, Kathiria Moti Daman, Daman camp Jumprine 2 Daman

Talathi Dabel Talathi

Dabel Sazas, having jurisdiction over following villages: Dabel, Kachigam, Ruganwada, Varkand, Dunetha, Khariwadi 3 Daman

Talathi Bhimpore Talathi

Bhimpore saza, having jurisdiction over following villages: Bhimpore, Jani Vankad Kadiya, Devka, Marwad 4 Daman

Talathi Damanwada Talathi

Damanwada saza, having jurisdiction over following villages: Damanwada, Dholar, Bhamti, Jampore, Pariari, Palhit, Naila Pardi, Deva Pardi 5 Daman

Talathi Magarwada Talathi

Magarwada saza, having jurisdiction over following villages: Magarwada, Thana Pardi, Zar.

6 Daman

Talathis R. R. Talathi

Village of Daman Taluka

Satish Chandra, Collector, Daman.

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Daman, 1st August, 1978.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 27 dated 5-10-1978) REVENUE DEPARTMENT

Notification

RD/LND/303/75-77

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 198 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969), the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu delegates the powers conferred on the Government under sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 16 of the said Code to the Collector of Goa, the Collector of Daman and the Civil Administrator Diu, within their respective jurisdiction.

2. The authorities to whom the powers are delegated under this Notification shall exercise the powers so conferred subject to such conditions as may be imposed by the Government from time to time.

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu.

V. V. Mongia, Secretary (Revenue).

Panaji, 4th August, 1978.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 21 dated 24-8-1978)

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Revenue Department __

Notification

No. RD/LRC/CLR/197/71-74

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 192 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) as amended upto date, the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby specifies the Secretary to the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu, Revenue Department, as the Officer which shall exercise the powers under section 192 of the said Code, with immediate effect.

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu.

E. Noronha Rodrigues, Under Secretary (Revenue).

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Panaji, 4th August, 1978.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 20 dated 17-8-1978) Notification

No. 16/15/90-RD

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 198 read with section 192 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969), and section 21 of the General Clauses Act,

1897 (Central Act 10 of 1897), the Government of Goa hereby rescinds the Government

Notification No. RD/LRC/CLR/197/71-34 dated 4-8-1978, with immediate effect.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.

P. S. Nadkarni, Under Secretary (Revenue) to the Government of Goa.

Panaji, 4th September, 1990.

[Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 27 dated 5-9-1990 (Extraordinary 3)]

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Notification

16/15/90-RD

Read:— Government Notification No. 16/15/90-RD dated 4-9-1990, published in the Official Gazette (Extraordinary No. 3) Series II, No. 22 dated 5-9-1990.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 198 read with section 192 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969), the Government of Goa hereby specifies the Secretary (Revenue) to the Government of Goa, as the Officer who shall also exercise the powers under section 192 of the said Code as and when directed by the Government, with immediate effect.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.

Maria A. Rodrigues, Under Secretary (Revenue).

Panaji, 3rd January, 1996.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 40 dated 8-1-1996)

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Order

30-42-90/RD/1943

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In exercise of the powers conferred under proviso to Section 6 (2) of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968, I, Jose Philip, Collector of North Goa District, Panaji, hereby direct that the Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Officer, Ponda shall exercise the powers set out in Chapter X of the said Code to the extent of the cases involving an amount of Rs. 50,000/- and above per case with immediate effect.

2. The Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Officer, Ponda shall take over the cases involving an amount of Rs. 50,000/- and above from the file of the Mamlatdar, Ponda to his files as provided in Section 169 of the above said case. Similarly, the new cases involving an amount of Rs. 50,000/- and above per case pertaining to his jurisdiction will be taken up by the said Deputy Collector and S. D. O., Ponda.

Jose Philip, Collector (North).

Panaji, 25th September, 1996.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 31 dated 31-10-1996)

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Notification

RD/LND/LRC/318/77

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 24 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu is pleased to declare that occupancies of persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall not be transferred except with the previous sanction of the Collector of the respective District.

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu.

V. V. Mongia, Secretary (Revenue).

Panaji, 21st August, 1978.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 21 dated 24-8-1978)

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OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR, DAMAN

Notification

No. COL/LRC/178/72-78/3545

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In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 read with the Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-75/II dated 7-11-75 published in the Official Gazette No. 34. Series II dated 20-11-75 and in supersession of Notification No. COL/LRC/1/72 dated 8-6-72 published in the Official Gazette Series II No. 13 dated 29-6-1978, I, Satish Chandra, Collector, Daman hereby appoint the Officers shown in column 2 of the Schedule annexed hereto to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of Avalkarkun under the Code within the jurisdiction mentioned in column 4, with effect from 5-3-1971.

Sr. No. Designation of the Officer Officer under the Code Jurisdiction 1 2 3 4 1 Aval Karkun Aval Karkun Daman Taluka

Satish Chandra, Collector, Daman.

Daman, 21 st August, 1978.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 27 dated 5-10-1978) ________

OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR, DAMAN

Notification

No. COL/LRC/178/72-78/3546

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 read with Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47-71-75/II dated 7-11-75 published in the Official Gazette No. 34 Series II dated 26-11-75, and in supersession of Notification No. COL/LRC/178/72/1387 dated 8-6-72 published in the Official Gazette Series II No. 13 dated 29-6-1972, I, Satish Chandra, Collector, Daman hereby appoint the Officers shown in column 2 of the Schedule annexed hereto to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a Revenue Inspector under the Code within the jurisdiction mentioned in column 4, with effect from 5-3-1971.

Sr. No. Designation of the Officer Officer under the Code Jurisdiction 1 2 3 4 1 Circle Inspector Revenue Inspector Daman Taluka

Satish Chandra, Collector of Daman.

Daman, 21st August, 1978.

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(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 27 dated 5-10-1978) Revenue Department ____

Notification

No. RD/LRC/47/71-78

In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to sub-section (4) of section 6 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby directs that the Additional Collector of Goa, shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of Collector under the provisions of sections 30, 32, 33 and clause (b) of sub- section (1) and clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 188 of the said Code within its jurisdiction.

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu.

Xavier de Monte Furtado, Under Secretary (Revenue).

Panaji, 31st October, 1978.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 32 dated 9-11-1978)

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Revenue Department

Notification

No. 16-3-80-RD

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969), the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby appoints the Enquiry Officer City Survey, Daman, to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the Survey and Settlement Officer under the Code within the Jurisdiction of Daman District.

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu.

Dr. J. C. Almeida, Secretary (Revenue).

Panaji, 20th March, 1980.

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(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 32 dated 27-3-1980) Revenue Department

Office of the Collector of Daman

Notification

No. COL/LND/SO/80-81/2611

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu vide Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-75(ii) dated 17-11-1975, The Collector, Daman hereby appoints the Mamlatdar, Daman to exercise the powers and discharge the duties and functions of Mamlatdar under the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 within the jurisdiction of Daman District. This Notification supersedes this Office Notification No. COL/LRC/178/78-79/3557 dated 21-8-1978.

A Venkatratnam, Collector, Daman.

Daman, 17 th September, 1980.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 30 dated 23-10-1980)

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No. 1-3-83/AC/RB. Office of the Collector of Goa, Panaji. Dated:- 25th March, 1983.

ORDER

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me in the proviso of section 6(2) of the Goa, Daman & Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, I, J. P. Singh, Collector of Goa, hereby reserve, till further orders, the powers conferred by the following sections:

Section of the Land Revenue Code Extent of powers 3 (2) Issue of order regarding constitution of Sazas and Circles. 15 Extinction of rights of public and individuals in or over any public road, land or path not required for use of public. 18 Use of lands to special purposes of other than one are assigned during the course of Survey Operations.

21 Grant of land.

22 Grant of alluvial land vesting in Central Government.

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23 Disposal of intestate occupancies.

1 2

26 Powers to grant lease of any unoccupied land. 33 Penalty for so using land without permission. 36 (3) Issue of order regarding proper enjoyment of right over any minerals, mines or quarries. Fixation of standard rate of non-agricultural Assessment, which is to be done after approval of Government.

This supersedes this Office Order No. RB/REV/66/983 dated 10th October, 1978.

(J. P. Singh)

Collector of Goa. Copy to:— 1. The Secretary (Revenue), Government of Goa, Daman & Diu. 2. Deputy Collector, Goa North/South Panaji/Margao, Goa. 3. All Mamlatdars in Goa District. 4. All Sections of Collectorate. 5. Copy linked to RB/CNV/20/72-Policy.

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Revenue

Office of the Collector of North Goa

Order

12-17-87/RB

In supersession of order No. RB/LRC/1/69-II/1065 dated 24-12-1975 published in the Official Gazette No. 43 Series I dated 22-1-1976 and in exercise of the power conferred under sub-section 2 of Section 3 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968, it is ordered that the villages falling in North Goa District mentioned in col. No. (2) of the Schedule appended hereto as constituted by Government under Notification No. RD/LND/213/69- 71-II dated 15-2-1971 and subsequent corrigendum thereto No. RD/LND/213/69 dated 28-6-1971 published in the Official Gazette No. 47 Series I dated 18-2-1971 and No. 15 Series I dated 8-7-1971 respectively, shall constitute sazas as specified in Col. No. (3) and such sazas shall constitute circles as specified in Col. No. (4) of the said Schedule.

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This order shall come into force with immediate effect.

Taluka Name of the village Name of the sazas Name of the Circle

1. (1) (2) (3) (4) PERNEM 1. Pernem 1. Pernem 1. Dargalim 2. Dargalim 1. Tuem 2. Vinora 3. Tuem 1. Cansarvornem 2. Chandel 4. Cansarvornem 1. Varconda 5. Varconda 1. Ozorim 6. Ozorim 1. PERNEM 1. Alorna 7. Alorna 1. Ibrampur 8. Ibrampur 1. Poroscodem 2. Casnem 3. Amberem 9. Poroscodem 4. Uguem 5. Mopa 6. Tamboxem 1. Torxem 10. Torxem 1. Paliem 1. Paliem 1. Arambol 2. Arambol 1. Querim 2. Tiracol 3. Querim 1. Corgao 4. Corgao 2. MANDREM 1. Mandrem 5. Mandrem 1. Parcem 6. Parcem 1. Agarvado 2. Chopdem 7. Chopdem

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1. Morgim 8. Morgim

2. Corlim

1. Mapusa 3. Cunchelim

1. Anjuna

2. Anjuna 1. Assagao

3. Assagao 1. Assonora 2. Moitem 4. Assonora

1. Bastora

6. Bastora 1. Colvale 7. Colvale

1. Parra 8. Parra

1. Verla

2. Canca

9. Verla 1. Siolim 10. Siolim

1. Marna 11. Marna

1. MAPUSA 1. Oxel 12. Oxel

1. Camurlim 13. Camurlim

1. Nadora

2. Revora

14. Revora 1. Pirna 15. Pirna

1. Tivim

2. Sircaim

16. Tivim 1. Aldona

2. Corjuvem

3. Calvim

1. Aldona 4. Ponolem

1. Saligao 2. Saligao

1. Arpora 3. Arpora

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2. Nagoa

BARDEZ 1. Socorro 5. Socorro

1. Candolim 6. Candolim

1. Guirim 7. Guirim

1. Sangolda 8. Sangolda

1. Moira

2. Nachinola

9. Moira 1. Reis-Magos 10. Reis-Magos

1. Nerul 11. Nerul

2. CALANGUTE 1. Pomburpa 2. Olaulim

12. Pomburpa 1. Salvador do Mundo 13. Salvador do Mundo

1. Pilerne

2. Marra

14. Pilerne 1. Penha de Franca 15. Penha de Franca

BICHOLIM 1. Salem 1. Salem

1. Mencurem

2. Dumacem

2. Mencurem 1. Latambarcem 3. Latambarcem

1. Adwalpale 4. Adwalpale

1. Mulgao

2. Sirigao

5. Sirigao 1. Maulinguem-North 2. Ona 3. Curchirem

6. Maulinguem-North 1. BICHOLIM 1. Maem 2. Vainguinim 3. Aturli

7. Maem 1. Bicholim 2. Bordem 3. Lamgao

8. Bicholim

2. Maulinguem-South 3. Arvalem 4. Virdi

1. Sanquelim

1. Carapur

2. Sarvona

1. Carapur

1. Cudnem 3. Cudnem

2. SANQUELIM 1. Navelim 4. Navelim

1. Surla 5. Surla

1. Velguem 6. Velguem

1. Pale

2. Cotombi

7. Pale 1. Amona 8. Amona

SATARI 1. Nagargao

2. Carambolim Brama 3. Ambedem 4. Bombedem 5. Edorem 6. Xelopo Buzruco 7. Singonem 8. Davem 9. Ustem 1. Nagargao 10. Maloli 11. Nanorem 12. Codal 13. Satrem 14. Derodem 15. Vainguinim 16. Zaranim 1. VALPOI 17. Satorem

7. Carambolim Buzruco

2. Podocem 1. Poriem

1. Morlem 2. Morlem

TISWADI 1. Taleigao

2. Durgavado 1. Taleigao

1. Calapur

2. Cujira 2. Calapur

(Merces) 3. Morombi-o-Pequeno

4. Morombi-o-Pequeno

(Merces)

1. Mercurim 4. Mercurim 1. PANAJI

2. Goa Velha 5. Goa Velha 1. Siridao 6. Siridao

1. Batim

2. Gancim 7. Batim

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2. Navelim 2. Goltim

1. Malar

2. Narva 3. Capao 2. Malar

1. Chimbel 3. Chimbel

1. Panelim

2. Bainguinim 3. Ella 4. Ella

1. Corlim 5. Corlim

1. Carambolim 6. Carambolim 2. CARAMBOLIM

1. Cumbarjua

2. Gandaulim 7. Cumbarjua

2. Mandur 9. Mandur

1. Neura-o-Grande

2. Neura-o-Pequeno 10. Neura-o-Grande

1. Chorao

2. Ambarim 3. Caraim 11. Chorao

PONDA 1. Betqui

2. Candola 1. Candola

1. Tivrem

2. Orgao 2. Orgao

1. Savoi-Verem

2. Vagurbem 3. Volvoi 3. Savoi-Verem

1. Boma

2. Adcolna 4. Boma 1. PRIOL

1. Querim 5. Querim

1. Velinga

2. Priol 3. Cuncoliem 6. Priol

1. Cundaim 7. Cundaim

2. Gangem 1. Usgao

2. PONDA

1. Candepar

2. Curti 2. Candepar

1. Betora

2. Nirancal 3. Codar 4. Conxe m 3. Betora

1. Telaulim

2. Vadi 6. Telaulim

Lalmalsawma, Collector of North Goa.

Panaji, 30 th July, 1990.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 50 dated 14-3-1991)

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Corrigendum

12-17-90-/RB(Vol. II)

In the first line of this office order of even No. dated 30-7-1990, for the words “supersession” the words “partial modification” shall be substituted and after the words “of the said schedule” in the last line of the first para, the words “in respect of North Goa District” shall be added.

Lalmalsawma, Collector of North Goa.

Panaji, 7 th September, 1990.

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(Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 50 dated 14-3-1991) Corrigendum

12-17-90/RB(Vol. II)

In the first line of this office order No. 12-17-87/RB dated 30-7-1990, for the words “supersession” the words “partial modification” shall be substituted and after the words “of the said schedule” in the last line of the first para, the words “in respect of North Goa District” shall be added.

This issues in supersession of Corrigendum No. 12-17-90/RB (Vol. II) dated 7-9-1990.

Lalmalsawma, Collector of North Goa.

Panaji, 11 th October, 1990.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 50 dated 14-3-1991).

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Department of Revenue __

Notification

32/1/97-RD

Whereas certain draft rules further to amend the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Inspection, Search and Supply of Copies of Land Records) Rules, 1969, were pre-published as required by sub-section (3) of section 199 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969), in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 44 dated 29 th January, 1998, under Notification No. 32/1/97-RD dated 20-1-1998 of the Department of Revenue, Government of Goa, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of fifteen days from the date of publication of the said Notification in the Official Gazette;

And whereas the said Gazette was made available to the public on 29-1-1998;

And whereas no objections and suggestions have been received from the public on the said draft, by the Government.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 199 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969), and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Government of Goa hereby makes the following rules so as to further amend the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Inspection, Search and Supply of Copies of Land Records) Rules, 1969, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa Land Revenue (Inspection, Search and Supply of Copies of Land Records) (Amendment) Rules, 1998.

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1. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of Rule 12.*— In rule 12 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Inspection, Search and Supply of Copies of Land Records) Rules, 1969, for Schedule A, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
   • • See page 259 “Schedule – A Sr. No. Category of records Fees
2. (1) (2) (3)
3. (1) Every certified copy of a serial number or entry in the records of rights, register of mutations and from the registers, accounts and records other than maps maintained by a Talathi under section 8 of the Code. Rs. 5.00
4. (2) Every certified copy of an entry in the register of property maintained by the City Survey Officer. Rs. 5.00
5. (3) (i) Every certified copy of the tabular annewari statement of a village with the annewari decision worked out therein. Rs. 10.00
   • (ii) Every certified copy of the decision of the Collector or Mamlatdar not embodied in the statement of annewari. Rs. 5.00
6. (4) Every certified copy of a map of a survey number or of a sub-division of a survey number or of any (uncoloured) map of any immoveable property prepared under clause (a) of section 101 of the Code. Rs. 10.00 for every survey number or sub-division of a survey number subject to the minimum of Rs. 20/-
7. (5) Every certified copy of a map of a survey number or of a sub-division of a survey number or of an ordinary (uncoloured) map or plan of any immovable property prepared under section 56 of the Code. Rs. 20.00 for every survey number or a sub-division of a survey number.
8. (6) Every certified copy of a map or plan of a non-agricultural survey number or a sub-division of such a survey number or of an extract of city survey prepared under section 65 of the Code. Rs. 20.00 for every survey number or a sub-division of a survey number.
9. (7) For showing the scaled off perimeter measurements on any certified copy of the map of a survey number or sub- -division of a survey number prepared under items (4), (5) and (6)—
   • (i) if applied for at the time of measurement of the survey number or sub-division of a survey number— Rs. 5.00

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1. (ii) if applied for at any time thereafter— Rs. 10.00 1 2 3

1. (8) Every certified copy of a map or plan or of any portion of a map or plan not falling under items (4), (5) and (6) Such fee not exceeding Rs. 150/- and not less than Rs. 20/- as the Officer who certified the copy shall determine: Provided that no fee exceeding Rs. 50/- shall be charged by an officer subordinate to a Collector except with the permission of the Director of Settlement and Land Records.
2. (9) For every certified copy of records not falling under items
3. (1) to (8)—
   • (i) for every sheet of paper 30x21 cms. in dimension, hand written or typed with double spacing Paper Rs. 20/- for every sheet of paper or part thereof.
   • (ii) if such record be in tabular form— Twice the rate specified in
   • (i) above.
4. (10) For every true copy of a certified copy The same fee as for a certified copy.
5. (11) For every authenticated translation of orders, and the reasons therefore, and of the exhibit in formal or summary enquiries under the Code—
   • (i) for the first 100 words or fraction of 100 words Rs. 20.00
   • (ii) for every subsequent 100 words or fraction of 100 words— Rs. 10.00
6. (12) Cost of paper and printed form.— In addition to the copying fees chargeable under rules 8 and 10, the applicant shall pay charges for paper, printed form, drawing paper, tracing paper or cloth, film, tracing paper used for purpose of copying. Ammonia paper, and liquid ammonia used for blue print copy and photostate paper, toner, etc., used for photostate copy, at the rate from time to time fixed by the Government in that behalf.
7. (13) Stamp duty or Court fee payable in addition.— Nothing in these rules shall affect the provisions of the Stamp Act, 1899 or the Court Fees Act, 1870. The stamp duty or Court fees with which an application, copy or extract made or furnished under these Acts, if chargeable, shall be in addition to the fees specified under these rules.”. By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. Smt. A. Menezes, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 9th November, 1998.

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(Published in the Official Gazette Series I No. 36 dated 4-12-1998). Government of Goa

Revenue Department ___

Notification

No. 16/15/87-RD In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (4) of section 6 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) (hereinafter called the “said Code”), and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, and in supersession of the Government Notification No. RD/LRC/47/71-78 dated 30-10-1978,* the Government hereby directs that the Additional Collector, North Goa District and the Additional Collector, South Goa District shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Collector under the provisions of sections 30, 32, 33 and clause (b) of sub-section (1) and clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 188 of the said Code within their respective jurisdictions.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.

P. S. Nadkarni, Under Secretary to the Government of Goa, Revenue Department.

Panaji, 14th December, 1987.

(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 39 dated 24-12-1987)

• • Refer page 442. ________ Notification 16/15/90-RD Read:— Government Notification No. 16/15/90-RD dated 4-9-1990, published in the Official Gazette (Extraordinary No. 3) Series II, No. 22 dated 5-9-1990. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 198 read with section 192 of the Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969), the Government of Goa hereby specifies the Secretary (Revenue) to the Government of Goa, as the Officer who shall also exercise the powers under section 192 of the said Code as and when directed by the Government, with immediate effect. By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. Maria A. Rodrigues, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 3rd January, 1996.

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[Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 40 dated 8-1-1996 (Extraordinary)]

Notification

No. 16/15/87-RD

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) (hereinafter called the Code), and in supersession of the Government Notification No. RD/LRC/71-75 (i) dated 31-10-1975, the Government hereby appoints each of the Officers specified in column 2 of the Schedule hereto annexed, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties and functions of the Revenue and Survey Officers under the Code mentioned against each in the corresponding entry in column 3 within their respective jurisdiction as specified in the corresponding entry in column 4 of the said Schedule.

Sr.No. Officers Officers under the CodeJurisdiction 1 2 34 1. Collector, North Goa District Collector

• • [...] North Goa District *[...] 2. Collector, South Goa District Collector South Goa District 3. Deputy Collector (Revenue) North Goa District Deputy Collector North Goa District 4. Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) North Goa District — do — — do —

5. Deputy Collector (Development)

North Goa District — do — — do — 6. Sub-Divisional Officer, Panaji — do — — do — 7. Sub-Divisional Officer, Mapusa — do — — do — 8. Sub-Divisional Officer, Ponda — do — — do —

9. Deputy Collector (Revenue)

South Goa District — do — South Goa District 10. Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) South Goa District — do — — do —

11. Deputy Collector (Development)

South Goa District — do — — do — 12. Sub-Divisional Officer, Margao — do — — do — 13. Sub-Divisional Officer, Mormugao — do — — do —

14. Sub-Divisional Officer, Quepem

—do —— do — 15. ** [Director of Settlement and Land Records] *** [...] Survey and Settlement

• • [...] — do — 16. Inspectors of Survey and Officer Land Records — do — — do — 17. Enquiry Officer, Panaji — do — — do — 18. Enquiry Officer, Vasco-da-Gama — do — — do — 19. Enquiry Officer, Margao — do — — do — 20. Enquiry Officer, Mapusa — do — — do — By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. P. S. Nadkarni, Under Secretary to the Goverment of Goa, Revenue Department. Panaji, 14th December, 1987.

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(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 42 dated 14-1-1988 )

• • The words “Director of Settlement and Land Records” and “Goa State” have been deleted by Notification No. 16/15/87-RD dated 23-2-1994 (O. G. Series I No. 52 dated 24-3-1994).

** The words “Director of Land Survey” have been substituted by the words “Director of Settlement and

Land Records” *** The words “Superintendent of Survey and Land Records” and “Inspector of Surveys and Land Records” have been deleted

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Notification

No. 16/15/87-RD

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969) (hereinafter called the ‘Code’), the Government of Goa hereby directs that notwithstanding anything contained in Government Notification No. 16-15-87-RD dated 14-12-1987, the sub-divisions mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule appended hereto shall be under the charge of the Assistant/Deputy Collector mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the Schedule, for the purposes of the Code with immediate effect.

Sr. No. Sub-Division Assistant/Deputy Collector

1 2 3

1. (1) Panaji — Deputy Collector & Sub Divisional Officer, Panaji.
2. (2) Mapusa — Deputy Collector & Sub Divisional Officer, Mapusa.
3. (3) Ponda — Deputy Collector & Sub Divisional Officer, Ponda.
4. (4) Margao — Deputy Collector & Sub Divisional Officer, Margao.
5. (5) Mormugao — Deputy Collector & Sub Divisional Officer, Mormugao.
6. (6) Quepem — Deputy Collector & Sub Divisional Officer, Quepem. By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. K. M. Nambiar, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 28 th February, 1992.

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(Published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 52 dated 26-5-1992)

No. 4(-)-20-72/RB-Vol. III Office of the Collector, North Goa District, Revenue Branch, Panaji-Goa.

Dated: 13 th February, 1997.

Order

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me under the provisions of Section 6(2) of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968, I, S. S. Harit, Collector of North Goa, do hereby modify the orders, the powers conferred by the following Sections:—

Section of the Land Revenue Code

Extent of powers 32 1) The Deputy Collectors & S. D. O.s. shall deal with the conversion of land within their Division in respect of area upto 1000 sq. metres. The proposal received for conversion of land for more than 1000 sq. metres area shall be received, scrutinized by the Deputy Collectors & S. D. Os. However before granting the conversion sanads the entire file will be sent to the Collector for final approval and thereafter the Deputy Collector & S. D. O. shall issue the sanad. ,

2) All the proposals in respect of renewal of the validity of sanad granted earlier shall be received by the Deputy Collector & S. D. Os. of the respective Division. However final approval for renewal shall be granted only after getting approval of the Collector. All the renewal proposals for the validity of sanad shall be submitted by the concerned

Deputy Collector & S. D. O. after being scrutinized properly in all the respects to the Collector.

33 3) All the cases of illegal conversions under Section 33 of Land Revenue

Code shall be dealt by the Collector. The Deputy Collectors & S. D. Os, shall issue the instructions to the Mamlatdars functioning under their control to file such cases before the Collector. However, pending cases shall be disposed off by the Deputy Collectors & S. D. Os. prior to issue of the order.

This order shall be effective with immediate effect.

Sd/-

(S. S. Harit)

Collector of North Goa.

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This Publication (Volume II of the Land Revenue Code) comprises of the Land Revenue Rules and allied Notifications regarding Land Revenue matters as below:— Sr. No. Subject 1 2 1. Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Boundaries and Boundary Marks) Rules, 1969.

2. The Goa, Daman and Diu Realization of Land Revenue Rules, 1969.

3. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Procedure of Revenue Officers) Rules, 1969.

4. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Revenue, Surveys and Sub-Divisions of Survey Number) Rules, 1969.

5. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (City Survey) Rules, 1969.

6. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Inspectors, Duties and Functions) Rules, 1969.

7. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Conversion of use of land and non- -agricultural Assessment) Rules, 1969.

8. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Restrictions on use of Land) Rules, 1969.

9. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Reduction, Suspension and Remission) Rules, 1969.

10. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Trees, Produce of Trees, Grazing and other Natural Products) Rules, 1969.

11. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Appeals, Revision and Revenue) Rules, 1969.

12. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Inquiry into Title of Land) Rules, 1969.

13. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Regulation of Right to Trees, etc.) Rules, 1969.

14. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Alluvion and Dilluvion) Rules, 1969.

15. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Partition of Holdings) Rules, 1969.

16. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Record of Rights and Register of Cultivators) Rules, 1969.

17. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Inspection, Search and Supply of copies of Land Records) Rules, 1969.

18. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue (Assessment & Settlement of Land Revenue of Agricultural Lands) Rules, 1969.

19. The Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Disposal of Government Lands Rules 1971.

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APPENDIX

20. Date of enforcement of provisions of the Land Revenue Code

21. Constitution and re-constitution into Districts and Sub-divisions

22. Officers to exercise the powers and discharge functions of Revenue and Survey Officers under the Code

23. Appellate Authorities under the Code

24. Appointment of classes of revenue and Survey Officers by the Collector

25. Officers for the purpose of Land Revenue Code and their jurisdiction

26. Delegation of powers

27. Constitution of sazas and circles

28. Officers who shall use seal

29. Cost of arrest

30. Transfer of occupation of Sc/Sts

31. Powers reserved by the Collector

32. Sub-Divisions under the charge of Astt./Dy. Collector

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