Bare Act
The Gujarat Patel Watans Abolition Act, 1961
General196113 of 12 sections available
This Act abolishes hereditary offices and associated lands known as Patel Watans within the Indian state of Gujarat. It strips the right to hold the position of local land headman from families who received government-granted land for these posts, effectively ending feudal privileges. The legislation transfers control of these lands to the appropriate revenue authorities while maintaining standard land revenue obligations. By removing hereditary rights and integrating these territories into uniform tenancy laws, the Act modernizes land administration and social hierarchy in the region.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Abolition of Patel Watans and incidents thereof
- 4. Abolition of right to office of Patel and remuneration
- 5. Liability of Watan property to land revenue
- 6. Compensation for abolition of Patel Watan
- 7. Method of awarding compensation
- 8. Limitation
- 9. Provided that the Collector may admit an application made after the said period, if he is satisfied that the applicant had sufficient cause for not making it within the said period.
- 10. Rules
- 11. Delegation of powers
- 12. Saving
- Schedule. Schedule
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