Bare Act
The Saurashtra Gharkhed, Tenancy Settlement and Agricultural Lands Ordinance, 1949
Civil194938 sections4 chapters
This ordinance regulates land ownership and tenancy within the State of Saurashtra by defining key terms such as landholders, tenants, and agricultural operations. It establishes rules for calculating profits of agriculture and reasonable rent while providing a legal framework to settle tenancy disputes. The law also addresses the situation where land purchased by individuals is not used for production, allowing the state to reclaim it. Ultimately, it aims to protect agricultural interests and ensure land is utilized effectively for the benefit of the state and its people.
Chapter I PRELIMINARY →
Chapter VI MANAGEMENT OF ESTATES HELD BY LAND HOLDERS →
- 35Power to assume management of landholder’s estate
- 36Vesting estate in management
- 37Effect of declaration of management
- 38Manager’s powers
- 39Manager to pay costs of management, etc.
- 40Notice to claimants
- 41Claim to contain full particulars
- 42Claim not duly notified to be barred.
- 43Determination of debts and liabilities.
- 44Power to rank debts and fix interest.
- 45Scheme for Liquidation.
- 46Provision of scheme.
- 47Effects of sanctioning scheme.
- 48Power to remove mortgagee in possession.
- 49Power to sell or lease.
- 50Manager’s receipt a discharge.
- 51Holder of estate dying.
- 53Manager deemed to be public servant.
Chapter VII Chapter VII →
- 54Transfer to non-agriculturists barred.
- 54ALast transaction if made to an agriculturist to be valid even if earlier transaction or transactions may be invalid.
- 54BConversion of land into non-agricultural purpose if the land is purchased before the commencement of Amending Act, 2015.
- 55ASale of land for the purposes other than industrial purposes.
- 72Repealed by the Saurashtra Land Reforms Act, 1951 (Act No. XXV of 1951).
Chapter X MISCELLANEOUS →
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