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The Maharashtra Miscellaneous Alienations (in Hyderabad Enclaves) Abolition Act, 1965

The Maharashtra Miscellaneous Alienations (in Hyderabad Enclaves) Abolition Act, 1965

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This Act regulates historical, feudal land grants, revenue exemptions, and hereditary service rights, known as alienations, in former Hyderabad enclaves now within Maharashtra. Applying to local landowners, hereditary village officials, and occupants of these lands, it abolishes these legacy privileges, integrates the territory into the standard state land revenue system, and transfers public resources to the government. It matters because it modernizes regional administration by ending outdated feudal systems, establishes uniform land taxation, allows eligible occupants to secure official ownership rights upon payment of a prescribed price, and provides compensation to displaced holders, excluding only religious or charitable institutions.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions.
  3. 3Act not to apply to certain kinds of alienations.
  4. 4Powers of Collector to decide certain questions.

Chapter II ABOLITION OF ALIENATIONS AND CONFERMENT OF OCCUPANCY RIGHTS →

  1. 5Abolition of alienations and rights and incidents in respect thereof.
  2. 6Liability of alienated lands to payment of land revenue.
  3. 7Regrant of land forming part of community service inam or watan.
  4. 8Conferment of occupancy rights in alienated land to which provisions of section 7 or 9 do not apply.
  5. 9Disposal of community service inam land or watan land in possession of unauthorised holder.
  6. 10Regrant of land subject to Maharashtra Act XXVII of 1961.
  7. 11All public roads, etc., situate in inam lands to vest in Government.
  8. 12Rights to trees.

Chapter III COMPENSATION AND AWARD THEREOF →

  1. 13Compensation in respect of alienation consisting of assignment of land revenue.
  2. 14Compensation to watandar for abolition of right of service.
  3. 15Compensation to alienees for extinguishment of rights in properties referred to in section 11.
  4. 16Method for awarding compensation to alienee.
  5. 17Method of awarding compensation for abolition, etc., of rights of other person in property.
  6. 18Provision of Land Acquisition Act applicable to the term of award and previous approval required in certain cases.
  7. 19Appeal against award of Collector.
  8. 20Procedure before Revenue Tribunal.
  9. 21Limitation.
  10. 22Court-fees.
  11. 23Finality of award and decision of Revenue Tribunal.
  12. 24Inquiries and proceedings to be judicial proceedings.
  13. 25Compensation to be paid in cash.
  14. 26Amount of arrears of land revenue, etc., to be deducted from the amount of compensation.

Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 27Application of Bom. LXVII of 1948 to leases of alienated land.
  2. 28Special rule of succession to be void.
  3. 29Delegation of powers.
  4. 30Rules.
  5. 31Saving.

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