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The Maharashtra Shetgi Watan Rights (Ratnagiri) Abolition Act

The Maharashtra Shetgi Watan Rights (Ratnagiri) Abolition Act

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This Act abolishes the hereditary monopoly known as shetgi watan, which gave specific family holders the exclusive right to weigh or measure merchandise imported by land and collect fees in Rajapur, Ratnagiri. Applying to these traditional privilege holders in the Ratnagiri district, the law permanently extinguishes these feudal trade privileges. It matters because it modernizes local commerce by removing customary trade barriers and fees. To ensure fairness, the law compensates the affected holders with a payment equal to three times their average annual earnings from the previous three years, allowing them to appeal the valuation decisions to a revenue tribunal.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Abolition of shetgi watans.
  4. 4. Quantum of compensation.
  5. 5. Method of awarding compensation.
  6. 6. Appeal.
  7. 7. Procedure before Revenue Tribunal.
  8. 8. Court-fees.
  9. 9. Finality of award and decision of Revenue Tribunal.
  10. 10. Rules.

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