The 1[Maharashtra Shilotri Rights (Kolaba) Abolition Act
The 1[Maharashtra Shilotri Rights (Kolaba) Abolition Act
This Act entirely abolishes customary shilotri rights in the Kolaba district of Maharashtra. It applies to local landowners and tenants, and the traditional right-holders, known as shilotridars, who previously collected a fixed tax of rice or paddy from reclaimed coastal lands. By extinguishing these customary rights, the legislation modernizes the land revenue system and relieves farmers of historical levies. Under the law, affected landholders must pay the shilotridars a final one-time compensation equal to three times the average value of their annual collections. Ultimately, it matters because it integrates historical agricultural lands into the standard state land revenue legislative framework.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Abolition of shilotri rights.
- 4. Commuted value of shilotri maund to be paid to shilotridar as compensation.
- 5. Appeal against the decision of the Mamlatdar.
- 6. Finality of decision of Mamlatdar and Collector.
- 7. Inquiries or proceedings to be Judicial proceedings.
- 8. Rules.
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