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The 1[Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act

The 1[Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act

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The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Vidarbha Region Act regulates agricultural land tenancies, rent limits, and farming rights in eastern Maharashtra. It applies to landowners, tenants, and agricultural labourers. The legislation matters because it protects vulnerable cultivators from arbitrary evictions, caps maximum rents, and permits the restoration of fields lost through coerced or fraudulent surrenders. By defining family holdings and ensuring that only those who personally work the soil retain claims to cultivation, this law safeguards rural livelihoods, prevents landlord exploitation, and supports stable, fair agricultural practices across local communities. Ultimately, this legal framework fosters regional economic security for families.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Delimitation of local areas.
  4. 4. Determination of family holding.
  5. 5. Application of Chapter V of Transfer of Property Act.
  6. 6. Persons deemed to be tenants.
  7. 7. Certain persons deemed to be tenants for purposes of this Act.
  8. 8. Record of rights of ordinary tenants.
  9. 9. Tenancy not to be terminated by efflux of time.
  10. 10. Restoration of possession to tenants dispossessed after 1st January 1953 in certain circumstances.
  11. 11. Maximum rent.
  12. 12. Rent.
  13. 13. Commutation of rent in crop share into cash rent.
  14. 14. Prohibition for receiving rent in terms of service of labour.
  15. 15. Refund of rent recovered in contravention of provisions of the Act and other penalties.
  16. 16. Abolition of all cesses, etc.
  17. 17. Liability of tenants to pay land and canal revenue and cesses.
  18. 18. Suspensions or remissions of rent.
  19. 19. Termination of tenancy.
  20. 20. Termination of tenancy by surrender thereof.
  21. 21. Land or portion thereof which landlord is not entitled to retain on surrender to be declared as surplus.
  22. 22. Bar to eviction from dwelling house.
  23. 23. Tenant to give first option of purchasing site on which he has built a dwelling house.
  24. 24. Power to apply sections 22 and 23 to dwelling houses occupied by agricultural labourers, etc.
  25. 25. Tenant's right to trees planted by him.
  26. 26. Right to produce of naturally growing trees.
  27. 27. Responsibility of tenant to maintain boundary marks, etc.
  28. 28. Repairs of protective bunds.
  29. 29. Relief against termination of tenancy in certain cases.
  30. 30. Relief against Termination of tenancy for non-payment of rent.
  31. 31. Tenancy to be in abeyance during usufructuary mortgage in favour of tenant.
  32. 32. Receipts for rent.
  33. 33. Sub-division, sub-letting and assignment prohibited.
  34. 34. Bar to attachment, seizure or sale by process of court.
  35. 35. Where land is sold for recovery of loan advanced under any law the right of tenant to stand extinguished.
  36. 36. Procedure of taking possession.
  37. 37. Rights and privileges of tenants not to be affected.
  38. 38. Termination of tenancy by landlord for cultivating land personally.
  39. 39. Right of certain landlords to terminate tenancy for cultivating personally.
  40. 39A. Special right of certain landlords to terminate tenancy for personal cultivation.
  41. 40. Provisions of section 38 not to affect right of tenant to purchase land.
  42. 41. Right of tenant to purchase land.
  43. 42. Extent of land which tenant may purchase under section 41.
  44. 43. Tenant to make an offer, determination of purchase price, mode of payment, etc.
  45. 44. Amount of purchase price to be applied towards satisfaction of debts.
  46. 45. Power to declare occupancy tenants as tenure holder.
  47. 46. Transfer of ownership of land to tenants from specified date.
  48. 47. Purchase price.
  49. 48. Tribunal to determine the extent of land transferred to tenant and purchase price thereof.
  50. 49. Provisions of sections 43, 44 and 45 to apply to transfer of ownership under section 46.
  51. 49A. Ownership of certain lands to stand transferred to tenants on 1st day of April 1963.
  52. 49B. Transfer of possession and ownership of lands to certain dispossessed tenants.
  53. 50. Right of tenants holding land under tenancy restored or created after specified date to purchase land.
  54. 51. Right of tenants to exchange land.
  55. 52. Landlord to restore possession if he fails to cultivate within one year.
  56. 53. Circumstances in which landlord shall be deemed to cultivate personally.
  57. 54. Rights of tenants to be heritable.
  58. 55. Compensation for improvement made by tenant.
  59. 56. Tenant's right to erect farm house.
  60. 57. Restriction on transfers of land purchased or sold under this Act.
  61. 57A. Definition.
  62. 57B. Right of landlord to terminate tenancy.
  63. 57C. Transfer of pending proceeding to Collector and State Government.
  64. 57D. Right of tenant to purchase land from landlord.
  65. 57E. Saving.
  66. 58. Some of the provisions not to apply to leases of land obtained by industrial or commercial undertakings, certain co-operative societies or for cultivation of sugarcane, fruits, flowers, etc.
  67. 59. Reasonable rent of land to which section 58 applies.
  68. 60. Certain provisions not to apply to municipal areas.
  69. 61. Deleted.
  70. 62. Power to assume management of landholder's holding.
  71. 63. Vesting of holding in management.
  72. 64. Effect of declaration of management.
  73. 65. Manager's powers.
  74. 66. Manager to pay costs of management, etc.
  75. 67. Notice to claimants.
  76. 68. Claim to contain full particulars.
  77. 69. Claim not duly notified to be barred.
  78. 70. Determination of debts and liabilities.
  79. 71. Power to rank debts and fix interest.
  80. 72. Scheme for liquidation.
  81. 73. Provisions of scheme.
  82. 74. Effects of sanctioning scheme.
  83. 75. Power to remove mortgage in possession.
  84. 76. Power to sell or lease.
  85. 77. Manager's receipt for a discharge.
  86. 78. Death of landholder not to affect management.
  87. 79. Termination of management.
  88. 80. Manager deemed to be public servant.
  89. 80A. Assumption of management of land which remained uncultivated.
  90. 81. Assumption of management of surplus land and payment of compensation therefor.
  91. 82. Appointment of Manager.
  92. 83. Provisions which shall have effect during management.
  93. 84. Order of priority for leasing out surplus lands.
  94. 85. Termination of management and the consequences.
  95. 86. Period of management to be excluded in computing period of limitation.
  96. 87. Manager to be public servant.
  97. 88. Deleted.
  98. 89. Transfer to non-agriculturists barred.
  99. 89A. Transfer to non-agriculturist for bona-fide Industrial use.
  100. 90. Reasonable price of land for the purpose of its sale or purchase.
  101. 91. Sale of agricultural land to particular person.
  102. 91A. Exemption to sales by or in favour of co-operative societies.
  103. 92. Acquisition of holding or land under management or interest therein.
  104. 93. Deleted.
  105. 94. Deleted.
  106. 95. Deleted.
  107. 96. Deleted.
  108. 97. Tribunal.
  109. 98. Duties of Tribunal.
  110. 99. Powers of Tribunal.
  111. 100. Duties of Tahsildar.
  112. 101. Commencement of proceedings.
  113. 102. Procedure.
  114. 103. Power of Collector to transfer proceedings.
  115. 104. Application for possession of land made to different Tahsildars to be heard by designated Tahsildar.
  116. 104A. Designated Tribunal to conduct proceedings in respect of land held by the same tenant in different areas.
  117. 105. Distribution of business amongst Tahsildars.
  118. 106. Execution of order for payment of money or for restoring possession.
  119. 106A. Powers of Collector of inquiries under sub-section (3A) of section 36. Provision as respect revision and execution of orders.
  120. 107. Appeals.
  121. 108. Powers of Collector to transfer and withdraw appeals.
  122. 109. Appeal against award of Collector.
  123. 110. Revisional powers of Collector.
  124. 111. Revision.
  125. 112. Court-fees.
  126. 113. Orders in appeal or revision.
  127. 114. Limitation.
  128. 115. Inquiries and proceedings to be judicial proceedings.
  129. 116. Deleted.
  130. 117. Offences and penalties.
  131. 118. Rules.
  132. 119. Delegation of powers and duties.
  133. 119A. Holders of land to furnish particulars of land to Tahsildars.
  134. 119B. Acquisition of land under invalid transfer or partition to be invalid.
  135. 120. Summary eviction.
  136. 120A. Validation of certain transfers and acquisitions.
  137. 121. Invalidation of certain transfers or acquisitions of land.
  138. 122. Disposal of land, transfer or acquisition of which is invalid.
  139. 122A. Disposal of land, transfer or acquisition of which is invalid for breach of condition.
  140. 123. Leases of land liable to be disposed of under section 122.
  141. 124. Bar of jurisdiction.
  142. 125. Suits involving issues required to be decided under this Act.
  143. 126. Control.
  144. 127. Indemnity.
  145. 128. Act not to apply to certain lands and areas.
  146. 128A. Special provision for land taken under management by Courts, etc.
  147. 129. Exemption from certain provisions to lands held by local authorities, Universities, trusts, etc.
  148. 130. Certain provision of the Act not to apply to holdings and lands assumed under managements under Chapter VI or VII.
  149. 130A. Provisions of Act not to apply in relation to certain leases.
  150. 131. Power of Government to withdraw exemption.
  151. 132. Repeals and savings.
  152. 133. Enactments amended.

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