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The Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948

General194833 sections

The Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948, empowers the State Government to take possession of land or buildings for public purposes. It mandates that landlords must inform the government if their premises become vacant, allowing the state to requisition such properties. The Act establishes a framework for determining fair compensation for property owners and outlines procedures for the eventual release of requisitioned land. It applies primarily to specific areas in Maharashtra. For citizens, this means the government can legally occupy private property under specific conditions, provided they follow due process, including compensation and proper notification procedures.

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  1. 1. Short title
  2. 2. Extent
  3. 3. Duration
  4. 4. Definitions
  5. 5. Requisition of land
  6. 6. Requisition of vacant premises
  7. 7. Continuance of requisition
  8. 7A. Continuance of requisition made under the Defence of India Act, 1962
  9. 8. Payment of compensation
  10. 8A. Any order passed by the State Government under this section shall be final.
  11. 8AA. Application of section 499 of Bom. III of 1888 to requisitioned premises
  12. 8B. Vacation of requisitioned land and recovery of dues as arrear of land revenue
  13. 9. Release from requisition
  14. 9A. Notice to owner or landlord of premises requisitioned or to be requisitioned to submit application for compensation
  15. 9B. Officer to whom and manner in which application for compensation to be made
  16. 9C. If application for determination of compensation not made in time compensation to be determined ex parte
  17. 10. Power of inquiry
  18. 11. Powers to take possession
  19. 12. Power to obtain information
  20. 13. Publication and service of orders
  21. 14. Power to enter and inspect land
  22. 15. Delegation of functions
  23. 16. Exemption
  24. 17. Protection of action taken under Act
  25. 18. Officers to be deemed public servants
  26. 19. Power to make rules
  27. 20. Repeal
  28. 20A. Repeal of C. P. and Berar LXIII and saving
  29. 20B. Provided that the State Government may at any time release from requisition any such requisitioned accommodation.
  30. 21. Validation of requisition orders
  31. 22. Certain order not to be invalid on ground of declaration
  32. 23. Saving
  33. I. SCHEDULE

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