Bare Act
The Bombay Rent-Free Estates Act, 1852
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The Bombay Rent-Free Estates Act, 1852, was a colonial-era statute designed to regulate land revenue claims within the Bombay Presidency. It established the Inam Commission to investigate and adjudicate the validity of "Inams" or "Jagirs"—estates that landowners claimed were exempt from paying land revenue to the government. The Act provided a structured legal process for verifying these titles against historical records and government accounts. For the citizens of that era, it served as the primary mechanism to either secure their tax-exempt status or face the resumption of their land by the state if their claims were found invalid.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Rules not applicable to certain districts
- 2. Powers to appoint Inam Commissioner with Assistants and establishment
- 3. Duties how discharged
- 4. Determination of titles of claimants to exemption
- 5. Powers to enforce attendance of witnesses to take evidence, etc
- 6. Punishment of misconduct of officers
- 7. Jurisdiction of Courts barred
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