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The Odisha Estates Abolition Act, 1951

The Odisha Estates Abolition Act, 1951

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The Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1951, provides for the abolition of intermediate landholding systems such as zamindaris and jagirs across Orissa. It applies to intermediaries, traditional estate holders, agricultural tenants, and mine operators throughout the state. Under the law, all estate lands, forests, water bodies, and mineral resources vest directly in the state government free from all encumbrances. Intermediaries surrender their proprietary interests in exchange for structured financial compensation or annuities, while retaining their homesteads and self-cultivated lands. This law matters because it dismantled feudal land tenure systems, establishing a direct relationship between tenant farmers and the state government.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Notification vesting an estate in the State
  4. 3-A. Vesting of intermediary interest
  5. 3-B. Procedure subsequent to notification under Section 3-A
  6. 3-C. Application by intermediaries whose estates vested under Section 3
  7. 4. Surrender of an estate by agreement
  8. 5. Consequences of vesting of an estate in the State
  9. 6. Homesteads of Intermediaries and buildings together with lands on which such buildings stand in the possession of intermediaries and used as golas, factories or mills to be retained by them on payment of rent
  10. 7. Certain other lands in khas possession of intermediaries to be retained by them on payment of rent as raiyats having occupancy right
  11. 7-A. Settlement of land and building
  12. 8. Continuity of tenure of tenants
  13. 8-A. Claims
  14. 8-B. Limitation for realization of rent for period prior to assessment
  15. 8-C. Application of Section 6, 7, 7-A, 8-A and 8-B to Darmilla Inam
  16. 8-D. Constitution of Tribunals
  17. 8-E. Disposal of references
  18. 9. Appeal against Collector’s order under Sections 5, 6 or 7
  19. 10. Mines worked by the Intermediary
  20. 11. Subsisting leases of mines and minerals
  21. 12. Buildings and lands appurtenant to mines
  22. 13. Mines Tribunal
  23. 14. Constitution of Anchal Sasan
  24. 15. Deleted Section
  25. 16. Deleted Section
  26. 17. Deleted Section
  27. 18. Time within which secured creditors and maintenance-holders may file claims
  28. 19. Creditor or maintenance- holder to furnish full particulars and documents
  29. 19-A. Intimation of the claims by the Claims Officer
  30. 20. Determination of amount due to creditor & maintenance-holder and the order or priority as between two or more creditors
  31. 20-A. Claims Officer to communicate award
  32. 21. Appeal against the decision of Claims Officer
  33. 22. Appellate authorities and procedure
  34. 23. Appointment of Compensation Officer
  35. 24. Compensation to be determined for estate as a whole
  36. 25. Powers of Compensation Officer to disregard certain trusts
  37. 26. “Previous Agricultural year” and “gross asset” defined.
  38. 27. Computation of net income
  39. 28. Rates of compensation
  40. 29. Provision of section 28 not to affect any agreement
  41. 30. Computation of compensation payable for mines and minerals
  42. 31. Preliminary publication of Compensation Assessment-roll.
  43. 32. Appeal
  44. 32-A. Second Appeal
  45. 32-B. Revision
  46. 33. Final publication of the Compensation Assessment-roll
  47. 34. Certificate and presumption as to final publication of Compensation Assessment-roll
  48. 35. Correction by compensation Officer of bona fide mistakes
  49. 36. Determination of compensation for premature termination of lease of mines and minerals
  50. 37. Manner of payment of compensation
  51. 38. Interim payment of compensation
  52. 38-A. Review
  53. 38-B. Revision
  54. 39. Bar to jurisdiction of Civil Courts in certain matters
  55. 40. Delegation
  56. 41. Protection of action taken under this Act
  57. 42. Collector, Claims Officer and Compensation Officer to have powers of Civil Court and inquiry conducted by them to be deemed to be judicial proceeding
  58. 43. Power of Collector, Claims Officer and Compensation Officer to require production of documents, etc.
  59. 44. Penalties
  60. 45. Certain educational or charitable institutions to be maintained by Government
  61. 46. Vesting of estates under management of Government
  62. 47. Power to make rules
  63. 48. Repeal
  64. 49. Saving in respect of certain right and pending proceedings
  65. 50. Power remove to difficulties

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