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The Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960

The Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960

Civil196097 sections

This Act reforms land tenure in Odisha. It protects the rights of raiyats (tenant cultivators), prohibits letting out land, makes certain rights non-transferable, and limits the eviction of raiyats. It also protects the dwelling houses of raiyats, tenants and agricultural labourers, regulates the conversion of agricultural land, and fixes a ceiling on landholdings.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Amendment of Section
  3. 3. Act to override other laws
  4. 4. Raiyats
  5. 5. Existing rights of raiyats not to be affected
  6. 6. Rights of raiyats and prohibition of letting
  7. 6A. [NO TITLE]
  8. 7. Non-transferability and saving of the rights and liabilities of tenants
  9. 8. Eviction of raiyats
  10. 8A. Conversion of agricultural land for purposes other than agriculture
  11. 9. Dwelling houses of raiyats and tenants
  12. 10. Dwelling houses of agricultural labourers and artisans
  13. 11. Mode of transfer of holding of a raiyat
  14. 12. Decision of disputes among landlord and raiyats
  15. 13. Rent payable by tenants
  16. 14. Ground of eviction of tenant
  17. 15. Recovery of rent and dispute between landlord and raiyat or tenant
  18. 16. Dispute regarding identity of tenant
  19. 17. Grant of receipt to raiyat or tenant and penalty for non-compliance
  20. 18. Penalty on landlord for excess realisation or interference with tenant’s possession
  21. 19. Partition among co-sharer raiyats how to be effected
  22. 20. Lands lost by diluvion
  23. 21. Lands gained by gradual accretion
  24. 22. Restriction on alienation of land by Scheduled Tribes
  25. 22A. Surrender or abandonment by raiyat or tenant
  26. 23. Effect of transfer in contravention of Section 22
  27. 23A. Eviction of person in unauthorized occupation of property
  28. 23B. Burden of proof and amendment of Limitation Act, 1963 in its application to proceedings under section 23
  29. 24. Resumption of tenanted lands
  30. 25. Extent of resumable lands
  31. 26. Rights of the landlord and the tenant to apply
  32. 27. Determination of resumable and non-resumable lands
  33. 28. Compensation for non-resumable lands
  34. 29. Certificate in respect of resumable and non-resumable lands
  35. 30. Tenant to become raiyat and recovery of compensation
  36. 31. Person entitled to receive compensation
  37. 32. Certificate to be conclusive proof
  38. 33. Rent of non-resumable land to whom payable
  39. 34. Tenant’s right to continue on resumable lands
  40. 34A. Consequences of failure of landlord to apply under section 26
  41. 35. Failure of both landlord and tenant to apply under Section 26
  42. 35A. Rights of tenant until conclusion of proceedings under this Chapter
  43. 36. Removal of doubts
  44. 36A. Tenant to become raiyat in respect of the whole of the land in certain cases
  45. 36B. Application of section 36A consequent upon amendment of the Act
  46. 36C. Tenants inducted in contravention of Act to become raiyats
  47. 37. Definitions
  48. 37A. Ceiling Area
  49. 37B. Persons not entitled to hold land in excess of ceiling area
  50. 38. Exemption from ceiling
  51. 39. Principles for determining the ceiling area
  52. 40. Prohibition of transfer and partition of land and restriction of suits for specific performance of contracts
  53. 40A. Submission of returns
  54. 40B. Submission of returns in special cases
  55. 41. Responsibility for submitting returns
  56. 42. Failure to submit return to entail forfeiture of claim
  57. 43. Preparation and publication of draft statement showing ceiling and surplus lands
  58. 44. Final statement of ceiling and surplus lands
  59. 44A. Declaration under section
  60. 45. Surplus lands to vest in Government
  61. 45A. Delivery of possession of surplus lands
  62. 45B. Lands escaping ceiling proceedings to vest alongwith surplus lands already vested
  63. 46. Assessment Roll to be prepared
  64. 47. Principles to determine ‘amount’
  65. 48. Preparation and publication of Draft Assessment Roll
  66. 49. Final Assessment Roll
  67. 50. Payment of amount
  68. 51. Settlement of surplus lands
  69. 52. Ceiling on future acquisitions
  70. 53. Constitution of Land Commission
  71. 54. Function of Land Commission
  72. 55. Constitution of District Executive Committee and Local Committee
  73. 56. Functions of the District Executive Committee
  74. 56A. Certificate of disability
  75. 56B. Cancellation of Certificate of disability and its consequences
  76. 57. Procedure to be followed by Revenue Officers
  77. 57A. Constitution of Tribunals and declaration of trust to be religious or charitable trust of a public nature
  78. 57B. Reference of cases of certain privileged raiyats by the Collector
  79. 58. Appeal
  80. 59. Revision
  81. 60. Review
  82. 61. Orders to be final
  83. 62. Court-fees
  84. 63. Limitation
  85. 64. Enquiries and proceedings to be judicial proceedings
  86. 65. Execution of orders
  87. 66. Fees of legal practitioners not to form part of cost
  88. 67. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts
  89. 68. Penalties
  90. 69. Delegation of power
  91. 70. Indemnity
  92. 71. Executive instructions
  93. 72. Power to enter upon land
  94. 73. Act not to apply to certain lands
  95. 74. Repeal
  96. 75. Limitation
  97. 76. Power to remove doubts and difficulties

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