The Odisha Merged Territories (Village Offices Abolition) Act, 1963
The Odisha Merged Territories (Village Offices Abolition) Act, 1963
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This law abolishes village offices in Orissa and the merged territories, ending the service tenures and emoluments associated with them. It cancels the grants and settlements that supported these offices and resumes all Bhogra lands—lands held as payment for office—vesting them in the State Government free from encumbrances. The Act provides a mechanism for the Collector to determine who held these offices and to settle the resumed lands with occupants on fair rent, effectively restructuring land ownership and administrative roles in these regions.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Abolition of Village Offices and consequences thereof
- 4. Collector to decide, if a person is the holder of a Village Office
- 5. Settlement of Bhogra lands
- 5A. Provided that the area reserved shall, as far as practicable, be in compact block or blocks of one acre or more.
- 5B. Divesting of Water reservoirs already settled
- 6. Settlement of Gounti-raiyati lands
- 7. Settlement of abandoned and surrendered holdings and waste lands
- 8. Employment of certain Village Officers in State services and payment of solatium
- 9. Submission of records and delivery of possession of land
- 10. Determination of question, if the abolition amounts to acquisition
- 11. Settlement to be free of premium
- 12. Procedure to be followed in proceedings
- 13. Appeal and revision
- 14. Application of Limitation Act
- 15. Authorities to exercise certain powers of Civil Court
- 16. Power to make rules
- 17. Power to remove doubts and difficulties
- I. Schedule
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