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The Orissa Survey and Settlement Act, 1959

The Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1959

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This Act establishes the rules for measuring and recording land boundaries across Orissa. It applies to anyone owning or leasing land in the state, including government officials and private landlords. By ordering surveys and maintaining official records, the law helps resolve disputes over land ownership and tenancy rights. It ensures clarity and fairness in determining who has the legal right to use or earn income from specific pieces of land, which is crucial for property security and fair agricultural practices.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Power to order a survey
  4. 4. Appointment of Survey Officer, powers and delegation of powers of survey
  5. 5. Proclamation to be published by Survey Officer
  6. 6. Survey Officer may enter upon land, offer compensation for damages and may settle boundary disputes
  7. 6-A. Preparation and preliminary publication of draft survey record
  8. 6-B. Appeal
  9. 6-C. Final publication of survey records
  10. 6-D. Revision by Board of Revenue
  11. 7. Final publication of survey record to be notified
  12. 8. Responsibility for the maintenance of survey marks
  13. 9. Recovery of costs of survey
  14. 10. Omitted
  15. 11. Power of Government to order preparation of record-of-rights
  16. 12. Preliminary publication of draft record-of-rights and objections
  17. 12-A. Appeals
  18. 12-B. Final publication of record-of-rights
  19. 13. Conclusive evidence of record-of-rights
  20. 14. Omitted
  21. 15. Revision by Board of Revenue
  22. 16. Maintenance of records
  23. 17. Recovery of cost of preparation of record-of-rights
  24. 18. Settlement of rent
  25. 19. Principles for fixing rent
  26. 20. Manner of determination of rent
  27. 21. Preliminary publication and amendment of Settlement Rent Roll
  28. 22. Sanction of settled rent and modification on objections
  29. 23. Incorporation of settled rent in the record-of-rights and publication thereof
  30. 25. Revision by the Board of Revenue
  31. 27. Presumption as to correctness of rent settled
  32. 28. Date from which settled rent takes effect
  33. 29. Jurisdiction of Revenue Courts
  34. 30. Application of Code of Civil Procedure
  35. 31. Power to distribute and withdraw business
  36. 32. Power to call for and revise proceedings of Revenue Courts
  37. 33. Delegation of powers
  38. 34. Limitation of appeals and applications
  39. 35. Application of the Indian Limitation Act, 1908
  40. 36. Simultaneous proceedings
  41. 37. Fixing boundaries
  42. 38. Validation of past records and settlement of rent
  43. 40. Protection of action taken under Act
  44. 41. Correction of arithmetical mistakes
  45. 42. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Court
  46. 43. Powers to make rules
  47. 44. Rules to be laid before the Legislative Assembly
  48. 45. Repeal
  49. 46. Pending proceedings
  50. 46-A. Powers of Settlement Officers under Central Provinces Acts to be exercised by officers appointed as such
  51. 47. Power to remove difficulties
  52. 21(2). Objections to Settlement Rent Roll

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