Puducherry Land Encroachment Act, 1970
Puducherry Land Encroachment Act, 1970
General197019 sections
This statute addresses unauthorized occupation of government-owned land within the Puducherry territory by imposing financial liabilities. It requires those unlawfully occupying public property to pay assessments and penalties, treating these payments effectively as arrears of land revenue. Crucially, paying these charges does not grant legal occupancy rights, ensuring the state retains control over its land while providing a mechanism for the government to recover financial irregularities from occupants through administrative or judicial appeals.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 4. Levy of assessment of lands unauthorisedly occupied.
- 5. Conclusiveness of decision as to amount of assessment.
- 6. Liability of person unauthorisedly occupying land to penalty after notice.
- 7. Notice before proceeding under section 6.
- 8. Recovery of assessment or penalty levied as arrears of land revenue.
- 9. Appeal.
- 10. Revision.
- 11. Stay pending decision in appeal or revision.
- 12. Limitation for appeal and application for revision.
- 13. Document accompanying petition of appeal or application for revision.
- 14. Saving of operations of other laws in force.
- 15. Saving of suits by persons aggrieved by proceedings under the Act.
- 16. Certain persons deemed to be in unauthorised occupation of land.
- 17. Saving of lands claimed by right of escheat or reversion.
- 18. Power to make rules.
- 19. Power to remove difficulties.
- 20. Repeal and saving.
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