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Bare Act

The Sikkim Agriculture Land Ceiling and Reforms Act 1977

Civil197746 sections

This law sets a legal limit on the amount of agricultural land that individuals or families in the state of Sikkim are permitted to own or retain. It primarily applies to those who hold land directly from the state, such as bustiwallas, kutiadars, and adhiadars. The measure matters because it works to prevent excessive accumulation of agricultural farmland by a small number of people, ensuring that land resources are distributed more fairly and remain accessible for productive farming purposes throughout the region, rather than being hoarded by the wealthy.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Act to override other laws
  4. 4. Determination of status of bustiwalla
  5. 5. Amendment of Section 7
  6. 6. Persons not entitled to hold agricultural land in excess or ceiling limit
  7. 7. Transfer of land
  8. 8. Persons holding land in excess of ceiling limit to file statement
  9. 9. Preparation of draft statement as regards lands in excess of ceiling limit
  10. 10. Final statement
  11. 11. Vesting of lands in excess of ceiling limit
  12. 12. Payment of amount
  13. 13. Constitution of Tribunal and appeals thereto
  14. 14. Second appeal to State Land Tribunal
  15. 15. Bar of jurisdiction
  16. 16. Payment of amount
  17. 17. Bar of jurisdiction
  18. 18. Limit of future acquisition of land
  19. 18A. State Government to be party to all proceedings
  20. 18B. Penalties
  21. 18C. Recovery of arrears of land revenue and other Government dues
  22. 18D. Recovery of excess amount paid
  23. 19. Preparation of record-of-rights
  24. 20. Draft and final publication of the record-of-rights
  25. 21. Omission of Section 21
  26. 22. Bar of jurisdiction of civil court in respect of certain matters
  27. 23. Principles of distribution of lands
  28. 24. Management of lands vested in the State
  29. 25. Liability to pay revenue
  30. 26. Determination of revenue and appeal
  31. 27. Commencement and overriding effect
  32. 28. Restrictions on alienation of lands by Scheduled Tribes
  33. 29. Transfer of land by Scheduled Tribes
  34. 30. Bar on registration of documents or transfer
  35. 31. Power of Revenue Officer to set aside improper transfers
  36. 32. Restriction on the execution of decree or order or sale of land and other proceedings
  37. 33. Appeal
  38. 34. Bar to suit and other proceedings
  39. 35. Certain laws to cease to have effect
  40. 36. Power to make rules
  41. 37. Protection of acts done in good faith
  42. 38. Power to remove difficulties
  43. 39. Sikkim Regulation of Transfer and Use of Land Act, 1975, not to apply
  44. 4(5). Determination of status of bustiwalla
  45. 4(c). Determination of status of bustiwalla
  46. 4(d). Determination of status of bustiwalla

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