The Madras City Land-Revenue Act, 1851
The Madras City Land-Revenue Act, 1851
The Madras City Land-Revenue Act, 1851, establishes the legal framework for assessing and collecting land revenue within the city of Madras. It empowers the Collector to determine fair assessment rates for lands not owned by the government by comparing them to similar properties in the vicinity. The Act provides mechanisms for land measurement, handling disputes over rent-free claims, and recovering unpaid revenue. It also outlines the rights of tenants to deduct government revenue payments from their rent and sets strict rules for challenging official decisions. For citizens, this law ensures that land taxation is systematic, while providing specific avenues to contest unfair assessments or official misconduct.
- 1. All assessable lands in Madras
- 2. Amendment incorporation
- 3. Rate of assessment
- 4. The decision of the Board of Revenue upon such appeal shall be final.
- 5. Abatement for land assessed beyond the dimensions
- 6. Extension of [Tamil Nadu] Revenue Recovery Act, 1864
- 7. Recovery by distress and sale
- 8. Deduction from landlord's rent, of payment by tenant
- 9. Priority of claim for Land revenue
- 10. Deposit of amount of disputed claim
- 12. Inquiry into claim to hold land rent-free, and report to Board
- 13. Penalty for obstructing Collector or his subordinates
- 14. Collector's power to punish contempt
- 15. From every such order of fine or imprisonment an appeal shall lie to the Board of Revenue, whose decision shall be final.
- 16. Exemption of questions relating to ground-rents from jurisdiction of Supreme Court
- 17. Jurisdiction of Civil Courts in Chingleput in suits against Revenue officers
- 18. Meaning of Collector and Board of Revenue, defined
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