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The Telangana Land Encroachment Act, 1905

The Telangana Land Encroachment Act, 1905

General190522 sections

This legislation declares government ownership over public roads, water bodies, and unallocated land in Telangana, excluding registered private properties and legal land grants. It applies to any individuals, groups, or former lessees who illegally occupy government land without authorization. To enforce compliance, the law empowers revenue officers, including Collectors and Tahsildars, to levy financial assessments, fines, and penal charges on trespassers. Authorities are granted powers of summary eviction, forfeiture of crops or structures, and forced removal of illegal occupants. The law matters because it safeguards public land from unauthorized encroachment and establishes clear administrative machinery to protect state property.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent
  2. 1-A. Definitions
  3. 2. Right of property in public roads, etc., waters and lands
  4. 3. Levy of assessment on lands unauthorizedly occupied
  5. 4. Conclusiveness of decision as to amount of assessment
  6. 5. Liability of person unauthorizedly occupying land to penalty after notice
  7. 6. Liability of person unauthorizedly occupying land to summary eviction, forfeiture of crops, etc.
  8. 7. Prior notice to person in occupation
  9. 7-A. Encroachment by group of persons on Government land and their eviction
  10. 8. Power to make rules
  11. 9. Recovery of assessment or penalty levied as arrears of land revenue
  12. 10. Appeal
  13. 11. Limitation of appeal
  14. 12. Document accompanying petition of appeal
  15. 12-A. Power of Government to call for records and pass orders
  16. 13. Saving of operation of other laws in force
  17. 14. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts
  18. 15. Validation of levy of penal assessment before the passing of Act; Saving of pending suits
  19. 15-A. Certain persons deemed to be in unauthorized occupation of land
  20. 16. Saving of lands claimed by right of escheat or reversion
  21. Power to remove difficulties. Power to remove difficulties
  22. Schedule. FORM OF WARRANT TO BE ISSUED BY THE COLLECTOR UNDER SECTION 6

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