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The Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 F

The Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 F

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This Act governs the administration of land revenue and related matters across the entire state of Telangana. It establishes the rules for surveying land, assessing taxes, and maintaining records of rights. The legislation defines the roles of various officers, including revenue and survey officers, and clarifies the rights and responsibilities of landholders, occupants, and pattadars. By setting out these procedures, it ensures a structured system for managing land ownership, tenancy, and tax collection, effectively replacing previous regulations to create a unified framework for land administration in the region.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 1-A. Effect of Regulations LX & LXIX of 1358 Fasli and Act XXI of 1950 on this Act
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Chief Controlling Authority in matters relating to land revenue.
  5. 4. Omitted
  6. 5. Omitted
  7. 6. Appointment of Collector
  8. 6-A. Additional Collector or Additional Taluqdar to have had always the same powers and duties as the Collector or Taluqdar.
  9. 7. Appointment of Deputy or Assistant Collector.
  10. 8. Deputy or Assistant Collector to hold charge of that office in absence of Collector until person is appointed or Collector resumes charge.
  11. 9. Tahsildar, his appointment, duties and powers.
  12. 10. Tahsildar may depute subordinates to perform certain of his services.
  13. 11. Temporary arrangement of office of Tahsildar
  14. 12. Survey officers, their duties and powers
  15. 13. Combination of offices
  16. 14. Appointment of officers to be notified.
  17. 15. Power of appointment of establishment.
  18. 16. Power of Collector to transfer cases
  19. 24. All lands etc. are property of Government.
  20. 25. Assigning of land for special purposes to be lawful
  21. 26. Animals which shall graze on land set apart for free pasturage of animals.
  22. 27. Cases in which there shall be right to carry earth stones, etc., from river, stream or bed of tank.
  23. 28. Trees Irsali or Ghairi on land held by Pattadar
  24. 29. Right of pattadar to trees planted on occupied land prior to his occupation
  25. 30. Trees outside occupied tracts or in bed of rivers, streams, etc.
  26. 31. Sale of Irsali trees outside reserved area
  27. 32. Letting out for cultivation unoccupied land containing valuable trees situate in taluqa where forest boundaries have not been demarcated
  28. 33. Fresh patta within reserved forest to be given in consultation with Conservator of Forests
  29. 34. Proprietary rights over toddy and sendhi trees and the right to plant such trees
  30. 35. Proprietary rights of Government over toddy, sendhi and gulmohwa trees
  31. 36. Section 36
  32. 37. Rules relating to lopping of Sendhi and toddy and tapping trees to apply to trees belonging to Government
  33. 37-A. Duty of Pattadar or tenant to report illegal rapping of toddy and sendhi trees
  34. 38. Proprietary right over Gulmohwa trees and the right to plant such trees
  35. 39. Right to fruit bearing trees in occupied land.
  36. 40. Omitted
  37. 41. Procedure where land is in occupation of one person and another person has right on trees
  38. 42. Procedure for trees planted in unoccupied land by any person and retained in his possession.
  39. 43. If in event of pattadar absconding or dying or tendering compromise, right of any other person to land is not recognized, trees to be property of Government
  40. 44. Land may be let out free of assessment for planting shady trees for public benefit.
  41. 45. Conditions on which land for raising groves may be given
  42. 46. Procedure where Pattadar is felling trees belonging to Government
  43. 46-A. Restrictions on felling of sendhi, toddy and gulmohwa trees and fruit bearing trees.
  44. 47. Permission to take wood from waste land outside reserved forest.
  45. 48. All land to be liable to payment of land revenue save in case of remission.
  46. 49. If alluvial land be within land excluded from Government demand etc., it shall be subject to original land for purpose of payment of land revenue.
  47. 50. Land revenue to be assessed according to use of land for various requirements.
  48. 51. Settlement of land revenue with whom to be made.
  49. 52. Assessment of land revenue by whom and how to be made.
  50. 53. Water rate.
  51. 54. Procedure for acquiring unoccupied land
  52. 54-A. Procedure in respect of land acquired for purpose of public benefit and no more required
  53. 55. Rules relating to alluvial land
  54. 56. Rules relating to diluvial land
  55. 57. Procedure when person un-lawfully occupies un-occupied land or uses land without title.
  56. 58. Occupancy right is heritable and transferable.
  57. 58-A. Sanction of Collector for transfer of occupied land compulsory in certain cases
  58. 58-B. Procedure in case of transfer by order of Court of land not transferable without sanction of Collector.
  59. 59. Who shall be Pattadar on death of Pattadar.
  60. 60. Occupancy right to be sold in case Pattadar dies intestate or heirless.
  61. 61. Occupant to be entitled to construct godowns and wells etc., or otherwise improve condition of land.
  62. 62. Procedure in case of agricultural land appropriated to non-agricultural purposes.
  63. 63. Right to all mines vests in Government.
  64. 64. Occupant may relinquish or transfer occupancy right to another
  65. 65. Right of way on relinquishing land to vest in future holder
  66. 66. Liability and rights of Pote-pattadar
  67. 67. When shall Asami Shikmi have perpetual occupancy right.
  68. 67-A. Conferment of Pattadari rights on Shikmidars
  69. 67-B. Validation of certain transfers of land and conferment of pattadari rights on transferees
  70. 68. Liability of Shikmidar to payment of land revenue
  71. 69. When rent may be enhanced on Shikmidar.
  72. 70. When Shikmidar shall be entitled to reduction of rent.
  73. 71. Liability of Asami-Shikmi respecting payment of rent and procedure when Shikmi relation is not desired to be maintained
  74. 72. Application for arrears of land revenue or rent in Tahsil within three years.
  75. 73. Procedure in case of remission of suspension of land revenue.
  76. 75. Penalty when proved that land holder has by force recovered any amount in excess of fixed land revenue or rent.
  77. 76. In default of payment of land revenue it shall be lawful in certain cases to cease and auction right of pattadar and make any co-occupant or other concerned person a pattadar
  78. 77. Government may introduce revenue survey into any part of Dominions.
  79. 78. Land holders etc., may be made by general notice or summons, to attend survey operations and assistance of village officers, and officers concerned may be taken.
  80. 79. No number to comprise of less than fixed area.
  81. 80. When pattadar or pote number tenders compromise it may be made over to any one of pote pattadars of same number.
  82. 81. Settlement officers to make assessment
  83. 82. Assessment of land revenue may be made directly of land or of means of irrigation.
  84. 83. Assessments made in settlement shall not be recovered without sanction of Government.
  85. 84. Announcement of assessment how made
  86. 85. When assessment fixed shall be levied.
  87. 86. Preparation of register
  88. 87. Settlement officer to correct clerical and other errors admitted by all parties and application for correction of name to be made within two years.
  89. 87-A. Delegation of powers of Government.
  90. 88. Settlement records to be made over to Collector who shall cause village records to be prepared.
  91. 88-A. Omitted
  92. 89. Division of numbers and fixing of pote-numbers on second settlement to be lawful
  93. 89-A. Division of Survey numbers into new Survey numbers
  94. 89-B. Division of Survey numbers into pote numbers.
  95. 90. Determination of village boundaries.
  96. 91. Procedure in case of disagreement or dispute
  97. 92. Determination of field boundaries
  98. 93. Settlement of boundary disputes by arbitration.
  99. 94. Construction or repair of boundary marks of Villages and survey numbers.
  100. 95. Dimensions and form etc., of boundaries to be determined with sanction of Chief Revenue Authority
  101. 96. Collector to have charge of boundary marks after introduction of settlement.
  102. 97. Responsibility for preservation of boundary marks
  103. 98. Penalty for damaging etc., boundary marks.
  104. 99. Fixing of limits of village sites
  105. 100. No land revenue to be levied in certain cases on lands within village site.
  106. 101. Procedure on occupying without permission land situate in village site.
  107. 102. Suit not to be instituted in Civil Court after one year from order of Collector.
  108. 103. Responsibility for payment of land revenue.
  109. 104. Government demand to have priority over all claims.
  110. 105. Produce of land to be deemed as, hypothecated for payment of land revenue.
  111. 106. Produce disposed of by sale etc., may be withheld till payment of land revenue
  112. 107. Power of Collector when apprehended that revenue shall not be recoverable.
  113. 108. Issue of orders provided for in section 107 and penalty for contravention thereof
  114. 109. Reaping or removal of produce of land not to be prohibited for such long period as to damage produce.
  115. 110. Attachment of village or part of village for land revenue.
  116. 111. Precautionary measures to be suspended on security being furnished.
  117. 112. Government to determine date and instalments for recovery of amount
  118. 113. Arrears and defaulter
  119. 114. Liability incurred in case of non-payment of arrears
  120. 115. Certified account to be conclusive evidence as to arrears
  121. 116. Measures for recovery
  122. 117. Measures specified applicable to arrears due both for previous years and current year
  123. 118. When and by whom notice of demand may be issued and its costs
  124. 119. Distraint and sale of defaulter's movable property
  125. 120. Distraint and sale of defaulter’s immovable property
  126. 121. Property of defaulter exempt from attachment
  127. 122. Power to arrest defaulter and send him to Civil Jail
  128. 123. Power to arrest
  129. 124. Lease and sale of occupancy right
  130. 129. Recovery proceedings to be stayed on security being given or amount being paid
  131. 130. Procedure for sale and publication of notification
  132. 131. Objection in respect of attached property.
  133. 132. Sale by whom and when to be made
  134. 133. When sale may be stayed
  135. 134. By whose sanction sale shall be final
  136. 135. Mode of payment of purchase money
  137. 136. Re-sale if purchase money is not paid within prescribed time.
  138. 137. Receipt for purchase money to be furnished and sale as concluded to become absolute.
  139. 138. Application to set aside sale of immovable property.
  140. 139. Order confirming or setting aside sale.
  141. 140. Refund of purchase money if sale is not confirmed or set aside.
  142. 141. Putting purchaser into possession of holding sold and entering his name as pattadar in village record
  143. 142. Application of purchase money.
  144. 143. Liability of purchaser for payment of land revenue.
  145. 144. Sums recoverable under provisions of this Chapter.
  146. 145. Revenue officer to be subordinate to his superior.
  147. 146. Power to issue summons for evidence and producing document etc
  148. 147. Form, issue and service of summons.
  149. 148. Code of Civil Procedure regarding sustenance allowances to be followed when party desires attendance of witnesses.
  150. 149. Mode of recording evidence in formal inquiry.
  151. 150. Mode of writing decisions.
  152. 151. Mode of summary inquiry.
  153. 152. Formal and summary inquiry to be deemed judicial proceedings and to be conducted openly.
  154. 153. Mode of ordinary inquiry.
  155. 154. Manner of obtaining copies and translation.
  156. 155. Arrest to be made by warrant.
  157. 156. Power to enter upon land or premises when necessary.
  158. 157. Mode of evicting unlawful occupant.
  159. 158. Appeal from order of Revenue officer.
  160. 159. Non-appealable orders.
  161. 160. Period of limitation.
  162. 161. Original order or copy thereof to be filed along with memorandum etc.
  163. 162. Powers of appellate authority.
  164. 163. Power to stay execution.
  165. 164. Final order to be deemed non-appealable.
  166. 165. Propriety of reconsideration of order passed on motion of incompetent officer.
  167. 166. Review
  168. 166-A. Application of Limitation Act
  169. 166-B. Revision.
  170. 166-C. Review by Government
  171. 167. Inspection of maps, survey records and village accounts and granting copies thereof
  172. 168. Rules for partition of an area on which land revenue is levied
  173. 169. Section 169
  174. 170. Section 170
  175. 171. Section 171
  176. 172. Power to make rules
  177. 173. Punishment for breach of rules
  178. 70(3). Eviction
  179. 125 to 128. Attachment of Villages

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