The Telangana Occupants of Homesteads (Conferment of Ownership) Act, 1976
The Telangana Occupants of Homesteads (Conferment of Ownership) Act, 1976
This Act regulates the ownership of homesteads, which are small residential plots in rural Telangana. It applies to landless farmers, agricultural laborers, and village artisans residing in houses built on someone else's land outside municipal zones. The law matters because it prevents the arbitrary eviction of these vulnerable workers and grants them permanent, heritable ownership rights over their home sites in exchange for a nominal fee. By securing housing rights for historically marginalized rural communities, this landmark legislation seeks to reduce rural poverty, ensure basic personal security, and fulfill the state's constitutional mandate of promoting social justice and economic equality.
- 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application.
- 2. Declaration as to giving effect to certain directive principles.
- 3. Definitions.
- 4. Bar to eviction of an occupant of homestead for dwelling house or homestead.
- 5. Occupant of homestead to become owner.
- 6. Issue of certificate of ownership of homestead.
- 7. Disputes to be decided by the authorised officer.
- 8. Appeal.
- 9. Revision.
- 10. Powers of authorised officer to call for information, summoning of witnesses etc.
- 11. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
- 12. Authorised officer etc., to be public servants.
- 13. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 14. Act to over-ride other laws.
- 15. Power to make rules.
- 16. Exemptions.
- 17. Repeal of Ordinance.
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