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THE MANIPUR LAND REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS ACT, 1960
All Acts
THE MANIPUR LAND REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS ACT, 1960
ACT NO. 33 OF 1960 · Enacted [13th September 1960.] · 170 sections
CHAPTER I.—PRELIMINARY
Section 1.
Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2.
Definitions.
CHAPTER II.—REVENUE DIVISIONS, REVENUE OFFICERS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT
Section 3.
Power to create, alter or abolish districts, sub-divisions, etc.
Section 4.
Appointment of revenue officers.
Section 5.
Deputy Commissioner and certain other revenue officers.
Section 6.
Settlement officers.
Section 7.
Subordination of revenue officers.
Section 8.
Combination of offices.
Section 9.
Notification of appointments.
Section 10.
Seals.
CHAPTER III.—LAND AND LAND REVENUE
Section 11.
Title of Government to lands, etc.
Section 12.
Right to trees, forests, etc.
Section 13.
Assignment of land for special purposes.
Section 14.
Allotment of land.
Section 15.
Unauthorised occupation of land.
Section 16.
Liability of land to land revenue.
Section 17.
Alluvial lands.
Section 18.
Land revenue in case of diluvion.
Section 19.
Assessment of land to land revenue.
Section 20.
Diversion of land.
Section 21.
Remission or suspension of revenue on failure of crops.
Section 22.
Responsibility for payment of land revenue.
Section 23.
Receipt for land revenue.
CHAPTER IV.—SURVEY AND SETTLEMENT OF LAND REVENUE
Section 24.
Definitions of “revenue survey”, “settlement” and “term of settlement”.
Section 25.
Inquiry into profits of agriculture.
Section 26.
Revenue survey.
Section 27.
Power to require assistance from landholders.
Section 28.
Survey numbers and villages.
Section 29.
Division of survey numbers into sub-divisions.
Section 30.
Determination of revenue-rates.
Section 31.
Preparation of statistical and fiscal records.
Section 32.
Revenue-rates how determined.
Section 33.
Publication of table of revenue-rates.
Section 34.
Confirmation of the table of revenue-rates.
Section 35.
Rates of revenue to form part of settlement register.
Section 36.
Introduction of revenue-rates.
Section 37.
Duration of revenue-rates.
Section 38.
Assessment on holdings.
Section 39.
Additional assessment for water advantages.
Section 40.
Continuance of survey operations and rates in force at commencement of Act.
Section 41.
Power of deputy commissioner to correct errors, etc.
CHAPTER V.—LAND RECORDS
Section 42.
Preparation of record of rights.
Section 43.
Publication of the record of rights.
Section 44.
Jurisdiction of civil courts.
Section 45.
Correction of bona fide mistake in register.
Section 46.
Register of mutations.
Section 47.
Penalty for neglect to furnish information.
Section 48.
Assistance in preparation of maps.
Section 49.
Certified copies.
Section 50.
Maps and other records open to inspection.
Section 51.
Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officer.
CHAPTER VI.—BOUNDRARIES AND BOUNDARY MARKS
Section 52.
Determination of village boundaries.
Section 53.
Effect to settlement of boundary.
Section 54.
Construction and repair of boundary marks.
Section 55.
Description of boundary marks.
Section 56.
Responsibility for maintaining boundary marks.
Section 57.
Deputy commissioner to have charge of boundary marks.
Section 58.
Penalty for injuring boundary marks.
CHAPTER VII.—REALISATION OF LAND REVENE AND OTHER PUBLIC DEMANDS
Section 59.
Land revenue to be first charge.
Section 60.
Payment of land revenue.
Section 61.
Arrear of land revenue.
Section 62.
Recovery of arrears.
Section 63.
Notice of demand.
Section 64.
Distraint and sale of movable property.
Section 65.
Sale of immovable property.
Section 66.
Notice of sale.
Section 67.
Sale to be by auction.
Section 68.
Prohibition to bid at auction.
Section 69.
Sale of perishables.
Section 70.
Sale not to be excessive.
Section 71.
Deposit by purchaser of immovable property.
Section 72.
Failure to make deposit.
Section 73.
Setting aside sale.
Section 74.
Confirmation of sale.
Section 75.
Refunds.
Section 76.
Certificate of purchase.
Section 77.
Application of proceeds of sale.
Section 78.
Liability of certified purchaser.
Section 79.
Precautionary measures in certain cases.
Section 80.
Recovery of other public demands.
CHAPTER VIII.—PROCEDURE OF REVENUE OFFICERS: APPEALS AND REVISIONS
Section 81.
Revenue officers to be courts.
Section 82.
Place of hearing.
Section 83.
Power to enter upon and survey land.
Section 84.
Power to transfer cases.
Section 85.
Power to take evidence, summon witnesses, etc.
Section 86.
Compelling attendance of witnesses.
Section 87.
Hearing in absence of party.
Section 88.
Adjournment of hearing.
Section 89.
Power to order payment of costs.
Section 90.
Use of force.
Section 91.
Appearances before and applications to revenue officers.
Section 92.
Correction of error or omission.
Section 93.
Appeals.
Section 94.
Limitation of appeals.
Section 95.
Revision.
Section 96.
Review of orders.
Section 97.
Stay of execution of orders.
Section 98.
Power to make rules.
CHAPTER IX.—RIGHTS OF LANDOWNERS
Section 99.
Accrual of rights of landowners.
Section 100.
Rights of landowners.
Section 101.
Reservation of land for personal cultivation.
Section 102.
Procedure for reservation of land.
Section 103.
“Permissible limit” defined.
Section 104.
Land deemed to be reserved for personal cultivation in certain cases.
Section 105.
Non-resumable land.
Section 106.
Right to lease.
Section 107.
Land left uncultivated.
Section 108.
Relinquishment.
CHAPTER X.—RIGHTS OF TENANTS
Section 109.
Interest of tenants.
Section 110.
Right to create a mortgage or charge.
Section 111.
Right to make improvements.
Section 112.
Maximum rent.
Section 113.
Payment of rent.
Section 114.
Reasonable rent.
Section 115.
Commutation of rent payable in kind.
Section 116.
Receipt for payment of rent.
Section 117.
Refund of rent recovered in excess.
Section 118.
Suspension or remission of rent.
Section 119.
Eviction of tenant.
Section 120.
Restoration of possession of land to tenant.
Section 121.
Certain lands to be non-resumable land of tenant.
Section 122.
Compensation for improvements.
Section 123.
Tenant may remove buildings, works, etc., not deemed improvements.
Section 124.
Restoration of possession of land in certain other cases.
Section 125.
Relief against termination of tenancy for act of waste.
Section 126.
Surrender of land by tenant.
Section 127.
Transfer of ownership of land to tenant.
Section 128.
Compensation to landowner.
Section 129.
Payment of compensation to landowner.
Section 130.
Tenant to pay compensation amount.
Section 131.
Issue of certificate to tenants.
Section 132.
First option to purchase.
Section 133.
Power to make rules.
CHAPTER XI.—CEILING ON LAND HOLDINGS
Section 134.
Exemption.
Section 135.
Definitions.
Section 136.
Ceiling on holdings.
Section 137.
Submission of returns.
Section 138.
Collection of information through other agency.
Section 139.
Procedure for determination of excess land.
Section 140.
Selection of excess land in cases of certain transfers.
Section 141.
Excess land to vest in Government.
Section 142.
Publication of the final list and consequences thereof.
Section 143.
Compensation.
Section 144.
Manner of payment of compensation.
Section 145.
Limit of future acquisition of load.
Section 146.
Excess land not to be surrendered in certain cases.
Section 147.
Power of deputy commissioner to take possession of excess land.
Section 148.
Offences and penalties.
Section 149.
Finality of orders.
Section 150.
Power to exempt, etc.
CHAPTER XII.—PREVENTION OF FRAGMENTATION
Section 151.
Definitions.
Section 152.
Restrictions on transfer, etc.
Section 153.
Partition of holding.
Section 154.
Transfers in contravention of this Chapter.
Section 155.
Penalty.
Section 156.
Power to make rules.
CHAPTER XIII.—GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Section 157.
Recovery of amounts due as an arrear of and revenue.
Section 158.
Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes.
Section 159.
Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded.
Section 160.
Act to over-ride contract and other laws.
Section 161.
Court-fees.
Section 162.
Village officers to be public servants.
Section 163.
Power to exempt.
Section 164.
General provision as to penalties.
Section 165.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 166.
Delegation of powers.
Section 167.
Power to remove difficulties.
Section 168.
General power to make rules.
Section 169.
Laying of rules before Parliament.
Section 170.
Repeal and savings.