Bombay City (Inami and Special Tenures) Abolition and Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 1969, (Maharashtra) Preamble - Bare Act

Act Info:

THE BOMBAY CITY (INAMI AND SPECIAL TENURES) ABOLITION AND MAHARASHTRA LAND REVENUE CODE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1969

[Act No. 24 of 1969]¹

[4th September, 1969]

PREAMBLE

Amended by Mah. 14 of 1972

Amended by Mah. 11 of 1976 (14.4.1976)²

Amended by Mah. 16 of 1985

An Act to abolish inami tenure and certain special tenures in the City of Bombay, and to amend the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966.

NOTES

In pursuance of its policy to abolish inams and non-rayatwari tenures in the State, the Government proposed to abolish the three inam grants and the special tenures known as pension tax tenure; quit and ground rent tenure, for as tenure and sanadi tenure prevailing in the City of Bombay.

While abolishing such tenures, it was proposed to assess the lands under the said tenures, at a lower rate of 5 per cent. of the average market value of un built plots, as on 2nd December, 1957, to levy and recover the full assessment fixed, which was to be done in a gradual manner within a period of 50 years. The principles of assessment are specified in the Act. Also, holder of the land has to share the responsibility of payment of the assessment so fixed, with the tenants. As the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. 1966 becomes applicable after the abolition of inami and special tenures, for the purpose of collecting land revenue, appropriate amendments are made in the Code.

WHEREAS, it is the policy of Government to abolish inami and special tenures on which lands are held, and to subject those lands to ordinary land revenue;

AND WHEREAS, in pursuance of the said policy, enactments have been passed by the State Legislatures throughout the State;

AND WHEREAS, in accordance therewith it has been proposed to abolish inami tenure and certain special tenures

created by former Governments in the City of Bombay, and for that purpose Bills were prepared and published;

AND WHEREAS, representations, comments and criticism were received from various persons, bodies and associations; AND WHEREAS, it was decided thereafter that the proposals in the said Bills and the representations, comments and criticism received should be considered by an Expert Committee consisting of officials and non-officials, the terms of reference to which also required the consideration of the impact of the proposals on the industrial, social and economic life of the City;

AND WHEREAS, the Expert Committee appointed, decided by a majority that there was no justification for the continuance of the inami and special tenures in the City, but has strongly recommended that to cushion the effect of the impact of such abolition and to redress hardship that would arise in consequence of the imposition immediately on these lands of land revenue at the present market value of lands, it is necessary to impose a rate of assessment at a lower rate, to levy assessment on a graduated scale and to specify the principles of such assessment in the Act itself, and not leave it to the discretion of the Collector subject only to the orders of the State Government;

AND WHEREAS, for reasons, industrial, economic and otherwise, it is reasonable and proper to accept the main recommendations of the Committee, and to declare the aforesaid tenures to be abolished;

AND WHEREAS, it was recommended by the Expert Committee the principles of assessment in regard to the said lands are to be specified in the proposed legislation, it is considered necessary that the principles of assessment in regard to other lands in the City should in like manner be specified in Chapter XIV of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, itself.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is expedient in the public interest to abolish inami tenure and certain special tenures; to amend the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, and to make provision for matters connected with the purposes aforesaid: It is hereby enacted in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows :

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1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Maharashtra Government Gazette, 1969, Part V. Extra, pp. 191-192.

2. This indicates the date of commencement of Act.