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Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

BOMBAY TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1948 BOMBAY TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1948 67 of 1948 An Act to amend the law relating to tenancies of agricultural lands and to make certain other provisions in regard to those lands. WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the law which governs the relations of landlords and tenants of agricultural lands; AND WHEREAS, on account of the neglect of a landholder or disputes betsveen a landholder and his tenants, the cultivation of his estate has seriously suffered, or for the purpose of improving the economic and social conditions of peasants or ensuring the full and efficient use of land for agriculture, it is expedient to assume management of estates held by landholders and to regulate and impose restrictions on the transfer of agricultural lands, dwelling houses, sites and lands appurtenant thereto belonging to or occupied by agriculturists, agricultural labourers and artisans in the Province of Bombay and to make provisions for certain other purpose hereinafter appearing; It is enacted as follows:- CHAPTER 1 Preliminary Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the BOMBAY.....

The Orissa Tenancy Act, 1913 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1913

.....Puri and Balasore in the State of Orissa, except any area or part of an area which is constituted as a Municipality under the Bengal Municipal Act, 1884 (Bengal Act III of 1884), and which is specified in this behalf by notification issued by the State Government. Section 2 - Repeal The enactments specified in Schedule I are hereby repealed in the area to which this Act extends. Section 3 - Definitions (1) In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context (1) "agricultural year" means the year commencing on the first day of Baisakh of the Oriya year; Provided that the first agricultural year shall be deemed to commence on the first day of Baisakh following the date of the commencement of this Act; (2) "bazyaftidar" means a person holding lands the title to hold which upon special terms was declared invalid by the Cuttack Land Revenue Regulation, 1805 (XII of 1805), the Bengal Land Revenue Assessment (Resumed Lands) Regulation, 1819 (II of 1819) or the Bengal Revenue-free Lands Regulation, 1825 (XIV of 1825) and which have been assessed, in the course of a settlement of land-revenue, at a rent fixed for the term of that settlement; and.....

West Bengal Nonagricultural Tenancy Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1949

.....(8) all words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and used in 88. Words and figures subs, for the words and figures "the Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885," by W.B. Act 8 of 1974. [the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955] or the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, have the same meanings as in those Acts. CHAPTER 2 Classes of non-agricultural tenants Section 3 Classes of non-agricultural tenants (1) There shall be, for the purposes of this Act, the following classes of non-agricultural tenants, namely: (a) tenants, and (b) under-tenants. (2) "Tenant" means a person who has acquired [a right to hold non-agricultural land directly under the State] for any of the purposes provided in this Act, and includes also the successors-in-interest of persons who have acquired such a right. (3) "Under-tenant" means a person, who has acquired a right to hold non-agricultural land for any of the purposes provided in this Act either immediately or mediately under a tenant and includes also the successors-in-interest of persons who have acquired such a right. Section 4 Purposes for which non-agricultural tenant may hold non- agricultural land .A non-agricultural tenant may hold.....

The Assam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1971

THE ASSAM (TEMPORARILY SETTLED AREAS) TENANCY ACT, 1971 THE ASSAM (TEMPORARILY SETTLED AREAS) TENANCY ACT, 1971 [Act XXIII of 1971] [10th December, 1971] PREAMBLE An Act to regulate the relations of landlord and tenant in the temporarily settled areas of Assam. Whereas it is expedient to regulate to the rights and liabilities of agricultural tenants and their landlords in temporarily settled lands in the State of Assam; It is hereby enacted in the twenty-second year of the Republic of India as follows" ___________________________ Received the assent of the President on the 3rd December, 1971. Published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 10th December, 1971. Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Assam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy Act, 1971. (2) It shall come into force at once (With effect from 10th December 1971). (3) It extends to" (a) the districts of Kamrup, Nowgong, Darrang, Sibsagar and Lakhimpur; (b) Silchar and Hailakandi Sub-divisions of the district of Cachar ; and (c) temporarily settled areas of Gossaingaon, Sidli and Bijni Circles of Kokrajhar Sub-division in the.....

West Bengal Government Premises (Tenancy Regulation) Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1976

.....or in any decree or order of any court, tribunal or other authority, and nothing contained in the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, or the Indian Contract Act, 1872, or the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956, shall apply, or shall be deemed ever to have applied, to the tenancy as aforesaid and such tenancy shall take effect, and shall be deemed always to have taken effect, as if the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, or the Indian Contract Act, 1872, or the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956, had not been passed. Section 3A Tenancy to be void if held by a tenant owning a house or apartment on the date of allotment of a Government premises 66. Sec. 3A Ins. by W.B. Act 46 of 1980. A tenancy in respect of a Government premises shall be deemed to be void where on the date of allotment of such Government premises the tenant is, or had been, the owner of a house or an apartment, either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family, within a reasonable distance from such Government premises. Section 4 Restoration of possession (1) Upon termination of a tenancy under any of the provisions of section 3 77. Words, figure and letter ins. by W.B. Act 46 of 1980. [or upon.....

Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 Chapter II

Title: General Provisions, Regarding Tenancies

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

.....Act to agricultural land in 1 [Gulbarga Area] and application of Chapter V of that Act to tenancies and leases (1) The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Central Act V of 1882) shall extend to agricultural land in the 1 [Gulbarga Area], and the terms "property" and "immoveable property" in the said Act shall include agricultural land. (2) The provisions of Chapter V of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, apply to the tenancies and leases of lands to which this Act applies. _______________________________ 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f.1.11.1973. Section 4 - Persons to be deemed tenants A person lawfully cultivating any land belonging to another person shall be deemed to be a tenant if such land is not cultivated personally by the owner and if such person is not,-- (a) a member of the owner's family, or (b) a servant or a hired labourer on wages payable in cash or kind but not in crop share cultivating the land under the personal supervision of the owner or any member of the owner's family, or (c) a mortgagee in possession: Provided that if upon.....

The Kanam Tenancy Abolition Act, 1976[1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1976

.....or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or any officer for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder. 26. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.-No civil court shall have jurisdiction to settle, decide or deal with any question or to determine any matter which is by or under this Act required to be settled, decided or dealt with or to be determined by the Settlement Officer or any other authority. 27. Rates of commutation.-Where the jenmikaram or any portion of it consists of paddy or other commodity, it shall be commuted into money value, and for the purposes of this Act the commutation rates for any commodity shall be the rates specified for that commodity in the notification issued by the Government under section 49 of the Kanam Tenancy Act, 1955 and which is in force immediately before the appointed day. 28. Power to remove difficulties.-If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, as occasion may require, by order, do anything not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, which appears to them to be necessary for the purpose of removing.....

The Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1955

THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1955 THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ACT, 1955 ( ACT NO. 13 OF 1955 ) Contents SN Subject 1. PRELIMINARY 2. RESERVATION OE LAND FOR PERSONAL CULLTIVATION 3. GENERAL RIGHTS OF TENANCY 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPIETARY RIGHTS BY TENANTS 5. CEILING ON LAND AND AQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS AREA 6. CONSTITUTION OF LAND COMMISSION 7. MISCELLANEOUS [ Received the assent of the President on the 4th March, 1955, and was first published in the PATIALA AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION GAZETTE, Extraordinary, of the 4th March, 1955]. 1 2 3 4 Year No. Short title Whether affected by later legislation 1955 1955 13 13 The Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 Amended by- Pepsu Act No. 27 of 1955. Pepsu Act No. 9 of 1956. Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956. Punjab Act No. 43 of 1957. Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959. Punjab Act No. 16 of 1962. Punjab Act No. 27 of 1962. Punjab Act No 11 of 1968. Punjab Adoption of Laws (State and Concurrent subjects).....

The Assam Nonagricultural Urban Areas Tenancy Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1955

THE ASSAM NON-AGRICULTURAL URBAN AREAS TENANCY ACT, 1955 THE ASSAM NON-AGRICULTURAL URBAN AREAS TENANCY ACT, 1955 [Act No. XII of 1955] (As passed by the Assembly) Received the assent of the President on the 26th June, 1955. [Published in the Assam Gazette, dated the 6th July, 1955] [01st August, 1955] PREAMBLE An Act to regulate in certain respects the relationship between landlord and tenant in respect of non-agricultural lands in the urban areas of the State of Assam Whereas it is expedient to regulate in certain respects the relationship between landlord and tenant in respect of non-agricultural lands in the urban areas of the State of Assam. It is hereby enacted in the Sixth year of the Republic of India as follows -- Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Assam Non-Agricultural Urban Areas Tenancy Act, 1955. (2) It extends -- (a) to the urban areas in the State of Assam; and (b) to any other areas which have been or may hereafter be declared town lands under clause (a) of Rule 64 of the Settlement Rules made under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 (See the Land Laws of Assam Vol. I by.....

Calcutta Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 1981 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1981

.....to Calcutta as defined in 44. Words, figures and brackets subs. for the words, figures and brackets "clause (11) of section 5 of Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951" by W.B. Act 41 of 1984 (w.e.f. 4.1.1984). [clause (9) of section 2 of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980] and 55. Words, figures and brackets subs. for the words "the municipality of Howrah" by W.B. Act 41 of 1984 (w.e.f. 10.1.1984). [to Howrah as defined in clause (15) of section 2 of the Howrah Municipal Corporation Act, 1980:] 66. Proviso ins. by W.B. Act 41 of 1984 (w.e.f. 10.1.1983). Provided that the provisions of this Act shall not extend to the whole or any area included within the limits of Howrah, which, immediately before the 10th day of January, 1983, being the date of coming into force of the Howrah Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, was not comprised in the municipality of Howrah: 6a6a. Proviso ins. by W.B. Act 41 of 1984 (w.e.f. 4.1.1984). Provided further that the provisions of this Act shall not extend to the whole or any area included within the limits of Calcutta, which, immediately before the 4th day of January, 1984, being the date of coming into force of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation.....