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Maharashtra Khoti Abolition Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1949

.....holds land on the dhare tenure; (iv) "khot" includes " (a) a mortgagee lawfully in possession of a khoti (b) all co sharers in a khotki: (v) "Khoti Act" means the Khoti Settlement Act. 1880; (vi) "khot's dues" means (a) the rent paid to a khot by a quasidhankari or permanent tenant of khoti land in the district of Ratnagiri. in accordance with the provisions of section 33 of the Khoti Act. and (b) the khoti fayda paid by any tenant of the Khoti nisbat land in the district of Kolaba, in accordance with the terms of the Kabulayat or in accordance with the orders passed under section 38 of the Khots Leases Act, 1865; exclusive of the survey assessment due to the6[State Government] and the cess leviable under section 93 of the Bombay Local Boards Act, 1923. in respect of such land; (vii) "khoti khasgi land" means, (a) in the Ratnagiri District khoti land held by and in possession of a khot other than khoti nisbat land and land held by a previleged occupant as defined in the Khoti Act (b) in the Kolaba District, (i) land which is entered in the khot's own name as khoti 7or in that of a co sharer in a khotki in the records of the original survey; and (ii) land acquired since the.....

Bombay Khoti Abolition Act, 1949, (Maharashtra) Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1949

..... G.N., R.D., No. 6017/51(a), dated 14th August, 1953 (B.G., Pt. IV-B, p. 1578) In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i-a) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Bombay Khoti Abolition Act, 1949 (Bom. VI of 1950), the Government of Bombay is pleased to appoint the officers specified in column 1 of the Schedule appended hereto, to perform the functions and exercise the powers of a Collector under the said Act in the district specified against them in column 2 of the said Schedule namely :- SCHEDULE Designation of Officer (1) District (2) 1. Special Deputy Collector, Ratnagiri Ratnagiri. 2. Special Deputy Collector, Kolaba Kolaba. G.N., R.D., No. BKA. 2956-V/151437-L, dated 18th February, 1957 (B.G., Pt. IV-B, p. 165) In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i-a) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Bombay Khoti Abolition Act, 1949 (Bom. VI of 1950), the Government of Bombay hereby appoints - (1) the Assistant or Deputy Collector, Panvel, and (2) the Assistant Deputy Collector, Mahad , to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Collector under the said Act within their respective jurisdiction. G.N., R.D.,.....

Bombay Merged Territories (Janjira and Bhor) Khoti Tenure Abolition Act, 1953, (Maharashtra) Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1953

.....Bhor, a holder of khoti nisbat land and who has been shown as Juney Kul (old tenant) in the village record; (xvi) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (xvii) "Sarkari land" means in relation to the merged territories of Janjira-- (a) land shown in the Record of Rights as Government land and entered in the name of the khot as Vahiwatdar; and (b) land originally held as khoti nisbat land but subsequently resumed and granted to a co-sharer of a khot for vahiwat by the former Government of Janjira; and (c) land known as Samlatpad or Sabandhapad which has been assessed waste and in respect of which the khot pays assessment to Government; (xviii) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act. (2) Any word or expression which is defined in the Code and not defined in this Act shall be deemed to have the meaning given to it by the Code. (3) Reference in this Act to the provisions of the Khoti Settlement Act, 1880, as applied to the State of Janjira and as applied to the State of Bhor and to the grants of khoti villages and the incidents of the khoti tenure shall, notwithstanding the repeal of the said Act, the cancellation of the said grants.....

Bombay Merged Territories (Janjira and Bhor) Khoti Tenure Abolition Act, 1953, (Maharashtra) Section 4

Title: Who Shall Be Occupants in Merged Territories of Janjira

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1953

.....land, the dharekari, shall be primarily liable to the State Government for the payment of land revenue due in respect of such land held by him and shall be entitled to all the rights and shall be liable to all the obligations in respect of such land as an occupant under the Code or any other law for the time being in force: Provided that-- (i) in the case of khoti land in a khoti village held on Vasuli Issafati or Tota Issafati Khoti Tenure, where such land has not been acquired by the khot on payment of occupancy price in accordance with the law for the time being in force before the merger, and (ii) in the case of Sarkari land, the khot, co-sharer or tenant, as the case may be, who may be liable to the State Government for the payment of land revenue under this section in respect of such land, shall be entitled to the rights of an occupant in respect of such land on payment to the State Government in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed period occupancy price equivalent to six multiples of the survey assessment fixed on the land.

Bombay Khoti Abolition Act, 1949, (Maharashtra) Section 12

Title: Method of Compensation for the Extinguishment or Modification of Any Rights in Land

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1949

.....extinguishment or modification of any other right of a khot or any right of any other person the Collector shall be guided by the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 and section 24 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : Provided also that, if any question arises whether any land is dhara, khoti khasgi or khoti nisbat or is held by a perma nent tenant or other tenant, the Collector shall after holding a formal inquiry in the manner provided by the Code decide the question. 3[(3A)(i) Where the officer making an award under sub section (3) is a Collector under this Act but not a Collector appointed under section 8 of the Code and the amount of such award exceeds five thousand rupees, then the award shall not be made without the previous approval of - (a) the Collector appointed under section 8 of the Code, if the amount of the award does not exceed twenty-five thousand rupees, or (b) the Commissioner, if the amount of the award exceeds twenty-five thousand rupees but does not exceed one lakh of rupees, or (c) the State Government, if the amount of the award exceeds one lakh of rupees. (ii) Where the officer making an award under sub-section (3) is a Collector under.....

Bombay Khoti Abolition Act, 1949, (Maharashtra) Preamble

Title: the Bombay Khoti Abolition Act, 1949

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1949

THE BOMBAY KHOTI ABOLITION ACT, 1949 [Act No. 6 of 19501] [3rd April, 1950] PREAMBLE An Act to abolish the khoti tenure in the 2[State of Bombay]. WHEREAS it is expedient to abolish the khoti tenure prevailing in the districts of *Ratnagiri and Kolaba in the 3[Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra] and to provide for certain consequential and incidental matters hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows INTRODUCTION The khoti tenure originated in the Konkan Region owing to the rugged nature of the tract. This created tremendous difficulty in collecting land revenue regularly. This situation created a middleman called khot . This category of tenure, was historically created by Yusuf Adil Shah of Bijapur (1489-1510). Subsequently, some khots were created by Moghuls, Marathas and Peshwas. In Konkan, two categories of Khoti tenures were existing (a) khoti in Ratnagiri and Kolaba District, (b) the Salsette estates known as Salsette khoti (in Bombay Suburban District and Thane District). The khoti tenure in ex-Janjira State and Bhor State merged in the Kolaba District. There were 952 villages in Ratnagiri and 464 villages in Kolaba, covering an.....

Bombay Merged Territories (Janjira and Bhor) Khoti Tenure Abolition Act, 1953, (Maharashtra) Section 14

Title: Method of Compensation for Extinguishment or Modification of Any Rights and Interests in a Land

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1953

.....extinguishment or modification of any other right of a khot or any right of any other person, the Collector shall be guided by the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 and section 24 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894). [1][(3A)(i) Where the officer making an award under sub-section (3) is a Collector under this Act but not a Collector appointed under section 8 of the Code and the amount of such award exceeds five thousand rupees, then the award shall not be made without the previous approval of-- (a) the Collector appointed under section 8 of the Code, if the amount of the award does not exceed twenty-five thousand rupees, or (b) the Commissioner, if the amount of the award exceeds twenty-five thousand rupees but does not exceed one lakh of rupees, or (c) the State Government, if the amount of the award exceeds one lakh of rupees. (ii) Where the officer making an award under sub-section (3) is a Collector under this Act and also a Collector appointed under section 8 of the Code, and the amount of such award exceeds twenty-five thousand rupees, then such award shall not be made without the previous approval of -- (a) the Commissioner, if the amount of.....

Bombay Land Tenure Abolition Laws (Amendment) Act, 1958, (Maharashtra) Preamble

Title: the Bombay Land Tenure Abolition Laws (Amendment) Act, 1958

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1958

THE BOMBAY LAND TENURE ABOLITION LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1958 [ Act No 57 of 19581] [10th June, 1958] PREAMBLE An Act further to define permanent tenants, inferior holders and permanent holders for the purposes of certain Land Tenure Abolition Laws and to provide for certain other matters. WHEREAS it is expedient further to define permanent tenants, inferior holders and permanent holders for the purposes of certain laws providing for the abolition of certain land tenures in the State of Bombay, and to provide for certain other matters hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- INTRODUCTION "The abolition of intermediary tenures began, soon after the independence, with the abolition of the khoti tenure in the coastal districts, malguzari and izardari tenures in the Vidarbha districts, and jagirdari tenure in the Marathwada districts, and came to an end with the abolition of the Revenue Patel Watans in Western Maharashtra in 1962 and Patwari Watans in the former Hyderabad enclaves in 1965. The only intermediary tenures that are being continued today in the Western Maharashtra and Marathwada region are the inam.....

Bombay Merged Territories (Janjira and Bhor) Khoti Tenure Abolition Act, 1953, (Maharashtra) Section 11

Title: Uncultivated and Waste Lands and All Property of Nature Specified in Section 37 of Code Vest in State Government

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1953

For the removal of doubt it is hereby declared that all uncultivated waste lands in a khoti village not appropriated by any khot and not entered into the revenue or survey records as khoti or khoti khasgi, before the date on which this Act comes into force, and all other kinds of property referred to in section 37 of the Code, situate in a khoti village, which are not the property of the individuals or of any aggregate of person legally capable of holding property and except in so far as any rights of such persons may be established in or over the same and except as may be otherwise provided in any law for the time being in force, are together with all rights in or over the same or appertaining thereto, the property of the State Government and it shall be lawful to dispose off or set apart the same by the authority in the manner and for the purpose provided in section 37 or 38 of the Code, as the case may be.

Bombay Khoti Abolition Act, 1949, (Maharashtra) Section 8

Title: Uncultivated and Waste Lands and All Property of the Nature Specified in Section 37 of the Code Vests in Government

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1949

Uncultivated and waste lands and all property of the nature specified in section 37 of the Code vests in 1[Government For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that all uncultivated and waste lands In a khoti village not appropriated by any khot and not entered into the revenue or survey records as khoti khasgi before the date on which this Act comes into force, and all other kinds of property referred to in section 37 of the Code, situate in a khoti village, which are not the property of the individuals or of any aggregate of persons legally capable of holding property and except in so far as any rights of such persons may be established in or over the same and except as may be otherwise provided in any law for the time being in force, are together with all rights in or over the same or appertaining thereto, the property of 1[Government] and it shall be lawful to dispose of or set apart the same for the authority in the manner and for the purpose provided in section 37 or 38 of the Code, as the case may be. _________________ 1. This word was substituted for the words the Crown by Bombay 18 of 1950 section 2(iii)