The SANTHAL PARGANAS TENANCY (SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS) ACT, 1949
bihar · 1949
- S. 1Ins, by kSec
- S. 2Ins
- S. 3Repeal
- S. 4Definitions
- S. 5Appontment of a village hweadman of a khas village
- S. 6Landlord to report the death of village headman
- S. 7Village headman to be granted patta and to execute kabuliyat and furnish security
- S. 8Landlord to supply copies of jamabandi and record-of-rights to newly-appointed village headman
- S. 9Non-transferability of village headman’s office
- S. 10Only land recorded as such to be treated as mularaiyat ka jote and mulraiyati jote
- S. 11Headmen’s reward fund
- S. 12Section 12 classifies raiyats into resident, non-resident, and new types and outlines their rights to plant, cut, and harvest trees on their land.
- S. 13Section 13 allows a raiyat to use land as per local customs or in any non-detrimental manner for cultivation.
- S. 14Section 14 prevents landlords from ejecting tenants for unauthorized land use without a Deputy Commissioner's order.
- S. 15Section 15 allows a tenant to manufacture bricks and tiles on his land without fees for personal or farm use.
- S. 16Raiyat’s right to construct bandhs, etc
- S. 17Section 17 grants raiyats rights to trees on their land and allows village headmen to provide cash security instead of land-based security.
- S. 18Section 18 allows a raiyat to build domestic or agricultural structures on their land.
- S. 19Section 19 allows sub-division of holdings and rent distribution with landlord and village headman consent, or rent division by Deputy Commissioner if needed.
- S. 21Section 21 allows non-aboriginal raiyats to transfer up to a quarter of their land via bhugut-bandha to specified entities for up to six years.
- S. 22Section 22 allows a raiyat to temporarily transfer their land for cultivation under specific conditions, with a presumption of abandonment after ten years if not resumed.
- S. 23Section 23 allows raiyati landowners to apply to the Deputy Commissioner for permission to exchange their lands, subject to specific conditions.
- S. 24Section 24 mandates registration of raiyati holding transfers and sets registration fees, except for certain family transfers, with penalties for landlords refusing registration.
- S. 25Payment of landlord’s registration fee, etc
- S. 26Section 26 states that upon registration of a transfer, the landlord is deemed to consent and is bound by its terms.
- S. 27Section 27 of the SANTHAL PARGANAS TENANCY (SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS) ACT, 1949 regulates the issuance of pattas for settling waste land.
- S. 28Section 28 outlines principles for settling waste land or vacant holdings, emphasizing fair distribution, special claims, land contiguity, and provision for landless laborers.
- S. 29Section 29 prohibits village headmen from settling waste land without Deputy Commissioner's written approval.
- S. 30Section 30 prohibits sub-dividing vacant holdings for settlement without landlord and Deputy commissioner approval.
- S. 31Section allows Deputy Commissioner to modify or set aside joint waste land settlement among multiple village headmen or landlords if not jointly agreed.
- S. 32Section 32 allows aggrieved persons to object to waste land or vacant holding settlement decisions to the Deputy Commissioner, who can confirm, modify, or set aside the settlement.
- S. 33Settlement of waste land liable to be set aside if not cultivated within five years
- S. 34Section 34 allows the Deputy Commissioner to designate new village waste land for jaherthan, burning, or burial grounds if existing ones are inadequate.
- S. 35Water reservoirs and chamnnels for irrigation, etc
- S. 36Section 36 prohibits reclaiming or converting village boundaries, burial grounds, and places of worship for any purpose.
- S. 37Section 37 grants village raiyats the right to graze their cattle within the village, except for unauthorized outsiders.
- S. 38Grazing land shall not be cultivated
- S. 39Raiyat’s right to excavate tanks, etc
- S. 40Right of fishery in a khas tank not to interfere with raiyat’s rights
- S. 41No settlements of vacant holding and wast land in a Paharia village with a non-Paharia
- S. 42Ejectment of a person in unauthorised possession of agricultural land
- S. 43Rent in the kind not to be realised or recognised by any Court
- S. 44Section 44 protects raiyats, village headmen, and mulraiyats from rent liability to transferees unless notice of transfer is served.
- S. 45Payment of rent by postal money order
- S. 46Maintenance of account of rent of each raiyat by village headman, mulraiyat or landlord
- S. 47Receipts for rent and interest thereon
- S. 48State Government to prepare forms of receipts and statement of accounts
- S. 49Rent to be first charge on holdings
- S. 50Reduction of rent for special reasons
- S. 51Duration of reduction of rent
- S. 53Section 53 allows landlords to apply for land acquisition for various purposes, with Deputy Commissioner's approval.
- S. 54Power of State Government to make rules regarding procedure
- S. 55Successive suits against raiyat for recovery of rent
- S. 56Ejectment
- S. 57Appeals
- S. 59Revision
- S. 60Review
- S. 61Order not revisable on technical grounds alone
- S. 62Section 62 outlines the hierarchical control of Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Collectors under the Commissioner.
- S. 63Bar to suits
- S. 64General rule of limitation
- S. 65Limitation for ejectment suits
- S. 66Limitation for appeals
- S. 67Penalties
- S. 68Service of notice on landlord
- S. 69Bat to acquisition of right over certain lands
- S. 70Recovery of dues
- S. 71Power to make rules
- S. 1949Section allows Scheduled Tribe members to seek Deputy Commissioner's help to reclaim illegally or fraudulently transferred land.
- S. 1969The word transfer does not mean exactly the Definition given under Transfer of Property Act