The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966

maharashtra · 1966

S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
S. 2Definitions.
S. 3Division of State into revenue areas.
S. 4Constitution of revenue areas.
S. 5Chief controlling authority in revenue matters.
S. 6Revenue officers in division.
S. 7Revenue officers in district.
S. 8Survey Officers.
S. 9Combination of officers.
S. 9ADelegation of powers.
S. 10Temporary vacancies.
S. 11Subordination of officers.
S. 12Appointments to be notified.
S. 13Powers and duties of revenue officers.
S. 14Powers and duties of survey officers, circle officers, etc.
S. 15Conferral by State Government of powers of revenue officers on other persons.
S. 16Seals.
S. 17Demands for money, papers, etc., to be made known in writing to person concerned, etc.
S. 18Public moneys may also be recovered as arrears of revenue ; and search warrant may be issued for recovery of papers or property.
S. 19Officer or person in jail may secure his release by furnishing security.
S. 20Title of State in all lands, public roads, etc., which are not property of others.
S. 21Extinction of rights of public in or over any public road, lane or path not required for use of public.
S. 22Lands may be assigned for special purposes, and when assigned, shall not be otherwise used without sanction of Collector.
S. 22AProhibition on diversion of use of Gairan land.
S. 23Regulation of use of pasturage.
S. 24Recovering value of natural products unauthorizedly removed from certain lands.
S. 25Right to trees in holdings.
S. 26Trees and forests vesting in Government.
S. 27Recovery of value of trees, etc., unauthorizedly appropriated.
S. 28Regulation of cutting and supply of wood, etc.
S. 29Classes of persons holding land.
S. 29AConversion of occupancy of certain Government lands.
S. 30Occupation of unalienated land granted under provisions of the Code.
S. 31Unoccupied land may be granted on conditions.
S. 32Grant of alluvial land vesting in Government.
S. 33Temporary right to alluvial lands of small extent.
S. 34Disposal of intestate occupancies.
S. 35Disposal of relinquished or forfeited sub-division.
S. 36Occupancy to be transferable and heritable subject to certain restrictions.
S. 36ARestrictions on transfers of occupancies by Tribals.
S. 36BDamages for use and occupation of occupancies in certain cases.
S. 36BBPleaders, etc., excluded from appearance.
S. 36CBar of jurisdiction of Civil Court or authority.
S. 37Occupants’ rights are conditional.
S. 37ARestrictions on sale, transfer, redevelopment, change of use, etc., in relation to Government land and nazul land.
S. 38Power to grant leases.
S. 39Occupant to pay land revenue and Government lessee to pay rent fixed.
S. 40Saving of powers of Government.
S. 41Uses to which holder of land for purposes of agriculture may put his land.
S. 42Permission for non-agricultural use.
S. 42ANo permission required for change of use of land situate in area covered by Development Plan.
S. 42BProvision for conversion of land use for lands included in final Development Plan area.
S. 42CProvision for conversion of land use for lands included in the Draft Regional Plan.
S. 42DProvision for conversion of land use for the residential purpose.
S. 43Restriction on use.
S. 44Procedure for conversion of use of land from one purpose to another.
S. 44ANo permission required for bona fide industrial use of land.
S. 45Penalty for so using land without permission.
S. 46Responsibility of tenant or other person for wrongful use.
S. 47Power of State Government to exempt lands from provisions of section 41, 42, 44, 45 or 46.
S. 48Government title to mines and minerals.
S. 49Construction of water course through land belonging to other person.
S. 50Removal of encroachments on land vesting in Government ; provisions for penalty and other incidental matters.
S. 51Regularisation of encroachments.
S. 52Value and land revenue how calculated.
S. 53Summary eviction of person unauthorisedly occupying land vesting in Government.
S. 54Forfeiture and removal of property left over after summary eviction.
S. 54AAdditional temporary powers for termination of licences, and removal of any building or other structure on any land or foreshore which is forfeited and of persons re-entering or remaining on the land or foreshore after eviction.
S. 55Relinquishment.
S. 56Relinquishment of alienated land.
S. 57Right of way to relinquished land.
S. 58Saving of operation of section 55 in certain cases.
S. 59Summary eviction of person unauthorisedly occupying land.
S. 60Power of State Government to suspend operation of section 55.
S. 62Bar of attachment or sale.
S. 63Bar of foreclosure or attachment or sale of Bhumidhari’s right.
S. 64All land liable to pay revenue unless specially exempted.
S. 65Liability of alluvial lands to land revenue.
S. 66Assessment of land revenue in cases of diluvion.
S. 67Manner of assessment and alteration of assessment.
S. 68Assessment by whom to be fixed.
S. 69Settlement of assessment to be made with holder directly from State Government.
S. 71The fixing of assessment under this Code limited to ordinary land revenue.
S. 72Land revenue to be paramount charge on land.
S. 73Forfeited holdings may be taken possession of and otherwise disposed.
S. 76Receipts.
S. 78Reduction, supension or remission of land revenue.
S. 79Revenue survey may be introduced by State Government into any part of State.
S. 85Partition.
S. 86Division of survey numbers into new survey numbers.
S. 87Division of survey numbers into sub-divisions.
S. 89Survey made before commencement of this Code to be deemed to be made under this Chapter.
S. 94Assessment how determined.
S. 95Increase in average yield due to improvements at the expense of holders not to be taken into account.
S. 96Settlement Officer how to proceed for making settlement.
S. 97Settlement report to be printed and published.
S. 99Reference to Revenue Tribunal.
S. 102Introduction of settlement.
S. 106Power of Collector to correct errors.
S. 107Settlement made before this Code to be deemed to be made under this Chapter.
S. 109Non-agricultural assessment of lands to be determined on basis of their Non-agricultural use and having regard to urban and non-urban areas.
S. 110Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment of lands in non-urban areas.
S. 111Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment in urban areas.
S. 114Rate of assessment of lands used for non-agricultural purposes.
S. 119Non-agricultural assessment of lands wholly exempt from payment of land revenue.
S. 129Sanad to be granted without extra charge.
S. 140Responsibility for maintenance of boundary marks and survey marks.
S. 148Record of rights.
S. 158Bar of suits.
S. 159Records of rights at commencement of Code.
S. 163Provisions in Nistar Patrak for certain matters.
S. 164Right in waste land of another village.
S. 170Dates on which land revenue falls due and is payable.
S. 173‘Arrear’ , ‘defaulter’.
S. 177Revenue demands of former years how recoverable.
S. 178When notice of demand may issue.
S. 179Occupancy or alienated holding for which arrear is due may be forfeited.
S. 184Power to arrest by whom to be exercised.
S. 186Lands of such village to revert free of encumbrances.
S. 189Restoration of village so attached.
S. 190Village, etc., to vest in State Government if not redeemed within twelve years.
S. 192Procedure in effecting sales.
S. 197When sale may be stayed.
S. 202Purchase money when to be paid.
S. 203Effect of default.
S. 204Liability of purchaser for loss by re-sale.
S. 206Setting aside sales of movables.
S. 211Refund of deposit or purchase money when sale set aside.
S. 213Bar of suit against certified purchaser.
S. 214Application of proceeds of sale.
S. 216Certified purchaser liable only for land revenue subsequently due.
S. 218Claims to attached property how to be disposed of.
S. 223Recovery of monies from survey.
S. 224Subordination of revenue officers.
S. 225Power to transfer cases.
S. 229Compelling attendence of witness.
S. 231Procedure for producing attendance of witnesses.
S. 233Adjournment of hearing.
S. 243Power to give and apportion costs.
S. 246APending applications for conferral of Occupants-Class I Rights.
S. 249Appeal against review or revision.
S. 254Copy of order to accompany petition of appeal.
S. 258Review of orders.
S. 261Interpretation.
S. 262Power of Collector to fix and to levy assessment for land revenue.
S. 262ARate of assessment not to exceed percentage of market value.
S. 262BStandard rate of assessment.
S. 272Compulsory process to cease on payment under protest and on filing appeal and furnishing security.
S. 275Court-fees.
S. 276Power of State Government to make grants of lands free of revenue.
S. 285Survey fee may be charged.
S. 290Collector may require superior holders to renew or repair survey marks. Requisition how made.
S. 295Such lands and foreshore how disposed of.
S. 298Penalty for neglect to give notice.
S. 300Proceeding in case of disputes as to entry or transfer.
S. 301Registration or transfer not to affect right of Government.
S. 303Dues leviable as revenue demands.
S. 304Power to Collector of Bombay to assist other Collectors in realization of dues.
S. 306Rules.
S. 310President and Members.
S. 312Registrar and Deputy Registrars.
S. 314Place of sitting.
S. 318Tribunal to have power of civil court.
S. 319Practice and procedure.
S. 321No appeal to State Government and jurisdiction of court barred.
S. 325Rules.
S. 328Rules.
S. 334Amendment of enactments.
S. 335Power to remove difficulty.
S. 336Repeal and savings.
S. 337Construction of reference.