The Odisha Estates Abolition Act, 1951
odisha · 1952
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- S. 1Added by the Orissa Estates Abolition (Amendment) Act, 1956 (Orissa Act 15 of 1956) s
- S. 2Substituted by the Orissa Estates Abolition (Amendment) Act, 1960 [Orissa Act 2 of 1961 s
- S. 3Section 3 outlines the application process for intermediaries to claim compensation under the Odisha Estates Abolition Act, including document submission, penalties for non-compliance, and transfer to the Compensation Officer.
- S. 4Section 8-B allows the State Government to collect fair rent for lands, buildings, or structures for up to ten years before assessment.
- S. 5Substituted by the Orissa Estates Abolition (Amendment) Act, 1954 (Orissa Act XVII of 1954) s
- S. 6Inserted by the Orissa Estates Abolition (Amendment) Act, 1970 (Orissa Act 33 of 1970) s
- S. 7Substituted by ibid, s
- S. 8Section 8 outlines the filing periods and extensions for claims related to estates vested in the State Government under the Odisha Estates Abolition Act.
- S. 9Added by the Orissa Estates Abolition (Amendment) Act, 1957 (Orissa Act 23 of 1957), s
- S. 10Section 10 allows the intermediary to retain operational mines as leased by the State Government.
- S. 11Section 11 preserves existing mineral leases, allowing the State Government to terminate them if no prospecting or development work was done before the Act's commencement.
- S. 12Section 12 leases buildings and lands related to mines to the original lessee after state acquisition, with rent determined by agreement or tribunal.
- S. 13Section 13 establishes a Mines Tribunal to oversee mining leases and resolve disputes between its members.
- S. 14Section 14 establishes local authorities called Anchal Sasans to manage estates vested in the State Government.
- S. 18Section 18 outlines the time frame for secured creditors and maintenance-holders to file claims against state-vested estates.
- S. 19Section 19 requires creditors or maintenance-holders to provide detailed claims and supporting documents to the Claims Officer.
- S. 20Section 20 determines the amount due to creditors and maintenance-holders, setting interest rates and prioritizing claims.
- S. 23Section 23 appoints compensation officers to prepare assessment rolls detailing estate assets, incomes, and compensation under the Act.
- S. 24Section 24 determines compensation for the entire estate as a whole, not individually for each share.
- S. 25Section 25 allows the Compensation Officer to bypass certain trusts for compensation assessment, subject to State Government approval.
- S. 26“Previous Agricultural year” and “gross asset” defined
- S. 27Section 27 computes net income for compensation by deducting specified taxes and costs from estate gross assets.
- S. 28Section 28 determines compensation amount for state government acquisition of estate interests after computing net income.
- S. 29Section 29 ensures agreements between intermediaries and the state government under section 4 remain unaffected by previous provisions.
- S. 30Section 30 details the preparation of a compensation assessment roll for intermediaries receiving royalties from mines and minerals.
- S. 31Preliminary publication of Compensation Assessment-roll
- S. 33Section finalizes and publishes the Compensation Assessment-roll after resolving objections, appeals, and revisions.
- S. 34Section 34 mandates the Compensation Officer to certify final publication of the Compensation Assessment-roll.
- S. 35Section 35 allows a Compensation Officer to correct mistakes in compensation assessment rolls before compensation payment.
- S. 36Section 36 determines compensation for premature termination of mining leases by the State Government.
- S. 37Section 37 outlines the process and conditions for compensating intermediaries and others after final compensation assessment.
- S. 38Section 38 mandates interim compensation payments for estate acquisition, with interest, and allows Collector to make payments if first annual payment is delayed.
- S. 39Bar to jurisdiction of Civil Courts in certain matters
- S. 40Section allows the State Government to delegate powers under the Act to officers of a specified rank.
- S. 41Protection of action taken under this Act
- S. 42Section 42 grants Collector, Claims Officer, Compensation Officer, and Tribunal judicial powers for inquiries.
- S. 43Power of Collector, Claims Officer and Compensation Officer to require production of documents, etc
- S. 44Section penalizes willful non-compliance with the Act's lawful orders, with imprisonment up to two years, but requires State Government's prior sanction for prosecution.
- S. 45Section 45 allows the government to maintain educational or charitable institutions if they were running for three years before vesting and are deemed beneficial.
- S. 46Section 46 vests estates in the State when an Intermediary's interest is transferred, nullifying prior management laws.
- S. 47Section 47 grants the State Government authority to create rules for implementing the Odisha Estates Abolition Act, 1951.
- S. 48Section 48 repeals certain land settlement laws and tenancy acts in Odisha upon the act's implementation.
- S. 50Section 50 allows the State Government to take necessary actions to resolve any difficulties in implementing the Act.