Bare ActsThe Odisha Estates Abolition Act, 1951

Section 31

Preliminary publication of Compensation Assessment-roll

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Preliminary publication of Compensation Assessment-roll.- (1) After the amount of compensations to be paid in respect of an estate which has vested in the State under the provisions of this Act, has been determined in accordance with the provisions of sections 28 and 30 the Compensation Officer shall ascertain by such enquiry as he deems fit the shares possessed by each share holder in the estate and apportion the compensation among the co-sharers in proportion to their shares. He shall then cause a draft of the Assessment-roll to be published in the prescribed manner and for the prescribed period which shall not be less than thirty days and shall send by registered post, with acknowledgement due l[or otherwise to his satisfaction] a Copy of such draft to the intermediary whose name appears in such draft Compensation Assessment- roll or in case of his death, to his legal representative. The Compensation Officer shall receive and consider any objection which may be made to any entry in such draft Compensation Assessment- roll or to any omission therefrom during the period of publication and shall dispose of such objections according to such rules as the State Government may make in this behalf. 2[(a) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to require the Compensation Officer to make the apportionment where it is not reasonably practicable for him to do so due to the default on the part of all or any of the share-holders to appear before him]. (2) Separate draft Compensation Assessment-roll shall be prepared and published under sub- section (1) for different estates. 3[32. Appeal - (1) An appeal, if presented within one month from the date of the order appealed against; shall lie from every order passed by a Compensation Officer under sub-section (1) of section 31 to the Collector of the district. (2) All appeals pending before the High Court on the date of commencement of the Orissa Estates Aboloition (Amendment) Act, 1962 (Orissa Act 16 of 1962) shall stand transferred to the Collector of the district having Jurisdiction. 32-A.Second Appeal - Any person aggrieved by any order passed by the Collector under Section 32 may, within one month from the date of the order, prefer an appeal before the Board of Revenue. 32-B. Revision - Any person aggrieved by an appellate order passed under section 32-A may within one month from the date of the order, file an application before the High Court for revision of such order on the ground that the decision is not in conformity with the law.]

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