Bare ActsThe Odisha Offices of Village Police (Abolition) Act, 1964

Section 4

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( I ) Ali Jagir lands resumcd under the provi- landsand sions:of this Act shall, subject to the provisions of solarium s-ub-section 2), be settled with rights of occupancy I therein on a air and equitable rent to be determined in the prescribed manner, with the Village Police Offi- cer or with him and all those other pcrsons, if any, who may be holding the land or a-ny part thereof: as his co-sharers 01 as tenants in pursuance of any Ioccll custom, usage or practice under him or under such co-sharer to the extent that each such person was in separate and actual cuItivating possession of, the. same immediately before the appointed date. (2) The totaI area of such land in possession ofy each such person shall be subject to a reservation. of a certain fraction thereof in favour of the Grama- Sasan-within whose limits the land is situate and tba extent of such reservation shaIl be determined 'in the. following,manner, namely :- I : . ' . '- Land,in possession Extent" 'OF reservatios . , .. , Less than: 10 acres , . . . Nil 1.0 acres or abovc but less than, 5.per ceqt 33 acres. 33'acies or abovc but less than 10 perxent 100 acres. . 100 acres * r above but less than 20 per cent ' ' 200,aores. 200 acres and above . . 30 per cent (3) The rent detcrmincd under subsect ion ( I ) ball be payable wit11 effcct from the appointed date and the rent for the pcriod, prior, to such determination shall be recoverable withi4 thrw years therefrom. (4) All* persons entitled. t o the settlement of Jagir; lands under sub-section (-1). shall, in the. prescribed. manner and within the- prescribed period, file claims before the prescribed: authority and on- failure of fjIing such clai 111- the person - concerneda shall be debarrcd from claiming any right under this section. . . (5):Any person with ivhom land's are settled . . . , , under sub-section ( I ) shall on payment of such fees as may be prescribed,. be entitled to a Phtta containing the prescribed particulars. (6) Where the emclurnent in relation to any Village Police Oacer, consists on Jy-of' remuneration in cash, such officer shall, as soon as may be a f w the appointed date, be entitled to be paid as so~aiiur~~ a sum equivalent to the total emolument for the period of twclve months immediately prece- ding thc said date and to the settlement' of one acre of cuItivable land with rights of occupancy' therein, on. a fair and equitabIe rent to be determined in the firescribed manner : - '[Piovided that in cases where any Village Police Oficcr has already been scttled with onc acrc of cullivable land wirh rights of occupancy therein; prior to the appointed date solely in - c~nsidcr,a;ntionl GC-thc impending abolition of his office, the settle- ment so made shall, for a1 I, purposes; be decmcd to be settlenlent of land made under. l his sub-section. ]

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