The Telangana Land Encroachment Act, 1905.
telangana · 1905
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- S. 1This Act may be cited as 2[the Telangana Land Encroachment Act, 1905
- S. 2Section 2 prohibits encroachment on public roads, bridges, water bodies, and canals.
- S. 3Section 3 imposes fines on unauthorized land occupiers of government-owned land, without granting occupancy rights.
- S. 4Substituted by Act No
- S. 5Section 5 imposes penalties for unauthorized land occupation, up to five or ten rupees depending on land assessment status.
- S. 6Section 6 allows summary eviction of unauthorized land occupiers and forfeiture of crops, buildings, and other constructions.
- S. 7Section 7 mandates the Collector to serve a notice to occupants of government land to vacate or explain before enforcement actions.
- S. 8Section 8 allows the State Government to create rules for assessment rates and penalties under the act.
- S. 9Section imposes unauthorized land occupancy fines as land-revenue recoverable under the Telangana Revenue Recovery Act.
- S. 10Section 10 outlines the appeal process for decisions under the Telangana Land Encroachment Act, 1905.
- S. 11Section 11 limits appeals to 60 days from decision, excluding time to obtain copy, but allows extensions for valid reasons.
- S. 12Section 12 allows the State Government to review and potentially stay decisions under the Act.
- S. 13Section 13 prevents civil courts from questioning decisions under the Act that don't affect land title.
- S. 14Substituted by Act No
- S. 15Section 15 validates Collector's actions to recover penalties from unauthorized land occupiers, except for pending suits.
- S. 16Section 16 allows the State Government to adapt or modify the Act for lands claimed by right of escheat or reversion until possession is taken.
- S. 17Adapted by G
- S. 18The word “State” was substituted for “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950
- S. 19Section 7-A inserted by Act No
- S. 20The word “State” was substituted for “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950
- S. 21Inserted by Act XXV of 1958
- S. 22The words “the property of Government” were substituted for “Crown property” by the Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Orde
- S. 23—
- S. 24Section 24 removes reference to the Madras City Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 1867 under the Andhra Adaptation of Laws Order, 1953.
- S. 25The words “or the Local Government” were omitted by Madras Act V of 1936
- S. 26Section 26 amends who has authority over land encroachment issues in Telangana.
- S. 27Inserted by Act XXV of 1958
- S. 28Substituted by Act No
- S. 29The words “the property of Government” were substituted for “Crown property” by the Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Orde
- S. 30This section was inserted by Act XXIX of 1950
- S. 31These words, figure and letter were inserted by Act XXIX of 1950
- S. 32The word “resumption” omitted by Act XXIX of 1950
- S. 33The word “State” was substituted for “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950
- S. 34Adapted by G