The Kolkata Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 1981

Act 37 of 1981

Keyword(s):
Bharatia, Bustee, Controller, Holding, Landlord, Other Land, Pacca Structure,
Slum Area, Tenant of Other Land

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West Bengal Act XXXVII of 1981'

THE '[KOLKATA] THIKA TENA NCY (ACQUISITION

AND REGULATION) ACT, 1981.
Wcsr

..

Ben. Act XLI of 1984.

WCSLRcn. Acr XXI of 1893.

WCSIBCII.ALI
XVIII 012nOI.

)[At1ACI lo pr-u~lide
for t l ~ ncqrrisiriatl
e
of h~reresrsuf lnt~(llorrl.v
irr rrsprct
of I U H ~~Su ~ r ~ p r iit1
s t ~thilia
( l ~ena,iciesaad certoit~orher rcrr(~t~cics
(rrrrl
orircr- lotrrl~,ill 2(Ko1knrcl] otrrl klon~rullfor drvclop~t~etr~
oj~deqrrirnblu
rr;ili:mtio)~n ~ s ~ r clarrds.]
h

'[WH~.ULIS
i~ is expedient to pmvidc for [he acquisition o f i n l c r c s l s of
rcspccl of lands c o m p r i s e d in 11zika tcnancics and c c r ~ i ~ i n
othcr lennnuies and other lands in ?[Knl katal and Howrolt for d c v e l o p m c n r
and cquiiablc uliliz;krion or such lands w i l h a view LO subscrvirlg lhc
Inndlords in

colnmon good;]

11i.5 hercby cnacrcd in [he Thirty-sccond ycar of ~ h Rce p u b l i c or India.

by the Legislature o f Wcst Bengal, as follows:--

( I ) This Acl may be c a l l c d 71hc ? ( K o l k a ~ a ) Tfliku a n d orhcr

'Ienancies and Lands] (Acquisirian and Regularion) Acl, I981.
1.

(2) It cxtends to ?[Kolkala] as defined in "Iclause (9)of secrion 2 of

'Vw Rcn. Acl [hl: '(Kolkata) Municipal Corporalion Act. 19801 and '[to Howrah as
LIX or 1 ~ 1 s ~ .
in clnusc (15) of seclion 7, nrthc Howrah M u n i c i p a l C o r p o n ~ i o n
ivcs,H ~ ~ , - A ~defincd
,
LVllIor1989.

Acl, lgX(j:J
'Fur Statcl~icnlof Ohjtcb and Rexons, .Tee rhc Culcrr/rrr Cuirrrc. Ertruudi~~uq:
Pan
I V oTrhc ?Rlh~\ugusr, 1980, page 2603: Tor Kcpnn o f lhc Select C3ornmilrcc..rce lhe Kcpon
o( tliat Co~u~tliltce
published i n the C(rkrrrru G ~ z e t t tErmrrtrdi~~nr):
,
Pan I V or thc 28th
hl:ircl~, 198 I , pages 790(62)-79w63):Ior proceedings or rhc Wesl Bengal Legislative
A~wmbly..re~
thc pmccdings ormcclingur1hatA~:mbly hcld on rh3\51March, 191(1.
!Thc word wilhin rhc s q u m bnckcls wx subsli~u~trd
Tor rhc \\ord "Calcurt~"by s. 5 or
~ h \VL'S~
c
Rcngd Qpiral Ciry ( C b g c o f Nmnc) Acr, 2001 (Wcsl Ben. Act X V l I l o f 2001).
a.u I.thc Is1 January. 1001'
'Thc 'long title' w x subsiilutcd Tor onginal 'long tirle' by s,7- OF thl: C ~ l c u ~71iiktr
ra
Tcliancy (t\quisi~ionand RcgulXion)(A~ncndrnent)Acl, 1993 (IVesl Bcn. Act XXl 01 1993).
'Thc 'Prwmblc' war substiturcd far original 'Preamble' by s. 3. ihid,
'Words within rhc squarc bnckcls were substiruicd lor lhe word?: "lhc Cdculta Tlriku
'kllancy" by s. 4. ibid.
*Words, Lgurcs ar~dbncl;c!s within ~ h square
c
bnckcls wcrr subsri~urcdfor Illc ~vnrlls,
figures arid bnckcrs "clausc ( I I ) olsccrion 5 or the Calcutra Municipal Acr. I95 I " by s.
2!;1)1i)r1 T~heCalculta T l r i h Tenancy (Acquisilion and Repulntion) (Amcndmen~)
ACI. 1984
l i ~ c sBtn.Ac1
l
X t l DI
1984).
'iVords, frgur~sand b n c k c ~ swithin ~ h squaw
c
bmckcks werc ~ubstitutcdcur tIiu words
',urn: Municipaliry or Howmh" by s. Z(a)(ii). ilrid.

Shrln tirlc.
cxlenr and

curnrncncc
mcnt,

'P~.ovidcdillat rhc provisions uT 1hisAcr shall nor cxlend ro illc ~ ~ ) l i o l e

01-ariy ;Irca illuludcd wirhiu rllc liniils or Howrnh, which, immetIi:~tcly
11efol.c ~ h c10th day nT Ji~nuary,lc)S3, being ihe dnrc o r coming into li)~-cc
o r ~ h Howrnli
c
Municipal Corpori~lionAcl, 1980, was nol co~npriscdi n \\lest 8cri.
,\ci LVIII ol'
lllc ~nu~iiuipnliry
u l Howrah.
1980.
'Providctl I'urlhcr [hill thc prflvisions of ihis Aci shall n o ~ c x t c n dlo 111c
\vhr)lc nr ally nrcn inclllclrd within rhc limils nf l[Kolkata]. \vhich,
i m m c d i i ~ ~ cI~crorc
ly
1111: 4111dny ol'lnnunqp,1984. bcing thc dale ol'comi ng
into I'orcu u l ihc l[K(ilkainI h,Iu~iicipalCorporalion Act, 1980, ~vas \VCSI Rcn.
ACI LIX of
uornpsisrd ill ally ~nunicipality.
I9SO.

( 3 ) 11 j11ij11 coinc inrn 'force on such dare as i l ~ cSla~cGovcrnmcnr

tii:~y,ly mli l - ~ ~ i j l i u:jppt>inl.
n,
I)CCI;I~:IIIOTI
3s

lu l l ~ e

I,uliuy
Srarc.

I)cfi~~i~iuns

2.

11is hcl.chy declared [ha1 illis Act i s I'or ~ i v i n cffecl

g
10 rhc ~ i o l i c y
rr)\\~;~rdssecuring !he principlcs spcciricd ill clauses (b) and
(c) 01- ar~iclc39 o f ~ l i c
Conslirulion of India.

01'111~St:itc

3.

I n rtiis Aci, unlcss ihcrc: is anything rcpltgn;ull in ~ h sul!iucr

c
or

contcx1.'( I )

I ~ R I I ( ~ , . < II I~I~C[ ~~ ~.any

S

pcrson by whom, or on n'hose

accounl, rent is payable for any structure or pin-I lhcrcol;
owncd Ily a r h i h ienant or tenant o f olhcr lands in his
holding or by a 1;lndlnrd i n a brr.rtee on his k h a ~land:

"( IA) "b~rstee"means an area conlaining land with a collcclion

of huts U S C ~or i~lrclidcdLO hc used for human habilnrion or
Ibr any business purposc. iind includcs any lank i n or
appurlenwr lo and in colnolon usc uCrhc occupicrs orsuch
brrstre, whclher or 1101 he same person is thc owner or 111c
landlord in rcspccr of such lank;

(3) "Conirt~llci-"Incalls ti11 officer or.oificcrs appointed undcr

scc~ion10:
fuc>~-norc
1 on p n ~ 195,
c
rrr~rc.
fist I)roirlsuwxc :~rlilcdby s. ?(b)[i) DF the Calculta 'IYIIA~ITcnnncy (huquisitio~i
ant1 Rcglllnlion)(Rr~~c~ldn~c~lr)
ACI, I984 (\%.GIBcn. Act XLI ul' lt)RI].
'TIit .\vct~nrl
proviw a ; i s addcd by s. I(b)(~i),ibirl.
"l'llc r\ci cnlnc illto iorcc. w ~ cIrccr
~ h Crvrn the 18thJanuary. IY67, II I ~ Pnotifica~io~i
No.
46-L. RcC.. cl;ilctl Ihc I4lh J n n u w , 1Y81. ~)ublislicd
in Ihc Lhlcirtlu Cu;crre, F~;rrcrc~r(lirlorli.~~,
'Scc

:Tllv

['a17 Iol'ilu 15rli January. 1982. piipc 57.

'Clai~sc( 1 ) was subsrifu~cdfor o n p n ~cll 3 u . r ~hy s.S( I)I)T Ihr Cdculta Iitrhr 'I'snang
(Acquihitiun2nd Rcgul;~Iiu~~)
(~mcnd~i~cnl)
,\it. 1093 (\Vtrt Bcn. Act XXI or 1993)

"Clailsc (IA)

rvaq ir!rurictl

h j 5 . 5 ( ? ) . tljrtl.

'

Tilt '{Kolkrrr~ilThika K,tlrn~c.~,

(/lrr~iiisiriot~
rirrrl Rr.glrlnliorrJ
Acr. 1981.

X X S V I I of 1981.1

\ikst Bun. AcL

X 1'173.

:(3) "lloldirlg" nlcanz a parccl or pnrccl or I m ~ doccupied by n

!hikrr tcnnlll or 1c11;lnl or o ~ h c l .lands under onc scl ot'
cnndilions. and i n c l ~ ~ ad i~~rsrr~c,
c~
(I~IIIIC(I
by ;I landlord on
his A-lrus lard a l o ~ ~\vith
g any lank included in sucIl b~tsli~e:
'(3.4) "hu~"mcans any bullding or srl.uc.~ul-c.!he roorol. thc tloor
01' which, esclndir~gi l ~ eIloor 31 ihc plinlli levcl. i s no[
uo~iarucrcdo f nlasonv or ~.cinli)~-ccrl
concrctc:
'(3B) "klrri~rri"mc:u1s n plilcc \ \ ~ l i c ~c;~lllc
~ c arc kcpi ar n~aintnincd
L'ur thc purpose of' 11.ilrll: ur hu>i~~css
i11cIuding busincss i n
mill; rlcrivcd from such catilc:
'(4) "larldlord" Inearls ;my corporillion. cl1arit;thle or religious
instirution or pcrson who. for the ~ i m cof person who, for
rlic iimc being. i s c n l i ~ l c dio rcccivc or hul for a spccinl
cnntracl would bc cnti1Ied lo rcc.ci\,c i l l c I-CIIL for any I;md
con~pliscdin thc iennncy om rlrikrr rcnnlii or Lcnanl oTot11cr
lands or itr a khrrml, lank ur I l u ~
oivncrl by I ~ i m
i n a I~lisfcc
nn his klici.~land. nnd inclirdcs any corporation. i l l s l i ~ u ~ i o n
or pel-so11 having sul~criorinizrcs~i r such
~
fhikrr lennncy:
(5) "nrxilicaiian" nleans ;In t n i l i c a ~ i opub\isllcd
~~
in [lie Urjicir~l
Gcizerle;
"(5A) "oilier lands" inuludcs any vucatlr land or rank;
(6) "prcscribcd" means prcscribcd by rulcs made undcr this
Act;
(7) "l)rrrhc(i srruciurc" mcans any srruclurc uonstrucrcd mainly
o i ))rick. stone or concscie or :uiy co~nbinalionor thcse
mntc~-ials,or any nther milrerial o f e durnblc narure:
"(7A) "slum area' a~c;wsr he arco declared us such by rhe Stale
Government irntlcl- secrion 3 (1f the \Vcs~Bengnl Slum Arcas
(Ilnprovcmcnt and Clcnrancc) Act, 1972, or sectiun 11 of
thc 'IKolki1131Slu111Clcarnl~cc;md R e l i n b i l i ~ n ~ iol'Slurno~i
dwcllcrs Act, 195K:
"(7B) "renanl or allicr I:\nds" nlciuns :lny pcrson who rjccupics
arhcr lands under n~loihcrperson. \vIie~hcrunder a nrrii~en
lrasc nr olhcrwise. and i s i > r b uforuspecial
~
coniracr would
bc Iiabie LO pay I.ent LI; n monthly nr pcrit)dical raic for
occupalinn o f such n ~ h e lands,
r
and includes thc sticcessorin-in~zrcstof such pcrsnn:
'Ste lool-norc 3 on page 295, rirlre.
'Clnusc (3) was subslilurcd lor original clnllsc by s. 3 7 ) olrhc Calcutla Ti~rkrrTcrlancy
(Acquisirion and Rcgul;~tion)( A r n c n d r n c ~Acl,
~ ~ ) 1993 OVc\: Hen. rict X X I or IY Y I I .
'Clauscs(3A) and (3B)ticrr: illscrtcrl hx s. 5(J). rl~rd
'Clausc (4) w a stlbs~i~ulutl
~
l o r DIL~III:~~ CI;LIISU
by c. 5C.i). ibirl.
'Clausc (5A) ura, inhencd by .c. 5161. ibitl,
'Cl>uscs (7A) and ( i f l )wcrc i!\strlctl by s . 5(7), illid.

711c llKolkrrra] Thika li.lv~rrL? IAcrlrrisitintr

utld H e ~ ~ r l n r i o ~ ~ )

Arr, 1981.
[Wcst Ben. Act

(S) "ririkr~tenant" mc:uls :my pcrson wlio occupies. whclllcr

under a written Ic;\sc or oilicr~vise, land undcr i\no!lier
person. and i s or hul lilr a special conlr:lct would hc liable
lo pay rcn!. :II;In ~ o ~ i i hor
l yat any c~rhcrpcriodicnl Talc. [or
~ h i tlend
t
lo that nl~nIlic~pcrson and hi~szrecrcd a r acrluircd
by purcliase 01. girl nny slrrlclurc ~ Isuch
I
13tid fur rcsidznrial,
nia~iuf;~cruringor husincss purposc and includcs rhc
successors-in-i~i~mst of such pcrlon.
Ac'I lu

olcrridc
othcr 1:1u r

4. Tllc provisions of this Act ~11311Ilavc clt'cc~notwithslanding

i~nylhingi ~ ~ c o ~ l s i sIhcrcwill~
tcn~
in ntly nlher I;m for lhc
being i n
l o l r e or it1 any cuslom. us;~gcnr ilgrecment nl- in any dcorec 01.nrdcl- o i n
cnurr. ~rihunalor oillcr aurllority.

Acrluiliition of lands conlprised in rltikrr tcnancics and othcr

lands and the rights of IandIords illsuch lands.
I.;IIII!\

cl-rll!prl<rdill
rbrkrr
ICII~11~ICi.

klrirr I:lntl\
d ~ i dollicr

W i ~ hcrrccr T r o ~ tihe
~ d n ~ col' comtncnccnient o f lhis Acl. il~c
t'nllowing lands along will1 rtic in~crcstol'lant~lordsrhcrcin shall vrsl in
rhc Stetc. rrcc from all incumhrnnccs. nnmely:-3.

(a) lands ct~mpriscdin and ;lppurtcnnnl 10 tenancies or rfrikn

rcnants includi~lgopcn ;lrciis, roads. passagcs. ~anks.pools
iind drains;

lzndr. c [ c . 1~
\.cs1 ill l l l c

S1;lrc.

( b ) lands comprised in i ~ n ditppuncnanr 10 h~rsreeson kllrrs lands

or lal~dlordsand l:~nllsin slulu arcas including open iircas,
roads, pnssagcs, rnnks, pool?.and dri~ins;
(c) OIIICT
l i d s not CCI\TI.E'~
11s clauses (a) and (6) held ulidcr a
w r i ~ t c nIcasc or o ~ h c ~ - ~ v i including
sc.
opei) arc:is. roads.
p;lss:\gcs,tanks, pnols kind drains:

(d) lands llcld i n monthly or other periodical tcnancics. rvlietlier

-

undel-a wrilicn lcnsc or o~herwise.for hcing uscd oroccupicd

as klrntrrl:
Providcd iltnr such ve.cting shall not afrec~in any wily lhc
cascmcnts, cuslolnnly I i $ i ~ so r othcr lacitiiies enjoyed by r l i i k ~ ~
tcnnnls, HAarcrrin.r : t ~ l r l uccupicrs o f land coming w i ~ t i i n[he
purview of clnuscs (c) ;~nd(d).

!Scclioli 5 w.u suh\lllutcd for tlic o~isi~lnl

scctton by b. Otrf thc Calculta 77tik(i'l'cnancy
IAcquisiliun ;1n1i Rcgulatio~l)(,\lnvadnicl~~)
Acl. 1993 (is'csl l3cn. ACI XXl or 1993)

1I

XSXV [Iof 1981.1

(C'llap~cr.11,-Acqriisirior~uf latzds ccornprisrd iir thika renancies
mrd otller im~dsortd 111cr.;glrr.~of lot id lord^ it1 srrch ia11ds.-

Sccrior~s6. 7.)
3.: o f lY76.

6. (I ) ~ u b j t c ;to he provisions of ~ h cUrban Lalid (Ceiling arid

Rcgularin~r)Act. 1976 and ~ h prov~sions
c
or lhis ACI,evcry t l l i h tenant
and any tcnnnt, in respect or other lands which vest undcr secrion 5,
occupying any !and undcr a landlord on the dare of comrnenccrncni of
his ACL,slinl l nccupy such land, c)n such ternis und conditions iw may hc
prcscribcd. dircclly under lhc Stale as i f rhc S L ~ liatl
L C heen rhc landlord in
respec1 or rhlri land.

lncidc!ba PC

~$~~~~~

Iand~\~cslrtI
in ~ h cSrarc.

'(1) Evcry d r i h icnnni and c v c l y lcnani of orhci I:mds holdingdircctly

under the Srarc undcr sub-sec~ion( I ) shall bc Jiablc to pay LO thc Stale
Govzr~ilncnrin {he prescribed manner such rcvcnue as may bc dctennincd.

?(3) Thc intcrest of rllikn lcnanls and icnanls of other lands holding
direc~lyundcr the Stale undcr sub-scclion (1) shall bc heritable and shall
not hc ti.nnsFerahlc cxcept i l ~ r e rse arnongsl thc hcirs and exisling
cu-slinrcs-inrercsr or LO the prospccrivc heirs, suhjcct 10 the provisions of
suh-seciim ( I ) of section 7.
'(4) ' ~ I I c ~hikt~
tznancj and lcnants ofnihcr lands holdin: dircclly undcr
ilic S ~ i ~ under
tc
sub-scction ( I ) shall bc enticled to conslruci Ixrccrr
struclurrs in accordnncc with rhc building plans sanc~ionedundcr he
~ ~ ' ~ s l B c l lIrKolkataj
.~~f
Municipal Corporalion Act, 1980, and the rulcs tnade
L I S uT 19Xh.
diereundcr. r)r t llc Howmh Municipal Corporn!ian Acl, 1980, and 11ierulcs
Lvlllo1"\98fi, liiadc rhcrcunder, according as [lie land may be situated wilhin 'IKnlkala]
as dclincd i n clausc (9) of section 2 of thc ' [ K o l k a ~ a ]Municipal
Corpori~iionACL,1980, or Howrith as defined in clause (15) of scclion 2
ol' tlic Howrah Municipal Corporarion Act, 1980, for{a) residential and business purposes for themselves and the
8hr1rnria.sunder them; and
(b) essenliel common facijitics like common palhway, common
halll, roilel, water supply, drainage, sewerage, lighdng and
similar orhcr purposes.

7. '(I) The ~hikolcnanls and tenanis of other lands holding dircclly

undcr [laStale shall bc enlilled In Ict oui in rvholc or in part srrucrurcs
cxislirig on. o r consrruc~edaftcr, thc dale OF commencement of this Acl
on such Iibnds but no1 any vucnnl land or any par1 thereof.

. ,

T11iku~ c n n n ~

ICf

..

...
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'See filr)l-nolc2 011 page 295. r t r l r ~ ,

'Suh-suclio~i(2) w a s suhs!irurcd by s. 711) oC lhc Cnfcull;~l%ihTcnnncy (Acqur5i1ion
n l ~ dHcp113li~)n)
( A ~ n c n d m i n rAcl.
)
1993 (\VCS~Ben. ACI X X I of 1993).
'Sub-\cc~iu~i
(3) rvas subsrirutcd by s. 7(2). rLLI.
'Sub-rccrion ( 4 ) rvw inscncd by s. 7(3).ij~i.4
'Sub-scvrion ( I ) w z substitu~cdIor onginal sub-scclion by s,8(1) of Ihc Cillculia T i ~ i h
12n;mcy IAuriui\ilin~la i d Kegul~lion)(hrncndmcnr)Acl. 1993 (Wcsr Ben. Act XXI of 1493).

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[Wcst Bcn. Act

' ( 2 ) 1111>~rransfcr 01-agrccrncnt for transfer, wltclher oral or in writing,

uon~ravcn~ion
of rhc provis~o~is
of sub.secrion (3) ~Fsccrionh or suhsccrion ( 1 ) of 111issection sl~nllbu void and bc o f no effcc~whnrsocrdcr
and 11% Innd and strucrurc sllall stand vestcd in the Slale i n accorrlancc
with die prcscrihed pmccdure.
i11

1.1

( 3 ) Whcncver i r appears to the Stale Govcrnmcnt ~ I I111c

~L
Iiund
snlprircd in any rl~ikrrrcnancy is ncrdcd o r is likely to bc nccdcd for any

p i ~ hicl purposc, il may, ;~Trergiving [he rlrika 1cn:lnl and rllc U I ~ ~ I I T I if

I~~IA,,
any. :1i1 upportunity of bcing hcard, rcsuinc he laud comprised in such
~ h i k ulcnanuy w i l l 1 01-willlou~slrucrurcs, i f any. and takc possession of
lhc land:
l'l-ovidzd t h a ~bcrorc [akin: possussion of ~ l lnnrl
~ c[he t11iL-o.-ocnantsin
acrual occupation of [he slruclure or part thcreoland B11ot~nrin.rs I ~ i 1 1bc
1wovidctl willl ;~Ilcrnativenccol~ln~odalinn
in the ncighbourhood ol' such
land as f-:lr as pr;~cticablc.

E.rpla~~nfbl~.-For
\he purposc of i h i i sub-section "puhlic purpoae"
shall includc planned devctopmcnt o f any arcn o r holding a n d
i m p l c ~ l ~ c n ~ a of
i o any
n
schcmc Inr Improvement thercof.

or

PJ~~IIICIII
ct>lllpcn\;l-

tiori.

8. (1) 'l'he Sla~eshall lor lllc vesting or n n y land under scc~ion5.

to the Iihndlord or landlnrds having any r i g t ~ rin s u c l ~I;~II~
an
alt1r)unI es Inny bc de~crmincdin accordance with ~11cpi-ovisions
o!' thc Urbnn Land (Cciling and Regularion) Acl, 1976.
(2) Whcre rhc landlord is a corporalion or an insrilution eslnblished
cxc!usively fora religious orachari~ablcpurpose, o l a public nalure,or i s
17"

a pcrsvn holdirrg undcr a puljlic rust or an cndawmenl or olbcr Icgel

nbliption clrcIusivcly for a public purpose which is religious or clmri~ablc.
he Starc shnll. (or vesling under section 5 , pay Ir) such landlord
'[a pcrpc~lti~l
ar~truiryor,where thc in~crcstor [he landlord is tcrminithle
or is liilhle to l~ec.ihaus~ed,
an nllnllity forsuch number OK years] as m a y
hr: prescribed, having regmd t o thc cxreni of rhc rights of the landlord.
Sucll annuiry shall nor excced ~ h cannual nct incomc derivcd from thc
Iloldin: as may bc deiermined hy rhc Conirollcr in ihc prcscribcd manncr.
I n dcrcrmining ncl annual income he Controllcr shall dcrlucr from [he
gross i n ~ o m citpart lrom otl~crsums as may bc prescribcrl. cbnrgej on
nccount ol'manngclncnt and collcc~ionat [Ec ratc nf ~wcnryper carrri~)r
01
~ h gr~)ss
c
inco~nc.

'Sub+ection (2) u s subs~iru[cdfor origlnnl sub > e c l i ~ ~by

n s K(?) oC the CaIcr~lrnTl~ikrl
(Arntndll~n0A;t. 1'i93 (\\'CS( Rcn.Acr X X I or 1993).
'Woi~lswilhin 111csqum bnckels wcrc subsrirlltcd ror khc words "an n n n i ~ i ~rursuch
y
nurnbcr ilr)rcns" by s. 9. ;bid.

' T ~ m n c )!,lcc~r.izi~~un,u~d
Rcgul:tion)

33 or 1GJ76,

:
:

( 3 ) For ihc ~)urposcor sub-seciio~l(7). IC Cc~nrroller,OII his own

mulion or upon any informa~ion.may, al'rcr giving tlw pel-son in~crcstcd
all opportunity ol' being heard, cncluirc ;~ndclccide :my rlucsiio~ias tn
n~hcll~cr:~ny
rrust.e~tdown~cn~,
unrporarion or instirurion i s Tor csclusivcly
rcligirlus or cl~ilriiablepurposc OI ;IL lo ivlicthcr i t is of public nr privalc
nillu1.c. and any qucs~ionorlitlc illci(lcl11al ~hcrctoas may be nccc.+>ary10
dctcrrnine such qucs~ion,by exnrninil~: lhc doculr~enl,if any, rriid hy inking
i l ~ r nnccounl thc I~,llowing, nnlrlng u~licts:(i) ac~urrluscr uT inco~iic01- rhe land.
(i i) niadc o f tlscr,
(iii) sllarc 01' income 01' ihc l i d i ~ p p ~ , ~ p ~or
ii~
c ~r c~ dj o y cby
d , or on
behalf or such ~rusi.cn(1nwmcnr. corporarion or ins~itu~ion.

(4) A n appeal from any nl,rlcr ~)nsscdby rtic Controller under illis
s z c i i o ~shall
~ lic undcr seclioli 13.
( 5 ) l'lic Slatc shall, for \ * c s i i ~ui ~~i d c sub-scclion
r
(2),rrr rcsumplion
undcr sub-scciion (3), of scction 7 o f 3t1y SLI~IICIU~C ~ o l t ~ p r i s ci nd ilny
~clia~icy,
pay ~n!hc r c n a n ~ l ~ a v i n:uny
g righi in suclt siructure an ?
, iuounl
calcula~cclhy rhc Con~rollerin tllc prcscribcd rlianncr. Such nmourli shall
bc calculntcd 31 zl rale nor cxcccding lctr c i ~ ~ i crhc
s annual relir paid by
Bhrirrrtkrs !o lie (ellan1 rcdiiccrl by. allat-t from-ilrlier surils as m:iy bc
prcsc ribetl, renr. raxcs i ~ n dolllr t ohargcs o n :tccourlI o f maiiagcmcnt and
col lcc~ion;lr a raw of twenty pel- rvJrrfrrrlioc thc 21-nssannual rent. LVhcrc
~ h srruclurcs
c
are occupicrl by l l ~ ctellnrlt himscll: Llir runt delerlnincrl by
rhc Con~rollerundcr this sub-scc~ianin ttic prcscrihed manncr shnll be
dcclncd 10 be ihc iinnual renl llnid I,y Bhlrr.rrrios..
(6) Where ~hcrcarc 111ol.c 11i;ul onc landlord it) rchpccl o r a rlrika
tenalrcy or othcr Lenalicy vesrcd unrlur scc~ioii5, rhc atnoun[ pay:ihlc l o
[hem undcr sub-scc~ion(1) or ilic nn~ruilypuyithlc 10 Lhern undcr subsccrinn (2) shnll be apporlioncrl i\t)iOIIg tllcm in ihc prescribed milnner.

CHAPTER 111
![Incidents or tcnancics of Dlrrrrorias in structures]

en.

'I1
IOih

in T/,ih,,
9. '( 1 } 7'hc ~nontlllyand nrllcl. pcric~dicnllrnn~iciesof Bllrirmf~fias
rcspcc~ot'.~~ructurcs
occupied by rhc11-ton pnyriicnl of rcnts,ro rlrikcr lcnanls Icmms
Rharit/itr.v lo
shall, wirli crrccl rrom !he dale n f ~ o r n i n inlo
g forcc o f illis Act. he govcrncd
go,cmctl
t ~ ttic
p prrrvisions o f [he Wcst B c n g I Prei~iiscsTcnancy Act, 1956. in all by ' V t x
Bsngal ACI
~ t l i t tCl O~ I ~~ ~ Iwithin
I ~
!hc purviriv r r f ~ l i snidAc1
c
and, ror ihc said porposc.
lgSb,
lhe nwncrs o r thc s1ruclure.f sh:~ll hc clcelned to hc Inndlordh and llle
Hltar.oril~ss11;hll be dcemcd lo hc icniinis undcr [tic said Act.
-

Coor-no~r:
2 un page 295, I~IC.
!Tlic I~cading{(I CIlqrcr 111 was suhs~ill~lcd
I)! i I 0 u l \he Calvurla Tlrikrr l'rnancy
(Accluisi~ion
2nd Rcgulalloli) (Amcndrn~nl)
Acr. 1993 lN'cs~Bcn. ,&I XXI or 1993).
'S~rh-ccc~ion
(I)was subsri~urctlC(lrnnyil~nl
<ub-scution by s. I I, il)id.
lScc

[War Ben. Act

(Clmlx~rIll.-lrrcide~~tsuf tenullcies of Bharadas iji

stl-~~cfrrrrr.-Scrrior~s
10. 11.)

(2) No~wi~lis~;uiding
rmything conrained in [his Acl or in the Mrcsr
Hengal Prcmiszs Tcnw~cyAci, 1956. a Blrnrotilr under n rhika t c n a ~shill
i~ I
hc enlitlcd to L : ~ C scparalc c l e ~ r i c n connccrion
l
from rhc clcclricily
supplying ilgcncy o r sel~irrairwiner supply conncclion Tram Ihc appropriale
agcncy for his own usc.
Cu~i~ruIIcr.

Thc Sratc Govcrnrnenl may, by notilicalion, nppoin~one or more

Controllcr to perform all thc runc~ionsof a Conuoller under
this ACI i n rcspen of any area or arcas ro bc specified in the notificarion.
10.

c~ificcrsas

T c n a ~ . ~~r
).
U l ~ r r r r ~ r lo
~rr
COnIIIIUC.

:11. (I) No~wi~listnnrling

anything to lhe contrary conlaincd i n any
ollicr law lor r l ~ e~ i m hzing
c
in force, [he tcnancy of a Blrrrrnriu ns alenanl
undcr u ~ h i k lcnanl
i~
shi~llnot bc extinguishcd because of suhsequcnr noncxisrenuc of ihc nruclurc or a part ~hcrcnfwhich Ihc Bhorarinprevicwsly
oucupicd under ~ h 111ik1
c
Lcnani.
(2) Lt'nny sLruclurc or part thcrcof which was in the occupnrion or a
Bhnr-rrrifi a tcnanr i~ndcra 111iX.otenant ceascs Lo cxisl exccpl undcr an
ordcr 01' ii cnurt under scction 18A of rhc Wesr Bengal Fremiscs Tennncy
Aci. 1956, tht: rllUn lenanr shall rcconstrucl s~milaraccnmmodarion and
rcsiorc posscssion lo the Blrarnricr and put rhc Rhuraria i n posscssion of
such nccom\nodirrionwirhio onc monrh aF such StrucIure ceasing 10 exist,
l a ~ l i n gwhiuh ~ h Bh~~r(rria
c
may make a n application 10the Con~rollcri n
ihe prcscribcd manner.

(3) On an applicalion made by [he Bfmarnriu under sub-seelion (2),

~ h cCon~roIlershall, afier giving ~ h rllika
c
rcnzlnt and [he Bfiarcrrirr an
opportirni~)~
ol'bcing hcard, d i r c c ~Ihe rhiku lellanl lu rcconslmcl similar
acut~m~nodntion
and restore posscssion l o the Blraratia w i ~ b i ns u c l ~limc
as rllc Coniroller may decide.

(4) IF rle rlrikrt tcnant rails to comply with [he orders of [he Cnn~roller
under sub-sectiun (3). the Bharcrtiu shall be cntilled l o reconstrucl Ihc
slructure and, ror 1ha1purpose, ]nay makc an applicarion l o [he ConaolIer
wllo shall, aficr giving rhc Ulrr~r~rrrirr
and Ihc riliku tenan[ an oppor~uniry
ol'bcing heanl, apprrlvc such cnsi ufrecona~ruciiunas may appznr r t l liiln
lo he L ~ iand
r rcasonnble and, aher such ~.econstl.ucric~n,
allow adjusrmenl
o r ~ h ecusr of s u u l ~reconstrucrion from the rcnl payahle by he Rl~urnria
in such rnonlhly instalments as thc Controllcr may rllink lil.
(5) Ifthcre i s any unlawful rcsistancc by or on behalf o l ~ h ~liiku
c
~ c ~ i a tto
i r lhe rcconslruc~ionby the Bhomria under sub-scction (4). he
Orricer-in-chargc o f the local policc slalion shall. on reccipt of any
i e q ~ l i s i ~ i onfn~ h Conrroller
c
in w r i ~ i n gin this hchalf, rendcr all ncccssnry
and lawful nssis~anccto ihc Bhorvf~tio.
'SL-cruo~+nort
2 on page 295, mlrc.
lScc~ionII WL< subsuruied for original icclion by s. I ? o'f the r n l c l ~ l t a7'f1ik(1T~rnmcy
IAcquisiIlon and Rcgularion) (Arncndmcnr)Acl. 1993 (V'csl Bcn. ACI X X I of 1993).

I-.
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XXXVII or 1981.1

Miscellaneous i ~ n d
sul)plcnlent:ll provisions

5 01- I ~ ~ ( I S

12. Thc Cnntroller and any 11crsondcciding any appcill froin his ordcishall have a11 ihc powers ora civil courl, whilc [lying a s u i ~under ihe Codc
o l Civil Procedurc, 19118, i n rcspccr ol' tic li~llowingrilalrcrs, nan1ely:{a) summoning and c n l b i c i ~ ~[tic
g a~tcnd:inceo f any pcrsotr and
examining him an onlh ;IS a witness.
(b) requiring thc discovery and produclion d a n y dwurncn~or
record.
(c) rccciving evidencc on nrfidavits.
(il) rcquisirioning any public rccord or ct~py!hereor rrrlni any
cnurt or oflicc.
(c) issuing commission l'or 111c cxan~inaiiono f witncsscs or
documents.
(f) cniorcing or c x c c u ~ i n gordcrs (including an order for
reswra~ionnf possossic~n)as ifsucll ordcrs werc dccrccs of a
cilqil couri,
(g) remanding any uesc or procucdings In [lie officcr lroin whosl:
ordcr thc appeal is prcrcrrcd.

P O W C 01
~

CO1'L"ll"

13. ( 1 ) Ally person aggriei'cd by an ordcr ol' thc Cnnrroller tnay. n p p c ~ 1

within thirry days irom thc dale 01' tl~rordcr. prefcr an appeal in wiling(a) in respect of any hnldilig wiillin ~ h jurisdic!ion
c
of the Court
oiSniall Causcs (11"[Kollra~1],
lo ~ h Chief
c
Judgc of rhc C ~ u r l
ol'Smal1 Causcs ol' 'i Kolkala]; and
(h) in rcspccr of any holding clscwhere, 10 thc Disrrict Judgc
wiihin whosc jurisdicrion thc holding is siiualc.
(2) Thc Chief Judgc of [he Cot~no r Srn;ill Causes of '[Kulkaraj or
~ h Dislricr
c
Judge, a s ihc casc may be. bdbrc whum an appeal is prclcrrcd
undcr sub-section ( I ) may eithcr himscIf hear any such appeal or lmnsrcr
such appeal 10 3 Judgc, Courl ol' Small C:~uscs ol' '[Kvll;ete] nr l o an
Addirional Dis~riciJudgc. as the cnsc miiy bc. and [he Judgc to whom
such appcal is so ~ransfcrrcdshall hear and disposc or such appeal.

( 3 ) rill: C h i d Judge 01 thc Courl of Sinall Ci~uscsof '[Kolkata] or

thc Districi Judgc, as the case nrity bc. ciihcr on tiis own morion or on [he
appliuarion of any party may wirlldraw any nppcal pending bcrorc any
ludgc to his own Ttlc Tor hcnring and dispusal rrr rriinsfcr il lo any o111cr
Judge of thc Cou~zof Small Ciluscs ofl[Kolkntnjor any Addiiional D i s ~ r i c ~
Judge. as rhc casc may be, b r I~caringand disposal.

7'11~
'iKolk(rrn/ Thika Tctrrmr-y (/laqrrisitiflr~irjrd Re,yrrl~rriurr)
A ( . / , 1981.

fFVt:st Bcn. Act

(4) S u l j c c ~10 sucli rulcs as nlny bc niadc undcr h i s Acl, any linal
ordcr pawed hy any courr u ~ ~ dst~b-secrion
cr
(11or sub-seclion ( 3 ) . rrlay
i n [lie m:\nncr prcscri bed hc rcvic+\vcrlhy thc court \vIiich pnsscd IJI~ order
on lllc rliscovcrg o f any ncw and i;iipor~:u~t
n~niicrnr cvidcnca or on accoun!
of solnu misiakc or crror npp;il,crlt (In 1112 I'ncc of ~ h rccord
c
or Tor any
oihcr sut'tscicn~c:111sc cri likc Ilalurc:

Proviilcd r l n t bclbrc m:iking ;lng ordcr u~idcr[his sub-scc~ionthe

persnl) likcly LO bc aducrscly i ~ l ' l c c ~ tfrl ly sucll ort-ler sh;jll hc given
rzaso~ii~hlo
opportunily or hciny he;~r~I.

( 5 ) t\n order passcd by i l x Conrrnllcr ;\stiris[which ao :\ppznl has

hy~tiiln
~ c tinl IIW
milnncr prcscribcd on
hccn PI-clkrred, may also bc r ~ z ~ i c ~
t11c groul~do f discovery 01' ilcw ino~lcior cvidcnuc or on ihe ground of
error app:ircnl vn ihe I'acc (II' 111~. record a f ~ c rgiving 111e pcrson an
npporruni~yol' hzil~ghcard.
(6) Subjccl lo rhc prt~visions01- 111isAci, any decision o l ihc Appellarc
Authurily and, in cascs wllcrc 110i~l)llc:il has hccn przrcrrcd, thc decision
ol'(t~cConirollcl- shall bc Iinnl mlrI miiy hc cxcculed I>ythc Conirollcr in
lhc IiinnlIcr pl.ovidcrl in tllc Cndc or Civil Prnucdurc. 1908. Tor lhc
execurion dccrces.
14. .l'hc Sii~rcGoivcrnmen~
m;Iy. on its o\vn notion, call l i > ~
:~nd
examine thc records of nny orclc~.pnsscd or pmcccdings lnkcn hy [Ile
Con~rollcrunder lhe provisions ul'rliis Act and iigains~which no appeal
has hccn preferred Ibr ihc purposz ol's;~lisrying i~scll'as10 ~ h Icgnliiy
c
or
prupriuty o f such orclcr or as ro [lie ~.cpuliiri~y
oJ'iLie prnccdurc and pass
such order wirh r c s p c c l ll~cl-eln
as il may lhink ti[:
Provided rha! no sucli order shall hc ~uarlecxcepr d t c r giui~iglhc
pel.son :~ITccrcdreasonable oppor~unity01- being hcurd in [lie Innlicr.

15. ( I ) On ~ h npplica~iou
c
nl'ii~iyor tllc pnrlies and alrcr noiice to ~ h c
parties and iihcr t~cnringsuch ol'lhc~uns ilesirc rn hc licard, or 011his cnvn
n~orirmwilllout surh ~ ~ c ~ r irhc
c c ,Disiriui Judzc in lhc cnsr o f a proceeding
pcnding befort a Cim~rollcrnppoinied Ir)r iiny nrua within rhc disiric!, or
lhv: Chief Judgc or thr: Couri oFSm;~llC:\uscs ol' '[Kolka~a]in i h t case o f
a procecdii~gpcnding hcl'orc :I CrrnirolIcr ;\ppoinrctl ror any nrcn wirhin
111cjurisdiction ol' [lie Cnurr 111' S~nollCauses nf '[Kolk;ili~],Iilny, any
steec, wiilidmw sucli provccdiny ilntl ilallsTcr i~ for hcarir~gor dispc~sillLo
il Conlroller nppoinicd Tor itny utlier area wirhin tlic disrrict or wirhin rhe
jurisrliclion o l ihc Courl or S~nnllCnuscs oTiIKoll;nrn], as thc cilsc nlny
he. or re~r;lnrfcri t lor llcaring or clil;pns:iI 10 thc Conrroller from whotii ii
W:I.K ~ v i ~ l ~ d r i i i v n .

S I 14oE
~

(C~I~I~
I VI C
- ~I -b f i . ~ ( ~ ( ~ {/1!(1
l l ~ .~ Y~ I~ Ic ~o )~~~ I~ ! ~ J ~ I I ~ ~ I ~ ~ I ~

pml~isior)
r.--f,c;icrrcs 16- IS.}

( 2 ) '['he r o ~ ~ i l n l lloc rwhom any jwoccctling has kc11rrml!,fen-cd urirler

suh-seciion ( I)shall have t l ~ csilliic !IOWCI. to I l c i or
~ disposc ol' i t i l s ilie
Controllcr fro111wholo i r was ivitlldrawn iuid ti~;iy,subjccl 10 any spccial
directions in the order nf ~rimsfer.ci~herrchenr i r or proceed from thc
slagc ill w l ~ i c l ii t was withdrawn iunrl triulsl'crrcd.
Erl~lrrrrnriot~.--Inthis ssclion "proceeding" inctudcs any proceeding
;irixine nu1 or :it1 application mndc io ~ h Controllcr
c
i111Jcr[he pn~visions
o f this Act.

( h ) ;my land vesicd ill (11. ill tlic pnhscssion uf(i) rllc S t 4 1 ~
Gov~rni~l~~il.
(ii) porl i ~ u ~ h o rnl'
i ~;Iy mnjw pcrl.
(iii) ;I railway a d l n i n i s ~ n ~ t i 01o~~,
(iv) a Irjval aulhnri~y.nr

.I

icnain
!ads.

01-

( c ) any land ~ v l ~ i c is
l i rcquircd Ibr carrying out any of lhc
pruibisions o f thc '1Kvlk:j1a] I n ~ p r o v c ~ ~Act,
~ e n 191
t 1.
17. Nothing in any conrriic! I ~ c t w c ea\ ~tliikcr tenant illid a f l l ~ i ~ r l i ~ i Itrstnctlon
n
made ilkor tile c o t n n ~ e n e e n ol'
~ ~ ~ l~i itsAci shi!ll lakc owily or l i m i ~t l ~ c
righrs or such jcnant nr Blrorrrtirr ; I S prt~vidcrlTor by h i s Acl, and any :s:sl~c\iwftr
contract which is niadc in conrravcntion ol: nr which i s inconsisren~wilh
ally of tLc provisions or [his Aur slli~llbe void and without erfcccr to thc
cxtent ot such conlm\rzn!ion or inconsislency.

~'z';'''~

18. Fnr Ihc purpi)se oriuiy inquiry under thisAc1. the Controllcr and
any person decidirlg i\n appcnl t~ndcrsccticin 13, may,(ij) enlcr and il~spcctally pl.c~~iiscs
nr iuiy tirnc bztwcen sunrisc
illid sunscl;
(b) ilu~hrmiseany pcrsoti sul,ordin;\tz tu 1 l 1 1 nto cnicr iund illsj~ect
any prcnliscs beiwce~~
sunrise and sunsel; or
(v) by wriueri urdel-. tcquil-c any pcrson to producc For his
inspeclion such acuourlls, I-en1 I-ccciprs, books or orhcr
d~cumenlsat such rinlc allrl is such plncr: ijs m y he spccifisd
in rhc ordy:

Providcd ~ h i l110
i prc~niscssh,iH hc cnicred unrlcr cl;~usc(;I) nr r:l;lusc
(h) wilhoul the consent of lllc occ~lpicr,unlcss at Icnsl twenty-Tour huurs'
(~rcviousnolice in wriring has Ilecli gi.:cn.

P~ntrrrro

cnrur ; ~ n d
lnspccl

Pfc1n1sc5. Ie

rcquin:

~nrormni~on
~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ u l l

wirncsscs.

Titc '1Kolknrcr] Thi ka Terlrrrrry (Ac-rlrrisiiiot~rind Keg~rluriorr)

.4 t m f ,/!?81.
['C'Ycst Ucn. Act

'18A. ( I ) Any conrr;ivcniinn hy any ptrson occupying land dircclly

under thc Srarc, hcing thc Iantllorrl within t l ~ c111cnningof suh-scrtion ( 1 )
01-sectin11 6.of;{ny provision nl' 111i.s 11c1 shall I)e an olrcncc pu~~isli;lhlc
wid) imprisonment for a ierin which may extend to live years and illso
w i ~ h[inc which may exlend to ten itlousand rtlpcts.
(2) N o court shall ~ a k ccoprlizancc of any orl'cncc punishahlc under
sub-scc~ion( I ) cxccp~on n colliplnillt ini~dcin writillg by lhc Con~roller
or by an officcr :~utl~oriscd
by him ill this hctialr.
Pmuccdi~igs
inclucIirig
:ipltcals and
procccdi ngs
ill csccu~ion
or order#.
elL. . l o abxc.

19. A11 procccdings inclu~liny~lppcalsand ell procccdings in excculion

olordcrs passcd in proceedings including appc;~lsunder [he '[Kolkata] \jlcsr Bcn.
c l 11 of
Tlrih Tcnnncy ACI. 19W, pending nn thc 19th day o f July, 1978. lor t t ~ c AIY-IY.
cjcci~iienlof !!!;in rclli\nks nntl Hliat-rrri~lssl~allsiand rrhalcrl with effecr
l'rom ~ h c19th Jily or July, 197R. ;IS i T such procccdings, appeals or
cxccu~ionprocccdings h;ld ncvcr btcn lnadc.
~ ~ r subjec! to lhc contlj~ionnT
20. ( I ) 'Thc Statc G o v e r ~ ~ r n crn:Iy,
previous puhlicarion. makc rulcs l'or carrying nu1 ~hr:purposcs or
i l l i s Act.

( 2 ) In pi~rticulnrand w i l l i o u ~prejudice L { i ihc gcncralily of rhc

fnrcgning poivcr. such rulcs m:ry provide for ill1 or any o f the nlaltcrs lhar
may hc or nrc rcquircd to hc prts~l.ihcdor rnndz by rules.
21.

The 'IKolkela] Tlrikrl 'I'cliancy ACI,1449 i s hcrcby repealed.

22. In c o m p u ~ i n(lie
~ pcriod ol' lirni~nlionpicscribed by any 1;nv for
111cli111c hcing i n farce fnr an npplicalinn rrlr c j c c ~ l n e o
r ~f ~
a Bhrir~rr~in
nr
Tor nn nppcn! from an ordcr or dccrcc rni~rlcon such applicetion or suit ur
Tor thc c.r;ecution of an order nv dccrcc Ibr ejec~mcnror n Bllnr,rrria. the
perind frmn ~ h c19111clay of luly. 1978 LO the ~;ILC or coming into rorce of
lhis A ~ sl~nll
I
be excluded.
23. No civil coorr shall havc ,jurisdiciinn to dccidc or deal wirh any
ques~ionor rr) dctcrrnine any mettcr which i s by o r under [his Acl rcquired
in Ilc nl- hils bccn decided or dcall will1 o r lo bc de~errninedOr IMS
becn
dclcnnincd by [he C o n ~ r ~ ) l lor
c rrl~eappcllatc or other aulhorily spccificd
in ~ h cprovisions or this Aci :und no order (11- judgment p a s 4 or
proceedings including esecurion proceetlinss cvmnienced undcr rhe
~wovisionsoT !his Acl sliall hc c;tllcd in qucslion in any civil courr.
'See C ~ ~ ~ - n 2t >OIIl l :pngc 2'15. IIII~~~.
was inscntd by s. 13 u l 1l1c C a l c ~ ~ l rT; ll ~ i hTcnucy
i
l ( r . ~ i ~ l a ~ i o(nrncndmcnr)
rr)
Act. 1993 (\t1t<t Hcn. Acl X X I ol' 1993).
'Scclion IS,\

(Acq~liririt)~!
and

Tlre '[Kolkata]Thika Teriarrcy (Acqrtisifiotr i~tirlK e g r r l r ~ ~ i o r ~ )

Act, ,981.

[West Bcn. Act XXXVII of 1981.1

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In !he casc of any holding o f a tlrika lcnant the rate of rcvcnue on

land holding:(a) on 11iefirst rupees 10.000 of thc Lola1 rateablc value -5
in the rupcc,

vise

(b) on [he nexl rupees 10,000oF [he rota1 rateablc value -8

in [he rupee,

paise

(c) on the balancc ofrhe ralcitble valuc

UisposnloT
lalid or
hrr,lcrurcs
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indor
rcsurncd by
1 , sac,

-10 paisc in the rupcc.

27. Nolwilhstanding anylhing contained elsewhcrc in this Acr or in

any olhcr lilw for rllc lime being in force and subjecr to the provisions OF
thc Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation)Acl, 1976, it shall be cornpc~cnr 31 or 1976.
for thc Starc Governmcnr to makc USE of, or scrtIe with any person or
authoriry, any land or slructure veslcd in or rcsumed by rhc Srate undcr
[his Act 10 subscrve the common good on such tcrms and conditions and
in such manner as may be prcscribed.

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