THE M. P.

LAND REVENUE CODE, 1959

(M. P. Act No. 20 of 1959)
CONTENTS
Se cs.
CHAPTER I
PRELIMIN AR Y
1. Short title, ext ent and comm ence ment.
2. D efinitions.
CHAPTER II
BOAR D OF REV ENU E
3. Constitution of Bo ard of Reven ue.
4. Prin cip al seat and o ther pl aces of sittings of Bo ard of Revenu e.
5. Conditions of ser vi ce of members of Bo ard.
6. Salari es and allo w ances.
7. Juri sdi ction of Bo ard.
8. Pow ers of Superintende nce of Bo ard.
9. Exer ci se of juri sdi ction b y sin gl e m emb ers an d ben ch es.
10. Cases pendin g at commen cement of Cod e.
CHAPTER III
REVENU E OFFICER S, THEIR CLASSES AND POWERS
11. Reve nu e Officer s.
12. Control over Revenue Offi cer s.
13. Po wer to alt er, cr eat e or abolish di vi sion s, distri ct s, su b -di visi ons and t ahsil s.
14. Po wer to ap point Commi ssioners of divi sion s.
15. Po wer to ap point Addition al Co mmissioner.
16. Po wer to ap point Collector.
17. Po wer to ap point Addition al Collector s.

18. Appointme nt and p ower s of Assi stant Col lectors, Joint Coll ectors and D eput y
Collector s.
19. Appointme nt of Tahsild ar s, Addition al Tah sild ar s and Naib Tahsildar s.
20. Appointme nt of Su perint end ent s of Land Record s and Assi st ant
Sup erintend ents of La nd Records.
21. Oth er Offi cers.
22. Su b-Di vi sional Of ficers.
23. Su bordin ation of Revenu e Officer s.
24. Conf erral b y St at e Go vern ment of Powers of Reven ue Offic ers on Offi ci als and
other p er sons.
25. Po wers exerci sable on tr an sf er.
26. Coll ector in case o f temporary vacan cy.
CH APTER IV
PROCED UR E OF REV ENU E OFFICERS AND REV ENUE COU RTS
27. Pl ace of holdin g enquiries.
28. Po wer to ent er upo n and survey l and.
29. Po wer to tr an sf er cases.
30. Po wer to tr an sf er cases to and fro m subo rdinat es.
31. Conf erral of St atu s of Court s on Bo ard and revenu e offi cer s.
32. Inh er ent pow er of Revenue Court s.
33. Po wers of Revenue Officers to require attendan ce of p erson s and produ ction of
document s and to r eceive eviden ce.
34. Compellin g att end ance of witness.
35. Hearin g in absen ce of p art y.
36. Adjournment of hearin g.
37. Po wer to aw ard co st s.
38. Mann er of executi ng ord er to d eli ver p ossession of immo vabl e property.
39. Per son s b y who m app ear anc es and application s m ay b e m ade before an d to
Revenu e Officer s.
40. Effect of rules in Sch edul e I.
41. Po wer of Board to mak e rul es.
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42. Ord ers of Revenu e Officer wh en re ver sib le b y re ason of error o r irregularity.
43. Cod e of Ci vil Procedur e to appl y when n o expr ess pro vi sion mad e in this Co de.
CHAPTER V
APPEA LS, R EVISION A ND REV IEW
44. App eal and appellat e authoriti es.
45. Tr ansfer of certain pending pro ceedin gs t o S ettlement Com mi ssioner.
46. No. Appeal again st cert ain orders.
47. Li mitation of app eal s.
48. Cop y of ord er obj ect ed to accomp an y pet ition.
49. Po wer to ap p ellat e auth ority.
50. Revision.
51. Review of ord er s.
52. St ay of exe cution of ord ers.
53. Application of Li mitation Act.
54. Pen ding r evi sion s.
54-A. Omitt ed.
55. Application of Ch apt er.
56. Con stru ction of order.
CH APTER VI
LA ND AND LAND R EVEN UE
57. St at e o wnership in all l and s.
58. Li abilit y of l and to payment of l and r evenue .
58-A. Certain land to be exempt ed from p ayment of l and revenu e.
58-B. H alf of th e assessed l and r evenue sh al l be payabl e for h olding u sed
exclusi vely for the pur pose of a proj ect of mi cro and small enter prise.
59. Vari ation of land re ven u e accordin g to p urpose for w hich l and is used .
59-A. Assessment when to tak e eff ect.
59-B. Reassessment o n di versio n of l and pror to coming into for ce of the Co d e.
60. Assessment b y wh om to b e fi xed.
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CHAPTER VII
REVENU E SURV EY AND S ETTLEMENT IN N ON-URBA N AREAS
61. Application of thi s Ch apt er to l and s in n on-urb an ar eas.
62. Appointme nt of Settlem ent Co mmi ssion er.
63. Appointme nt of Additional Settl ement Commi ssioner and th eir powers and
duties.
64. Appointme nt of Settlem ent, Deput y Settlement and Assi stant S ettlement
Officers.
65. Po wers of S ettlement, Deput y Settlem ent and A ssist ant Settl ement Offi cer s.
66. Definition of reve nue Sur vey.
67. Notification of pro posed re venu e sur vey.
68. For mation of sur vey numb ers and villa ges.
69. Sep ar at e d emar cati on of l and di vert ed or speciall y assi gn ed.
70. Po wer to r e-nu mb er or sub-di vid e survey number s.
71. Entry of survey nu mb ers and sub-di visio ns in record s.
72. Det er min ation of abadi of village.
73. Po wer to S ettlement Officer to di vid e or unite vill ages or e xcl ude ar ea
therefrom .
74. Gro upin g of vill ages.
75. Definition of Settlem ent.
76. Notification of pro posed settlement.
77. Fi xation of assessment rate s.
78. Omitte d.
79. Fi xation of f air assessment.
80. All l and s liabl e to assessment.
81. Prin cipl es of a ssessment.
82. Announ cement of Settl em ent.
83. Introdu ction of S et tlement .
84. Remi ssion of enhancement of bhu miswami wh o relinqui sh es.
85. Ter m of settl ement.
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86. Po wer of Coll ector to compl et e unfinish ed pro ceedin gs.

87. Inquiry into profits of agriculture and value of land.
88. Po wer to tr an sf er, duty of maint ainin g map s a nd r ecord s to S ett lement Offi cer.
89. Po wer of Sub -Di vi sion al Officer to correct errors.
90. Po wer of Coll ector durin g t erm of S ettlement et c.
91. Po wer to gr ant po w er of Settl em ent Offi cer d urin g t erm of Sett lemnt.
91-A. Pow er to m ake rules.
CHAPTER V III
ASSESS MENT A ND RE-A SS ESSMEN T OF LAND IN URBAN AREAS
92. Pro vi sions of Ch apter to appl y to land in urb an ar eas.
93. Po wers of Coll ector to di vide l and s into plot num ber s.
94. Po wers of Coll ector to re-number or sub-di vide plot numbers.
95. Ar ea and assessm ent of plot nu mb er s and sub-di visio n s to b e en ter ed in
re cord s.
96. Ar ea in town form ed into blocks for assessment.
97. Omitte d.
98. Fair assessment.
99. Omitte d.
100. Fi xation of f air assessment at th e ti me of revision.
101. Term of settl ement.
102. Assessment fixed sh all b e l and re ven u e or rent.
103. Lan d r evenue or r ent fi xed under pr evio us settl ement or l eases to continu e.
CH APTER IX
LA ND REC ORDS
104. Form ation of p at waris cir cl es an d appointment of pat w aris ther eto.
105. Form ation of Revenu e In sp ectors cir cles.
106. Appointment of Re venu e Insp ectors, et c.
107. Fi eld map.
108. Rec ord of ri ghts.
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109. Acqui stion of ri ghts to be r eport ed.

110. Mut ation of acqu isition of ri ght in Fi eld Book and oth er rel evant l and record s.
111. Juri sdi ction of Ci vil Court s.
112. Intimation of tran sf ers b y Regi st erin g Officers.
113. Corre ction of cl erical errors.
114. Lan d r ecords.
114-A. Bhoo Adhik ar Avam Rin Pu stik a.
115. Corre ction of wro ng entr y in kh asr a and an y oth er l and record s b y superior
officer s.
116. Disput es r egardin g entry in kh asr a or in an y other l and record s.
117. Pr esu mption as t o entries in land r ecords.
118. Obli gation to fur nish infor mation as to title.
119. Pen alty for n egl ect to furni sh inform ation.
120. Requi sition of assi st ance in prep aration of m ap s and record of right s.
121. Power to mak e ru les for l and r ecord s.
122. Exe mption from provi sions of thi s Ch apter.
123. Rec ord -of -rights at co mmen cem ent of Code.
CHAPTER X
BOUNDAR IES AND BOUNDARY MARKS , SU RV EY MARKS
124. Con stru ction of b ound ary mark s of vill ages and survey nu mbers or plot
number s.
125. Disput es r egardin g bound ari es b et ween vill ages, survey number s and plot
number s.
126. Ej ect ment of p er sons wron gfully in possession.
127. Demar cation and m ainte nan ce of bound ary lin es.
128. Enforcement of r ep air of bound ar y or survey m ark s.
129. Demar cation of b ound aries of sur vey nu mb er or sub-di vision o r plot numb er.
130. Pen alty for d estr uction, injury or removal of bound ary or survey mark s.
131. Ri ghts of way an d other pri vate easements.
132. Pen alty for obstruction of w ay, et c.
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133. Removal of obstruction.

134. Exe cution of b on d for ab st aining from rep etition of cert ain act s.
135. Acqui sition of l and for road, p ath s, et c.
136. Power to exempt from op er ation of this Chapt er.
CH APTER XI
REALIS ATION OF LAN D REVEN UE
137. Lan d r evenue first ch ar ge on land .
138. Respon sibility for payment of land r evenue.
139. Lan d r evenue recover abl e from an y person , in po ssessio n.
140. Dates on which land r evenu e f all s du e and is p ayabl e.
141. Definitions of ar rear and d ef ault er.
142. Pat el, P atwari, G ram Sabh a or Gram P anchayat bound to gi ve receipt.
143. Pen alty for d efau lt of paym ent of l and reven u e.
144. Remi ssion or su spen sio n of l and revenu e o n failure of crop s.
145. Certifi ed acco unt to b e evidence a s to arrear and d efaulter.
146. Notice of dem and .
147. Proce ss for reco ver y of arrear.
148. Co sts r ecover abl e as p art of arr ear.
149. Enforcement of p roc esses in oth er di strict s.
150. Payment und er protest and suit for recover y.
151. Applic ation of proceed s of sal e.
152. Lan d sold for arrear s to b e free from en cu mbran ces.
153. Purch asers title.
154. Purch aser not li able for l an d re venu e d ue prior to sal e.
154-A. Powers of th e Tah sildar to l et out the holding in r esp ect of whi ch arrear i s
due or an y oth er holdi ng of th e d ef ault er.
155. Mon eys r ecover able as an arr ear of l an d revenu e.
156. Rec over y of mon eys from surety.
CHAPTER XII
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TEN URE-HOLDERS
157. Cl ass of t enur e.
158. Bhumi sw ami .
159. Lan d r evenue payabl e b y bhu mi swami s.
160. Revo cation of ex emption fro m liability for land r evenue.
161. Redu cation of r evenue during th e curren cy of settlement.
162. XX X
163. Pending appli cati ons for conf erral of bh umi sw ami ri ght s.
164. Devolution.
165. Ri ghts of transfer .
166. Forfeiture in cases of certain transfer s.
167. Exc han ge of land .
168. Leases.
169. Un authori sed l ease et c.
170. Avoidan ce of transfer in contravention of Section 165.
170-A. Cert ain tr an sf ers to be set aside.
170-B. Reversion of land of members of aborigin al tribe which was transferr ed by
fraud.
170-C. Advo cat e not t o app ear in pro ceedin gs u nd er Section 170-A or 170-B
without permi ssion.
170-D. Second appeal barr ed.
171. Ri ght to mak e in provement s.
172. Di versio n of l and .
173. Relinq uishment s.
174. Dispo sal of r elinquish ed sub -di vi sion.
175. Ri ght of w ay to relinqui sh ed land.
176. Ab andon ment of holding.
177. Dispo sal of holdi ngs.
178. Partition of h olding.

178-A. Partition of l an d in life ti me of b himi sw ami.

180. Restri ction o n transf er of trees.
CHAPTER XIII
GOV ERN MEN T LES SEES A ND SERV ICE LAND
181. Go vern ment l essees.
181-A. Con ver sion of lease hold ri ght into free h old ri ght.
182. Ri ghts and li abili ties of a Go vernm ent lessee.
183. Ser vice l and.
184. Dispo sal of ser vi ce l and in Sironj Regi on wh en ser vi ce s no longer re quired.
CHAP TER XIV
OC CU PANCY TENA NTS
185. Occup anc y ten ant s.
186. Maxi mum rent.
187. Commut ation.
188. Rent.
189. Resumption b y bhumi swami in cert ain cases.
190. Conf erral of bhu misw ami ri ghts on occupan cy t enant s.
191. Rest oration of o ccup anc y tenant.
192. Devolution of ri ghts of occup an cy t ena nts.
193. Termination of te nan cy.
194. Provi sion appli cable to o ccup an cy tenant whose t en ancy i s t erminated.
195. Occup anc y ten ant s ri ght s of tr an sf er.
196. Ri ght of occu p an cy t enants to m ake improvement.
197. Ri ght of occu p an cy t enant to mak e im provem ent.
197. Ri ght of c ert ain p er sons to appl y to set asid e tr ansfer s by o ccupancy t en ant s.
198. Surren d er.
199. Rec ei pt.
200. Pen alty for f ailure to gi ve receipt or for excess re cover y.

201. Remi ssion and su sp en sio n of r ent co nsequent on like treatm ent of lan d
re venu e.
202. Rein stat ement of wron gfull y ej ect ed o ccupan cy t en ant.
CH APTER XV
ALLUV IO N AND DILUV ION
203. Allu vion and diluvion.
204. Power to mak e assessment and decid e d isput es.
CHAP TER XV I
CONS OLIDATION O F HOLD IN GS
205. Definitions.
206. Initiation of con solidation proceedin gs.
207. Rejection of appl ication.
208. Admi ssion of application.
209. Pr eparation of scheme for co n solid ation of holdin gs.
210. Confirmation of sch eme.
211. Proce dur e on con firmation.
212. Ri ght of bhu mi sw amis to po ssessio n of holdings.
213. Tran sfer of ri ght s of bhu mi swami in hol dings.
214. No in strum ent necessar y to effect tr an sfer.
215. Co sts of c arr ying out sch eme.
216. Rec over y of compen sation and cost.
217. Su sp en sion of p artition proceedin gs du ring curr en cy of con so lidation
proceedin gs.
218. Tran sfer of prope rty durin g pro ceedin gs.
219. Ri ghts of bhumi swamis aft er con solidat ion same as b efor e.
220. Encumbran ces of bhumi swamis.
221. Power to mak e ru les.
CHAPTER XV II
V ILLA GE OFFICERS

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222. Appointment of patels.

223. Remun eration of pat el s.
224. Duties of p at el s.
225. Duties impo sed u nder an y l aw upon lan d hold ers d eemed to b e i mposed on
pat el s.
226. Removal of p at el s.
227. Punishment of p atel s.
228. Appointment of substitute patel.
229. Entrust ment of vi lla ge m an agem ent.
230. Appointment of kotw ars and their d uties.
231. Remun eration of kotwar s.
232. Gram S abh a.
CH APTER XV III
R IG HTS IN A BAD I AND UN OC CU PIED LAND AND ITS PRO DU CE
233. Rec ord of u no ccupied l an d.
234. Pr eparation of Ni st ar Patrak.
235. Matt ers to b e pr ovid ed for in Nist ar P atrak.
236. Provi sion in Nist ar Patr ak for certain matt ers.
237. Collector to set apart l and for exer ci se of Ni star rights.
238. Ri ghts in w ast e land of anoth er vill age.
239. Ri ghts in fruit b earin g tr ees an d oth er t rees pl anted in unoc cupied l an d.
240. Prohibition of cut ting of cert ain trees.
241. Measur es to pr event theft of ti mb er from Go vernm ent for est.
242. Wajib -ul-arz.
243. Ab adi.
244. Dispo sal of ab adi sit es.
245. Ri ghts to hold ho use sit e free of land reven u e.
246. Ri ght of per son s holding house sites in abadi.
247. Go vern ments title to min er al s.
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248. Pen alty for unaut horisedly t akin g possession of l and.

249. Regul ation of fi shing, hunting etc.
250. Rein stat ement of bhumi sw ami i mprop er ly di spo ssessed.
250-A. Confine ment i n ci vil pri son on f ailure to restor e po ssession und er Section
250.
250-B. Failure to vacate l and in favour of allottee of l an d to b e an offen ce.
251. Vestin g of t ank s in Stat e Govern ment.
252. Maint en an ce of w orks of publi c utilit y.
253. Punishment for contravention of pro vi sions.
254. Perfor man ce of duties of Gram Sabh a b y Pat el.
CHAP TER XIX
MIS CELLAN EOUS
255. Pr escription of stand ard s of culti vation and man agement.
256. In sp ection and copies of map s and l and record s.
257. Exclu sive jurisdiction of revenu e auth o rities.
257-A. Burd en of proo f and bar of l egal practitioners in certain pro ceedin gs.
258. Gen er al rul e m aking pow er.
259. Refer en ce to certain t enur es.
260. Refer en ce to l aws not in force in any r egion .
261. Rep eal and sa vi n gs.
262. Tran sitor y pro vi sions.
263. Power to r emo ve difficulties.
264. Cod e not to appl y in certain ca ses.
- SCHEDU LE I
- SCHEDU LE II
- SCHEDU LE III

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THE MADHYA PRADESHA& CHHATISGARH

LAND REVENUE CODE, 1959
(M.P. Act No. 20 of 1959)
An A ct to con solidat e and a mend th e law relating to land revenu e, the
powers of Revenue Officers, right s and liabi lities of holders of lan d fro m th e Stat e
Government, ag ri cult ural t enu re s and oth er matters relating t o land and the
liabilities in cidental t hereto in Madh ya Pradesh .
Be it ena ct ed by the Madh ya Prad esh Le gi sl ature in th e Tenth Y ear of the
Republi c of Indi a as follows :
CHAPTER I
PRELIMIN AR Y
1.

Sh ort title , exten t and co mmen ce ment . (1) Thi s A ct may be c alled

The Madhya Prade sh Land R evenue Code, 1959.

(2) It ext end s to the w hole of Madhya Prad esh b ut nothing co ntain ed in thi s
Code exce pt th e provi sion s rel atin g to li abilit y of land for payment of l and
revenu e, th e assessm ent of l and revenu e with r ef eren ce to t he u se of l and,
reali sation of land revenu e and all pro vi sions an cill ar y th er eto shall appl y to su ch
ar eas as may, from ti me to time, b e con stituted as r eserved or protect ed for est
under th e Indi an For est A ct, 192 7 (X VI of 1927)
Pro vided th at the aforesaid pro vi sion s of th e Code sh all apply with ref eren ce
to the u se of l and in such ar eas for one or more of th e purpo ses sp ecifi ed in S ection
59.]
(3) This Cod e sh all c ome into force on suc h dat e3 as th e St ate Governm ent
may, b y notifi cation, appoint.
2. Def initions. (1) In this Cod e, unl ess there i s an ythin g repu gnant to the
subj ect or cont ext,
(a) "abadi" mean s the ar ea r eser ved from ti m e to time in a village in a non urban ar ea for the re sidence of the inhabitants ther eof or for p urposes
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an cill ary th ereto , and an y oth er local equi valent of this expressio n su ch
as " vill age sit e" or "gaonsth an" shall also b e constru ed accordin gl y;
(b) "agri culture" in cludes
(i)

the rai sing of annu al or periodi cal crop s in cludin g b et el leaves

(Pan) and w ater nut s (singha ra) and gar d en produ ce;

(ii)

horticulture;

(iii)

the pl antin g and upk eep of or ch ard s; and

(iv)

the r eser ving of l and f or fodder, gr azin g or t hat ching gr ass;

(v)

the use of l and for po ultry, fish eri es or a nimal hu sb andry in an

ar ea

situ at ed mor e th an fi ve kilom etres aw ay from the

periph er y of urban ar eas;]

(c) "ag ri cultu ral year" m eans the year co mmen cin g on the first d ay of Jul y
or su ch other d at e as th e St at e Go vernm ent ma y, b y notifi cation,
appoint;
(d) "Boa rd" m ean s th e Bo ard of Reven u e con stituted und er Section 3; .
(e) "bonafid e ag ri cult uri st " mean s a p erson who cultivat es l and per son all y
or who may reasonabl y b e expect ed to culti vat e p erso nally;
(f) "co-op erati ve so ciet y" mean s a so ci et y r egi st er ed as such under any l aw
rel ating to Co -op er ative Soci eties in for ce for the ti me bein g in an y
region of the St at e;
(g) "Go vern ment fo rest" mean s a fore st co nstituted as a reser ve fore st or
protect ed forest in accordan ce with th e pro vi sion s of th e Indian For est
A ct, 192 7 (XV I of 19 27);
(h) "Govern ment l essee" m eans a per son holding l and from the St at e
Go vernment und er Section 181;
(i) " holding" mean s
(i)

a p ar cel of land sep arat el y assessed to l and revenu e and h eld

under on e t enur e; and
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(ii)

in ref er en ce to l and h eld b y a t en ant a p ar cel of land held from

a b humi sw ami und er o ne l ease or set of co nditions;

(j) " impro vem ent" m eans with ref er enc e to a holdin g, -an y w ork whi ch add s
materi all y to th e val ue of th e holding which i s suitabl e th er eto and
con si st ent with th e purpo se for whi ch it is held and whi ch, if not
execut ed on th e holding, i s eith er execut ed dir ectly for its b en ef it or i s
aft er execution, m ade directl y b en efi ci al to it; and, subj ect to the
foregoing provi sion s, includ es
(i) The con stru ction of tank s, w ells, w at er ch ann el s, emb an km ents and
other works for stora ge, sup ply or di stribu tion of w at er for agricultural
purpo ses;
(ii) The con stru ction of works for th e drain age of land or f or the
protection of land from flood s, or from er osion or other d amage from
w ater;
(iii) The pla ntin g of trees and th e recl aimin g, cl earin g, en cl osin g,
levellin g or t erracin g of land;
(iv)Th e er ection of buildings on or in t he vi cinit y of th e holding,
el sewh ere th an in th e ab adi or urb an area, r equir ed for the con venient or
profitabl e u se or occupation of th e holdin g; and
(v) the r ene wal or re con stru ction of an y of the foregoin g works, or
alt er ations therein or additions th er eto;
but do es not in clu de s
(a) temporary well s and such water ch ann el s, embank ment s, l evell ing,
en clo sures or oth er works or p ett y alt er ati ons in or repairs to such
work s, as are commonly mad e by culti vat ors of the lo cality in the
ordinar y cour se of agriculture; or
(b) an y work whi ch sub st anti ally dimini shes the val u e of an y land,
wher ever situat ed, in the o ccupation of an y other p er son, w h ether ,as
bhumiswami or o ccup anc y ten ant;

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Explanation. A wor k whi ch benefit s several holdin gs may b e d eemed to be

an i mprovement with respect to e ach of such holdings;
(k) "land" mean s a po rtion of the earth 's surface wh ether or not un der w at er;
and, wh er e land i s ref erred to in thi s Cod e, it shall b e d eemed to i nclude
all thin gs attach ed to or per man ently fast en ed to an y thing att ached to
su ch land;
(l) "landless p erson" mean s a per so n who is bo nafid e agri culturist and who
wh eth er indi viduall y o r jointly with oth er memb er s of hi s famil y ho ld no
lands or l and l ess th an the area whi ch may b e prescrib ed in this b ehalf;
Explanation. For purposes of thi s cl au se the f amil y of a per so n shall be
deemed to con si st of his spou se, i ssu e and parent s.
(m) "land reco rd s" means record s maint ain ed under th e pro vi sions o f this
Cod e;
(n) "legal p ra ctitione r" mean s any per so n entitled to pr actice in an y of the
Courts in Madh ya Prad esh und er the Le gal Practitioner s Act , 1879
(XV III of 18 79)1, or under an y oth er l aw for the tim e b eing in force;
(o) "mango grove" mean s man go tr ees planted in su ch nu mb ers th at they
pre clud e or wh en full gro wn ar e likel y to pr eclude the l and on whi ch th ey
st and or an y major p ortion thereof from b eing u sed pri marily for an y
purpo se oth er than pl anting of tre es;
(oa) " ma rket Value" mean s the valu e of land assessed according to
guidelin es issu ed b y the Coll ector und er the Madh ya Pr ad esh Bajar
Mul ya Mar gd arshak Siddhanton k a Banaya Jan a Tath a. U nka Pun riksh an
Niyam, 2000 mad e un der th e Indi an St amp Act, 189 9 (No . 2 of 18 99);]
(p)"o rcha rd" mean s fr uit trees pl ant ed in such nu mb er s th an th ey pr eclude
or wh en full grow n are lik el y to pr eclude the l and o n whi ch they stand o r
an y m ajor portion th er eof fro m b eing u sed primaril y for an y purpo se
other th an pl anting of trees;
(q)"plot n umb er" me ans a portion of l an d in urb an ar ea form ed into or
reco gni sed as a plot number und er Section 93, in respect of w h ich the
ar ea an d th e l and revenu e pa yabl e ar e separat el y ent ered in the
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pre scribed record s un der an indi cative num ber and includ es an y portion
of land ent er ed in t he previous record s und er an indi cative numb er
known as kh asr a or su rvey number;
(r) "recogni sed agent" in ref er ence to a p art y to a pro ceeding und er the
Code mean s
(i) a p erson authori sed und er a p ower of at torney b y such p art y t o m ake
app earance and appli cation s and to do oth er acts on his b eh alf in such
proceedin gs; and
(ii) a per son a uthorised in writing by su ch part y to m ake app earance on
his b eh alf in su ch pro ceedings;
(s) "region" means the Mah ako sh al region, t he Madh ya Bharat r egion, the
Bhop al r egio n, th e Vindh ya Pr ad esh regi on and th e Sironj regio n, or an y
of these, as the c ase may b e;
(t) "rent s" mean s w h atever i s paid or i s p aya ble in mon ey or in kind
(i) by an o ccupancy t en ant to hi s bh umiswami accordin g to the
provi sion s of Section 188 or by a l essee to his bhumiswa mi on
accou nt of th e u se o r occup ation of l and held b y hi m from such
bhumiswami; or
(ii) by a Go vernm ent lessee to th e Go vern ment on account of the use or
occu pation of l and l eased out to hi m b y the Go vern ment;
(u) " Revenue Offi cer" in any pro vi sion of this Cod e mean s such Reven u e
Officer as th e St at e G overn ment may, by n o tification , direct to di sch ar ge
the fun ction s of a Revenu e Offi cer under th at provi sion;
(v) "revenue yea r" mean s the year co mmencin g o n such d at e as th e St at e
Govern ment may, in t he case of any sp eci al local ar ea, by notification,
app oint;
(w) "sub-division of a su rvey nu mb er" mean s a portion of a sur vey nu mb er in
resp ect of whi ch the ar ea an d th e l and r evenue p ayabl e ar e sep arat el y
ent er ed in th e l and r ecords und er an indi cati ve nu mb er subordi nat e to
that of th e survey n um ber s of whi ch it is a p ortion;

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(x) "survey number" mean s a portion of land in non-urb an area formed into,
or reco gnised as a survey numb er at th e l ast preceding r evenue survey, or
sub sequ entl y r eco gni sed as su ch b y th e Collector, in r esp ect of wh ich the
ar ea and land r evenue p ayabl e are separ at el y ent er ed und er an in dicati ve
numb er in th e l an d r ecord s; and in clud es, any portion of l and entered in
the l and record s un der an indi cative nu mb er known as th e kha sr a numb er;
(y) "tenant" means a p erson holdin g land from a bhu misw ami as, an
occu pan cy t en ant und er Chapt er X IV;
(z) "tenu re-hold er"

m eans

p er son

who

holds

l and

from

th e

St at e

Govern ment and who is or is d eemed to b e b humi swami und er the

provi sion s of this Code;
(z-1) " timb er t rees" m eans tr ees of the follo win g sp eci es, namel y : -(i)

Tecto n a grandi s ( sagw an);

(ii)

Ptero carpus Marsumpi um (bij a);

(iii)

D alberia latifoli a (shi sham);

(iv)

Shor ea robu st a ( sal);

(v)

tinsa;

(vi)

Ter min alia tomentosa (ain or saj);

(vii)

Sa ntalu malb am (Ch andan);

[(viii) Adin a Cordifoli a (H aldu);

(ix)

Mitragyn a Par viflor a ( Mundi);

(x)

Ter min alia Arjun a (Ar jun);

(xi)

Diasp yrou s mel axylon (Tendu);

(xii) G melin a arbor ea (khamhar).]

(z-2) to cultivate person ally mean s to cult ivat e on one's o wn ac count
(i)

by on e's o wn l abo ur; o r

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(ii)

by the l abour of an y memb er of on e's f amil y; or

(iii)

by ser vant s o n w ages p ayabl e in cash or kind but not in crop

sh ar e; or

(iv)

by hired l ab our un der on e's p ersonal supervi sion or the

per sonal super vi sion o f an y member of on e's family;

(z-3) "uno ccu pied lan d" m eans the l and in a vill age oth er than th e abadi or
servi ce l an d, or th e lan d h eld b y a bh umi sw ami, a t en ant or a
Govern ment l essee;
(z-4) "u rban area" mean s the area for the time b eing in clud ed within the
limits of an y municip al corpor ation or an y mu nicip alit y or notified
ar ea con stituted und er any l aw for th e ti me bein g in for ce relatin g to
muni cipalitie s or an y vill age or gr oup of villages whi ch ma y be
sp ecifi ed b y th e Stat e Go vern ment as urb an ar ea; and the expression
"non -urban ar ea" sh all be constru ed accordin gl y;
(z-5) " village" means an y tract of l and whi ch, b efor e th e comin g into force
of this Cod e, w as r ecognised as or was d ecl ared as -a village u nder
the provi sion s of an y law for the time b ei ng in for ce and an y o ther
tract of l and whi ch i s hereaft er recogni sed as a vill age at an y reve nue
sur vey or w hich th e State Go vernment may, by notifi cation, d ecl are to
be a village.
(2) Any r efer en ce mad e in thi s Cod e to th e d at e of co min g into for ce of thi s
Code shall b e con stru ed as a r ef eren ce to the d at e appoint ed b y notification und er
sub -section (3) of S ect ion 1.

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CHAPTER II
BOAR D OF REV ENU E
3. Constitution of Board of Revenue. (1) Th ere shall b e a Bo ard of
Revenue for Madh ya Prad esh con si stin g of a President and t wo or more oth er
member s a s th e St at e may, fro m time to tim e, think fit to appoint.
(2) Th e Board of Revenu e as con stitut ed and fun ctioning for t he several
region s of thi s St at e immedi at el y b efor e the comin g into force of thi s Cod e,
her einaft er in this ch apter r eferred to as th e exi sting Board, sh all with effect from
the dat e of comin g int o force of thi s Code, be d eemed to b e the Board of Revenue
for Madhya Pradesh constitut ed u nder thi s section.
(3) The President and memb er s of the existin g Bo ard sh all b e the fir st
President and memb ers r especti vel y of th e Board of Revenue for Madh ya Pr ad esh .
4. Princip al seat and oth er plac es of sittings of Boa rd of R evenue. (1)
Th e princip al seat of t he Bo ard shall be at such pl ace as th e State Go vern ment ma y,
by notified ord er, ap point.
(2) Not withst an din g anythin g contain ed in sub-section (1), th e Pr esid ent and
member s of th e Bo ard may al so sit at su ch other pl ace or pl aces as th e Pre sid ent a
the Bo ard may with the approval of th e St ate Go vern ment, appoint.
5. Condition s of service of me mbers of Board. (1) Wh en an y member i s,
by r eason of ab se nce or otherwi se, unabl e to p erform th e duties of hi s offi ce, the
State Go vernment may, by notification, ap point an y p er son to be, for the time
bein g, a memb er of th e Bo ard.
(2) Except as expressly provid ed b y thi s Co de, th e t erms and con ditions of
servi ce of th e President and m emb ers of the Bo ard sh all b e such as may be
pre scribed and the t er ms and condition s l aid down b y th e Stat e Govern ment for the
President and m emb ers of th e existing Bo ard shall continu e in for ce until modified
or su perseded u nder th is section.
(3) A p erson shall n ot be qu alifi ed for appointment as a member of the
Bo ard unl ess he
(a)

is eligibl e for app ointm ent a s a J ud ge of the Hi gh Court; or

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(b)

has b een a Revenue Officer, and h as h eld, for at l east fi ve

year s, an offi ce not lo wer in r ank th an th at o f a Coll ector.

6. Sala ri es and allowances.Th er e sh all be p aid to th e mem ber s of th e

Bo ard such sal aries and allow an ces as the Stat e G o vernment may d et er min e and
those sal aries and allow an ces sh all b e charged on th e con solidat ed fund of the
State.
7. J urisdi ction of Board. (1) Th e Bo ard sh all exercise th e p ower s and
disch ar ge th e function s conferr ed upon it b y or under thi s Cod e an d su ch function s
of the St ate Go vern ment as may b e sp ecifi ed b y notificati on b y th e Stat e
Govern ment in th at behalf and su ch other fu nctions as h ave b een conferred or m ay
be conferred b y or un der an y Centr al or St ate A ct o n the Chi ef Reven ue Authorit y
or the Chi ef Controlling Reven ue Authority.
(2) The St at e G o vern ment may, subj ect to such co ndition s as it ma y d eeinfit
to impo se, b y notification, conf er upon, or entru st to th e Bo ard o r an y m emb er of
the Bo ard addition al power s or fun ctions assi gned to th e Stat e Govern ment b y or
under an y en act ment f or the time b ein g in fo rce.
8. Pow ers of Superintend ence of Boa rd.The Bo ard sh all, in re sp ect of all
matter s subject to it s app ell at e or r evi sion al jurisdi ction, h ave superint en - dence
over all authoriti es in so f ar as such autho rities d eal with su ch matter s and m ay
call for r eturns.
9. Ex erci se of juri sdi ction by sin gle me mbers and b ench es. Th e Bo ard
may mak e rules for the exer cise of pow ers and fun ctions of th e Board by ben ch es
con stitut ed of on e or more memb er s th er eof, and all d eci sion s given by su ch
ben ches in exerci se of such po wers or function s sh all b e d eemed to be the
deci sion s of the Bo ard .
10. Ca se s p ending at commen ce ment of Code.All app eal s, ap plication s
for revi sion and other proceedings p endin g before th e exi sting Board im medi at el y
befor e th e comin g into force of thi s Co d e sh all be h eard and d ecid ed by th e Bo ard.
(2) (a) All cases of
(i)

Fir st app eal again st th e ord er of th e Collector wh eth er exerci sin g the
power s of Coll ector or Settl ement Officer during the curr en cy of
settlem ent, pendin g before the Bo ard;
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(ii)

Se cond app eal aga in st th e ord er of th e Sub -Di vision al Officer or the
Collector p ending b ef ore th e Bo ard;

(iii)

Second ap peal again st the or d er of th e Sub -Divi sion al Officer pendi ng

befor e th e Collector;

shall st and tran sf erred to the Co mmissio ner;

(b) All cases of revi sion, r evi ew and other pro ceedings w hich stood
transferr ed to the Bo ard fro m th e Co mmi ssioner aft er 23rd No vemb er, 2002 and
pen din g b efor e th e Bo and , shall st and tran sf erred to th e Co mmissi oner;
(c) In the ca se of re vision in stituted on an applic ation m ade by any p art y
aft er 23rd Novemb er, 2002 and p endin g b efore th e Bo ard th e p arty may mak e an
appli cation for tr an sfer of su ch case to the Commissio n er and if such an
appli cation i s mad e, th e Board shall tr an sf er the case to th e Commi ssion er.]

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CHAPTER III
REVENU E OFFICER S, THEIR CLASSES AND POWERS
11. Rev enue Officers. Th er e sh all b e th e f ollowing cl asses of th e Revenue
Officer s, n amel y :
Commi ssioner s (in clu ding Additional Co mm ission ers);
Settlement Commissio ner (in cluding Ad ditional Settlement Commi ssion ers);
Collector s (in cluding Additional Coll ector s) ; Settl em ent Offi cer s;
Sub -Di vi sion al Officers;,
A ssist ant Coll ectors;
Joint Collector s (inclu ding D eput y Colle ctor s);
D eput y Settl em ent Officers;
A ssist ant Settlement Officer s;
Tah sildar s (in cludin g Addition al Tahsildar s) ;
Sup erintend ent s of La nd Record s;
N aib Tahsildars;
A ssist ant Superint endent s of Land s Record s.
12. Co ntrol ov er Revenue Of f icers. (1) All Revenu e Offi cer s shall be
sub ordin ate to th e St at e Go vern ment.
(2)

All Revenu e Offi cers in a Di vi sion sh al l be subordin at e to the

Commi ssioner.

(3)

Unl ess th e St at e Govern ment otherwi se direct s all Revenu e Officer s

in a distri ct sh all b e subordin ate td th e Collector.

13. Pow er to alt er, create o r a bolish di visions, di stri ct s, sub-divisio ns

and tahsil s. (1) Th e St ate Gover nm ent may cre at e di vi sions comprisin g of su ch
district s as it may d eem fit and may abolish or alt er th e li mits of such di vi sions.
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(2) Th e State Govern ment may alter th e limits of an y di strict or tah sil and
may cr eat e n ew, or abolish exi stin g di strict s or t ah sils, and may di vide an y distri ct
into su b-di visio ns and may alt er the limits o f or abolish, an y sub - divi sion
Pro vided th at the St ate Go ver nm ent b efor e passing an y orders und er thi s
section on an y pro posal to alt er th e limits o f an y di vi sion or di strict or tah sil or to
cr eat e n ew or aboli sh exi stin g di visions, di stri cts or tah sils, sh al l publish in the
pre scribed for m su ch propo sals for in vi ting obj ection s and shall take into
con sid eration an y obj ection s to su ch prop o sal.
(3) Subject to the order s of the Stat e Go vern ment under sub -section (2),
ever y tah sil sh all b e d eemed to be a sub -di vi sion of a di strict .
14. Pow er to ap poi nt Co mmi ssioners o f divisions. (1) T he St at e
Govern ment shall ap point in each di vi sio n a Co mmi ssion er w ho sh all exer cise
therein th e po wer s and di sch ar ge the duties conf erred and impo sed on a
Commi ssioner b y or und er this Cod e or b y or un d er any oth er en act ment for the
time b ein g in for ce.
(2) Th e St at e Govern ment m ay, subj ect to su ch condition as it may d eem fit
to impose, b y notification, conf er upo n the Co mmi ssioner an y of the pow er s o r
function s assi gned to t he St ate Go ver nm ent by or under an y enactm ent for th e time
bein g in force.
15.

Power

to

a ppoint

Additional

Co mmi ssio ner.

(1)

The

St at e

Govern ment may appo int an Additional Commi ssion er in. a divi sion or in two or
mor e di vi sion s.
(2) An Additional Commi ssion er sh all exer ci se su ch pow ers an d disch arge
su ch duti es conf erred and i mpo sed on a Co mmi ssioner b y or und er this Cod e or b y
under an y other en actment for the tim e b ei ng in force in such ca ses or cl ass of
cases as th e Stat e Go vern ment may, b y a gen eral ord er, n otify or as the
Commi ssioner of the divi sion may, subj ect to any gen er al or spe ci al re striction s
impo sed b y the St at e Govern ment, b y an or der in writing dire ct.
(3) This Cod e and every oth er enactm ent for the ti me b ein g in force an d an y
rule mad e und er thi s Code or an y su ch other en actment shal l, except wh ere
expressl y

dir ect ed

otherwi se,

a ppl y

to

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the

A ddition al

Commissio n er

wh en

exer ci sin g any po wer s or disch argin g any du ties under sub -section (2) as if h e w ere
the Co mmi ssion er of the di visio n.
16. Power to a ppoint Coll ecto r. The St ate Go vernment sh all appoint in
each di strict a Coll ector who sh all exer ci se ther ein th e po wer s and disch arge the
dutie s conferr ed and imposed on a Coll ector by or und er this Code or an y oth er
en act ment for th e ti me bein g in for ce.
17. Pow er to appoint Additional Coll ect ors.(1) Th e St at e Governm ent
may app oint on e or more Addition al Collect or in a di strict.
(2) An Ad ditional Col lector sh all exer ci se such po wers an d di sch ar ge such duti es
conferr ed and imposed on a Coll ector b y or under thi s Cod e or by or und er an y
other en act ment for th e time bein g in for ce, in such cases or class of cases a s the
State Go vern ment may, b y a ge neral ord er, n otify or as the Collect or of th e di strict
may, subject to an y gen er al or sp eci al re striction s impo sed b y th e St at e
Govern ment, b y an or der in writin g direct.
(3) This Cod e and every oth er enactm ent for the ti me b ein g in force and an y
rule mad e und er thi s Code or an y su ch other en actment shal l, except wh ere
expressl y direct ed oth erwi se, appl y to the Additional Coll ector, wh en exer ci sin g
an y po wer s or di sch arging an y duti es und er sub-section (2) , as if h e wer e the
Collector of the di strict.
18. A ppoint me nt and pow ers of A ssi stant Coll ecto rs, Joint Collecto rs
and D eputy Coll ectors. The St at e Gover nment may appoint fo r each di strict as
man y p erso ns as it thi nks fit to be
(i)

A ssist ant Coll ectors o f the fir st and second grad es;

(ii)

Joint Collector s; a nd

(iii)

D eput y Collector s,

who sh all exer ci se such pow er s as the St at e Go vern ment may, b y notification,
direct.
19.

Appoint ment

of

Tahsildars,

Addi tional

Tahsildars

and

Naib

Tahsilda rs. (1) The Stat e Govern ment ma y appoint in each t ahsi l a Tah sild ar and
one or mor e Naib -Tah sild ars wh o sh all exer ci se th erein th e po wer s and perform the

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dutie s co nf erred or i mposed on th em b y or und er this Cod e o r und er any oth er

en act ment for th e ti me bein g in for ce.
(2) Th e Stat e Go vern ment may ap point one or more A ddition al Tak sild ars i n
a tah sil. An Addition al Tah sild ar shall exer ci se such power and di sch ar ge su ch
dutie s conf erred or i mpo sed on a Tah sild ar b y or und er thi s Code or by or u nd er
an y oth er ena ct ment for the ti me b ein g in f orce a s th e Coll ector of the distri ct ma y
by an ord er in writing direct.
20. Appoi nt ment of Sup eri ntend ent s of Lan d R eco rds an d A ssistant
Superint endent s of Land R ecord s. (1) Th e St at e Go vernme nt may app oint to
each di strict as m any per son s as it think s fit, to b e Superint endents of Land
Record s and A ssi st ant Sup erintend ents of La nd Records.
(2) The Sup erint end ents and A ssi st ant Su perint end ents of Lan d Record s
sh all exer cise th e po wer s and perform the du ties conferred an d i mposed on the m b y
or und er thi s Cod e or an y oth er en act ment f or the time b ein g in fo rce.
21. Oth er Officers. (1) Th e St at e G overn ment m ay appoint such oth er
officer s and invest th em with such p ower as may b e nece ssar y to give eff ect to the
provi sion s of this Code.
(2) Su ch offi cer s sh all disch arge su ch dut ies and be sub ordin ate to su ch
authoriti es as th e St ate Go vern ment may dir ect.
22. Sub-Divi sion al Off icers.-(1) The Co llector may pl ace o n e or more
A ssist ant Colle ctor s o r 3[Joint Coll ector or D eput y Coll ector] in -ch ar ge of a sub division of a di strict o r in-ch arge of two or more sub -di vi sion s of a distri ct.
(2) Such Assi st ant Collector or 1[Joint Coll ector or D eput y Collector] shall
be call ed a Sub -Di vi si onal Offi cer and sh all exerci se su ch po wers of a Coll ector as
the Stat e Go vern ment may, by notifi cation, direct.
23. Sub o rdination of Revenue Off icers.Unl ess th e Coll ector otherwise
directs, ever y Revenue Offi cer in a sub -di vision sh all b e sub ordinat e to the Sub Division al Officer an d a N aib-T ahsildar in a t ah sil sh all be subordinate to th e
Tah sildar.

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24. Conf erral by St ate Gov ernme nt of power s of R evenue Off icers on
Off icials a nd ot her person s. (1) Th e Stat e Go vernment may confer on an y
per son th e po wers conferred b y or und er this Cod e on an y Reven u e Officer.
(2) Th e St at e Go vern ment may conf er on a ny Assi st ant Collector , Tah sild ar
or Naib -Tah sild ar the powers conf erred b y this Cod e on a Re ve nue Offi cer of a
higher gr ade.
25. Powers exerci sabl e on t ra nsf er.If any Revenue Offic er, who has be en
invest ed with an y power s und er thi s Co d e in an y t ahsil or di stri ct, is tr ansferred to
an eq ual or high er office of the same n ature in an y oth er t ah sil or district , h e sh all,
unless th e St at e Go vernment oth er wi se dir ects, exer cise the same p ower s un d er thi s
Code in such oth er t ah sil or di stri ct.
26. Coll ecto r i n ca se of te mpo ra ry vacan cy. If th e Collector dies or i s
disabl ed from p erforming hi s duties, the officer who i s temporaril y pl aced in
ch ar ge of th e curr ent duties of the Collector sh all be held to be the Coll ector und er
this Cod e until th e State Go vernment appoint s a su ccessor to th e Collector so d yin g
or disabled and su ch successor takes ch arge of his appointme nt.

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CH APTER IV
PROCED UR E OF REV ENU E OFFICERS AND REV ENUE COU RTS
27. Pla ce of holding enqui ri es. Except for reasons to be r ecord ed in
writing, no Reve nu e Officer shall enquir e into, or hear , an y ease at an y pl ace
outsid e th e local limit s of his jurisdiction
Pro vided th at a Sub-Divi sion al Officer may enq uire into, or h ear , an y case at
an y plac e within th e district to whi ch he is appointed .
28. Power to enter upon and su rv ey land.All Re ven u e Officer s, Revenue
Insp ector s, measurer s and p atwari s an d wh en und er th eir o bservation and co ntrol,
their servant s and workmen when so direct ed, may ent er upon and sur vey land and
demar cat e bound arie s and do oth er acts conn ect ed with th eir duti es und er thi s Code
or an y oth er en act men t for the time b ein g i n force and in so doin g shall cau se no
mor e d amage th an may be required for the due p erforman ce of thei r duties :
Pro vided that no p erson sh all enter into any buildin g or upon any enclo sed
Court or gard en att ach ed to a dwellin g h ouse, unl ess with th e con sent of the
occu pier ther eof, with out gi ving su ch o ccup ier at l east tw ent y-fo ur hours' notice,
and in making su ch entr y du e regard sh al l be paid to the so ci al and r eligiou s
sentiments of th e o ccu pier.
29. Pow er to t ran sf er ca ses.--:(1) Wh en eve r it app ears to th e Bo ard th at an
order und er thi s secti on is exp edient for th e end s of ju sti ce, it may direct th at an y
particul ar case be tran sf erred from one Revenue Officer to anoth er Revenu e Offi cer
of an equ al or sup erior rank in th e sam e di strict or an y other di stri ct.
(2) The Commi ssion er , on an appli cation made to him in thi s behalf may, if
he i s of opinion that it is expedi ent for th e ends of justi ce, ord er t hat an y p arti cul ar
case be tr an sf err ed fro m a Revenu e Offi cer t o an other Reven ue Officer of an equal
or su perior rank in th e same di stri ct or an y other di stri ct in the same di vi sion .
30. Power to t ran sf er ca ses to a nd f ro m subordinat es- (1) 2A Collector or
a Sub -Di visio nal Officer], m ay make o ver any case or cl ass of cases arisin g un d er
the pro vi sion s of thi s Cod e or an y oth er ena ctment for the time being in forc e, for
deci sion fro m his o wn file to an y Revenu e Officer subordinate to him co mp et ent to
decid e su ch case or cl ass of cases, or may withdraw an y case or cl ass of cases fro m
an y su ch Revenu e Officer an d may deal with su ch case or cl ass o f cases hi mself or
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refer th e same for d ispo sal to an y oth er Revenu e Offi cer subordinat e to hi m
co mp et ent to decid e such case or cl ass of cases.
(2) A Co mmi ssioner, a Coll ector, a Sub -Divisional Offic er, or a Tah sild ar
may mak e over for in quiry and rep ort an y case or cl ass of cases ari sing und er the
provi sion s of thi s Cod e or an y other en actment for th e time b eing in for ce fro m hi s
own fil e to an y Reven ue Offi cer subordinat e to him.

31. Conferral of Sta tus of Cou rts on Bo ard and R evenue Off icers.-The
Bo ard or a Revenu e O fficer, whil e e xer ci sin g power und er this Code or an y oth er
en act ment for th e time b ein g in for ce to enquire into or to decide an y qu estion
ari sin g for det ermin ation bet w een the Stat e Go vernm ent and an y per son or b etwe en
parties to an y pro ceed ings, sh all b e a Reven ue Court.
32. Inh erent pow er of Rev enue Co urt s.- Nothing in this Co d e sh all be
deemed to limit or other wise affect the inher ent pow er of th e Revenue Court to
mak e such orders as may b e n ecessary for the end s of ju sti ce or to pr event the
abu se of the pro cess of the Court.
33. Pow ers of Rev enue Officers to requi re atten dance of person s and
pr oduction of do cu ments a nd to receiv e evidence.- (1) Subj ect to the provi sion s
of S ection s 1 32 an d 1 33 of th e Co d e of Ci vil Procedur e, 1908 (V of 1908) and to
rules mad e under Sec tion 41, every Revenue Offi cer actin g as a Revenue Court
sh all h ave po w er to t ak e eviden ce, to su mmon an y p er son wh o se att end ance he
con sid ers necessar y either to b e exa mined as a p arty or to gi ve evidence as a
witness or to produ ce an y do cu ment for the purpo ses of an y inquiry or case ari sin g
under this Co d e or an y other en actm ent for the ti me b eing in force.
(2) No person shall b e ordered to att end in per son, unl ess h e r esid es
(a)

within the li mits of th e tah sil if th e Revenu e Offi cer actin g as

a Revenu e Offi cer i s a N aib-Tah sild ar an d in the case of an y
other

Reven u e

Officer,

within

th e

lo cal

li mits

of

his

jurisdiction; or
(b)

without su ch limit s bu t at a pl ace l ess th an f ifty, or wh er e th ere

is

railw ay

comm unication

or

oth er

est abli sh ed

publi c

con veyan ce for fi ve-sixth s of th e di stance bet w een the pl ace

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wher e h e r esid es and th e place wher e h e is su mmon ed to

att end, less than tw o hundred mil es dist ant from su ch pl ace.
(3) Any p er son pr esent m ay b e r eq uired b y a ny such Revenue Officer to gi ve
evid ence or to pro du ce an y do cu ment th en and ther e in hi s po ssessi on or po wer.
(4) Every su ch Revenue Offi cer sh all have pow er to issu e a commission to
examin e an y p er son who is exempt ed fro m att endin g Court or who cannot be
order ed to att end in per so n or i s un abl e to att end o n accoun t of si ckn ess or
infirmity.
34. Co mpelling att endan ce of w itness. If an y p er son on who m a su mmons
to atten d as witness or to pro du ce an y docu ment has b een served f alls to compl y
with the summon s, the offi cer b y who m the st111 111101 1 s ha s been i ssu ed und er
Se ction 33 may
(a)

Issu e avail abl e w arr an t of arr est;

(b)

Ord er him to furni sh securit y for ap pear an ce; or

(c)

Imp ose upo n him a fine not exceedin g rupees [on e thou sa nd].

35. Hea ring in absence of party . (1) If on th e dat e fixed for hearin g a
case or pro ceedin g, a Revenu e Offi cer finds th at a su mmon s o r noti ce w as not
served on an y part y d ue to the failur e of t he opp o site part y to pay th e requi site
process fees for su ch ser vi ce, th e case or proceeding may b e di smissed in d ef ault
of payment of su ch process f ees.
(2) If any part y to a case or proc eedin g b efore a Revenu e Offi cer does n ot
app ear on th e d at e fi xed for he arin g aft er d ue servi ce of a notice or su mmon s on
him the case may be heard and d et ermined in hi s ab sen ce or m ay b e dismi ssed in
def ault, as th e case may be.
(3) Th e part y against who m any ord er i s p assed under sub -section (1) or (2)
may ap pl y along with his affid avit] within thirty d ays from the d ate of su ch ord er
or knowl edge of th e order in case th e notice or su mmon s was n ot dul y ser ved to
have it set asid e on the gr ound that h e was prevent ed b y any suffi ci ent cau se from
paying th e r equi site proce ss fees for service of a su mmo n s o r notice on the

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oppo site part y or from appearin g. at th e h earing and the Revenu e Officer may, aft er
notic e to th e opposit e part y whi ch w as present on th e d at e on whi ch su ch ord er w as
passed and after maki ng su ch inquiry as he con sid er s n ecessary, set asid e the ord er
passed.
(4) Where an a pplicat ion filed un d er sub-section (3) i s r ej ect ed, the p art y
aggri eved may file an app eal to the auth ority to whom an ap pe al li es fro m an
origin al order p assed by such offi cer.
(5) Except as pro vi ded in sub -section ( 4) or except wh er e a case or
proceedin g before any Revenue Offi cer h as been d ecided o n merit s, no appeal shall
lie from

an ord er p assed und er thi s section.

36. Adjou rnmen t of hearing. (1) A Revenu e Offi cer may, from time to
time, for r easo n s to be r ecorded an d on su ch terms as to cost s, ad journ the h earin g
of a case or pro ceedin g before him :
Pro vided that each p arty may be grant ed no t mor e th an thr ee adj ournment s
during th e entire h eari ng of th e case and each such adjourn ment sh ould be gr anted
only with co st.]
(2) Th e d at e and pl ace of an adjo urn ed heari ng of a case or pro ceeding shall
be intim at ed at th e time of the adjournm ent to su ch of the parti es and witn esses as
ar e present.
37.Pow er to award cost s A Revenu e Officer may aw ard co st s i ncurr ed in
an y case or pro ceedin g arisin g und er thi s Code or an y oth er enactm ent for th e time
bein g in force in su ch m anner an d to su ch extent, as h e think s fit
Pro vided that th e f ees of a legal practitioner sh all not be allowed as costs in an y
su ch case or pro ceedi ng, unl ess such officer c on sid er s other wise for reason s to be
record ed b y hi m in writing.
38. Manner of ex ecuting o rder to d eliver possessi on of i mmova ble
pr op erty. Where an y p erson again st w hom an ord er to d eliver po ssession of
immovable propert y has been p assed und er this Cod e such ord er sh all b e execut ed
in the followin g mann er, n amel y :

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(a)

by servin g a noti ce on th e p er son or p er son s in possession

requirin g th em within such ti me as may ap p ear r eason abl e aft er
receipt of th e sai d noti ce to vacat e th e l and; and

(b)

if su ch noti ce is not o beyed, b y r emo ving or dep uting a subor dinat e to r emo ve any person who may refuse to vacat e the
sam e; and

(c)

if

the

officer

r emo ving

an y

su ch

p erson

i s r esi st ed

or

obstruct ed by an y p erson, th e Revenu e Of ficer sh all hold a

su mm ary inquir y into the facts of th e case, and if satisfi ed that
the resi stance or ob st ruction w as without any ju st cau se, and
that su ch resi st an ce or ob struction still conti nues, m ay, without
prejudi ce to an y pro ceedin gs to whi ch su ch p er son may be
liabl e under an y law for the time b ein g in force for the
punishm ent of su ch r esi st anc e or ob structio n, ta ke or cau se to
be t ak en, su ch st ep s and u se, or cau se to b e used , su ch for ce as
may, in th e opinion of such offi cer, b e r eason ably n ecessar y
for securin g compliance with th e ord er.
39. Per sons by who m app ea ran ces and a pplications may b e made b ef ore
and to Rev enu e Off icers. Save as oth erwise pro vid ed in an y other enact m ent
for the time b eing in force, all app ear ances before, application s t o an d acts to be
done befor e an y Revenue Offi cer und er thi s Cod e or an y oth er enact ment for th e
time b ein g in for ce may b e mad e or don e b y th e p arti es th emsel ves or b y th eir
reco gni sed agent s or b y any l egal pr actition er
Pro vided th at subj ect to the pro vi sion s of Sections 132 and 133 o f the Code
of Ci vil Pro cedur e, 1 908 (V of 1908), an y such app ear an ce shal l, if th e Revenue
Officer so directs, b e mad e b y th e p art y in p erson
Pro vided further that app earance alone may be mad e b y a r eco gn ised agent
falling und er item (ii) of cl au se (r) of sub -section (1) of S ection 2 .
40. Ef f ect of rul es in S ched ule I. Th e rule s in S ch edul e I sh all ha ve
effect as if ena ct ed in the bod y of this Cod e until annull ed or alt er ed in accorda nce
with th e provi sion s of this Ch apt er.

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41. Pow er of Boa rd to ma ke rul es. (1 ) The Bo ard m ay, from time to
time, m ake rul es con si st ent with the provi sions of this Cod e r egula ting th e practi ce
and pro cedur e of the Board and th e pro cedure to b e allow ed by oth er Revenue
Courts and may by such rul es annul, alter or add to all or any of th e rul es i n
Sc hedul e I.
(2) In p articular and without preju dice t o the gen eralit y of t he po wer s
conferr ed by sub -secti on (1), su ch rules may pro vide for all or an y of th e followin g
matter s, nam el y
(a)

The ser vi ce o f sum mons, n otices and other pro cesse s b y po st or in

an y other man ner either gen er all y or in an y sp ecifi ed ar eas, and the
proof of such servi ce;

(b)

Th e r egul ation of po w er of Re venu e Officer s to su mmon parti es an d

witnesses and th e gr ant of exp enses to witnesses;

(c)

Th e r egul ation of r ecognised agents with r egard to app ear an ces,

appli cation s and act s don e b y th em in pro ceedin gs und er thi s Cod e;

(d)

Procedure to b e ob served in effe cting attachm ent of mo vabl e and

immovable prop ertie s;

(e)

Procedure for publi sh ing, condu cting, setti ng asid e a nd confirming

sales and all an cillary matter s conn ect ed with such proc eedin gs;

(f)

Th e maint en an ce and cu stod y, while und er attachment, of l ive- sto ck

and oth er mo vabl e pr opert y, th e f ees p ayable for su ch maint enance
and custody, th e sale of su ch li ve-sto ck and prop ert y and th e pro ceed s
of su ch sal e;

(g)

Consolid ation of ap p eal s and oth er pro ceedi ngs;

(h)

All form s, r egi sters, book s, entries and account s whi ch may be
necessary or d esir able for the tran saction of the bu sin ess of Reve nue
Courts;

(i)

Th e tim e within which, in th e ab sen ce o f an y express pro vi sion,

app eal s or appli cation s for revi sion may b e f iled;

(j)

Th e co st of and incid ental to an y pro ceedings;

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(k)

Examin ation of witn esse s on commi ssion and payment of exp enses
incid ent al to suc h examin ation;

(1)

Li cen sin g of pet ition-writers and th e r egulation of their con duct.

(3) Such rul es sh all b e subj ect to th e c ondi tion of previous publi cation and
appro val of th e St at e Govern ment, an d aft er they are so made an d appro ved th ey
sh all be publi shed in the G azette, and sh all, from th e dat e of publication or fro m
su ch other d at e as may b e sp ecifi ed, have t he sam e for ce and eff ect as if they w ere
cont ained in S chedul e I.
42. Orde rs of Reven ue Of f icer when rev ersibl e by r eason of erro r or
irregula rity. N o or der p assed by a Revenue Officer sh all be r eversed or alt er ed
in app eal or revi sion on acc ount of an y error, omi ssion or irregul arit y in the
su mm on s, noti ce, proclamation, w arrant or order or other proceedin gs b efor e or
during enquiry or oth er pro ceedings und er this Code, unl ess suc h error, omi ssion,
or irregularit y h as in fact o ccasion ed a f ailur e of justice.
Explanation. In d et erminin g wh eth er an y error, omission or irr egul arit y in
an y pro ceedings un d er this Cod e has oc casio ned a f ailure of justi ce regard sh all be
had to th e fact wh et her th e objection cou ld and should h ave been r ai sed at an
earli er stage in th e pro ceedings.
43. Code of Civil Pro ced ure to ap ply when no express provi sio n ma de in
this Cod e. Unless otherwi se e xpr essly pro vid ed in this Cod e, the pro cedur e l aid
down in th e Cod e of Civil Pro cedur e, 1908 (V of 1908) sh all, so far as may be, be
followed in all pro ceedings und er this Code.

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CHAPTER V
APP EA L, REV IS ION AN D REV IEW
44. App eal and a p pellate authoriti es. (1) S ave w here it has be en
otherwise pro vided, an app eal shall li e from ever y origin al ord er und er thi s Code
or the rules m ade ther e u nder
(a)

If such order is p assed by an y Revenu e Officer sub ordin ate to the

Sub -Di vi sion al Officer, wh eth er or not th e o fficer p assing th e order is
invest ed with th e po wers of the Collecto rto the Sub -Di vi sio nal
Officer;

(b)

If su ch ord er i s passed by the Sub-Di vision al Offi cer, whether or not

invest ed with th e p ower s of th e Coll ector t o the Coll ector;

(c)

If such order is p assed by an y Revenu e Officer sub ordin ate to the

Settlement Offic er to the S ettlement Officer;

(d)

If su ch ord er i s p assed b y any Revenu e Off icer in respect of whom a

direction ha s been i ssued u nd er sub-section (3) of Section 12 or sub section (2) of S ection 21 to su ch Reve nue Offi cer as the Stat e
Govern ment may direct;

(e)

If su ch or d er i s p assed b y a Coll ector wh et her exerci sing th e po wers

of Coll ector or Settl ement Officer, during t he curr en cy of the t erm of
settlem ent to the Commission er;

(f)

If such ord er is passed by a Settle men t Officer, wh ether exerci sin g the
power s of S ettlemen t Officer or th e po wers of a Coll ector in
con nection with an y settlement op eration unless oth erwi se expr essl y
provid ed to th e S ettlement Commi ssion er;

(g)

If such ord er is p assed b y th e Commi ssion er or th e Settl em ent

Commi ssioner to the Board.

(2) Save as oth erwi se provided a second app eal sh all lie again st ever y ord er
passed in first app eal und er this Co de or th e rules mad e th er eund er
(i)

by the Su b-Di vi sional Officer or the Coll ect or to the Co mmission er;

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(ii)

by the Settl ement Offi cer to the Settlement Commi ssioner;

(iii) by the Co mmi ssion er t o the Bo ard

(a)

if the original ord er has in the fir st ap peal b een vari ed or

reversed oth erwi se tha n in a m atter of co st; or

(b)

on any of th e followin g grounds and no oth er, namel y :

(i)

that the ord er i s contrar y to l aw or u sage havi n g the

force of l aw; or

(ii)

that th e order has failed to d et ermine so me m at eri al

issue of law or u sage havin g for ce of l aw; o r

(iii)

that th er e h as been a sub st anti al error or defect in the

proced ure as prescrib ed b y this Co d e,w hich may h ave
produ ced error or d efect in th e d eci sion of t he case upon
merits.

(3) An ord er p assed in revi ew var ying or rever sin g an y ord er sh all be
app eal able in lik e m anner as the ori ginal ord er.

45. Tr an sf er of certain p ending pro ceeding s to S ettle ment Co mmi ssion er. All pro ceedings arisin g from th e Madhya Bh arat reg ion and pendin g
befor e 'th e Director of Land Record s in appeal, revi sion or r eview im medi at el y
befor e th e coming into forc e of this Cod e, shall stand transferr ed to the Settlem ent
Commi ssioner and every su ch pro ceedin g sh all be heard and decid ed b y the
Settlement Commi ssio ner as if it had b een entert ain ed by hi m und er the provi sion s
of this Cod e.
46. No appeal again st certain o rde rs.No app eal sh all li e under thi s Code
from an ord er
(a)

ad mitting an app eal or application for r evi ew on th e grou nds sp ecified

in Section 5 of 2[th e Limitation Act, 19 63 (3 6 of 1963)1; or

(b)

rej ectin g an applicatio n for re vi ew; or

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(c)

grantin g or r ejectin g an application for st ay; or

(d)

of an int erim n ature; or

(e)

rel ating to app ointment und er sub -section ( 2) of Section 104 or sub section (1) of Section 106.1

47. Li mitation of appeal s. No appeal sh al l lie

(a) to the Sub-Di vision al Officer or Coll ector or S ettlement Offi cer or
Settl em ent Co mmissio ner, after th e expiration of 3[thirty d ays] fro m th e
dat e of th e order to w hich obj ection i s mad e; or
(b) to the Co mmi ssion er after th e expiration of 4[forty-fi ve d ays] fro m su ch
dat e; or
(c) to th e Bo ard, after the expiration of Isi xty d ays] from such d at e
Pro vided that wher e the ord er, again st w hich the app eal i s bein g pref erred,
mad e b efor e th e com ing into force of the Madh ya Prad esh Lan d Reve nu e Code
(Amend ment) A ct, 2 0 11, in su ch case app eal shall b e entert ained within the time
limit provid ed in the Cod e prior to thi s said Amendment Act:]
Pro vided furth er th at wh er e a p arty, oth er than a p art y again st whom the
order h as be en passed ex-pa rt e, h ad no pr eviou s noti ce of th e d at e on which the
order i s passed, li mitation und er thi s se ction shall b e co mput ed fro m th e d at e of the
co mmuni cation of su ch ord er.
48. Copy of o rder o bject ed to a cco mpa ny petition. Ever y p etition for
app eal, revi ew or r evi sion shall b e accomp anied b y a certified co py of the ord er to
whi ch obj ection i s made unle ss th e pro du ction of such cop y i s dispen sed with.
49. Pow er of appella te a uthority. (1) The ap p ellat e auth ority may eith er
ad mit th e app eal or, aft er callin g for th e r ecord and gi vi n g the ap pellant an
opportunity to b e he ard, m ay su mmaril y rej ect it
Pro vided that th e ap pell at e auth ority sh al l not b e boun d to call for the
record where th e app eal i s tim e-b arred or doe s n ot lie.

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(2) If the app eal i s ad mitted date shall b e fixed for he arin g and n otice shall
be ser ved on th e r espo ndent.
(3) Aft er hearin g th e parti es, th e app ell at e authority may confir m, var y or
reverse th e order appeal ed again st, or may t ak e su ch additional evidenc e as it m ay
con sid er necessar y for passing its ord er
Pro vided th at th e app ell ate authorit y shall not r eman d th e case for di spo sal
by any Revenu e Offi cer subordin ate to it :
Pro vided further that all su ch cases whi ch have b een r emand ed t o the Sub ordinat e Revenue Officers by th e Appell at e or Revi sional Auth orities before the
co mmen ceme nt of th e Madh ya Pr ad esh Land Revenu e Cod e (A mend ment) Act, 2011
sh all b e h eard and d ecided b y su ch Revenu e Officer.
50. Revi sion. (1) The Bo ard may, at an y ti me on it s m otion or on the
appli cation mad e b y any p art y or th e Coll ector or the Settl em ent Officer may, at
an y tim e on his motion, call for th e record of any case whi ch h as been ,d ecided or
proceedin g in whi ch an order h as b een p assed by an y Revenue Officer subordinat e
to it or him and in whi ch no app eal li es th er eto, and if it appears th at su ch
sub ordin ate Revenu e Officer,
(a) has exercised a jurisdi ction not vest ed in him by thi s Co d e, or
(b) has fail ed to exer cise a juri sdi ction so vest ed, or
(c) has acted in the exer ci se of hi s jurisd iction illegall y or wit h m ateri al
irregul arity
the Bo ard or th e Coll ector or th e S ettle ment Officer may m ake su ch order in the
case as it or him think s fit
Pro vided th at the Bo ard or the Coll ector or the Settlem ent Offi cer sh all not,
under this section, vary or r everse any ord er mad e, or an y ord er d eciding an i ssu e,
in the cour se of th e proceedin g, except wh er e,
(a) Th e ord er, if it had been mad e in f avour of the p art y appl ying for
revision to th e Bo ard , would h ave finall y di sposed of the pro ceedin gs,
or

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(b) Th e ord er, if allow ed to stand, would o ccasi on a failure of ju sti ce or

cau se irrep arabl e injury to th e p arty again st whom it was mad e.
(2) The Bo ard or Col lector or th e S ettlement Officer sh all n ot, under this
section var y or rever se an y ord er again st w hich an ap p eal li es eit her to th e Bo ard
or to any Revenue Officer subor din ate th eret o.
(3) A r evi sion, sh all not oper at e as a sta y of proc eedin g befor e the Revenue
Officer except wh er e such pro ceedin g i s stay ed b y th e Bo ard or th e Coll ector or the
Settlement Offic er, as the case may b e.
(4) No appli cation for revision sh all be ent ertain ed,
(a)

again st an ord er app ealable un d er this Co de;

(b)

again st an ord er to th e S ettl ement Com mi ssioner und er S ection

210;

(c)

unless present ed withi n si xt y d ays to th e Board :

Pro vided th at where t he order, again st whi ch the appli cation for r evi sion i s
bein g present ed, mad e b efor e th e coming in to force of the Ma dh ya Prad esh Lan d
Revenue Cod e (Amen dment) Act, 2011 , in su ch ca se revi sion shall b e ent ert ain ed
within nin et y days from th e d at e of ord er.
(5) No ord er sh all b e vari ed or r ever sed in revi sion unl ess notic e h as b een
served on th e p arties i nter est ed an d opportun ity given to th em of bein g h eard.
(6) Notwith st anding anythin g cont ained in 'sub-section (1),
(i)

wher e proce edin gs in resp ect of an y case have b een co mmen ced b y
the Bo ard und er sub -section (1), n o action sh all b e t aken by the
Collector or the Settl ement Offi cer in re sp ect thereof;

(ii)

wher e pro ceeding in resp ect of an y su ch case h ave b een c omm enc ed
by th e Coll ector or th e S ettl ement Offi cer und er sub -section (1), the
Bo ard may either r efr ain fro m takin g any action und er thi s sectio n in
resp ect of su ch case until the fin al di spo sal of su ch pro ceedings b y
the Coll ector or th e S ettlement Offi cer, as the case may b e, or m ay
withdraw su ch pro ceedings and p ass su ch order as it may deem fit.

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51. R evi ew of ord ers. (1) Th e Board and ever y Reven u e Of ficer may,
eith er o n it s/hi s own motion or on th e appl ication of an y part y i nter est ed revi ew
an y ord er p assed b y i tself/himself or b y an y of it s/hi s pred ecessors in offi ce and
pass su ch ord er in referen ce th ereto as it/he thinks fit:
Pro vided th at

if

the

Commi ssion er,

Settl ement

Commission er,

Coll ector

or

Settl ement Officer thinks it n ecessary to r evi ew an y order which he

ha s not himself p assed, h e shall first obt ain th e san ction of t he
Board, an d if an offi cer su bordinat e to a Collector or Settlem ent
Officer propo ses to r evi ew an y or der, wh eth er p assed b y himself or
by any pr ed ecessor , he sh all first obt ain the san ction in writin g of
the auth ority to wh om he i s immedi atel y sub ordinat e;]
(i-a)

no ord er shall b e varied or rever sed unl ess notice h as b een gi ven to
the p arti es int erest ed t o app ear and be heard in su pport of su ch ord er;

(ii)

no order from whi ch an app eal h as b een mad e, or w hich is the subj ect
of any r evi sion pro ceedin gs sh all, so l ong as su ch app eal or
proceedin gs ar e p en ding b e r evi ew ed;

(iii)

no ord er aff ecting an y qu estion of ri ght b et w een pri vat e per son s shall
be r evi ewed except o n th e appli cation of a p art y to th e pro ceedings,
and no ap plication fo r the revi ew of su ch order sh all b e entert ained
unless it is mad e withi n 3[si xt y days] from t he passin g of th e order :

Pro vided th at wh er e t he ord er , again st whi ch th e ap plic ation for revi ew i s

bein g present ed, mad e b efor e th e coming in to force of the Ma dh ya Prad esh Lan d
Revenue Cod e (Amendment) Act, 2011, in su ch case re vi ew sh al l be ent ert ain ed
within nin et y days from th e d at e of ord er.]
(2) No ord er sh all b e r evi ewed except on t he ground s pro vided for in the
Code of Ci vil Pro cedure, 1908 ( V of 1 908).
(3) For the purpo ses of this section, the Col lector sh all b e dee med to be the
su ccessor in offi ce of an y Revenue Offi cer who has l eft the di strict or who h as

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ceased to exerci se po w ers a s a Re venu e Of ficer and to whom th ere is no su ccessor

in the district.
(4)An order whi ch has been d ealt with in ap peal or on revi sion sh all not be
reviewed by an y Reven ue Offi cer sub ordinat e to th e app ell at e or r evi sional
authorit y.
52. Stay of ex ecutio n of orders.- (1) A Revenu e Offi cer who h as passed an y
order or hi s su ccessor in offi ce may, at an y time before th e exp iry of th e p eriod
pre scribed for app eal or revision, direct the execution of such order to b e st ayed
for su ch time as may be requi site for filin g a n appeal or r evision and o btainin g a
st ay order from the appell at e or r evisional authority.
(2) The app ell ate or revi sion al authorit y may, at an y ti m e direct the
execution of the ord er appeal ed from or again st which a revi sion is mad e to be
st ayed for such tim e as it m ay think fit:
Pro vid ed th at the execution of ord er sh all n ot b e st ayed for mor e than three
months at a time or un til the dat e of n ext h earing, whi ch ever is earlier.]
(3) Th e authority exerci sing the po wer s conferred by Section 50 or S ection
51 ma y dire ct th e execution of the or der under revi sion or r evi ew to b e st ayed for
su ch time as it may thi nk fit :
Pro vid ed th at the execution of ord er sh all n ot b e st ayed for mor e than three
months at a time or un til the dat e of n ext h earing, whi ch ever is earlier.]
(4) Th e Revenue Officer or th e authorit y directing th e exe cution of an ord er
to be st ayed may impose such co ndition s or order su ch securit y to be furni shed a s
he or it think s fit.
(5) No ord er directing th e st ay of executi on of an y ord er sh all b e p assed
except in accord an ce with th e provi sion s of this section.
53. Appli cation of limitation Act.- Subject to any expr ess pro vi sio n
cont ained in this Cod e, th e pro vi sion of [t he Li mitation Act, 19 63 (36 of 1963)
sh all appl y to all ap peals and applications for [r evi ew and revision] und er thi s
cod e.

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54. Pending revi sion s- Notwith st anding any thing cont ained in thi s ch apt er,
all pro ceedin g p endin g in r evi sion b efore any Reven ue Offi cer i mmedi at el y b efore
the co min g into for ce of the Mad hya Prad esh Land Revenu e co de (Amendment)
A ct,2011 sh all b e h eard and d ecided b y su ch Revenu e Offi cer as if this A mendm ent
A ct had n ot b een p assed.]
55. Appli cation of Chapt er.For avoidan ce of do ubt, it is h er eby d eclar ed
that save as oth erwi se expressl y provid ed in this Cod e, the provisions of thi s
Ch apt er shall appl y to
(a) all ord er s p assed b y any Revenu e Officer b efore th e d at e of coming into
force of thi s Code an d against which n o ap peal or revi sion pro ceedings
ar e p endin g b efor e su ch d ate; and
(b) all pro ceedin gs before Revenu e Offi cer s, notwith st andin g th at they w ere
instituted or co mmenced or aro se out of proce edin gs in stit uted or
co mmen ced b efor e th e co min g into force of t his Cod e.
56. Con st ruction of ord er. In thi s Ch ap ter, unl ess th e cont ext otherwise
requir es, expression " order" m eans the for mal expression of th e deci sion gi ven b y
the Bo ard or a Revenue Officer in respect of any matt er in exer ci se of its/hi s
power s und er this Co de or an y oth er enact m ent for the time b ei ng in for ce, a s the
case may b e.

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CH APTER VI
LA ND AND LAND R EVEN UE
57. State ow nership in all lands. (1) All land s b elo n g to the St at e
Govern ment and it i s hereb y d ecl ared th at all such l and s, in cluding st andin g and
flowin g w at er, mines, quarri es, min er al s and forest s reser ve d or n ot, and all rights
in the sub -soil of an y land ar e th e prop ert y of the St ate Go ver nm ent :

Pro vided th at nothin g in thi s section sh all, sa ve as otherwi se pr ovid ed i n

this Cod e, be de emed to aff ect an y ri ght s of an y p erson sub si sting at the co min g
into force of this Cod e in an y su ch prop ert y.]
(2) Wh er e a di sput e arises b et ween th e St ate Go vern ment an d an y person i n
resp ect of an y right und er sub -section (1) such di sp ute sh all b e de cided b y the
4[Stat e Govern ment.]
(3) Omitt ed.
(3-a) Omitt ed.
(4) Omitt ed
58. Liability of land to pay ment of land rev enu e. (1) All land , to
what ever p urpose appl ied and wh er ever situ ate, i s li abl e to the p ayment of r evenue
to the Stat e Go vern ment, except su ch l and as h as b een w holl y exempt ed from su ch
liability by speci al gr ant of or contract with the St at e Go vern ment or under the
provi sion s of an y la w or rule for th e tim e b e ing in for ce
Pro vided th at th e aba di land, subj ect to th e pro vi sion s of S ection 245, and
the l and which is sit uat ed in non -urb an areas and used for agri cultur al purpo ses
and not e xem pted from su ch liability, is li able to p aym ent of r evenue to th e Gram
Sa bh a.]
(2) Such r evenu e i s called "l and r even ue"; a nd th at ter m includ es all mon eys
payable to th e St ate Go vern ment for l and, notwithst an din g th at such mon eys m ay
be d escrib ed as premium, r ent, l ease mon ey , quit-r ent or in an y other manner, in
an y en actment , rul e, contract or deed.
58-A. C ertain lan d to be exe mpt ed fro m pa y ment of land revenue,
Notwithst andin g an yth ing contain ed in thi s Code, no l an d revenue shall b e p ayable
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in resp ect of an u ne conomi c holding used e xclu si vel y for the purpose of
agricultur e.
Explanation I. For t he purpose of this section,

'uneco nomi c holding' sh all me an a holdin g the ext ent of whi ch i s

not more th an 5 acr es; ]

(b)'holding' shall mean the entire l and h eld by a p er son in th e Stat e,

notwithst an ding the fact that an y portion thereof i s sep ar at el y
assessed to l and r evenue; an d
(c)'land revenu e' shall not includ e mo neys p ayable to th e Stat e
Govern ment for land by w ay of pr emiu m, rent or l ease mon eys i n
resp ect of land l eased out for a period of l ess th an five ye ars or
quit-r ent.
Explanation II. For the purp ose of cl au se (b) of Explan ation I "entir e l and
held by a per son in th e Stat e" sh all mean
(a)th e entire land held b y a p er so n in the St at e indi viduall y an d shall
include
(i)

wh er e la nd i s h eld by su ch person joi ntly with o ne or more

per sons, so mu ch port ion of the l and as falls to hi s sh are;
and

(ii)

land held by such p er son as Bhoodan ho lder u nd er the

Madhya Prad esh Bh oodan Yagn a Act, 196 8 (28 of 1968);
and

(b)wher e land is h eld by a person jointly with on e or mor e person s,

the sin gl e holdin g so jointly h eld .]
58-B. Half of the a ssessed land rev enu e shall be payable for holding used
ex clusively f or the p urpose of a p roject of mi cro and small ent erprise. (1)
Notwithst andin g an yt hing contained in thi s Cod e, o nl y h alf of the assessed l an d
revenu e shall be p ayable in r esp ect of a hol ding u pto two h ect are s used excl usivel y
for the purpo se of a project of mi cro and small ent erpri se.

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(2) For the purpose o f sub-se ction (1), the Coll ector shall, aft er affordin g
reason able opportunit y of b eing h eard to t he p er son s int er est ed and after makin g
su ch enquiry as h e may d eem ne cessary, d ecid e that the con cern ing holdin g i s of
project of mi cro an d small ent erprise.
Explanation. For the purpo se of thi s Section, th e mi cro ent erprise an d
sm all enterpri se sh all have the same me anin g as assi gn ed to th em in sub -clauses (i)
and (ii) of cl ause (a) of sub -section (1) o f S ection 7 of th e Micro, S mall and
Mediu m Ent erprises D evelopment A ct, 20 06 (No. 27 of 200 6)1
59. Variation of land rev enue a cco rdi ng to purpose for w hich lan d is
used. (1) Th e assessment of land r even ue o n an y land [shall be mad e] with
referen ce to th e u se of land(a)

for the purpose of agriculture of su ch farm hou se whi ch is situat ed on

holding of on e acr e or more;

(b)

as sites for dwelling hou ses;

(c)

for education al purpo se;

(d)

for ind ustrial pu rpose;

(e)

for com mer cial purpose;

(f)

for th e p urpo se of minin g u nd er a min ing l ease within th e meanin g of

the Mines and Min er al s ( Re gul ation and D evelopment) A ct , 1957 ( No.
67 of 1957);

(g)

for purpose other than tho se sp ecified in it ems ( a) to (f) abo ve:
Pro vided th at th e assessment of l and r evenu e on an y land situat ed in
the areas whi ch are co nstitut ed as reserved or prot ected for est s u nder
the Indi an For est A ct , 1927 (16 of 1927), with refer en ce to use of
land for an y of the p u rposes afor esaid sh all not be proc eeded with or
an y pro cedur e relating to th e assessm ent to be followed und er the
rel evant pro vi sion s of the Cod e sh all not b e com men ced except on a
certificate p ermitting the u se of l and i ssued b y an officer of the
For est D ep artm ent du ly authori sed b y the Stat e Gover nment in this
beh alf.]

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Explanation. For th e purpose of clau se (a) " Far m Ho use" mean s su ch

building or constru cti on whi ch i s an y impro vement as d efin ed in clause (j) of sub section (1) of Section 2, th e plinth ar ea of whi ch sh all not exceed on e h undr ed
squ ar e metr e and the built up area sh all not e xceed on e h undr ed fift y squ are metre .
(2) Where l and assessed for u se for an y on e purpo se i s di vert ed to an y oth er
purpo se, the land rev enu e p ayable upon such land sh all, not withst anding that the
term for w hich the assessm ent m ay h ave b ee n fixed has not expired, be li abl e to be
alt er ed and assessed i n accord an ce with th e purpo se to whi ch it has b een divert ed.
(2-a) Th e alter ation or assessment ref erred to in sub -section (2) sh all be
carried out b y the Sub-Di vi sion al Offi cer.]
(3) Wher e th e l and h eld free from th e p ayment of l and reven ue on condition
of bein g u sed for an y purpo se is divert ed to any oth er purpo se it shall beco me
liabl e to th e pa ym ent of land revenu e and assessed in accord an ce with the purpo se
to whi ch i s has b een divert ed.
(4) The assessment mad e und er sub -sect ions (2) and (3) sh all b e in
accordance with th e rules mad e b y State G overn ment in thi s behalf and su ch rules
sh all b e in accordan ce with the prin cipl es contain ed in Ch apt er V II or VIII, as the
case may b e.
(5) Where l and for use for an y on e purpose is di vert ed to any oth er purpo se,
and la nd r evenu e i s assessed th er e on un der th e pro visions of this section, the
[Sub- Di vi sional Officer] sh all al so h ave pow er to i mpo se a premium on the
diversion in accordan ce with rul es mad e und er thi s co d e:
Pro vid ed th at no pr emium sh all be i mposed for the di version of any l and fo r
ch aritabl e purpo se s.
(6) Not with st anding any u sage or gr ant o r an ything cont ain ed i n any l aw,
the ri ght of all p erso ns holdin g l and , w hic h immedi atel y b efor e the coming

into

force of the Madh ya Pradesh Land Reven ue Co de, 1954 ( II of 1 955), w as held in
malik makbuz a ri ght, to e xemption fro m p ayment of premium on d iversion of su ch
land i s h ereby aboli sh ed; but ever y such p erson sh all, on di ver si on of such l and ,.
be entitled in li eu of su ch ri ght to a r eb at e equ al to th e l and r eve nue for on e year
payable for such land from the amount of premium d et ermined und er su b-section
(5).
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59-A. A ssessment w hen to ta ke eff ect .- Th e alt eration or assessment m ade

under the pro vi sio n o f Section 59 shall t ake effect from the d ate on whi ch the
diversion w as made.
59-B. R ea ssessment o n div ersion of land p rio r to co ming i nto f or ce of the
co de- Wh ere prior to the co min g into force of this cod e land in any area assessed
for any on e purpo se was su b sequ entl y di vert ed for u se to any other purpo se, the
land revenu e payabl e upon su ch l and sh all, notwithst an din g th at t he ter m for whi ch
the assessment may h ave b een fi xed h as n ot e xpir ed, b e li abl e to be alter ed an d
assessed(1)

in accordance with the purpose to whi ch it has be en divert ed with

effect from
(a)

Th e dat e on whi ch such di ver sion was m ade if in th e area

con cern ed ther e was in force an y en actment rep eal ed und er
Se ction

261

whi ch

cont ained

provi sion

for

alter ation

or

reassessm ent on su ch diversion;

(b)

Th e d at e of coming into force of this Code in any other case;

and

(2)

in case of (a) above in accord an ce with the pro vi sion s of su ch

rep eal ed Act, and in the case of (b) abo ve in accord an ce with t he
provisions of thi s Cod e.]

60. A ssessmen t by w ho m to be fixed. On all l and s o n whi ch the

assessment has not b een m ade th e assessment of land revenue sh all be made b y the
Collector in accordan ce with rul es mad e und er thi s Cod e.

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CHAPTER VII
REVENU E SURV EY AND S ETTLEMENT IN N ON-URBA N AREAS
A-Application of Chapter an d Offi cers to con duct Revenu e
Survey and/o r Settlem ent
61. Application of this Chapter to la nds in non-u rban a rea s,The
provi sion s of this Ch apter shall appl y in respe ct of land s in n on-urban ar eas.
62. Appoint ment of Settle ment Co mmi ssion er.Th e St at e Governm ent
may app oint a Settlement Co mmi ssioner w ho sh all, subj ect to t he control of the
State Go vern ment, con trol the op er ation of t he revenu e sur vey and /or settl ement.
63. Appoint ment of Additional S ettl ement Co mmi ssion ers and thei r
pow ers and duti es. (1) Th e State Go vern ment may appoi nt one or more
Additional Settlement Commi ssioners.
(2) An Addition al Set tlement Commi ssion er shall exer ci se su ch p ower s and
disch ar ge su ch duti es, conferr ed and i mpo sed on a Settl ement Commi ssion er b y
this Cod e or b y an y ot her en actment for th e t ime b ein g in for ce or by an y rul e made
under this Cod e or an y su ch oth er enactment, in su ch cases or cl asses of cases, as
the St at e Govern ment or Settl em ent Co mmi ssioner may direct and while exer ci sin g
su ch pow ers and disch argin g such duti es, the Addition al S ettl ement Commi ssion er
sh all b e deem ed to have b een appoint ed as a Settlement Commissioner for the
purpo ses of thi s Co d e or any other en act ment or an y rule m ade u nder thi s Cod e or
su ch oth er enact ment.
64.
Settl e ment

A ppoint ment

of

Of ficer s. (1)

Settle ment,
Th e St at e

D epu ty

Settl e ment

Go vern ment

may

a nd

ap point

A ssist ant
an

officer

her einaft er call ed the S ettlement Offi cer to b e in char ge of a revenue sur vey,
and/or settlem ent and as man y D ep uty S ettl ement Offi cers an d Ass ist ant Settl em ent
Officer s as it think s fit.
(2) All Settlement, D eput y Settl ement and Assi st ant S ettl ement Officer s
sh all b e subordin at e t o the S ettl ement Com mission er and all D ep uty S ettl ement and
A ssist ant S ettl ement Officers in a lo cal area shall b e subordin at e to th e Settl em ent
Officer s.

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65. Pow ers of Settlement, D eputy S ettlement and Assi stant Settl e ment
Off icers. (1) Th e St at e Govern ment may in vest any S ettlement Officer or
D eput y S ettlement Of ficer or A ssi st ant Settlem ent Offi cer with all or an y of the
power s of a Coll ector und er thi s Cod e, to be exer ci sed b y hi m i n su ch cases or
cl asses of cases as the Stat e Govern ment may direct.
(2) Th e Stat e Go vern ment ma y in vest an y D eputy Settl ement Officer or
A ssist ant Settlement Officer with all or an y of th e p ow er s of a Settl ement Officer
under this Co d e or an y other en actm ent f or the tim e b eing in force.

B-R ev enu e Su rv ey
66.

D efinition

of

Revenue

Su rv ey.T he

op eration s

carried

out

in

accordance with th e pr ovi sions of thi s part, t hat i s to say

(1)

All or an y of the oper ation s p ert ain ing to th e di vision of l and into
sur vey numb ers and grou ping th em into vill ages, recognition of
exi stin g sur vey nu mber s, recon stitution thereof or formin g new
sur vey nu mb er s and o per ation s in cid ent al ther eto;

(2)

Soil cl assifi cation;

(3)

Prep ar ation or, as th e c ase may b e, revi sion or correction of f ield

map;

(4)

Prep ar ation of record of ri ghts, in order to bring th e l an d r ecord s u p

to dat e in any lo cal, o ver ar ea; are call ed a re ven u e sur vey.

67. Notification of proposed revenue survey.- (1) Wh en ever the St at e

Govern ment decid es t hat a revenu e survey should be m ade of any local area, it
sh all pu blish a notification to th at eff ect, and su ch lo cal ar ea sh all b e held to b e
under su ch sur vey f rom th e d at e of su ch notification until the i ssu e of a
notification d ecl arin g the o per ation to be closed.

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(2) Such n otification may ext end to all land s gen er all y in the lo cal ar ea or to
su ch land s onl y as th e Stat e Go vern ment may direct.
68. Fo rmatio n of survey nu mbers a nd vi llages. Subj ect to r ules m ade
under this Co d e, th e Settlem ent Officer , m ay
(a)

Take measu rement s of th e l and t o whi ch th e r evenue survey

ext ends and constru ct su ch nu mb er of survey mark s th er eon as
may b e n ecessary;

(b)

Divid e such l and s int o survey nu mb ers an d group th e sur vey

numb ers into villages; an d

(c)

Reco gni ze

exi stin g

survey

nu mb er s,

reconstitut e

sur vey

numb ers or form new sur vey nu mb er s

Pro vided th at except as h er einafter pro vid ed, no sur vey nu mb er s, comprisin g
land u sed for agri cult ural purposes sh all h enceforth be mad e of less ext ent th an a
minimu m to b e pre scri bed for th e various cl asses of land
Pro vided further that the limit prescrib ed u nder the af oresaid pro vi so shall
not apply in th e case of sur ve y n umber s, al ready exi sting immedi at el y b efor e the
dat e of the notification under sub-section (1) of Section 67.
69. Separ ate de marca tion of land diverted or specially a ssign ed.
Notwithst andin g th e provi sions of S ection 6 8 wh en an y portion of agricultural land
is di vert ed under th e provi sions of Section 172 to an y no n-a gri cu ltural purpo se, or
when an y p ortion of land is sp eci all y assign ed und er Section 2 37, or wh en an y
assessment i s alter ed on an y portion of l and und er sub -section ( 2) of S ection 5 9,
the Settl em ent Offi cer may m ake su ch por tion into a separ at e survey numb er or
sub -di vi sion of a survey numb er.
70. Pow er to r e-numb er o r sub-divid e su rv ey nu mb ers. (1) The
Settlement Offi cer m ay either re-numb er or sub -di vid e sur vey numb ers into as
man y su b-di visio ns as may be r equir ed in vi ew of th e acq uisition of right s in land
or for an y oth er r easo n.
(2) Th e di visio n of survey numbers into sub-di vi sion s and the app ortionment of th e assessment of the survey nu mber amongst the sub -divi sion s shall be
carried o ut in accord ance with rul es made under this Code an d su ch rules ma y
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provid e limit s eith er of area or of l and reven u e or both, b elow whi ch no sub division sh all be reco gnised :
Pro vided th at th e tot al amount of assessment of an y survey nu mb er sh all n ot
be en hanced during t he t er m of a settlement unless su ch assessment is liable to
alt er ation und er the pr ovi sion s of thi s Cod e.
(3) Wh ere a holdin g co n sist s of sever al khasr a num ber s the Settl em ent
Officer sh all assess t he l and revenue payable for each kh asr a n umber and r ecord
them as sep ar at e sur vey numb ers.
(4) Whenever th e sur vey nu mb er s ar e r e-number ed, th e S ettlement Officer
sh all correct the entries in all records prep ar ed or m aint ain ed under Ch apter IX .
71. Entry of surv ey n umb ers a nd sub-divisions in record s.Th e ar ea an d
assessment of sur vey numb er s and sub -di vi sions of sur vey nu mb ers sh all b e ent ered
in su ch r ecord s as may be prescribed.
72. Deter minatio n of abadi of village. Th e S ettlement Offi cer sh all, in
the case of ever y inh abit ed village, ascertain and d et ermine, wit h due regard to
right s in l and s, th e ar ea to be r eser ved for the r esid en ce of th e inhabitants or for
purpo ses an cillary th ereto, an d su ch ar ea shall be deem ed to b e the ab adi of the
vill age.
73. Power of Settl ement Off icer to divi de o r unite villages or exclu de
area th ere f rom.The S ettlement Offi cer may di vid e a vill age to constitut e t wo or
mor e villages or may amalgam at e t wo or more vill ages and con stitute one villa ge
or may alter th e limits of a village b y includ ing th er ein any ar ea o f a village in the
vi cinity th er eof or by excludin g an y area co mprised th erein, in accordance with the
rules mad e u nder thi s Cod e.
74. G rouping of villages. Th e villages of eac h di strict or t ah sil or part of
a di stri ct or t ah sil co mprised in th e ar ea under revenu e sur vey sh all b e for med into
grou p s, and in formi ng su ch group r egar d sh all b e h ad to p hysical featur es,
agricultur al and econo mic condition s and tr ade facilities and com munication s.

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C-S ettlement of rent

75. D ef inition of Settle ment-, T he r esult of th e operation s carried out in
accordance with thi s part in continuation o f revenue sur vey in o rder to d et ermine
or revi se th e land r evenue p ayabl e on l and s in an y lo cal ar ea called settlem ent
and the p eriod durin g whi ch the r evi sed l and revenue b e in for ce is called the term
of settl ement.
76. Notification

of

propo sed

settl e me nt.-On issu e of a notification

decl aring th e o p erations of revenue sur vey to b e closed und er su b-section (1) o f
section 67, the St at e Go vernm ent, if it d ecides th at settlement op eration s should be
undertak en in th e lo cal ar ea in whi ch r evenue survey i s clo sed, sh all pu blish a
notification to that ef fect an d suc h ar ea shall be held to b e un d er settlem ent fro m
the d at e of su ch notifi cation until the annou ncem ent of settl ement under section 82
is respect of a l and in the local area is complet e :
Pro vided th at if th e no tification i s i ssue d after expir ation of a period of five
year s fro m the dat e of issu e of notification decl aring, th e op er at ions of r evenue
sur vey to b e clo sed under sub -section ( 1) of section 67, re cord o f right s sh all be
prepar ed und er sectio n 108 b efore th e S et tlement op er ation s ar e und ert ak en in
accordance with th e pr ovi sions cont ain ed in t his p art.
77. Fixatio n of a ssessment rat es.-On co mpl etin g the n ecessar y inquiries, as
may b e prescrib ed, th e settlement offi cer sh all forward to the st at e Go vernment hi s
propo sals for assessment rat es for different cl asses of l and in su ch from and alon g
with such oth er particular s as may b e prescribed.
(2) The St at e Go vernment may approve the assessment rat es with su ch
modification s as it ma y d eem fit.
[78. O mitted]
79. Fixation of f air a ssessment.-Th e settlement officer sh all fix the
assessment on each holding in accord an ce with th e assessmen t rat es appro ved
under section 77 and t he pro visions of the section 8 1 such assessm ent shall b e the
fair assessment of su ch holdin g.
80. All land s liable to a ssessme nt.-The settlement offi cer sh al l have the
power to make fair assessment on all land s wh at -so -e ver to which the settl em ent
ext ends, w heth er su ch lands ar e liabl e to the payment of land r even ue or not.
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81. Prin cipl es of assessment.-(1) Th e f air settlement of all lan ds sh all be

cal cul at ed in accord ance with the prin ciples an d restriction s set forth in the
section.
(2) No regard sh all b e had to any cl ai m to h o ld land on pri vil eged t er ms.
(3) Regard sh all b e had in the case of agri culture l and to th e profits of
agricultur e, to the co nsider ation p aid for l eases, to th e sal e pri ces of land and to
the prin cip al mo neys on mort gages, and in the case of non-agri cul tural land, to the
valu e of th e l and for the purpo se for whi ch i t is h eld .
(4) The Fair assessment on l and used for non-agri cultur al pur po se sh all be
fixed in accord ance wi th the r ules mad e under se ction59 .
(5) Wh ere

an i mprovement has b een

effected at an y time in an y holdin g

held for th e p urpo se o f agric ulture b y or at the e xp en se of th e hol der th ereof, the
fair assessment of su ch holdin g sh all b e fi xed as if th e impro vement h ad not be en
mad e.
(6) Omitt ed.
82. A nnounce ment of settl e ment.-(1) Wh en the assessment of any l and h as
been fi xed in accordan ce with section 79, notic e th er eof shall b e gi ven in
accordance with rule s made un d er this Cod e, and su ch notice sh all b e called the
ann oun cement of the settlement.
(2)

Th e assessm ent of any l and, as announ ced under thi s section , sh al l be

the land r evenue p aya ble annu all y on su ch land durin g th e t erm of the settl em ent
unless it i s modifi ed i n ac cord an ce with th e provi sions of thi s Code, or an y oth er
law .
83. Int rodu ction of Settl ement. Th e t erm of a settl ement shall co mme nce
from th e b eginnin g of the re venu e year n ext following th e date of ann oun cement or
from th e expir y of th e previou s ter m of settlement, whi chever i s later.
84. R e mi ssion of enh an cement of bhumi swa mi who relin quishes Durin g
the first ye ar of th e t erm of settl ement an y bhumi sw ami who is dissati sfied with the
new assessment sh all, on relinqui shing hi s right s in hi s holding in th e mann er
pre scribed b y Sectio n 173 m ay, on e month befor e th e co mmen cement of the
agricultur al year, receive a remission of an y incre ase i mpo sed th er eby;
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Pro vided that th e r elinquishment of onl y p art of a holdin g or of a holdin g,

whi ch, or an y part of whi ch, i s subj ect to a n en cu mbran ce or a char ge shall not be
per mitted.
85. Ter m of settle me nt. (1) Th e term of settlement shall b e fi xed b y the
State Go vern ment and sh all not b e l ess than t hirty year s
Pro vided th at if, at an y time durin g th e curren cy of the settl ement , the Stat e
Govern ment find s th at h aving regard to ch anges in gen er al condi tions sub sequ ent
to the settlement, it i s d esir abl e th at th e assessm ent should be redu ced, it m ay
reduce su ch assessmen t for su ch period as it may d eem fit.
(2)

Notwithst andin g anyt hing contained in su b-section (1) in an y area

wher e there i s ampl e sco p e for ext en sio n of cultivation or for agri cultural
development or wh ere the pit ch of r ent s is undul y low or wher e ther e has b een a
rapid d evelopment of resour ces owin g to the con struction of ro ads, railw ays o r
can al s sin ce the l ast settl ement, th e St at e Go vern ment m ay, f or reasons to be
record ed , fix a t erm which may b e le ss th an thirty year s but whi ch sh all in no case
be l ess th an twenty years.
(3)

Notwithst andin g th at the ter m of settl emen t fixed und er sub -sect ion

(1) or sub -section (2) for an y lo cal area h as expir ed, th e t erm shall b e d eemed to
have be en ext end ed till the comm enc ement of the t er m of the subsequent settlem ent
in that are a.
86. Pow er of Coll ect or to co mplete unf inished pro ceeding s. Wh er e the
settlem ent operation s are clo sed all applic ation s and pro ceedi ngs then pendin g
befor e the Settl em ent Officer sh all be tran sf err ed to the Collector who shall have
the p ow er s of a Settl em ent Offi cer for th eir dispo sal.

D-Gen eral
87. Inquiry into pro fits of agriculture and valu e of land. (1) With
effect from th e co min g in force of thi s Cod e the State Go vern ment may t ak e st ep s
to institut e and may cau se to b e const antly maintained, in a ccordan ce with rul es

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mad e und er thi s Co d e, an inq uiry into the pr ofits of agri cultur e an d into th e value
of land u sed for agricu ltural and non -agri cultural purp oses.
(2) For th e purpo se o f d et ermining the prof its of agri culture, th e followin g
el ements shall b e t ak en into account in esti matin g the cost of cultivation, na mel y :

(a)

the d epreciation of stock a nd buildin gs;

(b)

the mon ey eq uivalent to the culti vator's and his fa mily's l abour and
sup er vi sion;

(c)

all oth er exp en ses u suall y in curred in culti vation on the land whi ch i s
under inquir y; and

(d)

interest on the c ost of buildings and sto ck an d on exp enditur e for se ed

and man ure, and on co st of agri cultural op er ation s paid for in cash .

(3) The Settl em ent Officer sh all tak e in con sid er ation th e i nformation
coll ect ed in the course of thi s inquiry, wh en framin g his pro po sals for assessm ent
rat es.
88. Pow er to t ra nsfer, duty of maint aining ma ps a nd reco rds to
Settl e ment Office r. When a lo cal ar ea is und er r evenue survey, the dut y of
maintainin g th e m aps and records m ay, un der th e orders of th e Stat e Go vern ment,
be tr ansferred from Collector to th e Settlement Offic er, who sh all thereu pon
exer ci se all th e p owers conf erre d o n th e Collector in an y of t he pro vi sion s in
Ch apt er s IX and XV III.
89. Pow er of Su b-Divisional Of ficer t o co rrect erro rs. Th e Sub Division al Offi cer m ay, at an y time aft er t he closur e of th e r evenue sur veys and
during th e t erm - of settlem ent, correct an y error in th e ar ea or a ssessment of an y
sur vey nu mb er of h old ing du e to mi st ak e of sur vey or arithmeti cal miscal cul ation
Pro vided th at n o arr ears of land r evenu e sh all be com e p ayabl e b y reason of
su ch correction.
90. Pow er of Coll ect or d uring t er m of Settlement etc. After the clo sure
of the r evenue survey an d during th e t er m of a settlement, th e Colle ctor, shall,

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when so direct ed by the State Go vern ment , exer ci se th e po wers of a Settlem ent
Officer u nd er Section s 68, 69 , 70, 72 and 73.
91. Power to gra n t pow er of S ettle ment Off icer during ter m of
Settl e ment. The St at e Go vern ment may, aft er th e clo sure of th e r evenu e sur vey
and durin g the t erm of settl em ent, invest any Revenue Offic er with all or an y of the
power of th e Settlem ent Officer u nder thi s Ch apter, within such area and subje ct to
su ch r estrictions an d f or su ch period as it m ay thin k fit.
91-A. Power to ma ke rul es.The St ate Go vernm ent m ay m ake rul es for
regul atin g gen erally t he condu ct of a r evenue survey or settl em ent und er thi s
Ch apt er.

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CHAPTER V III
ASSESS MENT A ND RE-A SS ESSMEN T OF LAND IN URBAN AREAS
92. Provi sion s of Ch apte r to a pply to la nd in urba n a rea s. (1) The
provi sion s of this Chapt er sh all appl y to land h eld in urb an area, wh eth er for
agricultur al or no n-agr icultur al purpo ses.
(1)

by a bhu mi swami;

(2)

by a Go vernm ent lessee und er a l ease gr anting a ri ght of r en ewal; and

(3)

by a hold er of ser vi ce land.

(2) Wh ene ver the lan d re venu e or r ent assessed on a plot nu mb er f alls due
for revi sio n th e Coll ector shall assess the pl ot in accord an ce with the pro vi sion s of
this Ch apt er.
Explanation. For the purpo ses of thi s section, th e l and reven ue or r ent
payable for a plot sh al l be deemed due for revi sion
(i)

if the plot i s h eld on a lease wh en th e l ease beco mes due for r en ewal;
and

(ii)

in the case of a plot h eld by a bhumi swami on th e expir y of the

origin al t erm of settlement.

93. Pow ers of Collector to divide lands i nto plot nu mbers. Subj ect t o
rules mad e u nder thi s Cod e, th e Coll ector may
(a)

divide th e land s in an urban ar ea into plot n u mb ers; and

(b)

reco gni ze exi sting survey numbers as plot numb ers, r econ st itute plot

numb ers or form new plot number s.

94. Pow ers of Coll ect or to re-nu mb er or sub-divid e plot nu mbers. (1)
Th e Coll ector m ay either r e-nu mb er or sub-divide plot n umb ers i nto as m any sub divisions as may b e r equired in vi ew of th e acqui sition of ri ght s i n land or for an y
other r eason.
(2) The di visio n of pl ot numb ers into sub -d ivi sions and th e a pportion- m ent
of the assessment of the plot nu mb er amon gst the sub-di visions sh all b e carried out
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in accord anc e with rules m ade under thi s Code and such rul es may pro vide limit s
eith er of ar ea or of l and revenu e or r ent, as the case may b e, or both in an y local
ar ea, b elow whi ch no sub -di vi sion sh all b e r eco gnised
Pro vided th at th e total amount of assessment of any plot numb er sh all not be
enh anced durin g th e ter m of settl eme nt unle ss su ch assessment i s liabl e to
alt er ation und er the pr ovi sion s of thi s Cod e.
95.

A rea and a ssess ment of plot numb ers and sub-divi sion s to be

entered in reco rd s. The ar ea and assessm ent of plot nu mb er and sub -divi sion s
of plot numb ers sh all be enter ed in such r ecords as m ay be pr escri bed .
96.

A rea in tow n f or med into blo cks f or a ssessment. For th e p urpo ses

of assessment, the ar ea in a to wn sh all b e f ormed into block s and in formin g su ch

blocks r egard shall b e had to u se of land fo r indu strial, commer ci al, residential or
su ch oth er sp eci al pur poses as may b e prescribed.
97. Omitte d.
98. Fai r a ssessment.The f air a ssessment of land s u sed for agri cultural
purpo se shall b e calcul at ed and fi xed in accord ance with the prin cipl es an d
restrictions set forth in Section 81 and lands u sed for non -agri cultural p urpo se
sh all b e fixed in accor dan ce with th e r ules mad e under S ection 59.1
(2) Th e aver age annu al lettin g value of l and s in each blo ck in r esp ect of l an d
held for purpo se s me ntioned in su b-section (1) of section 59 sha ll be d et ermin ed
separ at el y in th e prescribed mann er on th e basi s of tr an saction s of sal es an d le ases
in respect of the l and held for each of th e aforesaid purpo ses in such blo ck durin g
the perio d of fi ve yea rs i mmedi at el y preced ing th e year in whi ch the l etting value
is bein g d et ermined , so far as the inform ation about su ch tran sa ctions is avail abl e:
Pro vided th at if th e transactions whi ch have t ak en pl ace in an y blo ck in
resp ect of any l and held for an y of th e aforesaid purpo se ar e not suffi ci entl y
represent ati ve tr an sactions in respect of t he land h eld for the corre sp ondin g
purpo se during th e same period in adj acent block m ay be t ak en as basi s for
det er minin g th e l ettin g val u e.
(3)

Th e stand ard rat e of assessm ent for l ands h eld for purposes mentio ned

in clause (b) or ( c) of sub -section (1) of S ection 59 sh all b e eq u al to one-third of

the aver age an nu al l etting valu e d et ermined or th e blo ck in respect of su ch l and
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under sub-section (2) and for purposes ment ioned in cl au se (b) of sub -section (1)
of Section 59 sh all be one-h alf of the aver age an nual l etting val u e d et er min ed for
the block in r esp ect of su ch l and.
(4)

Th e stand ard rat es for land s h eld for agricultural purposes shall be

fixed with due regard to soil and po sition of land and to th e profits of agriculture
to the consideration p aid for l eases and to t he sale prices of such land s.
99. Omitte d.
100. Fixation of f air assessment at the ti me of revi sion.In t he case of
land s whi ch are b ein g assessed for a purpo se with r efer en ce to whi ch th ey w ere
assessed immedi at el y befor e th e r evi sion , th e assessment so arri ved at exceeds, in
the case of agri cultur al l and on e an d a h alf times the l and r eve nue or rent and in
the case of oth er l an ds si x ti mes th e l and revenue or rent p ayabl e i mmedi at el y
befor e the r evi sion the assessment sh all b e fixed at one and a hal f times such l and
revenu e or r ent in the case of agri cultural l and an d at si x times such l and r even ue
or rent in th e case of o ther l and s :
Pro vided th at wh ere an improvement h as be en effect ed at a ny ti me in an y
holding held for the purpo se of a gri culture b y or at th e exp ense of th e hold er
thereof, the assessme nt of su ch h oldin g sh all b e fi xed as if th e impro vement h ad
not been m ade.
101. Ter m of settl ement. Th e assessment fi xed und er Section 10 shall
remain in forc e for a period of thirty years or for su ch longer p eri od as may el ap se
befor e r e-asse ssm ent aft er that period an d su ch p eriod shall be deemed to b e the
term of settlement for all purpo ses.
102. A ssessment f ixed shall be land rev enue or rent. Th e assessm ent
fixed under Se ction 1 00 shall b e th e l and r evenu e or r ent pa yabl e ann ually on su ch
plot nu mb er unl ess it is modified in accordance with th e provi sion s of thi s Cod e or
an y oth er l aw .
103. Land revenue o r rent fixed under previo us settle ment o r lea ses to
co ntinu e. Th e l and revenu e or rent fi xed for an y land in an urban ar ea u nder a
settlem ent or a l ea se from Governm ent wi th rights of r enewal mad e b efor e the
co min g into force of this Co de shall, notw ithst andin g th e expir y of the t erm of

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su ch settl em ent or l ease, continu e in for ce until the assessment on su ch l and i s

fixed in accord ance wi th the pro vi sion s of this Chapt er.

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CH APTER IX
LA ND REC ORDS
104. Formation of patw aris'

circl es and a ppoint ment o f

patwaris

thereto . (1) Th e Collector sh all fro m ti me to tim e arran ge t he village s of the

tah sil in pat w ari cir cl e and m ay, at an y time, alt er the li mits of any exi stin g circle
and may cr eate n ew ci rcl es Of aboli sh existi ng on es.
(2)

1[The Collector] sh all appoint one or more pat waris to each p at w ari

cir cl e for the maint en an ce and correction of land r ecor ds and for su ch oth er duti es
as the St at e Government may prescribe.
(3)

Notwithst andin g an y u sage or anythin g cont ained in an y treat y, gra nt,

or other instrument, no per son shall h ave any right or cl aim to continue or to be
app ointed as a p at wari o n the ground o f right to succee d t o such office b y
inherit an ce.
105. Fo r mation of Rev enue Inspecto rs' ci rcles.Th e Coll ector shall
arrange the p atwari ci rcl es in the t ah sil into Revenu e In spector s' cir cl es and ma y,
at a ny tim e, alter th e limits of an y exi stin g cir cle and may create new cir cles or
aboli sh exi stin g circl es.
106. App ointment of R ev enu e Inspecto rs, et c. (1) The Coll ector ma y
app oint to each di strict as man y per son s as he think s fit to b e re ven u e inspector s,
town

surveyors,

assist ant

to wn

sur veyo rs

and

measur er s

to

sup er vise

the

prepar ation and maint enance of la nd r ecor ds and to p erform su ch oth er duties as
may b e pr escribed.
(2) The tow n sur veyor and assi stant town su rveyor sh all be d eemed to be a
pat wari for th e purposes of Section s 2 8, 10 9, 11 0, 112, 118 and 120 in r espect of
the ar eas und er th eir charge.
107. Fiel d map.(l) Th ere shall b e prep ar ed a m ap showing th e boundari es
of sur vey n umb ers or plot numb ers and w aste l ands c alled th e field map for ever y
vill age except wh en ot her wise directed b y th e Stat e Go vern ment.
(2)

Th ere may be prep ar ed for th e abadi of eac h village a map sh ow ing

the ar ea occupi ed b y private holder s and th e ar ea not so o ccupi ed and su ch oth er

particul ar s as may b e pre scribed.
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(3)

If th e St at e Go vernme nt con sid er s th at in the- case of an y vill age it is

necessary to show sep arately in th e map pr ep ared und er sub -sect ion (2) the plot s
occu pied b y pri vat e holder s, it may dir ect the Coll ector to get the map so pr ep ar ed
or revi sed.
(4)

If an y Gr am Pan ch ayat passes a r esolution that a m ap of the village

ab adi sh ould be pr epared sh owin g separat el y the plots o ccupi ed b y privat e h olders
and i s willing to cont ribute to the co st of surve y operation s in su ch proportion as
may b e pr escrib ed, the St at e Go ver nment may undert ak e th e pr eparation of su ch
map.
[(5) Such m ap shall be pr ep ar ed or r evi sed, as th e case may be, b y the
Settlement Offi cer at [revenu e survey] and by th e Coll ector at all other times and
in all other cir cu mst an ces.]
108. Reco rd of rig hts.-3[(1)1 A record -of-right s sh all in accord an ce with
rules mad e in thi s be half b e pr epared and maintain ed for ever y village and such
record sh all inclu d e fo llowing p artic ular s :
(a)

the n ames of all b humisw amis togeth er wi th survey nu mb ers or plot

numb ers held b y th em and th eir area, irrigat ed or unirri gated;

(b)

the n ames of all oc cupan cy t en ant s and Go vern ment lessee s to gether
with sur vey numb er s or plot num ber s h eld b y th em and th eir area,
irrigated or unirri gat ed;

(c)

the n ature and ext ent of th e r especti ve int er est s of such per so n s and
the co ndition s or li abi lities, if an y, attachin g th ereto;

(d)

the r ent or land revenu e, if an y, pa yabl e b y such p erson s; and

(e)

su ch oth er p arti cul ars as m ay be pr escrib ed.

[(2) The r ecord -of -ri ght s mention ed in su b-section (1) sh all b e pr ep ar ed
during a [r evenu e sur vey] or wh en ever th e Stat e G overnment m ay, b y notification,
so direct.]
109. Acqui sition of right s t o be r epo rte d. (1) An y p er so n lawfull y
acquirin g any ri ght or inter est in l an d 6[ x x x] sh all r eport orally or in writin g hi s
acqui sition of such ri ght to th e p at wari wi thin si x mo nths from the date of su ch

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acqui sition, and th e patw ari sh all at on ce gi ve a written acknowledgement for su ch

report to th e p erson makin g it in the pr escri bed form :
Pro vided th at wh en the p er son acquiring th e right is a minor or is otherwi se
disqu alifi ed, hi s gu ard ian or oth er p er son h avin g char ge of hi s pro pert y shall make
the r eport to the patwari.
[Explanation I.Th e r ight mention ed abo ve does not in clude an easement or
a ch arge, not amounting to a mort gage, of t he kind sp ecifi ed in Section 100 of the
Tran sf er of Prop ert y A ct, 1882 ( IV of 1882).]
Explanation II. A p er son, in w hose f avour a mortgage i s red eemed or p aid
off or a l ease in det er min ed, acquires a ri gh t within th e mea nin g o f this section.
Explanation III.For th e purpo se of thi s ch apt er, th e t er m "p atwari"
includes an y person app ointed to p erform the duti es of a P atwari under this
ch apt er.
Explanation IV Intimation in writin g req uired to b e gi ven to the p atw ari
under this section m ay b e gi ven eith er thr ou gh a m essen ger or hand ed over in
per son or may b e sent by regist er ed po st.
(2) An y such per son as i s referr ed to in su b-se ction (1) may al so report in
writing hi s acquisition of su ch ri ght s to the Tah sild ar within si x month s fro m the
dat e of su ch acquisitio n.

[110. Mutation of acquisition of right in Field Book and ot her rel evant
land reco rds. (1) Th e Pat w ari sh all enter into a r egi st er pr escrib ed for the
purpo se ever y acqui sition of ri ght report ed to him und er S ection 109 or w hich
co mes to his noti ce - f rom intimation fro m Gram P anch ayat or any other so urce.
(2)

Th e Patw ari sh all intimat e all th e reports regarding acqui sitio n of

right rec ei ved by him under sub -section (1) to the Tah sild ar with in thirty days of
the r eceipt ther eof by him.
(3)

On receipt of the inti m ation from p at w ari und er sub -section (2), the

Tah sildar sh all h ave i t published in th e villa ge in th e prescribed mann er and shall
al so gi ve writt en intim ation ther eof to all p ersons app earin g to hi m to be interest ed
in th e mut ation and al so to su ch oth er p er sons and author ities as may be
pre scribed.
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(4)

Th e Tah sild ar sh all after affordin g r eason able opp ortunity of b eing

heard to th e p er so ns i nter est ed an d aft er makin g su ch furth er en quiry, as h e m ay

deem nece ssar y, m ake necessary entr y in th e Fi eld Bo ok and other relevant land s
record s.]
111. Ju ri sdiction of Civil Cou rts. Th e Ci vil Courts shall ha ve
jurisdiction to d ecide any di sp ute to whi ch th e St at e Go vern ment is not a p art y
rel ating to an y right w hich i s re cord ed in the record-of-ri ght s.
[112.

Inti mation

of

transf ers

by

Regi stering

Of f icers.When

an y

docum ent purportin g t o cr eat e, assi gn or extingui sh an y title to o r an y ch ar ge on

land u sed for agricultural purpo ses, or in r e-spe ct of whi ch a fi eld book h as be en
prepar ed , i s regi st ered und er the Indi an Registration Act, 1 908 (X VI of 1908), the
Regist ering Officer shall send intimation to the Tahsildar h avin g j urisdi ction o ver
the ar ea in whi ch th e land is situat e in su ch for m and at such times as m ay be
pre scribed b y rul es under thi s Code.]
113. Corr ection of cle ri cal erro rs. T he 1[Sub -Di visional Officer] m ay at
an y tim e, corr ect or cau se to b e corr ect ed any cl eri cal error s and an y errors w hich
the p arti es int erest ed admit to have b een mad e in th e r ecord -of -righ ts.
[114 Land reco rds. In addition to the map and Bho o Adhik ar Pu stikas,
there shall b e prep ar ed for each village a k hasr a or field b ook an d such other l and
record s a s may b e pr escribed.
114-A. Bhoo Adhi kar Ava m Rin Pusti ka. (1) It sh all be obligator y u po n
ever y bhumi swami, w hose n ame is enter ed into the kh asr a or fiel d book pr ep ar ed
under Section 114, to maintain a Bhoo Adhi kar Avam Rin Pu stik a in resp ect of hi s
all holdin gs in a village whi ch sh all b e pro vid ed to him on p ayment of su ch f ee as
may b e pr escribed.
(2) Th e Bhoo A dhik ar Avam Rin Pu stik a sh all b e in t wo p art s, na mel y Part I
'con sisting of ri ght s over h oldin g and en cumbrances on th e hol ding a nd Part II
con si stin g of right s over h oldin g, r eco very of l and r evenu e in respect of the
holding and the encu mbranc es on the holdin g and shall cont ain
(i)

su ch of the entries of khasra or field boo k p ert aining to a holdin g of a

bhumiswami as m ay b e pr escrib ed;

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(ii)

particul ar s in resp ect of rec over y of land r even ue, Governm ent l oan
and non -Go vern ment l oan in resp ect of suc h holding;

(iii)

su ch oth er p arti cul ars as m ay be pr escrib ed.

(3) In case of an y dif feren ce b et ween th e entries cont ain ed in th e kh asr a or

field book and the Bhoo Adhikar Avam Rin Pu stik a, the Tah sild ar may, eith er o n
his own motion or on an application mad e to him in that b eh alf and aft er makin g
su ch en quir y as h e may d eem fit, decid e th e sam e and th e d eci sion of the Tah sild ar
sh all b e final.]
[115. Co rrection of wrong ent ry in kha sra and any other lan d reco rds
by su perio r of fice rs. If an y Tah sild ar fi nds th at a wrong or i ncorr ect entr y h as
been mad e in the l and records pr ep ar ed und er Section 114 b y an of ficer su bordinat e
to him, h e sh all dir ect necessary ch an ge s to b e mad e th erein in r ed i nk after makin g
su ch enq uiry fro m th e p er son con cerne d as h e may d eem fit after d u e written
notic e.]
[116. Di sput es rega rding entry in khasra or in any eth er land r ecord s.
(1) If an y person i s aggri eved b y an entry mad e in th e l and records prep ared un d er
Se ction 114 in r esp ec t of matt ers oth er th an tho se r ef erred to in S ection 108, he
sh all appl y to the Tah sild ar for its corr ectio n within on e year of the d at e of su ch
entry.
(2) The Tah sild ar shall, aft er m akin g su ch enquiry as h e may deem fit, pass
necessary orders in the m att er.]
117.

Presumption a s to entri es in land reco rds.All entri es m ade un der

this Chapt er in th e land record s sh all be presu med to be correct until the contr ar y
is pro ved.
118.

Obligation to furnish inf ormation as to title. (1) Any p erson,

who se ri ght s, inter est or liabilities ar e requi red to be or h ave b een, ent er ed in an y
record or regi ster und er this Ch apt er, sh all be bound on th e requi sition in writing
of any Revenu e Officer, Reve nu e Insp ector or Patwari en gaged in co mpilin g or
revisin g th e record or regi st er to furnish or produce for his in sp ection, within one
month from the d ate o f such r equi sition, all su ch information or d ocu ment s n eed ed
for the correct compilation or r evision th ereof a s may b e within h is knowl ed ge or
in his po ssession or po wer.
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(2) Th e Revenu e Of ficer, Revenu e In sp ector or Patw ari to who m an y

information is furni sh ed, or b efor e whom an y docu ment i s produced und er sub section (1) sh all at o nce gi ve a written acknowl edgement th ereof to th e p er son
furnishin g or prod ucing th e same an d sh all endorse o n an y such document a not e
under hi s si gn atur e st ating the fact of its pro duction and the d ate t he r eceipt of.
119.

Penalty f or n eglect to furni sh i nf ormation. (1) An y p erso n

negl ecting to mak e the r eport required by Section 109, or furnish the information
or produ ce th e do cu ment s r equir ed b y Section 118, within th e sp ecifi ed p eriod
sh all b e li abl e, at th e discr etion of th e 4[ Tahsildar], to a p en al ty not exceedin g
lone thou sand rup ees], whi ch sh all b e re coverabl e as an arr ear of l and re venu e.
(2) An y report regard ing th e acquisition of any ri ght '[under S ection 10 9]
recei ved b y the p atw ari aft er the spe cified p eriod sh all b e dealt wi th in accordance
with th e provi sion s of Se ction 110.
[Provi son O mitted.]
120. Requi sition of assi stance i n preparation of ma ps and reco rd of
right s. Su bject to rules mad e- und er this Code, an y Revenue Officer, Revenue
Insp ector, Measurer o r Pat wari m ay, for the p urpose of pr ep arin g or revi sin g an y
map or pl an r equir ed for or in conn ection with any r ecor d or r egi st er un der thi s
Ch apt er, call upon an y hold er of l and and any holder of plot in abadi to p oint out
the b ound ari es of his land or plot:
121.

Powe r to make rul es for land re cord s. The Stat e Go vernm ent m ay

mak e rul es for r egulat ing th e prep aration, m aint en an ce and revi sion of land r ecord s
requir ed for th e purpo ses of this Cod e.
122.

Ex emption

f ro m

provi sion s

of

this

Ch apt er.

T he

Stat e

Govern ment may, by n otification , direct th at this Ch apt er or an y p rovi sion s th er eof
sh all not appl y to any sp ecified lo cal area o r to any l ands or any cl ass of villages
or land s.
123.

R ecord-of -right s at commen ce ment of Co de. (1) Until recor d of

right s for the villages in the Madhya Bharat, Bhop al, Vindh ya Prad esh and Sironj
region s i s pr ep ar ed in accordance with the pr ovi sion s of Section 108 th e j amab andi
or kh at auni of every such village for th e agr icultural year as th e Stat e Go vernm ent

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may notif y shall, so f ar as it cont ain s th e p arti culars Specifi ed in Section 108 , b e
deemed to b e th e recor d-of -ri ght s, for th at vi llage.
(2) The jamab an di or khatauni r eferr ed t o in su b-section (1) sh all be
published in th e vill age in su ch manner as may b e direct ed b y th e Collector.
[(3) Objection s m ay be fil ed to an y entr y in ja mab andi or kh at auni whi ch
sh all b e dispo sed of by th e Tah sild ar in su ch mann er a s may b e prescribed.]
(4) The j amabandi of the vill ages in the Mahak o sh al regi o n for the
agricultur al year 4[1954-55] sh all continu e to be de emed to be r ecord -of-right s of
su ch village until a record-of -ri ght s i s pr ep ared in accordance with the provi sion s
of Section 108 .

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CHAPTER X
BOUNDAR IES AND BOUNDARY MARKS , SU RV EY MARKS
124. Con st ruction of bound ary ma rks of village s an d su rv ey n umber s or
plot number s. (1) Bound ari es of all vill ages sh all b e fi xed an d d emarcat ed b y
per man ent bo und ar y marks.
(2)

Th e Stat e Go vernm ent may, in r esp ect of an y village b y notificati on,

order th at the b ound ar ies of all survey nu mb er s or plot n umber s shall al so b e fi xed
and demarc at ed by b o und ar y m ark s.
(3)

Su ch bo und ar y m ark s sh all, subj ect to t he pro visions herein aft er

cont ained , b e of su ch sp ecifi cation and sh all be con stru cted and maint ain ed in su ch
mann er as may b e pr escrib ed.
(4)

Wh er e th e rul es prescrib ed bound ary mark s of a sp ecification

differ ent from th at prevailin g in an y village, th e n ew sp ecification sh all not be

enfor ced in su ch vill age except upon applic ation to a 1[T ahsildar] Made b y not l ess
than h alf of th e numb er of holder s of land i n th e vill age. Wh en such appli cation i s
mad e, th e 2[Tah sild ar] sh all have n ew b oun dary marks con stru ct ed throu ghout the
vill age and sh all di stribute th e co st th ereof proportion atel y amon g th e holders of
land in th e vill age in accord an ce with rul es mad e under thi s Code. The sh ar e of
each holder shall b e r eco verabl e as an arrear of land r evenue.
(5)

Ever y holder of l and sh all be r espo n sible for the mainten an ce and

rep air of th e p ermanen t bound ar y and sur vey marks er ect ed ther eon .
125. Disputes rega rding bou nda ri es bet ween villag es, survey nu mb ers
and plot nu mb ers.All disput es regarding bound aries of vill ages, survey num bers
and plot number s wh ere su ch boun daries h ave b een fi xed und er t he pro vi sion s of
Se ction 12 4, shall b e decid ed b y th e 3[T ahsildar] aft er lo cal inqu iry at whi ch all
per sons interest ed sh al l have an op portunit y of ap p earin g and prod ucin g evidence.
126. Eject men t of persons w ro ngfully in possession . ( 1) Wh en a
bound ary has b een fixed u nder th e pro vi sions of Section 124, t he T ahsildar m ay
su mm aril y ej ect an y p er son who is wrongf ully in possession of a ny l an d w hich h as
been found n ot to appert ain to hi s holdin g o r to th e holdin g of any p erson throu gh
or und er whom h e cl ai ms.

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(2)

Wh er e an y p erson has been eje ct ed fr om an y l and und er the

provi sion s of su b -section (1), he may, withi n the period of on e ye ar from th e date
of the eject ment, in stit ute a ci vil suit to est ablish hi s titl e th er eto
Pro vided that th e Tah sild ar, or a ny Reven u e Offi cer as such, sh all not b e mad e a
party to such suit.
(3)

Th e Tah sildar may at an y tim e mak e an or der for re-di stribution of

land r evenu e whi ch, in his opinion , should be mad e as a result of the d ecree in a
ci vil suit institut ed un der sub-section (2) and su ch re-di stribution sh all t ak e effect
from th e b egin nin g of the revenue ye ar followin g the dat e of th e order.
127. D e marcation a nd maint enan ce of bounda ry lin es. (1) Ever y hold er
of th e l an d a djoining a village ro ad , vill age w ast e or land r eser ved for com munal
purpo ses, sh all at hi s own cost and in th e mann er prescribed
(a)

demar cat e th e bound ary b et w een hi s l and and village ro ad, vill agew aste or land reserved for co mmun al p urposes adjoinin g it by
bound ary m ark s; and

(b)

rep air and r enew such bound ar y marks for ti me-to-ti me.

(2)

If th e h older f ails to d emar cate the bo undar y or to r epair or ren ew the

bound ary m ark s as required by su b-section (I), the Tahsildar may, aft er su ch noti ce
as h e d eems fit, c ause the bound ar y to be d emar cated or the boundar y mark s to be
rep aired or ren ew ed and m ay reco ver the cost incurr ed as an arrea r of lan d revenu e.
(3)

In th e event of an y di spute regar din g th e dem arcation of th e boun dar y

or th e m aint en an ce of the bound ar y marks in proper st at e of r ep air, the m att er shall

be d ecid ed by th e Collector whose d eci sion shall b e final.
Explanation. Village ro ad for th e p urpo se of thi s section means a ro ad
whi ch, b ear s an indi cative sur vey nu mb er or plot numb er.
128. Enforce ment of rep air of bounda ry o r su rv ey ma rks. (1) Aft er the
end of N ovem ber in each year the p at el of the village sh all give written noti ce to
ever y hold er on who se l and th e boundar y or sur vey marks are def ecti ve callin g
upon hi m to put them i nto proper r ep air b efo re the fir st d ay of Mar ch follo win g.

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(2) After the fir st d ay of Mar ch in an y ye ar, th e Tah sild ar or an y oth er

Revenue Officer emp ower ed to act may cause an y d efecti ve bo und ar y or sur vey
mark s to b e properl y rep aired and shall rec over th e co st of such rep air from the
holder or hold ers r espon sible for th e m ai ntenan ce of su ch bo undar y or sur ve y
mark s, to gether with a pe nalty whi ch may ext en d to [one thousand rupees] for
ever y bou nd ar y marks so r epair ed. Such co st and p enalt y shall b e r eco verabl e as an
arrear of l and revenu e.
129. D ema rcation of bound aries of surv ey nu mber o r sub-divi si on or plot
nu mber. (1) The Tahsild ar or an y oth er Reven u e Officer empo wer ed to act may,
on th e appli cation of a p art y int er ested, dem arcate th e bo undaries of a sur vey
numb er or of a sub -divi sion or of a plot number an d con stru ct bou ndr y mark s
thereon
(2) Th e State Go vern ment may mak e rule s for regul atin g the pro cedur e to be
followed b y th e Tah sild ar or an y oth er Revenu e Officer emp ow er ed to act in
demar catin g th e bou n dari es of sur yey nu mber or of a sub -di vi sion or of a plot
numb er pr escribin g th e n ature of the boundary m ark s to b e u sed, and authori sin g
the l evy of fees from the hold ers of land i n a dem arcated surve y n umb er or sub division or plot nu mb er:
130. Penalty for d est ructio n, inju ry o r remo val of bounda ry o r su rv ey
ma rks. If an y p erson wilfully d estro ys or injures, or without lawful authorit y
remo ve s, a boundary or sur vey mar k l awfu lly con stru ct ed, h e m ay be ord er ed b y
the Tah sild ar or any o ther Revenu e Offi cer empow ered to act to p ay su ch fin e, n ot
exceedin g i[on e thou sand rup ees] for e ach mark so d estro yed, injured or r emo ved,
as m ay, in th e o pinion of th e Tah sild ar or an y oth er Revenu e Officer empo wer ed to
act b e n ecessar y to d efray th e e xp en se of restoring the sa me and of rewarding the
informant, if an y.
131. Right s of w ay and ot her priv ate ea se ment s. (1) In th e e vent of a
disput e arising as to t he rout e b y whi ch a cultivator sh all h ave ac cess to his fi eld s
or to th e wa st e or p astur e l an ds of th e vill age, otherwise th an b y th e r eco gni sed
roads, p ath s or common l and , includin g those ro ad and p aths record ed in the
vill age Wajib-ul-arz p repared u nd er Section 242 or as to th e source from or co urse
by w hich h e may avail hi mself of w at er, a Tahsildar may, after lo cal enquiry,
decid e th e matt er with ref er en ce to th e pr evi ous cu sto m in each case and with d ue
regard to th e conveniences of all th e p arti es con cern ed.
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(2) No ord er p assed under thi s section sh all d eb ar an y p erson fro m

establi shin g su ch ri ght s of easement as h e may cl ai m by a ci vil suit.
[132. Penalty for obst ru ction of way, etc.An y p er son who en cro ach es
upon, or c auses any obstru ction to th e u se of a r eco gni sed road, path or commo n
land of a village inclu ding tho se road s and path s r ecorded in th e vill age Wajib-ul ar z or who di sobeys the d eci sion of a Tah si ldar p assed und er S ect ion 131 , sh all be
liabl e, und er th e writt en ord er of a Tah sild ar st ating th e f act s and circu mstanc es of
the case, to a penalt y whi ch m ay ext end to 3 [ten thousand rup ees]
[133. R e moval of obstru ction.If a T ahsildar finds th at an y ob st acl e
imp ed es th e fr ee u se of a r eco gnised ro ad , p ath or common l and of a village or
imp ed es th e ro ad or wat er co urse or source of w at er whi ch h as b een the subj ect of
a d eci sion un der S ection 131, h e may order th e p er son respo nsibl e for such
obst acl e to r emo ve it and if such p erson f ai ls to compl y with the order, may cau se
the ob stacle to be r emoved and m ay r eco ver from su ch p er son th e co st of r emo val
thereof and such p erson shall b e li able, under th e written ord er of a Tah sild ar
st atin g th e fact s and circu mstan ces of th e case, to a p en alt y with may ext end to t en
thousand rup ees.]
134. Ex ecution of bond f or abstaini ng fro m repetition of certain a ct s.
Any p erson who en cro aches upon or cau ses an y ob struction und er Section 131, 132
or 133 may be r equir ed b y th e Tah sild ar to execut e a p erson al bo nd for su ch su m
not exc eedin g fi ve hundred rupe es, as h e may d eem fit, for abst ainin g from
rep etition of su ch act.
135. Acqui sition of land f or road , p ath s, etc. (1) If, o n th e application
of the vill agers or other wise, th e Collecto r is, after enquir y satisfied that it i s
exp edient to acquire any land for the purpose of providin g a ro ad not exceedin g t en
feet in width cart tr ack or path for th e use o f the vill age commu nity in su ch villa ge
he may call upon the r esident s of the village to depo sit the am ount of
co mp en sation, p ayabl e in r esp ect of su ch land und er sub-secti on (3) within a
sp ecifi ed p eriod. On su ch depo sit b eing mad e th e Coll ector may, b y ord er
published in th e pr escribed mann er, acquir e su ch land and upon the making of su ch
order, such l and sh all vest ab solutel y in the Stat e Go vern ment.

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(2)

Any p erson cl ai min g any int erest in an y su ch l and may within p eriod

of on e year fro m th e dat e of vestin g und er sub -section (1) mak e an appli cation to
the Collector for co mp en sation in resp ect of his int er est.
(3)

Th e co mp ensation p ayabl e in resp ect of such l and sh all be fifteen

times the l and r even ue assessed or assessabl e th er eon.

136. Pow er to exemp t fro m op eration of this Chapter.The St ate
Govern ment may, b y notification, d ecl are t hat an y of or all of the pro vi sions of
this Ch apt er sh all not appl y in any vill age or cl ass of villages.

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CH APTER XI
REALIS ATION OF LAN D REVEN UE
137. Land reven ue first cha rg e on land . The land reven u e assessed on
an y land shall be first ch ar ge on th at l and an d on th e r ent s and prof its th ereof.
138. Responsibility for pay ment of land reven ue. (1) Th e followin g
per son sh all be primar ily liable for the p ay ment of th e land r evenue assessed on a
holding
(a)

in a bhumiswami 's hol ding th e bhu mi sw ami;

(b)

in a h oldin g con si stin g of land l eased by t he Stat e Go vernm ent the

lessee th ereof.
(2) When th er e ar e more th an one bhu mi sw ami or l essee in a h olding, all
su ch bhumi sw arni s or lessees, as the case may b e, sh all b e join tly an d sever all y
liabl e to th e payme nt of the land revenu e on such holding
139. Land rev enu e recov erabl e fro m any person, in po ssession .In case
of d efa ult by any pe rson who i s pri m arily liabl e und er S ection 138, the l and
revenu e, includin g arrear s, sh all be r ecover abl e from an y p erson in possession of
the l and
Pro vided th at su ch person sh all b e entitled t o credit for th e amount reco vered fro m
him in acco unt with th e p erson w ho i s pri marily li abl e.
140. Dates on w hich land reven ue f alls due a nd is pa yable. (1) The
land revenu e payabl e on account of a r even ue year sh all f all due on th e first d ay of
that year.
(2)

Th e St at e Go vern ment m ay mak e rul es pro viding for the p aym ent of

land revenue in inst alments and on d at es (herein aft er r ef erred to as pr escribed

dat es) sub sequ ent to t he first d ay of th e revenu e year, and such ru le s may pre scribe
the p erso ns to who m and the pl aces wher e at such in st alm ents sh all be p aid.
(3)

Th e payment of l and revenu e to th e per son prescrib ed under sub -

section (2) may be m ade in cash or m ay, at t he co st of th e r emitter , be r emitt ed b y

mon ey ord er.

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(4)

Any p eriod el ap sin g b etween th e first day of the revenu e year and an y

dat e fi xed for th e p ayment of land reven ue by such rules sh all b e d eemed to b e a
period of gr ace, and shall not affect the pro vi sions of sub -section (1).
141. D efinitions of "arrea r" and "def aulter".An y l and reven ue du e and
not paid on or b efor e th e prescrib ed d at e be com es th erefrom an arrear , and the
per sons r espon sibl e fo r it, wheth er und er th e pro vi sions of Sectio n 138 or S ection
139

become

default er s.

142. Patel, Patw a ri, Gra m Sabha or Gra m Pa nchayat b ou nd to give

receipt. (1) Wh ere a Pat el, Patw ari, Gram Sabh a or Gram P an cha yat re cei ves a
payment from an y per son on acco unt of l an d revenue or on ac cou nt of any su m of
mon ey r eco verable as an arrear of l and r evenue h e/it sh all gr ant a receipt for su ch
su m in th e pr escribed form.
(2) If any P at el, Pat w ari, Gr am S abh a or Gr am P anch ayat f ails to gi ve a
receipt as requir ed b y sub -section (1) su ch pat el, patw ari or in t he case of Gram
Sa bh a or Gr am Pan chayat th e p er son s respon sible for p assin g su ch r eceipt o n
beh alf of su ch Gr am S abha or Gram Panch ayat as the case may be, sh all, o n
appli cation of the p ayer, be li abl e b y an ord er of th e Tah sild ar to pay a pen alt y not
exceedin g dou ble the amount p aid .
143. P enalty f or def ault of pay ment of land revenue.If an y instalment of
land revenue or an y p art ther eof i s not p aid within on e month aft er the pr escribed
dat e th Sub -Di vi sional Officer m ay in th e ca se of a wilful def aulter, impo se p en alt y
not exc eedin g l[hun dred] p er c ent of th e amount not so p aid
Pro vided that no su ch penalt y sh all b e imp osed for the non-p aym ent of an
inst alment , th e payment of which h as b een su sp ended b y th e ord er of Go vernme nt,
in resp ect of th e p erio d during which th e p ayment r emain ed su sp ended.
144. Re mi ssion or su spe nsion of land rev euu e on failure of crops. (1)
Th e St at e Govern ment ma y grant r emi ssion or su spen sion of l and revenu e in year s
in whi ch crop s h ave f ailed in an y area or in whi ch cro p s co uld n ot b e grown in an y
ar ea in co n sequ ence of any order m ade under an y l aw by a co mp et ent auth ority,
and su ch r emi ssion o r su sp ension shall b e det ermined in ac cor dan ce with rul es
mad e un der thi s Co d e.

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(2) No app eal or revi sion shall lie again st an y order p assed b y a Revenue
Officer un d er su ch rul es an d no suit sh all li e in a Ci vil Court to cont est an y su ch
order.
145.

C ertif ied a ccount to be evid ence a s to a rrea r and d efaulter.(1) A

st at em ent of account, certified b y th e Coll ector or b y th e Tah sild ar shall, for the
purpo se of thi s Ch apt er, be presumed to b e correct st at ement of the arrear s p ayabl e
to Go vernme nt or its amount, and of th e person who i s th e d efault er, until the
contrar y i s proved.
(2) No notice to d efaulter sh all be n ecessary befor e dr awin g up the
st at em ent ref erred to i n sub -section (1).
146.

Notice of de man d. A Tah sildar or Naib-Tah sildar may cause a

notic e of d emand to be ser ved o n an y def ault er befor e the i ssu e of any proc ess
under S ection 1 47 for the recover y of an arrear.
147.

Pro cess for recove ry of arrea r. An arr ear of land r eve nu e p ayable

to Go vernm ent [or Gr am Sabh a] may b e re cover ed by a T ahsildar b y an yon e or

mor e of th e f ollowin g processes :
(a) by attach ment and sal e of mo vable prop erty;
(b) b y att ach ment and sal e of th e holdin g o n whi ch arrear i s due and wh ere
su ch holdin g con si st o f mor e th an on e sur vey number or plot num ber b y
_sal e of on e or mor e of su ch survey numbers, or plot n umbers as may be
con sid ered n ecessar y t o reco ver the arr ear s :
[Provid ed that n o hold ing shall b e sold for t he r eco ver y of an y du es of a
co -op er ati ve societ y without first exh austi ng th e pro cedur e prescrib ed in
Se ction 154-A]
[(bb) b y attachment of holding on which arrear i s du e and l ettin g th e same
under S ection 1 54-A;
(bbb) by attachment o f any other holdin g b elongin g to th e d efault er whi ch i s
used f or the purpo ses of agri culture and letting the sam e under Section
l54-A;]

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(c)

by att achment and sal e of an y oth er immo vabl e prop ert y b elon gi n g to

the d efaulter
Pro vided th at th e pro cess sp ecified in cl auses ( a) and (c) sh all not permit the
att achment and sal e of the followin g, n amel y :
the necessar y w earin g app arel , cooking vessel s, b ed s and b edding of the
def ault er, his wife and childr en, and su ch p erson al orn ament s, as, in
accord anc e with th e religiou s u sa ge, cannot be p arted with by an y woma n;

Tools of arti sans and, if the d efaulter is an agri culturist , hi s i mpl e- ment s
of husb andry, except an implement dri ven b y m echani cal power and su ch
cattle and seed as m ay, in th e opinion of t he Tah sildar, be n ecessary to
en abl e him to earn hi s livelihood as su ch;

(iii) article s set asid e exclusi vel y for the use of r eligious en dow ment s;
(iv) hou se and oth er build ings (with the materi als and th e site s th er eo f and
the

land

i mmediat el y

appurt en ant

ther eto

and

n ecessary

fo r

the

enjoyment) b elon gi n g to an agri culturist an d occupi ed b y him

[Provid ed furth er that the pro cess sp ecified in cl au se (b) sh all n ot permit
att achment and sal e of holdin g wh er e th e default er hold s,

si x h ect ar es or l ess than si x hectares of l and in the Sch ed ule d Ar ea; or

four h ect ar es or l ess t han four h ect ar es of l and in oth er are as.

Explanation. For the purpo se of this pro viso, "S chedul ed Area" m eans an y
ar ea declared to b e Sch edul ed Area withi n the St ate of Madh ya Pr adesh un d er
par agr aph 6 of th e Fifth Sch edul e to the Con stitution of Indi a.]
148. C osts r ecov era ble a s pa rt of arrear T he co st of servin g a noti ce of
demand und er Section 146 or of issuin g and enfor cin g an y pro cess in Section 147
sh all b e rec over able a s p art of th e arrear in resp ect of whi ch th e n otice was ser ved
or the pro cess was i ssued .
149. Enf orce ment o f proce sses in oth er di st rict s. The processes
sp ecifi ed in cl au ses (a) and (e) of S ection 147 may b e enfor ced eith er in the
district in whi ch th e d efault h as b een made o r in an y oth er di stri ct.

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150. Pay ment und er protest and suit f or recover y. (1) If proceedings
ar e tak en und er thi s Ch apt er against an y p erson for the re cover y of an arrear o f
land r evenu e, h e may, at any ti me b efore th e prop ert y i s k no ck ed down at a sal e,
pay the amount cl ai med an d may, at the sam e time, d eli ver a protest sign ed b y
himself or b y his authorised agent to th e Re ven u e Officer t akin g such pro ceedin gs,
and thereupon th ey sh all b e st ayed.
(2) Any p erson co mpl yi ng with the pro vi sio ns of sub -section (1 ) ma y,
notwithst an ding an ything contain ed in S ect ion 145, ap pl y to th e Sub -Di vi sional
Officer th at nothin g was du e or that th e amount du e was less than the amount for
the recover y of whi ch proceedings w er e t aken and the Sub -Di vi si onal Offi cer shall
decid e th e obj ection so rai sed .
(3) No app eal shall lie again st th e order of the Sub-Di vi sional Offi cer passed
under sub-section (2), but the person con cerned may in stitute a civil suit for the
reco ver y of th e sum or part th ereof p aid und er protest.
151. Application of pro ceed s of sal e. (1) Th e pro ceeds of every sal e
under this Ch apt er sha ll be appli ed, firstly, in sati sf action of th e arrear s on accou nt
of which th e sal e w as h eld an d of the expen ses of su ch sal e, secon dl y, to the
payment of an y arre ars of cesses due b y th e d ef aulter und er an y law for th e ti me
bein g in force in the r egion con cerned, thirdly, to the p ayment of an y other arrear s
payable to th e St ate Go vern ment by the d efault er, and fourthl y t o the p aym ent of
an y arr ear s due b y the def aulter to a Co -operati ve So ci et y, and th e surplu s, if an y,
sh all th en b e pa yabl e to him, or wh ere th er e ar e more d ef aulters t han on e, to su ch
def ault er s a ccordin g to their r esp ecti ve sh are s in th e prop ert y sold :
Pro vided th at th e surp lus sh all not be paid t o th e d efault er or def aulters until
aft er the expir y of two month s from the d ate of the sal e in th e case of mo vabl e
propert y fro m the date of the confirmatio n of sal e in the case of i mmo vabl e
propert y.
(2) Not withst andin g anything in sub -section (1), th e proce eds of sal e und er
cl au se (c) of S ection 147 shall b e appli ed f irst to th e p ayment of arrears of l and
revenu e p ayabl e b y the d ef ault er for th e immo vabl e prop ert y sold up to the d at e of
the sal e, and th e surp lus, if an y, shall be applied in accord an ce with su b -section
(1).

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152. Land sold f or a rrear s to be free fro m en cu mb ran ces. (1) Unl ess
the Sub-Di vision al Officer in ord erin g the sale oth erwi se dire ct s, purch aser of the
land sold for arr ears of land revenue du e in respe ct th ereof, sh all a cquir e it fr ee of
all en cumbran ces imposed o n it, and all gr ants and co ntract s mad e in r esp ect of it,
by any p er so n other th an th e pur ch aser.
(2) Any tr ansf er, gr an t or co ntract in re sp ec t of trees or th e produ ce of tr ees
whi ch are or at an y tim e h ave b een th e pro pert y of th e bhu mi sw ami of the l and in
whi ch th ey st and, sh al l be dee med to b e a gr ant or contract m ade in resp ect of su ch
land within the meani ng of sub -section (I).
153. Purchaser' s title. Wh ere immo vable propert y i s sold und er the
provi sion s of thi s Ch apter and such sale has become absolut e, th e propert y sh all be
deemed to h ave vest ed in the purchaser fro m the time when th e propert y is sold and
not from th e ti me w h en the sal e b eco mes ab solute.
154. Purchaser not

liable for land

rev enue

due

prio r to

sal e.

Notwithst andin g anyth ing in S ection 138, or S ection 139, th e person nam ed in the
certificate of purch ase sh all not b e liabl e for lan d revenu e p ayabl e in resp ect of th e
land for an y period pr evious to the dat e of the sale.
[154-A. Pow ers of the Tahsilda r to let o ut the holding in resp ect of which
arrea r i s du e o r an y oth er holding of the d efaulter. [(1) Where th e arr ear of
land r evenu e is due i n r esp ect of a h oldin g or wh ere an y mon ey is r eco verable in
the same man ner as an arr ear of l and r evenue und er Section 155, th e Tab sild ar
may, notwith st anding an ythin g, cont ained in this Cod e, after atta chm ent of holdin g
under clau se (b) for t he r eco very of du es of a Co -op er ati ve Society, or clause (bb)
or clau se (bb b) of Se ction 147 as the case may b e, l et out th e holding on w hich
arrear i s du e or any o ther holdin g b elo ngin g to th e d ef aulter w hich is u sed for the
purpo se of agri culture to any person other than the def aulter for a p eriod not
exceedin g te n year s commen cing from th e first day of agricultural year n ext
following upon such terms and conditions as the Coll ector m ay fi x
Pro vided th at th e holding attached for th e recover y of th e d ues of a Co operati ve Soci ety shall be let out for a perio d not exceedin g ten year s :]
[Provid ed further th at an y l and of a holding of a bhu mi sw ami b elo ngin g to a
member of a tribe wh ich h as b een d eclare d to b e an aborigin al t ribe und er sub -

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section (6) of Section 165, shall n ot b e l et out to an y per so n oth er th an a m emb er

of su ch trib e.]
(2) Nothin g in thi s sectio n shall affect th e li ab ility of an y p erson who m ay
be liabl e under this Code for the p ayment o f the arrears of l and reven u e or of an y
mon ey r eco verabl e in the same mann er as an arrear of l and r evenue und er S ection
155.
(3) Upon th e expir y of th e p eriod of lease the ho lding shall b e r estor ed to the
per son con cern ed fr ee of an y cl aim on the part of th e St at e Go vern ment for the
arrears in respect of su ch holdin g or fr ee of a ny cl aim on th e part of th e St at e
Govern ment or any ot her authorit y whatso ever for th e mon eys r eco verabl e in the
sam e mann er as an arrear of l an d revenu e und er S ection 155 for the satisf action
wher eof the same w as let out u nder sub -secti on (1) :]
[Provid ed th at nothin g in thi s sub -section sh all appl y to th e holdin g attach ed
and l et out for the r ecover y of the du es of a Co-op erati ve So ci et y wh ere th e du es
for the satisfaction were of the same w as l et out und er sub-section (1) are not full y
sati sfied on th e expir y of th e p eriod of lease .]
155. Money s recoverable a s an a rrea r of land r evenue. Th e following
mon eys may b e re covered, as f ar as may b e, under the pro vi sio n s o f this Ch apt er in
the sam e
mann er as an arr ear of land revenu e :
(a)

except su ch ch ar ges as are includ ed in the land r evenue un d er subsection (2) of Sectio n 58, all rents, ro yal ties, w at er r at es, cesses,
fees, ch ar ges, premia, penalti es, fin es and co st p ayabl e or l evia ble
under this Co d e or an y other en actm ent f or the tim e b eing in force;

(b)

all mon eys f alling du e to th e State Go vern ment under an y gr ant, l ease
or contract w hich provid es th at th ey sh all be reco ver abl e in th e same
mann er as an arr ear of land revenu e;

[(bb)

all moneys guarant eed b y th e St at e Go vern ment to the ext en t of

amount gu arant eed under a contract of gu ar ant ee whi ch pro vide s that
they sh all b e recover able in th e same. manner as an arre ar of land
revenu e;1

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(c)

all sums decl ared b y this Cod e, or any oth er en act ment for the t ime
bein g in for ce to be recover abl e in th e same m anner as an arr ear of
land revenu e; and

(d)

an y sum ord er ed b y a liquidator appoint ed under an y l aw r el ating to

Co -op erative So ci eti es in for ce for th e time bein g in any r egion of the
State to b e re cover ed as a contribution to the assets of a so ci et y or as
the co st of liquid ation
Pro vided th at no action shall be t ak en o n application for recover y of a
su m sp ecified in clause (d), u nless su ch application i s acco mp anied
by a certificat e si gn ed by th e Regi strar appo inted und er such l aw that
the su m should b e re cover ed as an arr ear of land revenu e;

[(e)

all mon eys b eco min g paya ble to th e Mad hya Pr ad esh St ate Agr o
Indu stri es D evelopm ent Corpor ation Li mit ed
(i) on account of p en alt y, cost of agric ultural i mplements or other
materi al s sold by the Corporation to agri cul turists for th e purpo se
of agriculture or improvement of l and o r otherwi se, und er any
agr eement of sal e of su ch impl em ents or materi al s b y th e sai d
Corpor ation;
(ii) in r ep ayment of any loan ad vanced b y t he said Corpor ation o r of
an y amou nt du e to the said Corporation un der an y lease, contract,
or agreem ent with or a ny oth er dealin g of th e said Corpor ation
Pro vid ed th at no actio n shall b e t ak en on application for reco ver y
of a sum sp ecifi ed in this cl au se, unl ess su ch appli cation i s
accomp ani ed b y a certificate si gn ed by th e Man agin g Director o f
the said Corporation t hat the sum should be reco vered as an ar r ear
of land revenu e;]

[(f)

all mon eys b eco min g p ayabl e to the Madhya Pradesh La ghu Ud yo g
Nigam Limit ed and the Madh ya Pradesh Audyo gik Vika s Ni gam
Li mited-(i) on account of servi ce charge, penalt y, interest, co st of machin er y
or other mat eri als sold b y th e said Ni gams to entrepr en eurs for the
purpo se of establi shin g, exp andin g or runni ng an indu str y or for
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an y oth er purpo se an cillary to an indu str y u nder an y agr eement of

sale o n hir e purch ase or oth erwi se of such machin ery or mat eri al s
by the said Ni gams;
(ii)

on account of rent or co st of b uilding hir ed out or sold, as the

case may b e, b y th e said Ni gams under any l ease, contract o r
agr eement;

(iii)

in rep aym ent of any l oan advan ced b y th e said Ni gams, or of

an y amount du e to th e said Ni gams und er an y l ease, contr act or

agr eement with or any other dealin g of the said Ni gams
Pro vided th at no action shall be t ak en o n application for recover y of a
su m sp ecified in thi s cl au se unl ess su ch ap plic ation is acco mp an ied
by a certificat e si gn ed b y the Man agi n g Director of th e said Ni gam
that th e said sum shou ld be r ecover ed as an arr ear of l and re venu e;
(g) all mon eys beco min g p ayable to th e Madh ya Prad esh Lift Irri gation
Corpor ation Limited on account of
(i) constru ction charges of th e tube-w ell s;
(ii) wat er rate s for th e w at er supplied for t he purpose of irri gation from
an y Lift Irrigation S chem es;
(iii) an y sum du e to t he said Corpor ation under an y l ease, agre ement or
contra ct executed with the said Corp oration
Pro vided th at no action shall be t ak en o n application for recover y of a
su m sp ecified in thi s cl au se unl ess su ch ap plic ation is acco mp an ied
by a certificat e si gned b y the Man agi ng Dir ector of the said
corpor ation th at th e said sum should b e reco vered as an arr ear of l and
revenu e.]
156. R ecov ery of mon ey s fro m surety Ever y p er so n who may ha ve
beco me a sur et y un d er an y of th e pro vi si ons of thi s Cod e or und er an y oth er
en act ment or any grant, l ease or contract wher e und er th e sum secur ed i s
reco ver abl e fro m th e principal as an arr ear of land r evenu e sh all, on failure to p a y
the amou nt or any por tion thereof whi ch h e m ay h ave b ecome liable to p ay und er

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the t erms of hi s security bond , b e liabl e to be pro ceed ed a gain st und er the
provi sion s of this Code in th e same mann er as for an arr ear of l an d, r evenu e.

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CHAPTER XII
TEN URE-HOLDERS
157. Cla ss of tenu re .- Th er e sh all b e o nl y o ne cl ass of t enur e- hol ders of
land held from the st at e to b e known as bhum isw ami
158. Bhu mi sw a mi. [(1)] E ver y person who at the ti me of coming into
force of thi s Cod e, belon gs to an y of th e follo win g cl asses shall be call ed a
bhumiswami and shal l have all th e ri ght s and be subj ect to all the liabilities
conferr ed or impo sed upon a b humi sw ami b y or und er thi s Cod e, namel y :
(a) ever y p er son in r esp ect of l and h eld by him in th e Mahako sh al region in
bhumiswami or bhu mi dhari ri ght s in accord an ce with the pro vi si ons of
the Madh ya Prad esh Land Reven ue Cod e, 1 9 54 (II of 1955);
(b) ever y p er son in r esp ect of land h eld by him in th e Madhya Bh arat r egion
as a Pakk a t en ant or as a Mu afidar , In amd ar or Con cession al ho lder, as
defined in the Madh ya Bh arat Land Revenue and Ten ancy Act, Samvat,
2007 (66 of 1950);
(c) every p erson in r esp ect of l an d h eld b y him in th e Bhop al r egion as an
occu pant as d efin ed in the Bh opal St at e La nd Re ven u e Act , 1932 (IV o f
1932);
(d) (i) e ver y p er son i n respect of l and h eld by hi m in th e Vindh ya Prad esh
region as a p ach apan paint ali s tenant, p att edar ten ant, a gro ve ho lder or
as a holder of tan k as defin ed in th e Vindh ya Pradesh Land Reven ue an d
Ten an cy Act, 19 53 (III of 1955);
(ii) ever y p er son in respe ct of la nd (oth er th an land whi ch is a gro ver
or tank or w hich h as be en acquired or whi ch is r eq uired fo r
Govern ment or publi c purpo ses) h eld b y him in th e Vindh ya
Prad esh re gion as a gair haqd ar t en ant and in resp ect of whi ch he
is entitled to a p att a in accord an ce with the pro visions of sub section (4) of S ection 57 of the Rew a Stat e Land Revenu e an d
Ten an cy Cod e, 1935;]
(iii)

ever y p erson in r esp ect of l and h eld b y hi m a s a t en ant in the

Vindh ya Pradesh regio n and in r esp ect of wh ich h e is entitled to a

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patt a in a ccord an ce wi th the pr o visio ns of su b-sections (2) an d (3)

of S ection 151 of th e Vindhya Pradesh Land Revenu e and Ten an cy
A ct, 19 53 (III of 19 55), but has o mitt ed to obt ain such patta
befor e th e comin g into force of thi s Co d e,
(e) every per son in resp ect of l and h eld b y him in Sironj r egion as a
khat edar ten ant or as a gro ve hold er as d efined in th e Raj asth an Ten an cy
A ct, 195 5 (3 of 1955).
[(2) A Rul er of an In dian St at e formin g p art of the St at e of Madh ya Prad esh
who, at the ti me of co min g into force of this Co de, w as hold ing land or w as
entitled to hold l and as such Rul er b y virtue of th e coven ant or agreement ent er ed
into by hi m befor e th e commen cement of the Con stitution, shall, as from th e date
of co min g into for ce of-thi s Cod e, be a bh umi sw ami of su ch l an d under the Code
and shall b e subj ect t o all the rights an d liabilities co nferr ed an d impo sed upon a
bhumiswami b y or und er thi s Code.
Explanation.In thi s section , the expr ession "Rul er" and "Indian Stat e"
sh all ha ve th e same meanin gs as ar e assign ed to these expr ession s in cl au ses (22)
and (15) resp ecti vel y by Arti cle 366 of th e Constitution of Indi a.]
[(3) Every p er son -(i)

who is holdin g l and i n bhumi sw ami ri ght b y virtu e of a lease

grant ed to hi m b y th e Stat e Go vernm ent or the Collector or the
Allotment Offi cer on or befor e the comm ence ment of the
Madhya Prad esh Land Revenu e Code (Ame ndment) A ct, 199 2
from th e d at e of su ch co mmen cement, and

(ii)

to whom l an d is allo tted in bhu mi sw ami right b y the St at e

Govern ment or the Co llector or th e Allotment Officer after the
co mmen ceme nt of th e Madh ya Pr ad esh Land Revenu e Code
(Amend ment) Act, 19 9 2 from th e d ate of su ch allot m ent,

sh all b e d eemed to be a bhu mi sw ami in respe ct of su ch l and and shall b e su bject to

all th e right s and liabi lities conferred and i mpo sed upon a bhu miswami by or und er
this Cod e
Pro vided th at no su ch p er son shall tran sf er such l and within a period of ten
year s fro m the d ate of lease or allot ment.]
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159. Land rev enue payabl e by bhu miswami s. Ever y p er son beco min g a
bhumiswami u nd er Section 1 58 shall pay as land revenu e
(a)

if he was payi n g l and revenue in respe ct of th e l ands h eld by him

su ch land revenu e; or

(b)

if he w as p ayin g r ent i n respect of the l and s held by him an amo unt

equ al to su ch rent.

160. R evocation of exe mption fro m liabilit y for land revenue. (1) Ever y
Muafi or In am land, wherever situ at e, which was h er etofore exe mpted from
payment of the w hol e or p art of the l and revenu e b y a sp eci al grant fro m the
Govern ment or und er the provi sion s of any law for the time being in force or in
pursuan ce of any oth er instru ment sh all, n otwithst anding an ything co ntained in an y
su ch grant, l aw or inst rument b e li abl e from the co mmen cem ent of the reven u e year
next followin g the co min g into force of this Cod e, to th e payment of full l and
revenu e assessabl e the reon,
(2)

Wh er e an y su ch Muaf i or Inam l and is h eld for th e maint en an ce or

upkeep of an y p ublic, r eligiou s or ch arit able in stitution, th e Stat e Go vernm ent

may, on th e appli cation of su ch in stitution, in th e prescrib ed form l and m ade
within su ch ti me as may be pr escribed] gr ant to it su ch ann uity not exceedin g the
amount of the exempt ion from land r even u e enjo yed by it, as may b e co n sid ered
reason able for th e pr oper mainten an ce or upk eep of su ch instit ution or for the
continu an ce of ser vice rend er ed by it.
(3)

Th e annuit y grant ed und er sub -section (2) shall b e subj ect to such

con ditions as ma y b e prescrib ed and may fro m time to time be revi sed or
withdrawn b y the St at e Go vern ment.
(4)

Wh er e an appli cation is mad e und er sub -section (2), the recover y of

land revenu e fro m th e institution con cern ed shall b e stayed until th e d eci sion of the
appli cation.
161. Reduction of revenu e duri ng the currency of settl e ment. (1) At
an y ti me durin g th e curren cy of the settlement th e Coll ector may, in accordance
with such rul es as may b e mad e in thi s b eh alf, on th e application of a bhumi swami
or of his own motion redu ce th e re venu e in r espect of any l an d on an y of the
following ground s, n amel y :
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(i)

that th e l and h as b een w holl y or partiall y r end er ed unfit for

culti vation in con sequence of flood s or other cau se beyond the cont rol
of su ch bhu mi sw ami;

(ii)

that any irrigation source, wheth er n ew or old, constru ct ed and

maintain ed at th e cost of the St at e has f allen into disrepair and has
ceased to irri gat e th e whol e or an y part of his holding to which an
enh anced r at e of re ven ue h as b een appli ed on acco unt of irrigation;

(iii)

that an y pri vat e irrigat ion sour ce h as for any cau se beyo nd the control
of bhumi sw ami , ce ased to irrigat e th e w hole or an y p art of the
holding which h as b een a ssessed to enh an ced land r even ue on account
of irrigation;

(iv)

that the revenu e p ayable b y th e bhu mi swami in respect of the l an d is

mor e th an th e re ven ue calculated at th e rat e fi xed at the l ast
settlem ent or under an y other l aw for such l and;

(v)

that th e area of th e h olding of su ch bhu mi sw ami h as d ecr eased for

an y reason b elow th e ar ea on whi ch th e exi stin g l and r even ue w as
assessed.

(2)

Wh er e any r edu ction is ord ere d under sub -section (1), su ch redu ction

sh all t ake eff ect from the commen cement o f the r evenue year n ext followin g the
dat e of the ord er.
(3)

If th e cau se for whi ch revenu e h as b een redu ced und er sub -section (1)

sub sequ entl y ceases or is r emo ved, the Coll ector m ay, after gi ving the bhu mi swami
a r eason able opportu nity of b ein g h eard, mak e an order directing th at su ch
reduction sh all cease to be in for ce and on su ch ord er b ein g p assed, th e redu ction
sh all stand revok ed from th e commen cement of the r evenue year n ext follo win g the
dat e of the ord er.
[162. x x x]
163. Pen ding appli cations f or confer ral of bhumi swa mi ri ghts.All
appli cation s by bhumi dhari s for conf err al of bhumi swami rights p ending b efore an y
Revenue Court in the Mah akoshal r egion i mmedi atel y b efor e th e comin g into force
of this Cod e whether i n appe al, revi sion, r eview or otherwi se, shall be fil ed and the
amount, if any, d epo si ted b y su ch bhu midharis sh all b e refu nded to them.
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[164 D evolution . S ubject to hi s p ersonal law th e int er est of b humi swami

sh all, o n his d eath, p ass b y inh eritance, su rvi vor ship or b equest, as th e case m ay
be.]
165. Right s of tra nsfer. (1) Subj ect to the oth er pro vi sions of t his sectio n
and th e pro vi sion of S ection 168 a bhumi sw arni may transfer i[x x x] an y int er est
in his l an d.
(2) Notwith st anding anythin g cont ained in sub-section (1)
(a)

no mortgage of an y l and by a b humi swarni sh all h er eaft er be

valid unl ess atleast five acres of irrigat ed or te n acres of
unirrigat ed l and i s l eft with him free from any en cumbran ce or
ch ar ge;

(b)

subj ect to th e pro vi sion s of cl ause ( a), no u sufru ctu ar y

mort gage of any l and by a bhumi swami shal l her eafter b e valid
if it is for a p eriod exceedin g si x year s and unl ess it i s a
con dition of th e mor tgage th at on th e expiry of th e p eriod
mentioned in th e mort gage d eed, th e mort gage shall b e d eemed,
without an y p ayment what soever b y the bh umi sw ami to h ave
been red eemed in ful l and th e mort gagee sh all forthwith r edeli ver po ssessio n of the mort gaged land to t he bhu miswami;

(c)

if any mortgagee in p osse ssion of the land mort gaged do es n ot

han d o ver po ssession of land aft er th e expi ry of th e p eriod of
the

mort gage

or

si x

year s

whi ch ever

expir es

fir st

the

...m ortgagee sh all b e liabl e to ejectm ent by the ord ers of the
Tah sildar as tr esp asser and th e mort gagor shall b e pl aced in
possessio n of th e l an d by th e Tahsildar
[Provid ed th at nothin g in thi s sub -section sh all ap ply in the case of a
mort gage of an y l and held b y a b humi swami for non -agri cultural p urpose]
(3) Wher e a bhu mi sw ami eff ect s a mort gage other th an a u sufru ctu ar y
mort gage of hi s l and in pursu anc e of the pro visions of sub -section (2), th en
notwithst an ding anyth ing co ntain ed in the mort gage d eed, the total amount of
interest accruin g und er the mort gage shall n ot exc eed h alf the sum of the prin cipal
amount advan ced b y t he mort gagee.
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(4) Not withst andin g anythin g cont ain ed in sub-section (1), no bhumi swami
sh all h ave th e ri ght to transfer an y l an d -(a) in f avour of any person who shall as a r esult of the tr an sf er
beco me entitled to lan d which to geth er with th e l and, if any, h eld
by himself or b y his famil y will in the aggre gat e exceed su ch
ceilin g limit s as may b e prescrib ed;
[(b) x x x]
[Provid ed th at
(i) nothing in thi s sub -section sh all appl y
(a) (i) in the case of tran sf er in f avo ur of an in stitution est ablished
for a p ublic, reli gio us or ch aritable purpose or a transfer for
industri al purpo se or a tran sf er by w ay of mortgage;
(ii) in th e case of tr an sf er in f avour of Co -op erative So ci et y for
industri al purpo se or a tran sfer b y w ay of mort ga ge subj ect,
however, to th e con dition that no mortgage for agricultural
purpo ses sh all autho rise sal e for reco ve ry oi an advan ce i n
contravention of cl au se (b) of S ection 1 47;
(b) in the case of a tran sfer of l and h eld for non -agricultural
purpo ses]
Pro vided furth er th at the tran sf er of l and u nder sub -clause ( a) of clau se (i)
of the pre cedin g pro vi so for an in du strial pu rpose sh all be subj ect to the followin g
con ditions, n amel y :
(i)

if su ch l and i s to b e di verted to a n on -agri cultural

purpo se, th e p er mi ssion of th e Sub-Di vi si onal Offi cer
under Se ction 172 for su ch di versio n is obt ained prior to
su ch tran sf er; and

(ii)

the pro visions of Sect ion 172 shall appl y to su ch tr an sf er with

the modifi cation th at the p eriod of three month s an d I [one
month] 2[ si x month s] m ention ed in th e pro vi so to sub -section
(1) ther eof shall, for the purpo ses of an ap plic ation for su ch

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diversion, b e fort y-five d ays and 3[on e month] Inin et y d ays]

resp ecti vel y.]
Explanation.For th e purpo ses of thi s sub -section, a person 's f amily shall
con si st of th e p erso n himself, the min or children and th e spou se of su ch p er son
living jointl y with hi m and if such p er so n is a minor th en hi s par ent s li vin g jointly
with him.
(5) Notwithst andin g a nything to th e contrar y in an y oth er en actment for the
time bein g in force, no l and of a bhumisw ami shall, in executio n of a d ecr ee or
order of a Court, b e sold to an y p er son who as a result of such sale sh all beco m e
entitled to land whi ch to gether with the land , if an y, h eld by himself or by hi s
family will in th e aggregat e exceed such ceiling li mits as may b e p rescribed
[Provid ed th at nothin g in thi s sub-section shall appl y in th e case of a co operati ve societ y wh ere an y l and i s to b e sold in execution of a decree or ord er
passed in favour of su ch soci et y after exhau stin g th e procedu re pr escribed in
Se ction 154-Al
Explanation For th e purposes of thi s sub-section, th e expr ession "a
per son's f amil y" . sh all have th e same meanin g as assi gn ed to it in sub-section (4) .
[(6) Notwith st andin g an ythin g co ntaine d in sub-section (1) the ri ght of
bhumiswami belon ging to a trib e whi ch has been d ecl ar ed to b e an abori gin al tribe
by th e St at e Go vern ment by a notification i n that b eh alf, for th e whol e or p art of
the ar ea to whi ch this Code appli es sh all(i)

in su ch ar eas as ar e predo minat el y inhabit ed by ab origin al tribes and

from such d at e as th e Stat e Go vernment ma y, b y notification, sp ecify,
not be tran sferred nor it shall b e tran sfe,r abl e. either b y way of sal e or
otherwise or as a con sequ en ce of tran sactio n of loan to a p erson not
belongin g to su ch tribe in th e ar ea sp ecifi ed in the notific ation;

(ii)

in are as other than those sp ecifi ed in the n otification und er clause (i),
not to b e tran sf erred or be transfer abl e either b y w ay of sale or
otherwise or as a con sequ en ce of tran sactio n of loan to a p erson not
belongin g to such tribe without th e p er mi ssion of a Revenu e Officer
not belo w the ra nk of Collector, gi ven for reason s to b e r ecorded in
writing.
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Explanation.For

th e

purp o ses

of

This

sub -section

th e

expression

"oth erwi se" sh all n ot includ e lease.]

[(6-a) Notwith st anding an ythin g co ntaine d in sub-section (1), 2[t he ri ght of
a bh umi sw ami oth er than a bhumi sw ami belon ging to a tribe whi ch h as b een
decl ar ed to b e an ab o rigin al trib e und er sub-section ( 6), in the l and excludin g the
agricultur al land] shal l not be tran sf erred or be tran sf erable either by wa y of sal e
or oth erwi se or as a conse qu en ce of tran sac tion of loan to a p erson not b elon gin g
to a bori gin al tribe without th e p ermission o f the Coll ector given for reason s to be
record ed in writin g
Pro vided th at ever y such tr ansfer effect ed 3[aft er th e 9th d ay of June , 1980
but befor e th e 20th A pril, 1981] which is not in accord an ce with the pro vi sion s
her ein cont ain ed sh all, unless su ch tr an sf er if ratified b y t he Collector in
accordance with th e p rovi sion s her ein aft er cont ain ed , b e void an d sh all b e of no
effect wh at so ever, notwithst anding an ythin g cont ained in thi s Code or a ny oth er
law for th e time b ein g in force.
(6-b) Notwithst andin g anyth ing cont ained in th e Limitation A ct, 1963 ( No.
36 of 196 3), th e Collector may o n hi s o wn motion at any time or on an appli cation
mad e in this b ehalf within three year s of such transaction in such form as may be
pre scribed, m ake an enquiry as he m ay deem fit, and may, aft er givin g a r eason abl e
opportunity of b eing heard to th e p er so n s aff ect ed b y the transfer, pass an ord er
ratifyin g the tran sf er o r refu sin g to r atify the tran sf er.
(6-c) Th e Coll ector sh all in passin g an ord er und er sub -section (6-a)
grantin g or r efu sin g t o grant permi ssion or und er sub -section (6-b) ratif ying or
refu sing to ratify th e tran saction sh all h ave due r egard to th e following :
(i)

wheth er or not th e p er son to who m l and is b eing tr ansferr ed i s a

resid ent of th e S chedu led Ar ea;

(ii)

the purp o se to whi ch land sh all b e or is li kel y to be u sed after the

transfer;
(iii)

wheth er the tr ansfer ser ves, or i s likely to serve or prejudi ce the

so ci al, cultural

and econo mic int erest

Sc hedul ed Ar ea;
(iv)

wheth er th e consid erat io.n p aid i s ad equate;

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of the r esid ent s of the

(v)

wheth er th e transaction is spuriou s or b enam i and

(vi)

su ch oth er m atters as m ay be. pr escrib ed.

Th e d eci sion of th e Collector gr antin g or refu sin g to grant th e per mission

under su b-section (6 -a ) or ratifying or refu si ng to r atify the 'tr an saction of tran sfer
under sub -section (6 -b), shall be fin al, not withst anding an yt hin g to th e contr ar y
cont ained in thi s Cod e.
Explanation.For the purpose of thi s su b-section,
(a)

"S ch eduled Area" mean s an y area decl ared to b e a Sch edul ed

Area within th e St ate of Madh ya Pr ade sh un der p ar agraph 6 of
the Fifth Sch edul ed to the Con stitution of India;

(b)

the burd en of pro vi ng th at the tran sf er was not spuriou s,

fictitious or b en ami shall li e o n the p er so n who cl aims su ch
transfer to b e valid.

(6-d) On refu sal to gr ant the p ermission und er sub -section (6-a) or
ratification u nd er sub-section (6-b), th e tr an sf eree, if in po ssession of th e l an d
sh all vacat e th e possession forthwith and restore th e po ssession ther eof to the
origin al bh umiswami.
(6-e) If th e bhumi swami for an y r eason whatso ever fails or i s un abl e to take
possessio n of th e l an d of whi ch th e right of p ossession st and s r estor ed to him und er
sub -section (6 -d), the Collector sh all cause the p o ssession of l and to b e taken an d
cau se th e l and to b e man aged on b ehalf of the bhu mi swami su bject to su ch ter ms
and condition s a s may be pr escrib ed till such time as th e origi nal bhu mi swami
ent er s up on hi s l and
Pro vided th at if an y resi st an ce is offer ed in r estoring po ssession, the
Collector shall u se or cau se to be used su ch force as m ay be necessar y.
[(6-ee) The agri cultur al l and tr an sf erred b y the bhumisw ami other th an a
bhumiswami b elon gin g to an abori ginal tribe d ecl ar ed under sub -section (6) to a
per son not belo n ging to an ab origin al tribe sh all not b e di verted for an y oth er
purpo se b efore th e exp iry of p eriod of ten ye ar s from the date of tran sf er;]

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(6-f)

Th e pro visio n s of su b-section (6-a) to 2[(6-ee)] shall have effect,

notwithst an ding anyth ing to th e contrar y co ntain ed in thi s Co d e or an y oth er l aw

for the ti me bein g in force.]
(7) Not withst an ding anything cont ained in sub -section (1) or in any oth er
law for th e time b ein g in force
[(a)

wher e th e ar ea of l and co mprised in a holdin g or if ther e b e mor e t han

one h olding the aggre gat e ar ea of all holdings of a bhu mi sw ami is in
excess of five acr es o f irrigated or t en acr es of unirrigat ed l an d, then
only so much ar ea of l and in hi s h oldin g or holdings sh all b e li abl e to
att achment or sal e in execution of an y d ecr ee or order as i s in excess
of five acr es of irrigat ed or t en a cres of unirrigat ed l and;]

(b)

no land compri sed in a holding of a bhu mi swami b elon gin g to a t ribe

whi ch h as b een d ecl ared to be an abori gin al tribe und er sub -section
(6) shall b e li abl e to be attached or sold in execution of any d ecr ee or
order;

(c)

no recei ver sh all b e appointed to m anage t he l an d of a b humi swami

under S ection 51 of the Cod e of Civil Procedur e, 1908 (V of 1908)
nor sh all an y su ch l and vest in th e Co urt or an y rec ei ver un d er the
Pro vincial In sol ven cy Act, 1920 (V of 1920), contr ar y to the
provi sion s of cl au se ( a) or cl au se (b)

Pro vided th at nothin g in this sub -section shall appl y wh ere a char ge h as
been cre ated on th e land by a mort gage.
[(7-a)

Notwithst andi ng

an ythin g

cont ained

in

sub-se ction

(1),

no

bhumiswami sp ecified in Section 3 3 of the Madh ya Pradesh Bhoodan Y agna

Adhini yarn, 1968 (No. 28 of 1968) shall h ave th e ri ght to tr an sf er an y int er est in
his l and sp ecified in the said section without the p er mi ssion of th e 2[Coll ector].]
[(7-b) Not withst andin g anything cont ain ed in sub -section (1), 4[a p er so n
who hold s land fro m th e St at e Gover n ment or a person who hold s l and in
bhumiswami ri ghts un der sub -section (3) of Section 158] or who m right to o ccup y
land i s gr ant ed b y th e Stat e'Govern ment or the Colle ctor as a Go vern ment l essee
and who sub sequ entl y beco mes bh umi sw ami of such l and , sh all not transfer su ch

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land without th e p er mission of a Reve nu e Offi cer, not below the rank of a
Collector, gi ven for r eason s to b e r ecord ed i n writing.]
(8) Nothin g in this section sh all prevent a bh umi sw ami fro m tr an sf errin g an y
right in his l and to secure pa ym ent of, or sh all affect th e ri ght of the Stat e
Govern ment to sell su ch ri ght for th e r eco very of an ad van ce m ade to him und er the
Lan d Impro vem ent Lo an s Act, 1 883 (XIX of 1883) or th e Agri cult urist Lo an s Act,
1884 (XII of 1884).
[(9) Nothin g in thi s section sh all
(i)

pre vent a bhu misw ami from transferrin g an y right in his l and b y w ay
of mort gage to secur e p ayment of an advan ce mad e to hi m by cooperati ve society subj ect to the condition that the land sh all not be
sold to secur e r eco very, without exh austing the procedur e pr escri bed
in Section 154-A; or

(ii)

affect the ri ght of any su ch society to secure r ecover y or an ad va nce

mad e to him, in accor dance with th e pro vi sions of Section 154 -Al

[(9-a) Nothin g in thi s section sh all pr event a b humi sw ami wh o is a di splaced p er son fro m tran sf errin g any right in his lan d to secure p ayment of an
ad vance mad e to hi m by th e Dand akaran ya D evelopment Authority or shall affect
the ri ght of that Auth ority to sell such right f or the reco very of su ch ad vance.
Explanation. In this su b-section "di sp laced p erson" mean s a p erso n
displ aced from th e t er ritories now co mprised in Ea st P aki st an who i s r esettled in
Madhya Pr ad esh on or after th e 1 st day of April, 1957, un der any sch eme of
resettlement of di spl aced per so n s san ction ed b y the Central Govern ment or the
State Go vern ment.]
[(9-b) Nothin g in this section shall pre vent a bhu misw ami from tran sf errin g
an y ri ght in hi s lan d to secur e p aym ent of an ad van ce mad e to him b y a
Commer ci al Bank for purpose of agri cultu re or improvement of holdin g or shall
affect th e ri ght of any such Bank to sell su ch right for the r eco ver y of such
ad vance.]
(10)

Notwithst andin g an yt hing cont ain ed in th e Indian Re gi stration Act,

1908 (X VI of 1908), no officer emp ower ed to regi ster docu ment s ther eund er shall

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ad mit to r egi str ation any do cu ment which pu rports to contraven e t he provi sion s of
this section.
(11)

Nothin g in thi s sectio n sh all

(a)

invalidat e any tran sfer whi ch was validl y made; or

(b)

valid at e an y tr ansfer which w as in validl y mad e; b efor e the

co min g into force of t his Cod e.

Explanation For pu rposes of thi s section one acr e of irri gat ed l and shall
be d eemed to b e equal to two acre s of unirrigat ed l an d and vi ce-ve rsa.
166.

Fo rf eiture i n ca ses of certain t ra nsf ers. (1) If a tran sf er of l and i s

mad e in contr avention of th e pro vi sion s of c lause (a) of su b-sectio n (4) of S ection
165 so mu ch of th e l and as i s in excess o f the prescrib ed ceili ng limit with the
transferee sh all, aft er its sel ection b y th e t ransferee within th e p rescribed period
and demarcation by a Sub -Di vi sional Offi cer in accord an ce with such rul es as m ay
be mad e in th at b ehalf, stand forfeited to th e Stat e Go vern ment
Pro vided th at if the transfer ee f ails to m ake th e selection within the
pre scribed p eriod such sel ection sh all be ma de b y th e Sub-Divi sional Officer.
[ (2) x .x x]
(3) The Sub -Di visional Officer sh all in the cases r ef err ed to in su b-se ction s
(1) and (2) fi x th e l an d r evenue in th e prescribed mann er in r esp ect of the l and l eft
with th e tr an sf eree.
167.

Ex chang e

of

land.Subject to th e provisions of S ection

165

bhumiswami may exchan ge b y mutu al agree ment the w hol e or any p art of th eir
holding for p urpo ses of con solid ation of holdings or securin g gr eat er co n venience
in culti vation.
168.

Lea ses. (1) 3[E xcept in cases provid ed for in sub -section (2) , n o

bhumiswami shall l ease an y l and com prised in his holdin g for mo re th an on e year
during an y con secuti ve p eriod of three year s :1
[Provid ed th at nothin g in thi s sub -section sh all ap ply to th e l ease of an y
land

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mad e by bhumi swami who i s a member of a r egist ered co operati ve f ar min g so ci et y to such societ y;

held by a bhumi sw ami for non -agri cultural p urposes.]

Explanation. For th e p urpo ses of thi s sect ion

(a)

"l ease" mean s a transfer of a ri ght to enj oy any l and, mad e for a
cert ain time, expr essed or implied in con sid eration of a price p aid or
promi sed or of mon ey or any other thi ng of value to b e given
periodi call y to th e transferor b y the tr ansf er ee who ac cept s the
transfer on su ch t erms,

(b)

an y

arrangement

wh er eb y

per son

cul tivat es

an y

l and

of

bhumiswami with bull ocks b elongi n g to or procur ed b y su ch p erson

(lessee) and on con d ition of his givin g a sp ecifi ed-shar e of the
produ ce of the l an d to the b humi swami sh all be deemed to be a l ease.
(c)

the gr ant of a right merely to cut gr ass or t o gr aze cattle or to gr ow

`sin ghar a' or to pro pagat e or coll ect l ac, pluck or coll ect t endu l eaves
sh all not b e d eemed to be a l ease of th e land.

(2) A bhu mi swami wh o is

(i)

a widow; or

(ii)

an unmarri ed woman; or

(iii)

a married woman who has been d esert ed b y h er hu sb and; or

(iv)

a minor; or

(v)

a p er so n subj ect to p hysi cal or m ental di sabilit y du e to old age or

otherwise; or
(vi)

a p er son detained or imprison ed u nder an y p rocess of law; or

(vii)

a p er son in the ser vi ce of Armed Forces of th e Union; or

(viii) a p ublic, ch arit abl e or reli giou s in stitution; o r

(ix)

a lo cal authority or a Co-oper ati ve Soci et y;

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may l ease th e whol e o r any p art of hi s holding

Pro vided that wh er e a holdin g i s held jointl y b y More th an one p erson the
provi sion s of this su b-se ction shall not be appli cabl e unless a ll such person s
belong to an y one or mor e of th e cl asses aforesaid
Pro vided further that an y lease mad e in pursuan ce of thi s sub -section shall
cease to be in force after one year of the det ermin ation of the di sability by d eath or
otherwise.
[(3) x x x]
(4) Wher e a lease i s grant ed i s pur su an ce of 2[sub -section (2)] the lessee
sh all hold th e land on su ch t erms an d condi tions as may be agree d upon b et we en
him and th e b humi sw ami and may be ejected by an order of a Sub -Di vi sional
Officer on the appli cation of the bhumi sw ami on th e ground of contr ave ntion of
an y mat eri al t erm or condition of the l ease o r on the l ease ceasing to be in for ce.
(5) Wh er e on th e co min g into for ce of this Cod e any l and i s held on lease
from a b humi swami w ho belon gs to any on e or more of th e classes mentioned in
sub -section (2), su ch lea se sh all, on th e co ming into for ce of this Cod e, b e deem ed
to be a l ease gr ant ed in pur su an ce of sub-sec tion (2).
[169. U nautho rised l ease etc.If a bhumi swami
(i)

lease s out for any p eriod an y l and comp rised in his holdin g in
contravention of Section 168; or

(ii)

by an arr angement which i s n ot a lease under sub-se ction (1) of

Se ction 168 allow s an y p erson to cultivat e an y land compri sed in his
holding oth erwise th an as hi s hired l abo ur and und er that arr an gem ent
su ch person i s allow ed to be in possession of su ch l an d for a p er iod
exceedin g two year s w ithout bein g e vi ct ed in accord an ce with S ecti on
250;

the ri ght s of an o ccu pan cy ten ant sh all,

(a)

in the case of (i) abo ve, th er eupon ac cru e t o the lessee in such l and;

and

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(b)

in th e ca se of (ii) ab ove, o n th e expiration of a period of two year s

from th e d at e of possession, accru e to such p er son in that l and

Pro vided th at n othin g in thi s section sh all appl y to a land co mprised in the
holding of a bhu mi swami belon ging to a tribe whi ch has b een d ecl ared to be an
abori gin al tribe und er sub -section (6) of Section 16 5 and whi ch is le ased out b y
him or in resp ect of whi ch h e h as mad e an arr an gement as afor esaid, as the case
may b e.]
170. Avoidance of transf er in contrav ent ion of Sectio n 165._[ (i) Wh ere
possessio n i s tran sferred b y a bhu misw ami i n pur su an ce of a tran sfer whi ch i s in
contravention of sub-section (6) of Section 165 an y p erson who , i f h e survi ved the
bhurnisw ami without nearer h eir s would in herit th e holdin g, may,
(i)

till the 31 st D ecemb er, 1978 , in the c ase of tran sf er of p ossession

prior to the 1 s t Jul y 19 76; and

(ii)

within [twelve years] of su ch tr ansfer of possession, in sub seq uent

cases,
appl y to th e Su b -Di visional Officer to be pl aced in po ssession subj ect so f ar as the
Sub -Di vi sion al Officer may, in accordan ce with th e rul es mad e in this b eh alf
det er mine to hi s acceptance of th e li abilities for arrear s of land revenu e or an y
other du es whi ch form a c har ge o n th e h olding, and th e S ub -Di vision al Offi cer
sh all dispose of such appli cation in accordan ce with the pro ce dure as may be
pre scribed.]
(2) Wh er e an y l and of a bh umi sw ami i s sold in contravention of sub- sectio n
(3) of Section 165, the Court b y w hich such sale i s ord ered shall, on th e
appli cation of th e bh u misw ami or any p erson who, if h e survi ved the bhu mi swami
without nearer heirs w ould inherit th e holding mad e within two year s of su ch sale,
set asid e the sale and Pl ace th e appli cant i n po ssession of th e l and subje ct to hi s
acceptin g th e liability for arrears of l and reven ue or an y oth er du es which form a
ch ar ge on th e l an d.
[170-A. Certain tran sf ers to be set a sid e. (1) N otwith st anding anythin g
cont ained in the Li mitation A ct, 196 3 (No . 3 6 of 1963), th e Sub -Di vi sion al Officer
may, on hi s o wn moti on or on an appli catio n mad e by a tran sf ere r of agricultural
land b elo ngin g to a tr ibe whi ch has b een d ecl ar ed to be an abori gin al trib e und er
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sub -section (6) of S ect ion 165 on or b efor e t he 31st December, 197 8, enq uire into a
transfer effect ed b y way of sal e, or in pursu an ce of a d ecr ee o f a Court of su ch
land to a person not b elongin g to su ch trib e or transfer effected b y w ay of accrual
of right of occup an cy ten ant und er Secti on 169 or of bhumiswami und er sub section (2-A) of S ecti on 190 at an y time du ring th e p eriod commencing on th e 2 nd
O ctob er, 1 959 and en ding on th e d at e of comm encement of th e Madhya Prad esh
Lan d Revenu e Cod e (Third Amend ment) A ct, 197 6 to satisfy himself as to the
bonafide n atur e of su ch transfer.
(2) If the S ub-Divi sional Offi cer on an enquiry and aft er givin g a reason abl e
opportunity to th e p er son s owning any interest in su ch land, i s satisfied th at su ch
transfer w as n ot bon afide, h e may n otwithst andin g anythin g cont ained in thi s Code
or any oth er enactm en t for the ti me b ein g in force,
[(a)

subject to th e pro vi sions of cl au se (b), set asid e such tr an sf er if m ad e

by a holder b elongin g to: a tribe whi ch h as b een d ecl ar ed to be an
abori gin al trib e under sub -section (6) of S ection 165 and restor e the
land to the tr an sf eror; or]

[(a)

subj ect to the pro vi sions of cl au se (b), set aside su ch tran sf er if m ade
by a hold er belon ging to a tribe which has b een decl ar ed to be an
abori gin al trib e und er sub-section (6) of Sect ion 165 and 4[r estore the
land to th e tr an sf ero r by p utting him in possessio n of th e l and
forthwith]; or

(b)

wher e su ch l and has been di vert ed for non -agri cultural purposes, he
sh all fi x th e pri ce of such l and whi ch it would h ave f etched at the
time of tran sf er and o rder th e tran sf er ee to pay th e differen ce, if an y,
bet ween th e pri ce so fixed and th e pri ce a ctuall y p aid to the tran sf erer
within a p eriod of si x month s.]

[170-B. R ever sion of land of me mbers o f aboriginal t ribe which was

transf erred by fr aud. (1) Every p erson who on th e d at e of co mmen cement of the
Madhya Prad esh Land Revenue Cod e (Amend ment), 1 980 (herein aft er ref erred to a s
the A mend ment A ct of 1980) i s in po sse ssi on of agri cultur al l and whi ch belon ged
to a memb er of a tribe which h as b een d ecl ared to b e an abori ginal tribe und er sub section (6) of Section 165 b etween th e p er iod co mmen cin g on t he 2 nd Octob er,

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1959 and endin g on the d ate of th e commen cement of Amend ment Act, 1980 shall,
within 6]two years] of
su ch co mmen cement, notify to the Su b-Di vi sion al Officer in such form and in such
mann er as may b e p rescribed, all th e inf ormation as to how he has come in
possessio n of such l an d.
(2)

If an y p erson fail s t o notify the infor mation as requir ed b y sub-

section (1) within th e period specifi ed th erein it shall be pr esumed that su ch p erson
has b een in possession of the agri cultural l an d without any l awful authority an d the
agricultur al l and shall, on th e expiration of the p eriod afor esaid revert to the
per son to w hom it ori ginall y belon ged and if that person b e d ead, to his l egal h eirs.
[(2-A) If a Gram Sab ha in th e S ch edul ed area r ef err ed to in cl ause (1) of
Articl e 244 of th e Co nstitution find s th at any per son, oth er th an a m emb er of an
abori gin al trib e, i s in possessio n of an y l and of a bhu miswami belon gin g to an
abori gin al trib e, without an y lawful authority, it sh all r estor e t he po ssession of
su ch l and to th at person to whom it ori gin ally b elonged and if th at person i s de ad
to his l egal h eirs
Pro vided th at if th e G ram S abha fail s to r estore th e p o ssession of su ch l and,
it shall ref er th e matter to th e Sub -Di vi sional Offi cer, who shall restore the
possessio n of su ch l and within three months fro m th e d at e o f receipt of the
referen ce.]
(3)

On receipt of th e i nformation under sub-section (1), the Sub-

Division al Officer sh all mak e su ch enquir y as may b e d eemed n ecessary abo ut all
su ch tr ansactions of tr an sf er and if he find s that the memb er of ab origin al tribe h as
been defr auded of his legitimat e ri ght h e sh a ll decl ar e the tran saction null and void
and pass an ord er revesting th e agri cultural l and in the tran sf eror an d, if h e i s
dead , in his l egal h eirs.]
[(3) On receipt of th e information u nd er su b-section (1) th e Sub -Di visional
Officer sh all mak e su ch enquiry as may be n ecessar y about all su ch tran saction s of
transfer and if h e find s th at th e memb er of abori gin al trib e ha s been d efr aud ed of
his l egitimat e ri ght he sh all d ecl are the tran saction n ull a nd void a nd

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(a)

Wher e n o building or stru cture h as been erect ed on the agri cultu ral
land prior to such find ing p ass an ord er reve sting th e agricultur al l and
in the transfer er an d if he b e d ead, in hi s leg al h eirs,

(b)

Wh er e any building or structur e h as b een erect ed on th e agri cult ural

land prior to su ch finding, h e sh all fix t he pri ce of su ch land in
accordance with the p rincipl es laid do wn fo r fixation of price of land
in the Land A cquisition Act, 1894 ( No. 1 of 1894) an d ord er the
per son r eferr ed to in sub -section (1) to p ay to th e tran sf eror the
differ en ce, if an y, b et w een th e pri ce so fi xed an d the price actu all y
paid to the tr an sf eror:

Pro vided th at where the building or structu re has b een erect ed af ter th e 1 st
day of J anu ar y, 198 4, the provi sio n s of cl au se (b) abo ve sh all n ot apply
Pro vided furth er that fixation of price u nder cl au se (b) shal l be with
referen ce to th e pri ce on th e date of r egistration of the case b efor e th e Sub Division al Offi cer.]
[170-C. Advo cate no t to appea r in pro ceeding s und er S ection 170-A or
170-B

without

permi ssio n.

Not with standing

an ythin g

co ntain ed

in

the

Advo cat es A ct, 19 61 ( No. 25 of 1961) no A dvo cate sh all app ear befor e a Revenue
Officer und er an y pro ceedin g under Se ction 170-A or 170-B witho ut the permi ssion
of su ch offi cer :
Pro vided that if permissio n i s gr ant ed t o on e p art y not b elo ngin g to a
member of a tribe wh ich h as b een d eclare d to b e an abori gin al t ribe un d er sub section (6) of S ection 165, simil ar assi stance shall al w ays b e pro vided to the oth er
party b elo n gin g to su ch tribe at the cost of and throu gh le gal aid agen cy.]
[170-D. Second appeal barred. Notwith st andin g an ythin g co ntain ed in
this Code, no second app eal sh all lie against the order s p assed on or aft er the 2 4th
O ctob er, 19 83 un der S ection 1 70 -A and Sect ion 170 -B.]
171.

Right to ma ke i mpro ve ment s. A bh umiswami of l and held for the

purpo se of agri culture is entitled to mak e any i mpro vement th er eon for the b etter
culti vation of the land or its mor e con veni en t use for the purpo se aforesaid.
172.

Diversion of land. (1) [If a bhu misw ami of l an d h eld for an y

purpo se in
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(i)

urban ar ea or within a radiu s of fi ve mil es fr om the out er li mits

of su ch area;
(ii)

a vill age with a p opul ation of two thou sand or abo ve accordin g
to last census; or

(iii)

in

su ch

oth er

ar eas

as

th e

Stat e

Go vernment

may,

by

notification, sp ecif y;
wish es to di vert hi s holding or any p art ther eof to an y oth er purpo se except
agricultur e,] h e sh all appl y for p ermission t o the Sub-Di vi sion al Officer who may,
subj ect to th e pro vi si ons of thi s section an d to rules ma de under this Cod e, refu se
per mi ssion or gr ant it on su ch conditions as he m ay think fit
Pro vided th at should the Sub -Di vi sion al Officer negl ect or omit for three
months after th e r ecei pt of an appli cation un der sub -section (1) to make and d eli ver
to the appli cant an order of p ermi ssion or refusal in respect thereof, and the
appli cant h as b y writt en com muni cation called th e att ention of th e Sub -Di visional
Officer to th e o missi on or n egl ect, and su ch omi ssion or n egl ect continues for a
further period of 4[on e month], th e Sub -Di vision al Offic er shall b e d eemed to h ave
grant ed th e p ermi ssion without an y condition :
[Provid ed furth er th at if a bhu miswami of a l and, which i s r eserved for a
purpo se other th an agricultur e in th e develo pment pl an but i s u se d for agri culture,
wish es to
divert hi s l and or any p art th er eof to the purpose for whi ch it i s reser ve d in the
development pl an, a written information of his int ention given by bhu mi sw ami to
the Su b-Di vi sional Of ficer shall be suffi ci ent and no p er mi ssion is require d for
su ch di version
Pro vided al so that if a bhu mi sw ami of a land wi sh es to di vert hi s land or an y
part ther eof whi ch i s a ssessed for agri culture purpose an d situ ated i n any ar ea oth er
than an area cover ed by d evel opme nt plan to the purpose of in dustry, a written
information of hi s intention gi ven b y bhu misw ami to th e Su b-Di vi sion al Officer
sh all b e suffici ent and no p ermissio n i s r equ ired for such di ver sion.]
[Provid ed al so th at if a co mp et ent authority und ert ak es the work of
regul ari sation of th e illegal colon y, the l and of whi ch i s not d ivert ed, th en the
land, subj ect 't o th e pr ovisions of d evelopm ent plan , shall b e deem ed to have be en
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divert ed and such l an d shall b e li abl e for p remium and re vi sed land revenu e und er
Se ction 59.
Explanation. For th e purp o se of thi s section the comp et ent authority shall
have th e same meaning as assi gn ed to it in the Madh ya Pr ad esh N agar P alik a
(Regi stration of Colo niser, Terms and Co nditions) Rul es, 1 998 mad e und er the
Madhya Prad esh Mu nicip al Corpor ation A ct, 1956 ( No. 23 of 1956) and the
Madhya Prad esh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 3 7 of 19 61).]
(2)

Permi ssion to di vert may b e r efu sed b y th e Sub -Di visio n al Officer

only on the ground that th e di version i s lik el y to c ause a publi c nuisan ce, or the
bhumiswami is un able or unwilling to compl y with th e con ditions th at may b e
impo sed u nder sub -section (3).
(3)

Condition s may b e imposed on di ver sion for the followin g obj ect s and

no other s, n amely, in order to secur e th e public h ealth, safet y and convenien ce, and
in the case of l and w hich is to b e u sed as buildin g sit es, in order to secur e in
addition that th e dim ensions, arran gement and accessibilit y of the sites are
ad eq uate for th e he alt h and con veni en ce of occupier s or ar e suit ab le to the locality.
(4)

If an y land has b een divert ed without per mission b y th e bhu mi swami

or by a ny oth er person with or without th e con sent of the bhu miswami the Su bDivision al Officer on recei vin g informatio n thereof, may i mpo se on th e p erson
responsible for th e di ver sion a pen alty not exceedin g 2[tw enty per centu m of the
mark et valu e of su ch diverted l and] and ma y pro ceed in accordanc e with the
provi sion s of sub-sect ion (1) as if an appli cation for p ermi ssion t o di vert h ad b een
mad e.
(5)

If an y land h as be en divert ed in contr avent ion of an ord er p assed or

of a condition i mpo sed under an y of th e for egoing sub -sections, the Sub -Di visional
Officer may serve a notice on the p erson respo n sible for su ch co ntravention,
directing him, within a reasonabl e p eriod to be stat ed in th e notice, to u se th e l and
for its ori gin al purpo se or to observe the condition; and su ch no tic e may r equire
su ch p erson to remo ve any structure, to fill up any excavation, or to t ake su ch
other st ep s as may b e requir ed in order tha t the l and m ay b e used for it s ori ginal
purpo se, or th at the condition may b e satisfied. The Sub -Di visio nal Officer m ay
al so i mpo se on su ch per son a penalt y not exceedin g [tw enty p er centu m of th e
mark et valu e of such divert ed l and] for such contravention, and a furth er p en alt y

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not

exceeding

2[one

thou san d

rup ees]

for

each

d ay

d uring

whi ch

su ch

contravention is p ersi sted in.

(6) If an y p er son ser ved with the notice un der sub -section (5) f ails within
the period st ated in t he noti ce to t ake th e st ep s order ed by th e Sub -Di visional
Officer un der th at su b-section, th e Sub-Divi sion al Officer may himself tak e su ch
st ep s or cau se them to b e t ak en; and an y co st in curr ed in so doin g sh all be
reco ver abl e fro m su ch per so n as if it w ere an arr ear of la nd r evenue.
[(6-a) If an y land h as been di vert ed in co ntravention of sub-se ction (6-ee) of
Se ction 165 , th e Sub-Di visional Offi cer in addition to takin g act ion laid do wn in
sub -section s (5) and ( 6), sh all al so i mpose a p enalty not exc eedi ng fi ve th ousand
rupees for su ch contravention and a further p en alt y n ot e xceeding on e hundr ed
rupees for each d ay during whi ch su ch contr avention is per si sted in.!
[(7) x x x]
[Explanation I.] Di ver sion in thi s section means using l and assessed to o ne
purpo se under S ection 59 to an y oth er purpose mentioned th er ein but usin g l and for
the purp ose of agri cul ture wh ere it is assessed with r efer ence to any oth er purpo se
sh all not b e d eemed to be di ver sion.
[E xplanation

II.]

For

th e

purposes

of

this

section ,

the

word s

'develop ment pl an' shall have th e same m eaning as assi gn ed to it in the Madh ya
Prad esh N agar T atha Gram Ni vesh Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 23 of 19 73).]
173.

Relinquishmen ts.Subj ect

to

rul es

m ade

und er

thi s

Cod e,

bhumiswami may relinquish hi s rights, that is, r esi gn th em in favo ur of the St ate
Govern ment, but subj ect to an y ri ght s, t enu res, en cu mbran ces or equiti es lawfull y
sub si sting in favour of an y p er so n, other th an th e St at e Government or the
bhumiswami, by gi vin g n otice in writing to the Tah sildar not less than thirt y d ays
befor e th e dat e of commen cement of th e agri cultur al year an d t her eup on h e shall
cease to b e a b humi swami fro m the agricu ltural year n ext followin g such date of
su ch order. In case of the relinquishment of only a part of the holdin g the
bhumiswami shall apportion the assessment of the holding in acco rdance with the
rules mad e u nder thi s Cod e :
Pro vided th at the rel inquish ment of a hol ding or any part of a holding,
whi ch i s subj ect to an encu mbr an ce or a char ge, shall not b e valid.
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174.

Dispo sal of relinq ui sh ed sub- divisio n. If an y sub-di vi sion of a

sur vey n umb er or plo t number is r elinqui shed u nder Section 173, the Tah sild ar
sh all off er the rights t o occup y su ch sub -division at su ch pr emiu m as h e think s fit
to the bhu mi sw ami of the oth er sub-di vi sions of th e same survey numb er .or plot
numb er an d if th ere be comp etition among su ch bhu mi swami h e shall sell su ch
right to th e hi ghest bidder amon gst th em.
175.

Right of way to relin quish ed land. If an y p er son r elinqui shes his

right to land, th e w ay whi ch li es thro u gh other l and r etain ed by him any, future
holder of th e l and r elinquish ed sh all be entitled to a right of wa y through th e l and
ret ained.
176.

Abandon ment of holding. (1) If a bh umisw ami ceases to cultivat e

his holdin g for two ye ars either by hi mself or by so me other p erson, do es not p ay
land r evenue and h as left th e village in which h e u su all y r esid es, th e 1[ Tah sild ar]
may, aft er su ch enquiry as h e may de em n ecessary, t ak e po ssession of th e l and
co mprisin g th e holdin g and arrange for it s cultivation b y l etting it out on behalf of
the b humi swami for a period of on e agri cult ural year at a time.
(2)

Wh er e th e bhumiswami or any oth er per so n lawfull y entitled to the

land cl ai ms it within a p eriod of thr ee year s from th e co mme ncem ent of the
agricultur al year next following the d at e on whi ch the [Tah sild ar] took possession
of the l and , it shall b e restor ed to hi m on p ayment of th e du es, if an y, and o n such
terms and co ndition s as th e [T ahsildar] may t hink fit.
(3)

Wh er e n o cl aim i s pref erred un der sub -section (2) or if a cl aim is

preferr ed and di sallo wed, th e 4[Tah sild ar] shall m ake an ord er decl arin g the
holding ab andoned and the holdin g sh all vest ab solut el y in th e St at e Go vernme nt,
from su ch date a s may be sp ecified in that beh alf in th e ord er.
(4)

Wh er e a h oldin g i s declared abando ned u nder sub-se ction (3), the

liability of th e bh umi sw ami for th e arrears of revenu e d ue from him in respect

thereof shall st and di schar ged .
177. Dispo sal of hol dings. (1) If a bh umisw ami who se l and has b een
assessed for the purp ose of agri cultur e un der S ection 59 , or who hold s land for
dwelling

purposes,

dies,

without

kno wn

heir s,

th e

1[Tah sildar]

sh all

possessio n of hi s l and and may l ease it for a period of on e year at a time.

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take

(2)

If within thr ee year s of the d at e on whi ch the 2[Tah sildar] t akes

possessio n of the l and an y cl aima nt ap plies for the holdin g b ein g restored to him,
the 3[Tahsildar] may, after such enquiry as h e thin ks fit, place such cl aim ant in
possessio n of th e l an d or rej ect hi s claim.
(3)

Th e ord er of the 4[Tahsild ar] p assed und er sub -section (2) shall not

be subje ct to appeal o r revi sion but an y p er son whose cl aim i s rej ected under su bsection (2) ma y, within on e year from th e d at e of the co mmuni cat ion of th e ord er
of the 5[Tah sildar] fil e a civil suit to est ab lish hi s title, and if such suit is file d,
the 6[Tah sild ar] shall continu e to lease out t he l and as provi d ed in sub -section (1)
till the d eci sion of th e suit.
(4)

If no cl ai mant app ears within three year s fr om the d at e on whi ch the

[Tah sild ar] took po ssession of th e l an d or if a cl aimant whose cl aim h ave be en

rej ect ed un der sub-section (2) doe s n ot file a suit within one year as pro vided in
sub -section (3), th e [ Tah sildarl may sell t he d eceased bhumi sw ami 's ri ght in the
holding b y a uction.
(5)

Notwithst andin g anyth ing cont ain ed in an y l aw for the time b eing in

force a cl ai mant who est ablish es hi s title in la nd whi ch h as b een dealt with in
accordance with th e provisions of thi s section, sh all be entitled only to th e rent s
payable un der su b -section (1) and the sal e p roceed s r eali zed und er sub -section (4)
less all su ms due on t he holdin g o n acco unt of land revenu e and the exp en ses of
man agement and sale.
178. Pa rtition of holding. (1) If in any holding, which has been assessed
for purpose of agri cul ture und er S ection 59, th ere ar e mor e than one bhu mi swami
an y such bhu mi sw ami may appl y to a Tah sildar for a p artition of his sh ar e in the
holding :
[Provid ed that if an y que stion of title i s r ai sed the Tah sild ar shal l st ay the
proceedin g before him for a p eriod of thr ee months to f acilitat e th e in stitution of a
ci vil suit for d et er min ation of th e question o f title.]
10[(1-A) If a ci vil sui t is filed within th e p eriod sp ecified in th e provi so to
sub -section (1), and st ay ord er i s obt ained from the Civil Court, th e Tali sildar shall
st ay his pro ceedings pendin g th e d eci sion of the Ci vil Court. If n o civil suit is filed
within the said period , he sh all vacat e the stay ord er and proce ed to partition the
holding in accord an ce with th e entri es in th e record of rights I
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(2) The Tah sildar, may, aft er h earin g th e co -t enur e hold ers, d ivide the
holding and ap portion the assessment of th e holding in accordan ce with th e rul es
mad e un der thi s Co d e.
[(3) x x x]
[(4) x x x]
[(5) x x x]
Explanation I.For p urposes of thi s section an y co-shar er of the holding of
a bhu mi sw ami who h as obt ain ed a declarati on of hi s titl e in su ch holding from a
co mp et ent Ci vil Court sh all be deem ed to be a co-tenure hold er of such holdin g.
[Explanation II. x x x]
[178-A. Partition of land in lif e ti me of bhu mi sw a mi. ( 1) Wh enever a
bhumiswami wi shes to partition his agri cultu ral la nd amo n gst the l egal h eirs durin g
his lif e time, he m ay apply for p artition to th e Tah sild ar.
(2) Th e T ahsildar may, aft er h earin g the leg al h eirs, di vide th e ho lding and
app ortion the assessment of holding in acco rdan ce with the rul es mad e und er thi s
Code.]
179.

Rights to trees in holding. (1) Subj ect to the provi sion s of

Se ction s 240 and 2 4 1 all tr ees standing i n the holdin g of a b humi swami shall
belong to hi m.
(2) Nothing in sub -section (1) sh all aff ect an y ri ght in tr ees in the holdin g
of a bhu mi sw ami in favo ur of an y p er son exi stin g o n th e d ate of the co min g into
force of thi s Cod e, bu t the bh umi swami may appl y to the Tahsildar to fix th e value
of su ch ri ght and pur cha se the ri ght throu gh the Tah sild ar in su ch mann er as m ay
be prescribed.
180.

R estri ction on tran sf er of trees. (1) Th e tran sfer b y a bhumi swami

of an y tr ees st an din g in any land comprised in hi s h oldin g except the produce of

su ch trees shall be voi d unl ess th e l and itself is tr an sf erred.
(2) Trees st andin g in any l and co mprised i n the holdin g of a b humi swami
sh all not b e attached or sold in execution o f a d ecr ee or ord er of a Ci vil Court or
under an ord er of a Reven u e Offi cer or und er an order m ade in p ursu ance of an y
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provi sion s of an y law for the time b eing in force unl ess th e l and itself is att ach ed
or sold.

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CHAPTER XIII
GOV ERN MEN T LES SEES A ND SERV ICE LAND
181.

Gov ern ment Lesse es.(1) Every person who hold s l and from the

State Govern ment or to whom a right to occu p y l and i s granted by the Stat e
Govern ment or to Col lector and who i s not entitled to hold l and as a bhumi swami
sh all b e called a G o vernment l essee in r esp ect of su ch land.
(2) Ever y person who at the comin g into for ce of this Cod e
(a)

holds an y l and in th e Madhya Bharat re gio n as an ordin ary t en ant as

defined in th e Madh ya Bh ar at Land Revenue an d T enan cy Act,
Sa mvat 2007 (66 of 19 50); or

(b)

holds an y -l an d in the Vindh ya Prad esh regi on as a sp eci al t en ant as

defined in the Vindh ya Pr ad esh Land Reven ue and Ten an cy Act, 1 953
(III of 1955), or as a gair h aqd ar tenant any gro ve or t ank or land
whi ch has b een acqu ired or whi ch i s r eq uired f or G overnment or
public purpo ses; or

(c)

holds an y l and from the St ate G o vernment in the Sironj r egion as a

gair h aqdar t enant as defin ed in th e Raj asth an Ten an cy A ct, 195 5 (3
of 1955);

Sh all b e d eemed to b e a Go vern ment l essee i n resp ect of such land.

[(3) x x x]
[181-A.

Co nv ersion

of

lea se

hold

right

into

f ree

hold

right

Notwithst andin g an yt hing cont ain ed in Chapt er VI and thi s Chapter of the Cod e,
the St at e Go vern ment or an y offi cer auth orised b y th e Stat e Go vern ment m ay
con vert vario u s l eases grant ed for residental and com mer ci al pu rposes in urb an
ar eas into free hold in su ch man n er as may b e pre scribed .
Explanation. For the purpo se of thi s Section "free hold " mean s a right in
land whi ch i s free from en cu mbran ces under the Cod e e xcept of payment of su ch
land revenu e as m ay be pr escrib ed .]
182. Right s an d liabilities of a Gov ern ment l essee. (1) A Governm ent
lessee shall, subj ect to any expr ess provi sion s in thi s Cod e, hold his l and i n
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accordance with the t erms and con ditions of the gr ant, whi ch sh all be d eemed to be
a gr ant within the meaning of the Go vern ment Grant s Act , 1895 (XV of 1895).
(2) A Go vernm ent le ssee may be eject ed fro m hi s land b y ord er of a Revenue
Officer o n on e or more Of th e follo win g gro unds, n amel y :
(i)

that h e h as f ail ed to pay th e r ent for a p eriod of thr ee month s from the
dat e o n which it b ecame du e; or

(ii)

that h e h as u sed such la nd f or purp oses other th an for whi ch it w as

grant ed; or
(iii)

that th e t er m of hi s l ease h as expir ed; or

(iv)

that h e h as contraven ed an y of th e ter ms and co ndition s of th e gran t

Pro vided th at no ord er for ej ectment of a Govern ment l essee under this sub section shall b e p assed without givin g him an opportunit y of being h eard in hi s
def ence.
183. Servi ce land. (1) An y p erson hol ding l an d on th e co ndition of
renderin g ser vic e as vill age servant sh all cea se to b e entitled t o su ch l and if he
divert s su ch l and to no n-agri cultur al purpo ses.
(2)

A tr ansaction b y whi ch a vill age ser vant att empt s to tran sf er his

interest in his ser vi ce land b y sal e, gift, mortga ge, sub -lea se or otherwise except
by a sub -l ease for a p eriod not exceeding on e year , sh all b e void.
(3)

If the hold er of su ch land di es, resi gns or is l awfull y di smi ssed the

land sh all p ass to hi s successor in office.

(4)

Th e right of th e holder in su ch land shall not be att ach ed or sold in

execution of a d ecre e nor shall a r ecei ver b e appoint ed to man age suc h land un d er
Se ction 51 of th e Co d e of Ci vil Pro ced ur e, 1908 (V of 190 8).
184.

Dispo sal of servi ce land in Sironj R egion w hen servic es no lo nger

req ui red. If th e Col lector d ecl ar es th at th e services rend ered b y a vill age ser vant
in an y village in th e Sironj region are n o longer r equir ed, su ch vill age ser vant shall
beco me a b humi swami in re sp ect of hi s servi ce l and an d be li able to pay land
revenu e accordingl y.

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CHAP TER XIV

OC CU PANCY TENA NTS
185.

Occupa ncy t enant s. (1) E ver y person who at the comin g into force

of this Cod e holds

(i) in the Mah -ak o sh al region
(a)

an y l and, whi ch befo re the coming into fo rce of th e Madh ya

Prad esh Land Revenu e Co d e, 1954 (II of 1955), w as malik makbu za and of whi ch such p er son had b een recorded as an
ab solut e o ccup an cy tenant; or

(b)

an y l and as an occu pan cy t en ant as d efi ned in th e Mad hya

Prad esh La nd Revenue Cod e, 1954 (II of 195 5); or

(c)

an y l and as an ordi nar y ten ant as d efin ed in the Madh ya

Prad esh La nd Revenue Cod e, 1954 (II of 195 5); or

(ii) in the Madhya Bh arat region

(a)

an y In am l an d as a tenant, or as a sub-t enant or as an ordin ar y

ten ant; or
Explanation.Th e expression "In am Lan d" sh all h ave th e same meanin g as
assi gned to it in the Madh ya Bh ar at Mu afi an d In am Ten ants and SubTen ant s Prot ection Act, 1954 (32 of 195 4).
(b)

an y l and as r yot w ari sub-l essee as defin ed in the Madh ya

Bh arat Ryotw ari Sub -Lessees Pr otection A ct, 1955 (29 of
1955); or

(c)

an y Jagir land as d efined in th e Madh ya Bh arat Abolition of

Jagir s A ct , 1951 (28 of 1951), as a sub -t en ant or as a tenant of
a sub-t en ant; or

(d)

an y l and of a proprietor as defin ed in t he Ma dh ya Bh arat

Zamind ari Abolition Act, 19 51 (1 3 of 1951 ), as a sub -tenant or
as a ten ant of a sub -tenant;

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(iii) in the Vindh ya Prad esh Region an y l and as a sub-t en ant of a p achp an
paint ali s tenant, p att edar ten ant, gro ve holder or hold er of a t ank as
defin ed in th e Vindh ya Pr ad esh Land Reve nue and Tena ncy A ct, 1953
(III of 1955); or
(iv) in th e Bhop al regi on
(a)

an y land as a su b-t en ant as defined in the Bhop al Stat e Sub ten ant s Protection Act , 1952 (V II of 1953); or

(b)

an y l and as a shikmi from an o ccupant as defined in th e Bhopal

State Land Revenu e Act, 1932 (IV of 19 32); or

(v) in th e Sironj regio n -(a)

an y land as a sub -ten ant of a kh at ed ar t en ant or gro ve hold er as

defined in th e Raj asth an Ten an cy Act, 1955 (3 of 1955); or

(b)

an y l and as a sub-ten ant or t en ant of Khudkasht as defmed in

the Raj asth an Ten an cy Act, 19 55 (3 of 1955);

sh all b e called an occupan cy t en ant and sh all have all the ri ght s and be subj ect to
all the liabilities conf erred or i mpo sed upo n an occup an cy ten ant by or und er thi s
Code.
(2)

Wh er e an y l an d ref er red to in it em ( c) or (d) of cl au se (ii) of sub-

section (1) i s at th e time of comin g into force of thi s Cod e, in act ual po ssession of
a t en ant of a sub -t en ant, then su ch t en ant and not the sub-ten ant shall b e de emed to
be th e o ccupan cy t en ant of such l and .
(3)

Nothin g in sub -section (1) sh all appl y to a person who at th e co min g

into forc e of this Cod e, holds the l and fro m a bhumiswami wh o b elon gs to an y one
or more of th e cl asses mention ed in sub-section (2) of Section 168.
(4)

Nothin g in thi s sectio n sh all aff ect th e rights of a sub -t en ant of tenant

of a sub-t en ant. belon ging to an y of the c at egori es specifi ed in item s (c) and (d) of
cl au se (ii) of sub -sect ion (1) to acquir e the right s of a p akk a t en ant in accordance
with th e pro vi sion s o f th e Madhya Bh arat Abolition of Ja gir s A ct, 1951 (28 of
1951), or of the Madh ya Bh ar at Zamin d ari Abolition Act, 195 1 (13 of 1951), as the
case may b e.

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[186. Maxi mu m ren tN otwith st anding any agree ment or u sage or an y

decr ee or order of a Court or an y l aw to th e contrar y, th e maxi mu m r ent p ayabl e b y
an o ccupan cy ten ant i n respe ct of th e l and held b y him sh all not exceed
(a)

in th e case of any cl ass of irrigat ed l an d four ti mes th e land

revenu e assessed o n such land;

(b)

in case of bandh land in the Vindh ya Pr adesh regio n thr ee times the
land revenu e assessed on su ch l and; and

(c)

in an y oth er caset wo times th e l and r evenu e assessed]

[Provid ed that wh ere such l and is e xempt from p ayment of l and r evenue
under Section 58-A , the m aximum rent aforesaid shall b e r educed by the a mount of
land revenu e so exemp ted u nd er th e said se ct ion.]
Explanation. Wh er e an y land has not b een a ssessed to l and re ven u e, the
multiples afor esaid sh all be cal cul ated on the b asi s of the l and r even ue assessabl e
on su ch l and.]
187.

Commu tation. 1[(1 ) Wh ere an o ccu p an cy t en ant p ays hi s ren t in

kind, in t erm s of ser vice, l abour, crop sh ar e or a specifi ed qu antity of grain, he

may appl y to th e S ub-Di vision al Offi cer for co mmutin g the same i nto cash.]
(2) On re ceipt of an appli cation und er sub-se ction ( 1), the Sub -Di visional
Officer sh all 'aft er holding an enquir y co mmut e b y an ord er in writing su ch r ent
into cash , w hich shall not exceed th e maxi mum r ent l aid down in S ection 186.
188.

R ent. (1) Th e r ent payable by an occup ancy ten ant sh all, as f rom

the comm ence ment of th e agri cultur al year next followin g th e d at e of the co min g
into force of thi s Cod e, be the maxi mum rent laid do wn in Section 186 or if the
rent agr eed upon betw een the tenant an d hi s bhumi sw ami is l ess t han th e maximu m
rent, the n such a gr eed rent
[Provid ed th at wh er e the agreed rent i s p ayabl e in kin d, th e t enant sh all be
liabl e to pay, until such r ent co mmut ed int o cash un d er S ection 187 the maximum
rent l aid down in S ecti on 186.]
(2) Every o ccup an cy tenant sh all pay the rent to his bhumi sw ami on or
befor e su ch d at e as may b e prescrib ed in th at be half.

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189: R esu mption by bhu mi sw aini in certa in ca ses. (1) - A bhumi swami
who se land is h eld by an o ccup an cy tenan t 3[belon ging to an y of the categories
sp ecifi ed in sub-sectio n (1) of Section 185 , except in item s ( a) and (b) of cl au se (i)
thereof] may, if the area of l and und er hi s p er sonal cultivation i s belo w t w ent y-five
acr es of u nirrigat ed l and , within on e year of th e comin g into force of thi s Cod e,
mak e an appli cation to the Sub -Di vi sion al Officer for r esu mption to land h eld b y
his o ccup ancy t en ant f or his p er son al culti vation.
(2) On re ceipt of th e appli cation, the Sub -Di vi sion al Offic er shall, after
hearing th e p arti es an d m aking su ch furth er enq uiry as may b e n ecessary d ecid e th e
appli cation
Pro vided th at the ri ght of resumption shall be limited to th e area whi ch
together with the area already un der th e p er son al cultivation of the bhu mi swami
sh all not exceed twenty-fi ve acr es of unirrigated land
Pro vided furth er that no r esu mption shall be allowed so as to r edu ce the
total ar ea of l and in p ossession of th e o ccupan cy ten ant below
(i)

twent y-fi ve acr es of unirrigat ed l and if th e occu pancy t en ant has be en

holding su ch l and fro m a bhumi sw ami not b elon gin g to any of the
cl asses m ention ed in sub-section (2) of Section 168, for mor e t han
five years prior to th e co min g into for ce of t his Cod e;

(ii)

ten acr es in an y other case.

(3)

Wh er e und er an ord er passed u nder sub -section (2) the bhu mi sw ami is

allowed to r esu me a part of th e la nd held b y th e occup an cy t enant fro m su ch

bhumiswami, the Sub-Di visio n al Offic er sh all sel ect and dem arcate th e land
allowed to b e r esu med in accord an ce with su ch rules a s may b e made in th at b ehalf.
Th e resu mption shall be allowed o nl y if the bhu mi swami ag rees to p ay the
occu pan cy t en ant suc h co mpensation as the Sub-Di Vision al O fficer m ay, after
hearing the p arties, fi x for the i mprovement effect ed by th e oc cupan cy t en ant for
the l and allow ed to be resum ed by th e bhumiswami. Th e Sub -Di vi sion al Officer
sh all al so in such a case fix th e r ent in th e p rescribed m ann er in respe ct of th e l an d
left with th e o ccupancy t en ant.

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(4)

Ever y

ord er

allowin g

resumption

sh all

tak e

effect

from

the

agricultur al year n ext following the d at e of the order and the ten anc y of the
occu pan cy t en ant in respe ct of th e l and re su med sh all st and ter min at ed.
Explanation.For the purpose of thi s section
(1)

the land und er the person al cultivation of bhumi swami sh all includ e
(a)

an y l and tran sf erred b y him by sal e or otherwise on or after the

1st J anu ar y, 1 959; and

(b)

an y land allow ed by him to li e f allow.

(2) On e acre of irrigated land sh all b e dee m ed to b e equ al to two acr es of

unirrigat ed land and vice versa.
190. C onf erral of bhumi sw a mi rights on oc cupan cy t enants. [(1) Wh ere
a b humi swami who se land i s h eld b y an o ccupan cy t enant b elon gi ng to an y of the
cat egori es sp ecified in sub -section (1) of S ection 185 exc ept in it ems (a) and (b) of
cl au se (i) th er eof fail s to mak e an appli catio n und er sub-section (1) of S ection 1 89
within th e period l aid down th erein, th e ri gh ts of a bhu mi swami shall accru e to the
occu pan cy t enant in respect of the l and h eld b y him from su ch b humi swa mi with
effect from th e commencement of the agri cultural year next follo wing th e expiry of
the afor esaid p eriod.]
(2) Wh ere an appli cat ion i s mad e b y a bhu miswami in accordance with the
provi sion of sub-section (1) of S ection 1 89, th e ri ght s of a b humi swami shall
accru e to th e o ccupancy t en ant in r esp ect of the l and rem ainin g with him aft er
resu mption if an y allow ed to th e bhu misw ami with eff ect fro m the co mmencem ent
of the agri cultural year next followin g the d at e o n whi ch th e appli cation i s finall y
dispo sed of.
[(2-A) Wh er e th e l and of a b humi sw ami i s h eld b y an o ccup an cy t enant oth er
than an o ccup an cy te nant r eferred to in sub -section (1), th e right s of a bhu mi swami
sh all accru e to th e o ccupan cy t en ant in respect of su ch l and
(a)

in the case of occup ancy t en ant s of th e cat egori es sp ecifi ed in items

(a) and (b) of cl au se ( i) of sub-section (1) o f Section 185 , with ef fect
from the comm encement of th e agri cultur al year next followin g the
co mmen ceme nt of th e Principal Act;
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(b)

in any other case, with effect from th e commen cement of t he

agricultur al year next, followin g the d at e o n whi ch th e right s of an
occu pan cy t en ant accr ue to su ch tenant .]

(3)

Wh er e the ri ght s of a bhu mi swami accru e to an o ccup ancy t en ant

under sub -section (1) , l[su b-section (2) o r su b-section (2 -A)] such o ccup an cy
ten ant sh all b e li able t o p ay to hi s bhumi swami com pen sation equ al to fifteen times
the l and r evenu e p ayable in r esp ect of th e land in five equ al an nual in st al ment s,
each in st al ment, b ein g payable on th e d at e o n whi ch the rent p ayable un d er S ection
188 for th e corresp ond ing year f all s due, and if d efault i s mad e in payment, it shall
be r ecover abl e as an arrear of l and revenu e
Pro vided th at if from an y cau se the lan d re venu e i s suspend ed or r emitted in
whol e or in part in any area in any year, the annu al in st alment of comp en sation
payable b y an o ccupancy tenant holding l and in su ch ar ea in r espect of that year
sh all b e suspend ed and sh all become payabl e on e year after the l ast of the
remaining in st alm ents.
(4)

Any o ccupancy 'tenan t may at hi s option pay th e entire amo un t of

co mp en sation in a lump sum and wh er e an oc cup an cy t en ant exerci se this option,

he sh all b e entitled to a rebat e at the rate of ten p er c ent.
(5)

Th e amount of co mp ensation, whether paid in lump sum or in ann ual

inst alment s, shall be dep osited in such man ner and form as m ay be pr escrib ed b y
the o ccupan cy t en ant with th e [Tah sild ar], f or payment to th e bhu miswami.
(6)

Wh er e th e ri ght s of a bhumi sw ami in an y l and accru e to an o ccup an cy

ten ant und er thi s secti on, h e sh all he liable to pay th e land r evenu e p ayabl e b y the
bhumiswami in resp ect of such land with effect from the date of accrual of su ch
right s.
191. R esto ration of occupancy t ena nt.-[(1) If th e bhumi sw ami in who se
favour an ord er of resumption i s pa ssed und er sub-section (2) of Section 1 89 f ails
to cultivate su ch l and p er son all y during th e agri cultural year next followin g the
dat e on whi ch th e ord er i s p assed, th e occu pan cy t en ant m ay, within su ch ti me as
may b e pr escrib ed, mak e an appli cation to th e Su b-Di vi sional Officer for
restor ation of su ch l an d to him.

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Pro vided th at the o ccup anc y t en ant sh all not b e entitled to mak e the
appli cation if h e in any way o b stru cts the bhumi swami in t akin g possessio n of or
culti vating such land.]
(2) On receipt of the appli cation, the Su b-Di visio nal Officer may, aft er
gi ving to the bhumiswami an op portunity of bein g heard and m akin g such further
enq uiry as m ay b e d eemed n ecessar y, pass an ord er r estorin g possession of th e l and
in question to th e occ upan cy t enant, and wh er e su ch ord er i s p assed, the o ccup an cy
ten ant sh all be pl aced in possession of t he l and at the commen cement of the
agricultur al year n ext following th e date of t he ord er and th e right s of bhu mi swami
sh all then accrue to h im and th e provi sion s of Section 19 0 excep t sub -section (2)
thereof shall ap pl y accordingl y.
(3)

If th er e is an y di sput e regardin g th e rent p ayabl e for the land r est ored

under sub -section (2), it sh all b e d ecid ed b y the Sub-Di vi sion al Officer.
(4)

Wh er e any l and i s r estored to an o ccupan cy tenant und er dub -sect ion

(2), the bhu mi swami agai n st whom r esto ration i s ord ered, shall for ever be
deb arr ed from claimi ng r esumption, of a ny l an d of su ch occu p an cy t enant un d er
Se ction 189.
192. D ev olution of rights of occupan cy ten ant s. 11The int er est of an
occu pan cy ten ant in hi s holdin g sh all, on hi s d eath, p ass by inherit an ce or
sur vi vor ship in a ccord an ce with hi s per son al law.I
193. Termi nation of tenan cy. (1) Th e t enanc y of an occup an cy t en ant in
his holdin g sh all b e li able to t ermin at e by an ord er of th e Su b-Di vi sion al Officer
mad e on an y of th e fol lowing groun d s, n amel y,
(a)

he h as f ail ed to p ay o n or b efore th e due d ate in an y agri cultur al year

the r ent of su ch l and for that year; or

(b)

he has done an y act whi ch i s destru ctive or per man entl y injurio us to

the l and; or
(c)

he h as u sed such l and for a purpo se oth er th an agri culture; or

(d)

he has tran sf erred hi s interest in th e l and in contravention of S ect ion

195.

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(2)

No ord er for the t erm ination of hi s ri ght s in the l and on the gro und

sp ecifi ed in cl au se ( a) of su b-section (1) sh all b e pa ssed unl ess t he Sub -Di visional
Officer h as b y noti ce call ed upon th e occupan cy t en ant to t en der th e rent d ue
together with co st of proceedin gs within such period as m ay be sp ecifi ed b y the
Sub -Di vi sion al Offi cer in the noti ce an d the t enant has f ail ed to depo sit the
requir ed amou nt withi n the said period.
(3)

No pro ceedings on th e ground sp ecifi ed in clau se (b) of su b-sec tion

(1) sh all li e unl ess t he b humi sw ami of su ch l and h as ser ved on the o ccup an cy
ten ant a noti ce in writ ing sp ecif ying th e a ct of de struction or injury complained of
and th e ten ant h as f ail ed within a p eriod of six mo nths fro m the d at e of servi ce of
notic e or within such further period as th e Sub -Di vi sion al Officer m ay gr ant to
restore the l and to th e. co ndition in whi ch it w as b efor e such d estru ction or injury.
194.

Provi sio ns

ap plicable

to

occupa n cy

t enant

w ho se

t enancy

is

ter mi nat ed. (1) The followin g pro vi sions sh all b e ap plicabl e in the case of ever y
occu pan cy t en ant who se t enan cy i s t ermin at ed, n amel y :
(a)

if the o ccup an cy ten ant has, before th e dat e of t er min ation, so w n or

plant ed crop s in an y land co mpri sed in the holdin g h e shall be
entitled,. at the o ption of the bhumiswami of su ch l and, either to
ret ain po ssession of such l and and to u se it for th e p urpo se of t en ding
and gatherin g in th e cr ops, or to recei ve fro m the bhumi sw ami of su ch
land, th e valu e of th e labour and c apit al e xp ended by hi m in prep ari ng
su ch l an d and sowin g, plantin g and tendin g such cr op s, to geth er with
reason able inter est thereon;

(b)

if the o ccup an cy ten ant has, b efore th e d at e of t ermination pr ep ared

for sowin g any l and co mpri sed in his hold ing, but h as not so wn or
plant ed crops th ereo n, h e sh all b e entit led to r ecei ve from the
bhumiswami of such land th e value of th e l abour and capit al e xp en ded
by him in pr eparin g su ch land to geth er with reaso n able inter est
thereon;

Pro vided th at
(i)

an o ccup an cy t en ant shall not be entitled to ret ain hi s l and or

recei ve an y sum in r esp ect th er eof und er th is section if, aft er
the comm enc ement of proce edin gs by th e b humi sw ami of su ch
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land for t er min ation, he h as cultivat ed or prep ar ed su ch l and

contrar y. to lo cal usage;
(ii)

the rent, if any p ayabl e to the bhu mi sw ami of su ch l and b y the

occu pan cy t enant at t he ti me of t ermin atio n may be set off
again st an y sum p ayable to th e occup an cy ten ant und er thi s
Se ction;

(c)

if the o ccup an cy t en ant h as, before th e d ate of t ermin ation, effe ct ed

an y i mpro vement of any land co mpri sed in hi s holdin g, h e shall be
entitled to re cei ve fro m th e bhu misw ami of su ch l and comp ensat ion
for it as th e Revenue Offi cer m ay, after h earing th e p arties,
det er mine.

(2) Th e Reven ue Offic er t er min atin g the tenancy sh all d et er min e th e amo unt,
if an y, payabl e under sub -section ( 1).
195. Occu pancy t ena nt's rig ht s of transf er. (1) No o ccupan cy t en ant
sh all b e entitled to transfer b y wa y of sale, gift, mort gage, sub-lease or oth erwi se
his ri ght in the l and or any p ortion ther eo f, and every such sale, gift, mort gage,
sub -l ease or other tr an sf er sh all be void abl e as provi d ed in Section 197
Pro vided that a sub -l ease may b e gr ant ed b y or on beh alf of an occu p anc y
ten ant if su ch p erson belongs to an y of th e cat egori es mention ed i n sub -section (2)
of Section 168 .
Explanation. For the purpo ses of this section th e expr ession 'sub -l ease'
sh all b e con strued as havin g th e sam e meanin g as assi gn ed to 'l ease' in S ection
168.
(2)

Nothin g in sub -sectio n (1) shall prevent an o ccup an cy t ena nt from

transferrin g hi s holdin g or any part thereof by sal e or gift to any co ten ant or an y p erson Who, if h e survi ved t he tenant without n earer
heirs, would in herit the h oldin g.

(3)

Nothin g in thi s section sh all pr event an o ccupan cy t en ant f rom

transferrin g an y right in his land to secur e payment of, or sh all affect
the ri ght in his l an d to secur e payment of, or shall affect the ri ght of
the St at e Go vernment to sell suc h right for t he reco ver y of an ad vance

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mad e to him und er th e La nd Improvement Loa ns Act, 1883 ( XIX o f

1883), or the A gri cult urist s' Lo ans Act, 188 4 (XII of 18 84).
(4)

Nothin g in thi s section sh all pr event an o ccupan cy t en ant f rom

transferrin g an y ri ght in his holdin g to secu re payme nt of an ad va nce
mad e to him b y a Co -oper ati ve So ci et y or shall affect th e right of
su ch so ci et y to sell su ch ri ght for th e r ecovery of such ad van ce.

(5)

Except in pursu ance of a tr an sf er permitted und er an y of the

foregoing pro vi sions, or in the case of proceedin gs for r eco very of arrear s of an y
ann ual in st alment of comp en sation, no de cree or order sh all b e p assed for th e sal e
of th e int er est of an occu p an cy ten ant in his holdin g nor sh all su ch int erest be
att ach ed or sold in execution of a ny d ecree or order nor sh all a recei ver b e
app ointed to man age such holdin g und er Section 51 of the Cod e of Ci vil Pro cedure,
1908 (V of 1908), nor shall su ch inter est vest in the Court or in a recei ver und er
the Pro vinci al In sol vency A ct, 1920 ( V of 1 920).
196. Right of o ccupancy tenant to ma ke i mp rov e ment.An o ccup an cy
ten ant of l and h eld for th e purpose of agriculture is entitled to mak e an y
improveme nt thereo n for the b ett er cultivation of the l and or its mor e con veni ent
use for the purpo se aforesaid.
197. Right of certain person s to apply to set a sid e tran sf ers by occupan cy
tena nt s. .(1) If an oc cup an cy t enant tran sf ers hi s rights in his holdin g or an y
portion ther eof in con tra vention of S ection 195, an y co -t en ant or an y p er son wh o,
if he survi ved the t enant without near er h eirs, would inh erit the holding or the
bhumiswami of who m su ch per son hold s th e land, m ay appl y to th e Sub -Di visional
Officer to be pl aced in possession and the Su b-Divi sion al Offic er, may in
accordance with the ru les m ade und er Sectio n 258 pl ace th e appli cant in possession
subj ect to hi s accept ance of th e li abilities of the o ccup anc y t enant for arrears of
rent and for advan ce f or necessar y exp en ses of culti vation.
(2) Wh er e mor e p ersons th an on e appl y und er sub-section (1), they sh all be
entitled to be pl aced i n po ssession in the fol lowin g ord er of priority :
(i)

an y p er son who if h e sur vi ved the t en ant would inherit the

holding;
(ii)

co -tenant; and
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(iii)

bhumiswami of whom the occup an cy t ena nt holds th e l and.

198. S urrender. (1) An y o ccup an cy t enan t may, b y executin g in favour of

the bh umi sw ami not less than thirt y days b efore th e com men cement of the
agricultur al year a r egist er ed do cu ment, surrend er his ri ghts and th ereupo n he shall
cease to b e an o ccupan cy t en ant from th e agri cultural year n ext following su ch
dat e. No surrender sha ll be valid unl ess eff ect ed b y a regi st ered in strument.
(2)

Notwithst andin g an yt hing to th e co ntrar y i n the Indi an Stamp s Act,

1899 (II of 18 99), or t he Indi an Regi stration Act, 1908 ( XV I of 1908), instru ment s
of surrend er e xecut ed by oc cup an cy t en ants in pursu ance of th e provisions of thi s
section, shall b e exempt ed from p ayment of stamp dut y and regi stration fee
ch ar geabl e th ereon.
(3)

On a surr end er b ein g executed und er sub -section (1), a bhumi swami

sh all b e entitled to tak e p o ssession of l and onl y to the ext en t of his ri ght of
resu mption und er S ection 189 and th e excess l and , if any, sh all vest in the St at e
Govern ment and the b humi sw ami sh all be p aid compen sation for su ch excess l and,
whi ch shall be equ al t o two time s th e r ent payabl e th er efor und er Section 188.
(4)

Wh er e any l and vest s in the State Govern ment und er sub -section ( 3),

the bhu mi swami sh all sp ecif y su ch land wi thin th e prescribed p eriod and in the
pre scribed mann er and on hi s f ailure to do so within su ch p eriod, such l and shall be
sp ecifi ed b y th e Su b-Di vision al Offi cer.
(5) Aft er su ch la nd h as b een specifi ed in accord anc e with th e provi sion s of
sub -section (4), th e Sub-Di vi sion al Offi cer sh all d emar cat e it in accord an ce with
su ch rul es as m ay b e m ade in th at b eh alf an d also fi x the la nd r evenu e in r esp ect of
land resu med by th e b humi sw ami.
199.

R eceipt. Every bhu misw ami sh all gi ve a written re ceipt for t he

amount of r ent at th e time wh en su ch amou nt is recei ved by him in resp ect of an y

land in su ch for m and in su ch manner as may be prescrib ed.
200.

Penalty f or failure t o give rec ei pt o r f or exc ess recov ery If an y

bhumiswami fail s to give a r eceipt as r equired by Section 199 or recei ves b y w ay

of rent an y amount in excess of the r ent p ayabl e und er thi s Cod e, h e sh all, on the
appli cation of the o ccupan cy ten ant b e liabl e by an ord er of th e Tah sild ar to refu nd
the exce ss amount reco vered an d to pa y as p en alt y a sum not exceedin g l[tw o
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thousand ru p ees], not exceeding twi ce su ch amount and th e Tahsildar may direct
that th e whol e or p art of su ch sum sh all be adju sted tow ards the amount of
co mp en sation payabl e by the occup an cy t en ant.
201.

R emi ssion a nd suspensio n of rent con seq uent on li ke treatme nt of

land re venue. (1) If from any cau se th e p aym ent of the w hol e o r any p art of the
land revenu e payabl e i n respect of an y l and i s r emitted or su sp end ed, the Collector
may, b y general or sp eci al order, r emit or su sp en d, as th e case may b e, th e p aym ent
of the r ent, of su ch l and, to an amount whi ch would bear th e sa me proportion to the
whol e of the r ent p ayabl e in r esp ect of the land as th e land r evenue of whi ch the
payment h as b een remitted or su sp end ed, bear s to th e whol e of the land r even ue
payable in r esp ect th ereof, and m ay di stribu te the amount so remit ted or su sp end ed
amon gst th e oc cup an cy ten ant s holding su ch land in su ch man n er as may seem to
him to b e equitabl e h aving r egard to th e effect on th eir holdings of the cau se whi ch
has l ed to th e r emi ssion or su sp en sion of th e land r evenu e.
(2)

If th e p ayment of r en t has been su sp ended, the p eriod of su sp ension

sh all b e e xcl ud ed in t he co mput ation of th e period of limit ation p rescrib ed for the
reco ver y of su ch rent.
(3)

Th e pro visions of sub-section s (1) an d (2 ) sh all appl y to land of

whi ch th e land reven ue h as b een wholly o r in part rele ased, co mpound ed for or
red eemed, in an y case in whi ch if th e land revenu e in resp ect of the l and ha d not
been r el eased , comp ounded for or red eemed, the whol e or an y p art of it mi ght in
the o pinion of th e Coll ector, h ave b een r emit ted or suspend ed .
202. Reinst ate ment o f wrongf ully ejected occupancy tenant. (1) If an y
per son w ho i mmediat ely b efore th e comin g i nto for ce of this Cod e h eld l and in an y
region in an y of th e capaciti es me ntion ed in.Section 185, has been ejected or
dispo ssessed of an y l and h eld by him durin g the three ye ars immediat el y pr ecedin g
the comin g into for ce of this Code, otherwi se than b y pro cess of law, may within
two years from the da te of comin g into forc e of this Code, appl y to the Tah sild ar
for

hi s

(2)

r einstat ement

in

such

land.

If an y p er son who on the comin g into force of this Co d e, hold s l and

as an occ up an cy ten an t has b een ej ected from or di spo ssessed of an y l and held b y
him, after the coming into force of this Cod e in contr avention of its provi sion s m ay

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within two year s fro m th e d at e of su ch ej ectment or dispo ssession, appl y to the

Tah sildar for hi s r ein stat ement in such l an d.
(3)

On r eceipt of an application und er sub -section (1) or (2), the

Tah sildar shall, aft er makin g an enquiry into the re sp ecti ve cl ai ms of th e p arti es,
decid e th e ap plication a nd wh en h e ord ers t he r estoration of the possessio n to the
occu pan cy t en ant, put him in po ssession of t he land.
(4)

Th e Tah sild ar may, at an y st age of enquir y p ass und er sub -section (3)

an int erim order for h andin g o ver th e po ssession of the l an d to th e appli cant, if he
finds th at h e was ej ected or di spossessed b y th e oppo site part y within si x month s
prior to the submissi on of the ap plication under su b-sectio n (1) or (2), and th e
oppo site part y sh all, if necessary, b e eject ed und er hi s ord er.
(5)

Wh en an int erim ord er h as b een passed under su b-section (4) , the

oppo site p art y may be required b y the Tahsi ldar, to execut e a bon d for su ch su m as
he may deem fit for abst ainin g fro m takin g possessio n of lan d unt il the final ord er
is passed b y hi m.
(6)

If th e person executing a bond i s fo und to h ave ent er ed into or t aken

possessio n of th e l and in contravention of t he bond, th e Tah sild ar May forf eit the
bond in whol e or in part and may r ecover such amou nt as an arr ear of land revenu e.
(7)

If th e order p assed un der su b-section (3) is in favour of th e appli cant,

the Tah sild ar sh all also award a r eason able co mp en sation to be p aid to the
appli cant by th e op po site part y
Pro vided th at th e amount of compen sation sh all n ot exceed t en times the
revenu e of th e l and fo r each year 's o ccupation.
(8)

Th e com pensation award ed u nd er this secti on shall be reco verabl e as

an arrear of land reven ue.

(9)

Th e T ahsildar sh all have th e p ower to revi ew suo motu cases of

wron gful eje ct ment, or di spo ssession , wh eth er b y surrend er or oth erwi se of
occu pan cy t en ant s in an y areas to b e noti fied b y the St at e Go vern ment in thi s
beh alf. Wh er e action is t ak en und er thi s su b-section, th e pr ovi sions of the
foregoing sub -section s shall, as f ar as may b e, appl y.

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CH APTER XV
ALLUV IO N AND DILUV ION
203. Alluvion and diluvion.- (1) Alluvi al land formed on an y b an k sh all
vest in th e St at e Go vernm ent but th e bhu mi swami, if any, of th e l and adjoining
su ch b ank sh all be entitled to th e u se of th e allu vi al l and so add ed to his holdin g
free fro m th e p ayment of land re venu e durin g the current term of settlement, unless
the ar ea added to his h olding exceed s on e acr e.
(2)

Wh en th e ar ea of th e allu vi al l an d add ed t o a holdin g exce eds one

acr e and it app ear s to the Su b-Di vi sion al Officer th at such l an d m ay, with due
regard to the int er est of th e publi c con veni ence and pu blic r evenu e, b e di spo sed of,
he sh all offer su ch l and in bhumi swami ri ghts to th e b humi swami of such holdin g
at a premiu m which shall not exceed tw enty ti mes th e f air assessment of the l an d
so formed. If the said bhumi swa mi sh all r efu se th e offer, the Sub -Di visional
Officer may di sp ose o f the land i[in the pr escrib ed mann er.]
(3)

Wh er e any holdin g is dimini shed in ar ea by dilu vion to an extent

gre at er th an on e acr e, the l and r evenue payable o n su ch holdin g sh all b e redu ced.
204.

Powe r to ma ke assess ment and d ecide disputes. (1) Th e Sub -

Division al Offi cer sh all h ave pow er, subject to rul es mad e und er thi s Cod e, to
assess all increase an d reduction in land reven ue whi ch are r equi red or p ermitted
under this Ch apter.
(2) Th e Sub-Di vi sion al Offi cer sh all also h ave po w er to d ecid e any disput e
whi ch may ari se rel at ing to the distributio n of allu vi al land amon g the variou s
bhumiswami s cl ai min g su ch l and.

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CHAP TER XV I
CONS OLIDATION O F HOLD IN GS
205.

D efinitions. In thi s Chapt er

(i)

"Con solid ation of holding" mean s th e r edi stribution of all or an y of

the l an d in a vill age, so as to allot to th e bhumiswami continu ous
plots of land for th e con veni en ce of culti vation;

(ii)

"Co n solidation Offi cer" m ean s a Re venu e Officer, not belo w the r ank
of a Tah sild ar, appoin ted b y th e St ate Government for an y di strict or
district s to exer cise the po wers, and to perfor m th e duti es of a
Consolid ation Officer und er this Cod e.

206.

Initiation of consoli dation p roceeding s. (1) An y two or more

bhumiswami s in a village holding to geth er not less th an the mini mum ar ea of l an d

pre scribed b y rul es made un der S ection 2 21, m ay appl y in wri ting st atin g su ch
particul ar s as may be pr escrib ed b y ru les mad e und er -S ect ion 221, to the
Consolid ation Officer for the consolid ation of their holdin gs.
(2)

Th e Collector may of his own motion direct the Consolidation Offi cer

to mak e an enquir y int o the f easibility of consolid ation of holdin gs in an y vill age.
(3)

If two-third s of the bh umi sw ami s in a vill age appl y for con solid at ion

of their holdin gs or if in the course of an enquiry into an appli cation mad e und er
sub -section (1) or su b-section (2) t wo -thirds of th e bhumi swamis of th e village
mak e an appli cation agr eein g to th e consolidation of th eir holdings, su ch
appli cation sh all b e d eemed to b e th e appli cation on b eh alf of all t he bhu mi sw ami s
of the village.
(4)

If in a case f alling un der sub -section (3), an y sch eme of con solid ation

of holdings is confirmed, it sh all b e bindin g on all th e bhu mi swamis of th e village,

and on an y p erson wh o may sub sequ entl y b e entitl ed to hold or occup y the l and.

(5)

In an y other c ase, if any sch eme of con solidation of holdings is

confir med, it shall b e binding on th e appli cant s and those who h ave agr eed to the

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con solidation of thei r holdin gs an d on any p er son who may sub sequ entl y be
entitled to hold or o ccup y the l and aff ect ed by th e schem e.

207. R ejection of app lication.(1) If on r eceipt of an y such appl ic ation or

at an y st age of th e p roceedin gs th er eon, ther e app ear s to b e go od and suffici ent
reason for di sallowin g the appli cation or f or excluding th e case of an y appli cant
from con solid ation, the Con solidation Offi cer may sub mit the application to the
Collector with a r ecommen dation th at th e application b e r ej ect ed in whol e or in
part, or th at th e 'pro ceedings be qu ash ed.

(2) Th e Coll ector, on receipt of th e recomm endation , may accept it and p ass
order s ac cordingl y or may ord er furth er inqu iry.

208. Ad mi ssion of application.If th e Consolidation Offi cer admits the

appli cation, h e sh all proceed to deal wi th the sam e in acco rdance with the
proced ure l aid do wn by or und er this Code.
209. Preparation of sche me fo r con soli dation of holding s.(1) If the
bhumi swami s m akin g the ap plication under Section 206 sub mit a sch eme of
con solidation of h oldings mutuall y agr eed t o, the Con solid ation Officer, sh all, in
the mann er l aid dow n by rul es mad e un der S ection 221 e xamine it and, if
necessary, m odif y it.

(2) If n o sch eme i s submitt ed with th e appli cation, the Con solidation
Officer sh all pr ep ar e a sch eme for th e consolidation of holdin gs i n th e mann er laid
down b y rul es m ad e under Section 221.
(3) If th e Co nsolid ation Offi cer is of th e opi nion th at th e r e-di stribution of
land in accordan ce with a sch eme of con sol idation will h ave th e r esult of allotting
to an y bhu mi sw ami a holding or l and of a l ess mark et or produ cti ve valu e th an that
of his origin al holdi ng or l and, the sch eme may pro vide for the p ayment of

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co mp en sation to su ch bhumi sw ami by su ch per son or person s as the Con solid atio n
Officer may direct.
(4) Where the sch eme of con solid ation is co mpl ete, the Con solidation
Officer, after consid ering and as far as p o ssibl e remo vin g the o bjection s, if any,
mad e to th e sch eme , shall sub mit it for conf irmation to th e Collect or.
(5) When the sch eme of con solid ation is complet e, and if all the
bhurnisw amis affect ed by su ch schem e, agr eed to ent er into possession of th e
holdings allotted to them th er eund er , the Co nsolidation Officer may allow th em to
ent er into such po ssession fro m a date to b e mention ed in the sch eme.

210. Confirmation of sch e me,Th e Co llector m ay eith er confirm the

scheme with or without modification or r ef use to confirm it aft er con sid ering the
objection

or

obje ctions,

if

an y,

to

the

schem e

of

consoli dation

and

the

reco mmend ation of t he Con solidation Officer. The d eci sion o f the Collector,
subj ect

to

an y

ord er

th at

may

be

p assed

in

r evision

by

th e

Settlem ent

Commi ssioner un der S ection 5 0, sh all b e final.

211. Pro cedu re o n confirmation. (1) Upon confirmation of the sch eme
of con solid ation, the Con solidation Officer sh all, if n ecessar y, dem arcat e the
bound arie s of th e holdings and sh all pro ceed to announ ce th e deci sion s fin all y
mad e a nd cau se to b e pr epar ed in accord ance with th e sch eme, a n ew fi eld map,
record -of -ri ght s, othe r recor d s prescrib ed und er S ection 114 , Nist ar P atrak and
Wajib -ul-ar z.
(2) The n ew record s p repar ed und er sub-se ct ion (1) sh all be d eem ed to ha ve
been prep ar ed und er Chapt er IX or XV II, a s the case may be.
212. Rig ht of bhumi sw a mis to po ssession of holdings.- The bhumi swami
affected by the sch eme of co nsolid ation, if they h ave not enter ed into possessio n
under sub-section (5) of Section 20 9, sh all be entitled to po ssessio n of the holding s
allotted to th em und er the sc hem e, from th e co mmen cement of th e agri cultur al year
next followin g co nfirmation; and the Con so lidation Offi cer sh all, if necessary, put
them, b y warr ant in po ssession of the holdin gs to whi ch th ey are entitled

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Pro vided th at if all th e bhumi sw ami s agr ee, they ma y, after confir mation, be
put into possession of their holdings b y the Con solidation Offi cer from any earlier
dat e.
213.

Transf er

of

rights

of

bhu miswa mi s

in

holdings.

(1)

Notwithst andin g an yt hing cont ain ed in this Code, th e ri ght s of bhu mi swami s in
their holdings sh all,

for

the purpo se

of

gi vin g

effect

to

an y sch eme of

con solidation affectin g th em, b e tr an sf era ble b y exch ange or otherwise and no
per son shall be entitled to obj ect to or interfere with a ny tr ansfer made for th e said
purpo se.
(2) The Con solid ation Officer ma y al so transfer b y exch an ge or otherwise
an y l and b elon gin g to th e State Go vernm ent wh er e such tran sf er is n ecessary for
the p urpo se of givin g effect to an y sch eme of con solidation .
214. No instru ment necessa ry to eff ect transf er. Notwit hst andin g
an ythin g contained in an y law for the tim e b eing in force
(a)

no instrument in writing sh all b e nec essar y in ord er to gi ve effect t o a

transfer involved in carr yin g out an y schem e of consolid ation of
holdings; and

(b)

no su ch instru ment, if execut ed , sh all r equir e regi str ation.

215. Co sts of ca rrying out sch e me. (1) Th e Con solid ation Officer shall ,
unless th e St at e Go vernm ent for suffi ci ent r eason s dir ects oth erwi se, r eco ver fro m
the bhu mi sw ami s who se holdings ar e aff ect ed b y th e schem e for consolidation of
holdings, th e co st o f carryin g out th e sch eme, whi ch sh all b e asse ssed in
accordance with rul es mad e und er Se ction 2 2 1.
(2)

Th e

Con solid ation

Offi cer

sh all

ap portion

the

co st s

amon g

the

bhumiswami s liable t o pay th em according to o ccupi ed ar ea of the holdings

affected by th e sch eme.
216.

R ecove ry

of

comp ensation a nd

cost.An y amount payabl e as

co mp en sation under sub-section (3) of S ect ion 209 , or as co sts under S ection 215,
may b e reco vered as an arr ear of land r evenue.
217. Su sp ension of pa rtition pro ceeding s du ri ng cu rrency of consolidation p rocee ding s.Wh en an appli cation for th e con solid ation of holdin gs h as
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been admitt ed un d er Section 208, n o proceedin gs for p artition of the h oldings

whi ch will aff ect th e sch eme of con solidation sh all b e co mmen ced and all su ch
proceedin gs p endin g sh all r emain in ab ey ance durin g th e cont inuation of the
con solidation pro ceedi ngs.
218. Transf er of pro pe rty during p roc eedings. When an appli cation for
the con solidation of h oldings h as b een ad mitted, no bhu mi swami upon who m the
scheme will be binding sh all h ave po w er, during th e co ntinuan ce of the
con solidation proceed ings, to tr an sf er or other wise deal with an y p art of his
origin al holdin g or l and so as to affect th e right s of an y oth er bh umi swami th ereto
under th e scheme of consolidation .
219. Rights of bhumi sw a mi s af ter consolidation sa me a s b ef ore. A
bhumiswami sh all h av e th e same ri ght s in t he holdin g or l and allotted to hi m in
pursuan ce of a sc hem e of con solid ation as h e ha d in hi s original ho lding.
220.

Encu mbranc es

of

bliu miswa mi s.

(1)

If

th e

holdi ng

of

an y

bhumiswami brou ght und er the sch eme of con solidation i s validly burden ed with
an y l ease, mortgage or oth er en cumbrance, suc h l ease, mo rtgage or oth er
en cu mbran ce, sh all b e tran sf err ed and sh all att ach to the holdin g allott ed to hi m
under the sche me or to such p art of it as th e Con solid ation Officer, subje ct to an y
rules th at may b e m ade u nd er Section 221, may h ave ap point ed in prep arin g the
scheme; an d th ereupo n, th e l essee, mort gagee or other encu mbr ancer, as the case
may be, shall cease to ha ve an y ri ght in or again st th e land fro m whi ch th e l ease,
mort gage or other en cumbrance has b een transf erred.
(2) Not withst an ding anything contain ed i n sub -section (1) or an y oth er
en act ment for th e time being in force the Co nsolidation Offi cer shall, if n ecessary,
put an y l essee or any mort gagee or oth er encu mbran cer entitl ed to possessio n, b y
w arrant , into po ssession of the h olding or part of a holdin g to whi ch hi s l ease,
mort gage or other en cumbrance has b een transf erred u nd er sub-sec tion (1).
221. Pow er to ma ke rul es. (1) Th e State Go vernment may mak e rul es for
the p urpo se of carryin g into effe ct the pro visions of this Ch apter .
(2) In particul ar and without pr ejudi ce to the gen erality of the foregoin g
power, th e St ate Go ve rnment may m ake rul es

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(a)

pre scribin g the minim um area of l an d to b e held b y th e person s

makin g an appli cation und er sub -section (1) of S ection 206;

(b)

providing for the particul ar s to be co ntain ed in an y application

mad e un der S ection 20 6;

(c)

providing

for

th e

procedure

to

be

follow ed

by

the

Consolid ation Offi cer in dealin g with application s for the

con solidation

of

hol dings

and

for

the

appoint m ent

and

con stitution of an y A dvi sor y Co mmittee or P anchayat to assi st

the Con solid ation Officer in th e examin ation or prep ar ation of
the sch eme;
(d)

for d eter mining th e comp en sation to b e p aid in cases f allin g

under sub -section (3) of S ection 209;

(e)

for regulatin g th e assessment of co st s und er Section 215;

(f)

for det erminin g the m ark et or produ cti ve value of th e diff er ent
holdings and l an ds bro ught und er any schem e of con solid ation;

(g)

for the guid ance of th e Con solid ation Officer in r esp ect of the
transfer of en cumbran ces and l eases un der S ection 220; and

(h)

gen er all y for the guid ance of the Con solid ation Offi cer and
other offi cers and person s in all pro ceedin gs under thi s
Ch apt er.

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CH APTER XV II
V ILLA GE OFFICERS
A-Pat els
222. Appointmen t of 'patel s. (1) Subj ect to rul es mad e und er S ection
258, th e Coll ector may appoint for each village or group of villages one or mor e
pat el s.
(2) Wh en th ere ar e t wo or more p at el s i n a vill age, the Coll ector m ay
distribut e, subj ect to rules ma de under Se ction 258, dutie s of the office of p atel in
su ch man n er as h e may thin k fit.
[(3) Wh ere in th e Vin dh ya Prad esh r egion, patw ari h as b een perf ormin g the
dutie s i mpo sed on a u nder this Co de im mediat el y b efore th e co mmen cement of this
Code, h e sh all continu e to perform such d uties and sh all b e dee med to be pat el for
purpo ses of thi s Cod e, until a Pat el i s appoin ted u nd er sub -section (1).]
223. Remu neration o f patels. The r emu ner ation of p at el s sh all be fi xed
by the Coll ector in acc ordan ce with rul es made b y th e State Go vern ment.
224. Duti es of patel s. It sh all b e the dut y of ever y p at el
[( a) to coll ect and p ay into th e
[(i) 'Gram Kash' th e coll ection of land revenu e an d oth er rel at ed
taxes and ce sses payabl e throu gh hi m after d eductin g the
coll ection

ch arges

as

may

be

d et ermined

by

the

St ate

Govern ment from time to time.]

(ii) Go vernm ent Trea sury th e coll ection char ges und er sub-clau se
(i) and su ch oth er Governm ent due s ord ered to b e coll ect ed b y
him;]
(b)

to furnish rep orts regarding th e st at e of his vill age at su ch pl ace s and

times as th e Collector m ay fi x in thi s b eh alf;

(c)

as f ar as po ssible to prevent encro ach men ts on wa st e l and, pu blic

path s, and roadw ays in the villages;

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(d)

to preserve such st ations and bound ar y marks erected in hi s vill age by

sur veyors in the ser vi ce of Go ver nm ent as m ay b e mad e over to his
car e an d to report any damage cau sed to such mark s;

(e)

subj ect to rul es made und er Section 25 8, to keep the vill age in good
sanit ar y condition;

(f)

to pre vent u n authori sed cuttin g of wood or unauthorised remo val of

an y min erals or oth er properti es b elon gi n g to the St at e Go vernm ent;

(g)

to control and sup erintend the k otw ar, to re port hi s d eath or ab sence
from his dut y and to tak e su ch st eps as may be n ecessary to compel
him to p erfor m hi s d uties;

(h)

to perform such other duti es as may b e pr escrib ed by r ules m ad e

under S ection 2 58.

.
225. Duties i mpo sed under a ny law upo n land hol der s d eemed to be
i mpo sed on pat els.-11 by .an y en actment f or the time b ein g in force, an y p ublic
dutie s ar e imp o sed o n or public li abilities ar e d ecl ar ed to atta ch to landh old ers,
their man agers or agents, such d uties shall be d eemed to b e imposed upo n and
su ch liabilities shall be h eld to att ach to p at el s app ointed under this Cod e
Pro vided that nothin g h erein contain ed shall disch arge the land-h old ers,
their m anager s or agent s from an y duti es or liabiliti es oth erwi se i mposed upon
them b y l aw.
226. R e moval of pat el s. Subj ect to rul es mad e und er S ection 258, the
Collector may r emo ve from office any p atel.
227. Puni sh ment of pat ets.A Pat el w ho is found ne gli gent in the
perfor man ce of an y d uty assi gned to hi m u nder Section 224 or 2 25, sh all be li abl e
under th e ord er of th e Tah sild ar to a fin e whi ch may ext en d t o [one thousand
rupees].
228. Appoint ment o f sub stitute patel. Wh ere a p at el i s te mpor aril y
unable to perform his duties the Sub -Di vi sio nal Officer may, on hi s ap plication or
otherwise appoint a substitut e for a p eriod of not exc eedin g, si x month s and the

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sub stitut e so appointed sh all, for all the purposes of this Code, b e de emed to be a
pat el.
229.

Ent rust me nt of village ma nag e ment. Notwith st andin g anyt hing

cont ained in thi s Code, the St at e Governm ent may entru st th e man agement of a
vill age or th p erform a nce of th e duties entru st ed to a p at e!, to a Gr am Panch ayat or
wher e a Gr am P anch ayat h as not b een con sitituted, to a Gra m Sab ha con stituted in
accordance with th e pr ovi sions of S ection 23 2.
B-Kotwars
230.

Appoint ment of kotw ars a nd their duti es. (1) For each vill age, or

grou p of vill ages, th ere sh all b e app ointe d, in accord an ce with rules mad e und er
Se ction 258 on e or more kotwars for the performan ce of su ch d uties as m ay be
pre scribed.
Pro vided th at in the Madh ya Bh ar at r egion the duti es of kot w ars und er this,
section sh all b e p erform ed b y the Police Cho wkid ar s who sh all, on the coming into
force of this Cod e, be deemed to be kotwar s u nd er thi s section, and be subj ect in
all r esp ect s to th e cont rol of Revenu e Offi cer s.
(2) Ever y per son who at th e co ming into for ce of this Cod e hold s the p o st of
vill age. w at chman in the Bhop al and Sironj regio ns or of a cho wkid ar in the
Vindh ya Pr ad esh r egio n sh all b e d eemed to b e a kotwar under thi s section.
231. Re mun eration of kotw ars. Th e St ate Gover nment may, by gen eral
order subj ect to su ch restri ction s, t erms and condition s as may b e mention ed
therein, fi x the remun er ation of Kotwar s either pro sp ecti vel y or r etrospecti vel y but
su ch r etrospective effect sh all not b e fro m a dat e earli er to the 1st March, 19821
C-G ra m Sab ha
232. G ram Sabha. 'Grain Sabh a' m eans th e bod y co nstituted und er S ectior
5-A or S ection 129-A, as th e case may be, of the Madhya Pr ade sh P anch ayat Raj
A varr Gram Swar aj Adhiniyam, 1 993 (No. 1 of 1994) and the 'G ram Ko sh ' mean s
the fun d est abli shed u nder sub -section (1) o f Section 7-J of th e said A ct.]
(2) The Gr am Sabha sh all con si st of on e Ch airman, o n e Secret ar y and not
less th an thr ee other member s who shall b e elect ed in th e prescri bed manner b y the

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adult resident s of the village or group of vill ages for whi ch the Gr am Sabh a i s
establi shed.
(3) Th e t erm of th e off ice of memb er s shall b e fi ve years.
(4) Ever y Gram Sab h a sh all b e a b od y cor porat e and shall have perp etual
su ccession and co mmon se al and shall, by its nam e, su e and b e su ed. Subj ect to an y
rules mad e in thi s b ehalf, it sh all al so have po wer to acquir e, hold or tr an sf er
propert y movabl e and immo vable, to ent er into contra ct s and do all thing n ecessar y
for the purpo se of p erforming th e d uties entrust ed to it.
(5) Ever y Gr am S abh a shall e st abli sh and m aint ain a fun d and into su ch fund
sh all b e p aid
(i)

all su ms r eco vered as grazin g f ees and such oth er f ees and
inco me. ari sin g from the m anageme nt of the village as the
State Go vern ment ma y prescrib e; an d

(ii)

all sums contributed by th e State Go vern ment or an y lo cal bod y

or any pri vate per son .

Su ch funds shall be appli cabl e to the p aym ent of ch arges and exp en ses
incid ent al to th e sever al matt ers und er th e control and administrat ion of th e Gr am
Sa bh a.
(6) The Coll ector shall exerci se sup er visio n over th e workin g of the Gr am
Sa bh a and may for suffici ent cau se di ssol ve an y Gram S abha and app oint an y
per son to p erform its functions until it is reconstitut ed.
(7) In an y village or group of villages for which a Gram Pan ch aya t under the
law in for ce relatin g to panchayat s has been est ablish ed, su ch Gram P anch ayat s
sh all p erform th e duties i mpo sed upo n an d exer cise the rights o f a Gram S abha
under this Co d e, and the Gr am S abh a shall cease to exi st.
(8) The St at e Go vern ment may, by notification, del egate to th e Gram S abh a,
su ch of th e duti es of t he P at el or an y other f unction in con n ection with agri cultural
or indu strial d evel opment of a village as it may thin k fit.

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CH APTER XV III
R IG HTS IN A BAD I AND UN OC CU PIED LAND AND ITS PRO DU CE
233.

R ecord of unoccupi ed land. A r ecord of uno ccupi ed land sh al l, in

accordance with rul es mad e in thi s b eh alf be pr ep ared and main tain ed for ever y
vill age. sh owin g sep ar at el y
(a) un o ccupi ed l and set apart for exer ci se of nist ar right s un d er Section 237;
[x x x].
[(b) Omitt ed.]
234.

Preparation of Ni sta r Pat rak. (1) The 3[Sub -Di vi sion al Officer]

sh all, con si st entl y wit h the provi sion s of thi s Co de an d the rul es mad e thereund er,
prepar e a Nist ar Patr ak e mbod ying a schem e of man agement of all unoc cupi ed l and
in a vill age and all matter s in cid ent al t hereto and more p ar ticul arly matt er s
sp ecifi ed in Section 2 35.
(2) A dr aft of the Ni star Patrak shall b e pu blished in th e vill age and aft er
asc ert ainin g th e wi shes of the Gram S abha, it sh all be fin alised by Sub -Di vi sional
Officer]
(3) A_ c op y of th e Nist ar Patr ak so fin ali sed sh all b e kept in th e office of
the Gram Pan ch ayat];
(4) On a resolution passed b y the Gr am Sab ha. b y a majority of not l ess th an
two-third s of th e member s present and votin g, th e Su b-Di vi sional Officer with the
prior san ction of the Collector and al so after makin g an y su ch inquiry as h e d eems
fit,

m ay,

(a)

inter se ch an ge the ent ire in th e Nist ar Patr ak;

(b)

record addition al unoc cupi ed land un d er an y entr y in the Ni st ar p at rak

for fulfillment of furth er Nistar ri ght s of villager s.]

235. Matt ers t o b e provid ed f or in Ni st ar Patra k. The m atter whi ch

sh all b e provid ed for i n the Ni st ar P atr ak sh all be as follow s, n amel y :

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(a)

terms and conditions on whi ch grazin g of cattle in th e village wil l be

per mitted;

(b)

the t erms and conditions on whi ch and t he ext ent to whi ch an y

resid ent may o btain
(i) wood, timber, fu el or any oth er for est produce;
(ii) mooram, k ank ar, san d, earth, cl ay, st ones or an y oth er minor
min er al;

(c)

instruction s r egul ating gen erall y th e grazing of cattle and th e r emo val
of the articl es mention ed in p aragr aph (b);

(d)

an y other matter r equ ired to b e r ecorded i n the Ni st ar Patrak b y or

under this Co d e.

236. P rovi sion in Ni star Pat ra k f or certain matt ers. In preparin g the
Nist ar Patr ak as pro vi ded in S ection 235, the Coll ector sh all, as far as po ssibl e,
mak e provi sion for
(a) fr ee gr azing of th e cattle u sed for agriculture;
(b) remo val fr ee of ch ar ge b y the r esid ent s of the village for th eir bon a fide
domesti c con su mption of
(i)

forest prod uce;

(ii)

minor mineral s;

(c) th e con cession s to be gr ant ed to th e vill age cr aft smen for the removal of
the arti cl es specifi ed i n cl au se (b) for the pu rpose of th eir craft.
237. Collect or to set apart lan d f or ex erci se of Ni star rights. (1)
Subject to th e rul es m ade und er this Cod e, th e Coll ector m ay set ap art uno ccupi ed
land for th e followin g purpo ses, na mel y,
(a)

for timb er or fu el r eserve;

(b)

for pastur e, gr ass bir o r fodder r eser ve;

(c)

for burial gro und an d cre mation ground;

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(d)

for gaothan:

(e)

for en campin g ground;

(f)

for threshin g floor;

(g)

for bazar;

(h)

for skinnin g groun d;

(i)

for manur e pit s;

(j)

for public purpo ses such as school s, play gr ound s, p ark s, road, lanes,
drains an d th e lik e; an d

(k)

for an y oth er purposes whi ch may b e prescribed for the exerci se of

right of Ni st ar.

[(2) Omitt ed.]

[(3) Subject to the rules m ade under thi s Co de, th e Collector aft er securin g
the l and mentioned in cl ause (b) of sub -sect ion (1) to minimum t wo p er cent of the
total agriculture l an d of that vill age, m ay di vert su ch unoccu pied land as
mentioned in sub -section (1) into ab adi or for con struction of road s, st at e
highw ays, nation al hi gh ways, can al s, t an k s; ho spit als, scho ols, co llege s, Go sh al as
and any oth er publi c u tility project s as may be det er min ed b y th e Stat e Go vernm ent
:
Pro vided that the l and set ap art for th e pu rposes mention ed in sub-section
(1) shall not b e di vert ed and allotted to an y person for agri culture purpo se.]
[(4) When it b eco mes indi sp en sabl e to di vert th e l and set ap art for the
purpo ses m ention ed in su b-section ( 1) for su ch d evelop ment and infrastru ctural
project s whi ch ar e o wn ed or approved b y the St at e Go vern men t but not co ver ed
under sub -section (3), the Coll ector, aft er sati sf ying him self on alternati ves
avail abl e and al so on obt ainin g l and of equival ent area for fulfilling th e same
nist ar ri ght s from the con cerned proj ect, may di vert the l and for such purposes b y
passing a r eason ed ord er to this effect.]
238. Rights in wast e land of a nother village. (1) Wh er e the Collector i s
of th e opinion th at th e wast e land of an y vi llage is in suffi ci ent and it i s in publi c
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interest to pro ceed un der thi s section, he may, aft er su ch enquir y as h e deem s fit,
order th at the residen ts of th e village shal l have a ri ght of nist ar or a right of
gra zing cattle , as the case may b e, in the neighb ourin g vill age to the ext ent
sp ecifi ed in the ord er.
(2)

Th e resident s of a villa ge h avi ng a ri ght of grazing cattl e in the

nei ghbourin g vill age und er sub -section (1) or Go vernm ent forest may mak e an
appli cation to th e Col lector for recordin g their right of passage for the purpo se of
exer ci sin g the rights.
(3)

If, on en quir y, into an appli cation mad e u nder sub -section (2), the

Collector finds that t he right of p assage i s reaso nabl y n ecessary to en abl e su ch

resid ent s to exerci se a ri ght to gr aze th eir cattle in an y other vill age or in the
Govern ment for est, h e sh all p ass an ord er de cl arin g their ri ght to such passage an d
sh all st at e th e co nditions upon whi ch it shall be exer cise d.
(4)

Th e Collector shall further d etermine th e ro ute of p assage , and shall

restrict such rout e in su ch mann er as to cause mini mum in co nveni en ce to the

resid ent s of the village throu gh whi ch it p asses.
(5)

Th e Coll ector ma y, if he thin ks fit, d emar cate su ch rout e.

(6)

Ord ers p assed b y the Collector und er thi s section shall b e r ecord ed in

the Nistar Patr ak.

(7)

Wh er e th e vill ages mention ed in su b-sec tion (1) li e in diff erent

district s th e followin g pro vision s sh all appl y, n amely

(a)

the ord ers specif ying the ri ght of nist ar or the ri ght of gazin g
cattle sh all b e pa ssed b y th e Coll ector in who se di strict the
vill age over whi ch such right is clai med li es;

(b)

an y ord er s r egardin g route of passage shal l be p assed b y the

Collector in who se r esp ecti ve juri sdi ction the ar ea over whi ch
passage is allowed lies;

(c)

the Collector p assin g an ord er in accordan ce with cl au ses ( a)

and (b) sh all con sult i n writin g th e oth er Collector concern ed .

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239. [ Rights in fruit bea ring t rees and other trees pla nted in u no ccupi ed
land. (1) Wh er e, b efore co min g into force of this Cod e any fruit bearin g tree w as
plant ed by any per son in th e uno ccupied l and of an y vill age, an d i s so recorded,
then not withstandin g that su ch l and ve st s i n the St at e G overnment, su ch p erson,
and hi s su ccessor-in -inter est sh all fro m gener ation to gen erati on b e entitled to
possessio n and usufr uct of su ch tr ees without payment of an y royalty or oth er
ch ar ge wh at so ever therefor.
[(2) Th e State Go vernment or an y Re venu e Offi cer not b elow t he rank of
Tah sildar as may b e authorised b y th e St at e Go vern ment in thi s b eh alf, may permit
an y p er son or p er sons to pl ant an d gro w fruit bearin g or oth er speci es of tr ees as
may be sp ecifi ed in this behalf on uno ccupied land of a vill age th at may be
ear marked for th e purpose a nd gr ant tree p lantin g p er mit and tr ee p att as to su ch
per son or per son s in accord an ce with th e p rovi sion s of this section and th e rul es
mad e th er eund er.
(3)

Th e tree pl anting p ermit and the tree patt a gr anted under thi s section

sh all b e, in such fo rm and subj ect to such terms an d condi tions as m ay be

pre scribed.
(4)

Th e ri ght conferr ed un der this section shall be tr an sf era ble but permit

or patt a holder or hi s su ccessor -in-int erest shall h ave n o right to the l and on whi ch
su ch tr ee st and s except th e ri ght to grow tr ees on su ch l an d and enjo y the
usufru ctu ary rights on su ch tr ees includin g the right in corpu s of t he tree subje ct to
the t er ms and conditio ns of the permit and p att a
Pro vided th at no tran sfer b y sal e or b y lea se sh all b e mad e e xcep t with the
pre viou s per mi ssion i n writing of th e offi cer authori sed b y the Stat e Go vernm ent
under sub -section (2).
(5)

if any of the terms an d co nditions of tree plantin g permit or tree patt a

ar e br each ed, th e p er mit or p att a shall b e liabl e to be can cell ed after affordin g a
reason able opportunit y of b ein g hear d to the hold er thereof.
(6)

the Stat e Go vern ment may mak e rul es for carrying o ut the purpo ses o f

this section.]
240. Prohibition of cutting of certai n t rees. (1) If th e Stat e Governm ent
is of th e opinio n th at t he cuttin g of an y tree is detri ment al to pu blic int er est or that
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it is nec essar y to pro hibit or regulate the cuttin g of cert ain tr ees for preventin g
ero sion of soil, it m ay, by rul es mad e in this b eh alf, prohibit or r egul at e th e cutting
of such tr ees wh eth er such trees st and on the l an d belon ging to b humi sw ami or on
land belon ging to St at e Go vernment.
(2)

in framin g rules und er sub-section (1), the State Govern ment m ay

provid e that all or any of the rul es sh all apply only to su ch ar ea as th e St at e

Govern ment may, b y notification, sp ecify.
(3)

Th e St at e Go vernment m ay mak e rul es regulatin g th e co n trol,

man agement, fellin g or remo val of th e for est growth on the land s belon gin g to the
State Go vern ment.
241. Mea sures to p revent thef t of timber f ro m Govern ment f orest (1) If
the St at e Go vernment is satisfi ed that in ord er to pr event th e theft of timber from
an y G o vern ment for est it is n ecessar y in the publi c int erest to re gul at e the f ellin g
and removal of timber in the villages comprised in any ar ea adjoin ing su ch for est s,
the St ate G overnment m ay, b y an ord er publish ed in th e Gazett e, decl ar e su ch area
to be notified ar ea for the p urpo ses of thi s section.
(2)

Ever y ord er publi sh ed und er sub-section ( 1) shall b e procl aimed in

the prescribed mann er in all the vill ages comprised in th e notified ar ea.
(3)

Notwithst andin g anyth ing cont ained in Secti on 179 but subj ect to the

provi sion s of sub -section (5), when an or d er h as b een pro cl aimed in an y vill age
under sub -section (2), no per son sh all in pu rsu an ce of a tran sacti on of sal e or for
purpo ses of trad e or b usin ess fell an y timber tree in an y holdin g i n su ch village or
remo ve the corpu s of an y su ch tr ee fro m any such h olding except in accordance
with such rul es as may be mad e in th at b eh al f.
[(4) An y p er so n w ho co ntraven es or att empt s to contr aven e o r abets the
contravention of th e provisions of sub-secti on (3) or of any rul e mad e thereu nder,
sh all, without pr ejudice to an y other action t hat may b e t ak en a gai nst him, be li abl e
on the ord er in writ ing of th e S ub-Di vi sional Officer, to pay a pen alt y not
exceedin g [fift y thou sand rup ees] as may be imp osed b y him and th e Sub Division al Offi cer sh all further ord er conf iscation of an y timb er trees fell ed in
contravention of th e p rovi sion s of this sub -section.]

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(5)

[Nothing in sub -sections (3) and (4) sh all appl y to th e f elling or

remo val up to tw o cu bic m etres of timber from trees b y an y p er son from hi s l and
during a p eriod of on e year for hi s bo n a fid e agricultural or do mestic pur poses,] if
su ch f elling or removal is oth erwi se in accordanc e with th e oth er p rovi sion s of thi s
Code.
242. Wajid-ul-ar z.- (1) A s soon as may b e aft er this code co mes into force,
the [Sub -Di visio n al O fficer] sh all, in th e pr escribed mann er, ascertain and r ecord
the cu sto ms in each vi llage in r egard to (a)

the ri ght to irrigation or right of w ay of othe r easement;

(b)

the ri ght to fishin g;

In an y l and or w at er not belon gin g to or controll ed or m anaged by the St at e

Govern ment or a local authority and su ch record sh all be kno wn as th e Wajid-ular z of the village.
(2) Th e r ecord mad e i n pur su an ce of sub-section (1), shall b e pu blish ed b y
the [Sub -Di visional O fficer] in su ch mann er as may b e pre scribed.
(3)

Any per son a ggri eved b y an y entry mad e in su ch r ecord may, wit hin

one year from the d ate of the publication of su ch record und er sub -section (2),
institute a suit in a Ci vil Court to h ave su ch entry .can cell ed or modified.(4)

Th e r ecord mad e und er sub -section (1) shall, subj ect to the d eci si on

of the Ci vil Court i n the suit institut ed und er sub-se ction ( 3), b e fin al and
con clusi ve .
(5)

Th e '[Su b-Di vi sion al Offic er] m ay, o n the appli cation of an y p erson

interest ed ther ein or o n his o wn motion, modify an entry or in sert any n ew entr y in
the Wajib -ul -ar z on any of the followin g gro unds :
(a)

that all p er son s int erest ed in su ch entr y wish to h ave it

modified; or

(b)

that by a d ecr ee in a ci vil suit it has b een d ecl ar ed to be

erron eou s; or

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(c)

that being fo unded on a d ecree or ord er of a Ci vil Court or on

the order of a Revenu e Offi cer it i s not in accord an ce with su ch
decr ee or ord er; or

(d)

that b ein g so found ed , su ch d ecr ee or ord er has sub sequ entl y

been vari ed on app eal, revi sion or re vi ew; or

(e)

that th e Ci vil Court has b y a d ecr ee dete rmin ed an y cu sto m

exi stin g in th e village.

243. Aba di. (1) Wher e th e area r eserved for aba di is in th e opin ion of the
Collector insuffici ent, h e may r eser ve su ch further ar ea from th e uno ccupied l an d
in the villa ge as h e may thin k fit.
(2)

Wh er e uno ccupi ed l and for purpo ses of abadi is not avail abl e, the

State Go vern ment ma y a cquire an y l and for the ext en sion of a badi.
(3)

Th e pro vi sion s of th e Land A cqui sition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894), shall

appl y to su ch acqui sit ion and compensation sh all be p ayabl e for t he acqui sition of
su ch land in accord an ce with th e provi sion s of that Act.
244. Di sposal of abadi sit es.Subj ect to rules mad e in thi s behalf the Gram
Pa nch ayat or wh ere a Gram Pan ch ayat h as not b een c on stituted , th e Tah sild ar shall
dispo se of sit es in th e ab adi ar ea.
245. Rights to hold hou se site f ree of land rev enu e. A buil ding site of
reason able dimen sion s in th e abadi sh all not be liabl e to th e payment of l and
revenu e if su ch sit e i s occu pied b y a kot w ar or a p erson who holds land or work s as
an agricultur al arti san or an agri cultural l abourer in such village or in a village
usu all y cultivat ed from su ch village.
246. Right of perso ns hol ding house si tes in a badi. Subj ect to the
provi sion s of Section 244 ever y p er son who at the co min g into f o rce of thi s Code
lawfull y hold s an y l an d as a h ou se sit e in th e abadi or who may h ereaft er l awfull y
acquire su ch land shall be a bhu mi sw ami in resp ect of su ch l and
[Provid ed th at th e allotm ent of house site under Gra min Avas Y ojna to a
landl ess p er son on o r aft er the commen cement of the Madh ya Pr ade sh Land
Revenue Cod e (Amen dm ent) A ct, 1973 sh al l be subject to the followin g con ditions
:
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(i)

that th e allotte e shal l build a house on such l and within a

period of l[five year s] from th e d at e of allotm ent;

(ii)

that th e allott ee sh all not tran sf er th e land allott ed to him or

his int er est th erein d uring a period of 2[t en years] from the
dat e of allotm ent;

(iii)

that in case of breach of any of the abo ve con ditions the l and
shall vest in the St at e Go vernme nt with eff ect from the d at e of
breach .

Explanation. For the purp o se of thi s se ct ion "Gramin Avas Vi kas Yojn a"
mean s th e sch eme sponsored b y th e Go vernm ent of Indi a for t he pro vi sion for
house site s in rur al ar eas wh er eund er, on 100% grant assi stance fro m the
Govern ment of Indi a, the State Go vern ment are to pro vid e house sites free of co st
to families of l andl ess workers in rur al areas who do not alr eady own a hou se site
or a built-u p hou se or a h ut on l and of th eir own.]
247. Gov ern ment' s ti tle to mi neral s. (1) Unl ess it i s oth erwi se expr essl y
provid ed by th e t erms of a grant mad e b y th e Go vern ment, th e ri ght to all min er al s,
min es an d qu arters sh all vest in th e St at e Governm ent which shall h ave all po wer s
necessary for th e proper enjo ym ent of such r ight s.
(2)

Th e right to all min es and q u arries includ es t he ri ght of access to land

for the purpose of min ing and quarr yin g and the ri ght to occup y such oth er land as
may b e nec essar y for purpose su b sidiary th ereto, in cluding th e 'er ection of offices,
workmen 's d wellin gs and machinery, th e st ackin g of miner al s and d epo sit of
refu se, th e con struction of ro ad s, railw ays or tram-lines, and any oth er purpo se s
whi ch th e Stat e Go ver nment m ay decl are to be sub sidi ar y to minin g and qu arr yin g.
(3)

If th e G overnment h as assi gn ed to an y p er son its ri ght o ver an y

min er als, mines or qu arri es, and if for the proper enjo yment of su ch ri ght, it i s
necessary th at all or any of th e pow ers sp eci fied in sub -sections (1 ) and (2) should
be exer cised, and th e Coll ector may, by an ord er in writin g, subj ect to su ch
con ditions an d reser vations as h e may sp ecify, d el egat e su ch powers to the p er so n
to who m th e ri ght h as been assi gn ed

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Pro vided that no such del egation sh all be mad e until noti ce ha s b een dul y
served o n all p ersons havin g rights in the l and aff ect ed, and their objection s ha ve
been h eard an d consid ered.
(4)

If, in th e exercise of the right her ein r ef err ed to o ver an y l and, the

right s of an y p er son are infringed by the o ccupation or di sturb an ce of th e surface

of su ch l and, th e Govern ment or its assi gn ee sh all p ay to su ch person s
co mp en sation for such infrin gem ent and the amount of su ch comp ensation sh all be
cal cul at ed b y th e Su b -Di vi sion al Officer or, if his award i s not accept ed, by the
Civil Court, as n earl y as may b e, in accord an ce with the pro vi si ons of the Lan d
A cqui sition A ct, 1894 (I of 1 894).
(5)

No assi gn ee of th e Govern ment sh all ent er on or o ccu py the surface

of an y l and without the previou s san cti on of the Collector, and unl ess the
co mp en sation has b een det ermin ed and t ender ed to the per son s whose ri ght s are
infringed.
(6)

If an assi gnee of the Govern ment fail s to p ay compensation as

provid ed in sub-sectio n (4), the Coll ector ma y r eco ver su ch compensation from hi m
on behalf of the per so ns entitled to it, as if i t w er e an arr ear of l and revenue.
(7)

Any p er so n who without lawful authori ty extr act s or remove s

min er als from an y mi ne or quarr y, th e ri gh t to whi ch vest s in, and has not b een
assi gned b y, th e Go vernment sh all, witho ut prejudi ce to any oth er action th at m ay
be t ak en again st him be liabl e, on th e order in writing of th e Coll ector, to p ay
pen alt y n ot exceedin g a su m cal cul at ed at [four times] th e mark et value of the
min er als so e xtr act ed or remo ved .
[Provi so Omitted .]
(8)

Without prejudi ce to the pro vi sion s in sub-section (7) th e Coll ector

may sei ze and confi scat e an y miner al extract ed or removed from an y mine or
quarr y the ri ght to whi ch vest s in, and h as no t been assi gn ed b y the Go vern ment.
Explanation. In thi s section, "min er al s" includ e an y sand or clay whi ch
the St at e Go vern ment may d ecl are to h ave a co mmer ci al valu e or to b e required for
an y publi c purp o se.
248. Penalty f or un autho ri sedly taking possessi on of land. (1) An y
per son who unauthori sedly t ak es or r emain s in possession of an y u noccupi ed l and,
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ab adi, servi ce l and or any other whi ch h as be en set ap art for any sp eci al purpo se
under Section 237 [or upon any land whi ch is the prop ert y of Go vern ment, or an y
authorit y, bod y corpor at e, or in stitution constitute d or established under any St at e
en act ment,] m ay b e summaril y ej ect ed b y order of the Tah sildar and an y crop
whi ch may b e st anding on the l and and an y building or oth er work which h e m a y
have con stru ct ed th er eon, if not remo ved b y him within su ch time as th e Tah sild ar
may fi x shall b e li abl e to forfeitur e. An y pro pert y so forf eit ed sh all be di spo sed of
as th e Tah sild ar may direct and th e co st of remo val of an y crop, building or oth er
work and of all works necessar y, to restore the land to it s ori gin al condition shall
be r eco verabl e as an arr ear of land r evenue from hi m. Su ch p er son sh all also be
liabl e at th e discretion of th e Tah sild ar to pay th e r ent of th e land for the p eriod of
unauthorised o ccup ati on at twi ce th e rate admi ssible for su ch l an d in locality and
to a fin e whi ch may ext end to 5[.tw enty p er centum of the mar ket value of su ch
en croached land] and to a furth er fine w hic h may ext end to 6[fi ve hun dred rup ees
in non-urba n ar ea an d two thou sand rupees in urban -ar ea] for eve ry d ay on which
su ch unauthori sed o ccup ation or po sse ssi on continu es aft er the d at e of first
ej ectment. The T ahsildar m ay apply th e wh o le or an y p art of th e fi ne to comp en sate
per sons, wh o

may i n his opinion

h ave

suffer ed

loss or

injury from

the

en croachment:
Pro vided that th e Tah sild ar sh all not exer ci se th e pow er s conf err ed b y thi s
sub -section in regard t o en cro ach ment mad e by buildings or work s con stru ct ed
(i) in t he Mahako sh al r egion
(a)

in ar eas oth er th an th e mer ged Stat es before the fir st d ay of

Se ptember, 1917;

(b)

in the mer ged St at es, before the third da y of April, 1950;

(ii) in the Madhya Bh arat region, b efor e th e f ifteenth d ay of A ugu st , 1950;

(iii) in the Vindh ya Pr ad esh r egion, b efore t he fir st d ay of A pril, 1 955;
(iv) in th e Bhop al regi on, b efore the eighth d ay of Novemb er , 1933 ; and
(v) in th e Sironj regio n, b efor e th e first day of July, 195 8.

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Explanation. For t he p urpo ses of this sub-section "Mer ged Stat es" shall
have the m eanin g assign ed to it in the Madh ya Prad esh Merged St at es Laws (St at e)
A ct, 195 0 (XII of 1950).
[(1-A) On a r esolution dul y p assed b y th e G ram P an chayat in resp ect of an y
unauthorised po ssessi on, th e T ahsildar sh all start and compl et e the pro ceedings
under this section wit hin thirty d ays fro m t he dat e of r eceipt of t he inform ation of
su ch resolution and shall communi cate the action t ak en b y hi m to th e Gr am
Pa nch ayat.]
[(2) Omitt ed.]
[(2-A) If an y per son continues in un authori sed occup ation or possession of
land for more than se ven d ays aft er th e d at e of order of ej ect ment under sub section (1), then with out prejudi ce to th e fine th at may b e i mpo sed th er eu nd er the
Sub -Di vi sion al Officer sh all cau se him to b e appr eh end ed and sh all sen d hi m with
a warrant to be confi ned in a civil priso n for a p eriod of fiftee n days in case of
first eject ment an d Isix month s] in case of second or sub sequent ej ectment
Pro vided th at no action und er thi s sub -sectio n shall be t aken
(i)

unless a notice i s i ssu ed callin g up on su ch p erson to ap p ear before the

Sub -Di vi sion al Officer on a da y to b e specified in th e notice and to
sho w cause why h e sh ould not b e committed to the ci vil prison;

(ii)

in resp ect of en cro achm ents on Gover nmen t and N azul l an ds for the
settlem ent of whi ch th e Govern ment h ave i ssued ord er s from time-to time

Pro vided furth er th at the Sub-Division al Officer may ord er th e rel ease of
su ch p er son from detention b efor e th e expiry of the period mentioned in the
w arrant if he i s sati sfied th at the un authori sed possession h as be en vacated
Pro vided also th at no woman shall be arrest ed or det ain ed un der this sub section.
(2-B) The St ate Gover nment may mak e rul es for the purpose of carryin g into
effect the pro visions of sub -section (2-A).]
[(3) x x x]

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[(4)x x x]
249. R egulation of f ishing, hunting et c.- (1) Th e State Go vern ment m ay
mak e rul es for r egulat ing(a)

Fishing in G overnm en t tank s;

(b)

cat chin g, huntin g or shooting of anim als in vill ages; and

(c)

the r emo val of an y materi als from l and s belo nging to th e

State Go vern ment.

(2) Such rul es m ay provid e for the i ssue of permites, the condition s
att achin g to su ch p er mits and th e i mpo sitio ns of fees th er efor an d oth er in cid ent al
matter s.
250. R einstate me nt o f bhu mi swa mi i mpro perly di spo ssessed.- (1) For the
purpo se of this section and section 250 -A bhumi swami shall include o ccu p an cy
ten ant an d G o vernmen t lessee.]
[(1-a)] if a bhu mi sw ami is di spo ssessed of the land oth erwise t han in due
course of l aw or if an y p er son u n authorised ly co ntinu es in po ssession of any l an d
of the bhumiswami to the u se of whi ch such per son h as ce ased to be entitled und er
an y pro vi sion of thi s Cod e, the bhu mi sw ami or hi s su ccessor-in-inter est may ap pl y
to the Tah sild ar for r estoration of the po ssession,
(a)

in case of bhumiswami belo n gin g to a tribe w hich h as been d ecl ar ed

to be an abori ginal tri be under sub -section (6) of Section 165
(i)

befor e

th e

1st

Jul y,

197 8

in

cases

of

unauthorised

dispo ssessio n prior to the 1 st Jul y, 1976; and

(ii)

in an y other cases wi thin five year s from t he d at e of dispossession or fro m th e dat e on whi ch th e p ossession of su ch
per son beco mes unauthorised, as th e case may b e;

(b)

in case of a bhumi sw ami not co vered b y cl au se ( a), within two year s

from the d at e of di spossession or fro m the dat e on whi ch p ossession
of su ch per son b eco mes un authori sed, as th e case m ay be.

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[(1-b) Th e Tah sild ar shall on comin g to know th at a bhumiswami has b een

dispo ssessed of hi s l and oth erwise th an i n du e cour se of law, suo motu start
proceedin gs under this section.]
(2) The Tah sild ar shall, after makin g an en quiry into th e respective cl aims
of the p arti es, d ecid e the appli cation and wh en h e order s th e r estor ation of the
possessio n to th e b hu misw ami, put him in possession of th e l and.
[2-a) The pro ceedin gs started und er thi s se ction sh all aft er r ecei pt of r epl y
from th e other p arty, continue from day to day unl ess for reasons to b e r ecord ed in
writing a longer adjou rnm ent i s considered n ecessary an d in th at case a copy of the
order sheet cont ainin g the re asons for su ch adjournm ent sh all be sent to the
Collector.]
[(3) Th e Tahsildar may at an y stage of the enquiry p ass an int erim ord er for
han din g o ver the possession of th e l and to the bhumi sw ami, oc cupan cy t en ant or
Govern ment lessee, as the case may be, if h e find s th at h e was dispossesse d b y the
oppo site p art y within si x month s prior to th e submi ssion of t he appli cation or
co mmen ceme nt of su o motu proc eedin gs und er this section. In su ch case the
oppo site part y sh all, if necessary, b e eject ed und er ord ers of th e Tahsildar.]
(4)

Wh en a n interi m order has b een p assed u nder sub -section (3) the

oppo site p art y m ay b e required by th e T ahsi ldar to exe cut e a b ond for su ch su m as
the Tah sild ar may de em fit for ab st aining from t aking possession of land until the
final ord er i s p assed by th e Tah sild ar.
(5)

If th e p er son _ executi ng a bond is found to have entered into or taken

possessio n of th e land in contravention of the b ond, th e Tahsildar may forf eit the
bond in whol e or in part and may r ecover such amou nt as an arr ear of land revenu e.
[(6) If the order passed u nder sub-section (2) is in favour of th e applic ant
the Tah sild ar shall also award comp en satio n to b e p aid to th e applicant b y the
oppo site p art y w hich sh all b e at th e pror at a r ate of [two thou sand rup ees] p er
hect ar e

per

year.]

(7) The compen sation award ed und er thi s se ction sh all b e re cover abl e as an
arrear of l and revenu e.

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[(8) wh en an order h as b een passed und er sub-se ction (2) for the restor ation
of th e po ssession to t he bhu mi sw ami th e t ahsild ar may r equire th e opposit e. Part y
to execut e a bond for su ch su m as the Tah si ldar may d eem fit for ab st ainin g from
takin g po ssession of t he land and contr avent ion of the ord er.]
[(9) Wh er e an ord er has b een p assed und er sub -section (2 ) for the
restoration of the possession of th e bhmi swami, th e o ppo sit e part y sh all al so be
liabl e to fine whi ch may ext end to [ tw ent y per centum of th e mar ket valu e of su ch
land] :
[Provi so Omitted]
250-A. Confine ment in civil p ri son on failure to restore posse ssi on
under se ction 250.- (1) If any p er son co ntinues in unauth orised o ccup ation or
possessio n of l and for more th an seven d ays after the d at e of ord er for restor ation
of po ssession und er Section 250 , th en without prejudi ce to th e comp ensation
payable under sub -section (6) or th e fin e un der sub -section (9) of the said section
the Sub-Divi sion al Of ficer sh all cau se him to b e appr eh end ed a nd sh all send him
with a w arr ant to b e confined in a ci vil for a period of fifteen days in case of fir st
order for r estoration o f po ssession and sh all cause him to be appre hen d ed and shall
send hi m with a warr ant to be confin ed in such pri son for a p erio d of three month s
in case of second or sub sequent ord ers for restor ation of th e possession to su ch
bhumiswami :
Pro vided that n o actio n under thi s se ction shall b e taken unless a notice i s
issued callin g upon such per son to app ear before th e Sub -Di visi onal Officer on a
day to be sp ecified in the noti ce and to sh ow cau se wh y he sh ould not be
co mmitt ed to th e ci vil prison
Pro vided furth er th at the Sub-Division al Officer may ord er th e rel ease of
su ch p er son from detention b efor e th e expiry of the period mentioned in the
w arrant if he i s sati sfied th at the un authori sed possession h as be en vacated
Pro vided al so that no wom an sh all be arr ested or d et ained u nd er this section.
(2) The State G overn ment may mak e rule s for the purpo se of car ryin g into effect
the pro vi sio n s of sub -section (1).
250-B. F ailu re to va cate land in f avour of allottee of land to be an
off ence.(1) If a p er son to who m land h as been allotted in bhu misw ami right s or
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as a Go vernm ent l essee und er a Patta gr ant ed to him in accord ance with a sch eme
of distribution or disposal or allotm ent of l and under executi ve po w ers of th e St at e
Govern ment as may from time to time b e adopt ed or spon sored b y the St at e
Govern ment or an y su ch schem e under any enactm ent for th e time b ein g in force
and su ch p er son h as n ot been abl e to t ak e actu al po ssession of th e l and so allotted
to him, h e ma y appl y to the Tah sild ar for putting hi m in actu al possession of the
land allott ed to him un der th e P att a grant ed t o him.
(2) On r eceipt of the appli cation, th e Tah sil dar sh all b y an ord er i n writing,
issue a direction
(i)

to the person in possession of th e l and to vacat e th e same

forthwith; or

(ii)

in the event of an y person ob stru cting the t akin g over of

possessio n or d eli very of po ssession, t o such p er son to
remo ve su ch obstru cti on to enabl e d eli very of possession,

and on hi s vacatin g th e l and or removin g the ob struction, d eli ver actu al possession
thereof to th e bhu misw ami or the Gover nment l essee, as th e c ase may b e, entitled
to hold th e l and und er the Patta.
(3) Th e Tah sild ar may, if n ecessary, u se suc h force includin g Polic e force as
may b e n ecessary to p ut the allott ee in a ctual possession of the l and.
(4) If the p erson to w hom direction i s issu ed und er sub-section ( 2) fail s to
co mpl y with th e direction, h e sh all b e pu nishabl e with i mpri sonment for a term
whi ch m ay extend to thr ee year s and with fin e or with both , and such non co mpli an ce of directio n is a continuin g on e, with furth er fin e whi ch may ext end to
one hundred rup ees fo r everyd ay after th e fi rst durin g whi ch the non-compli an ce i s
proved to ha ve been p er si st ed in.
(5) Th e offence und er this section sh all b e cognizable and n on -b ail abl e.]
251. V esting of tan ks in Stat e Gov ernment.-[(1) All t anks situat ed on
unoccupi ed l an d on or b efor e the d at e of co min g into force of the A ct, providin g
for the ab olition of the ri ght s of interm ediari es in th e ar ea concern ed and o ver
whi ch memb er s of th e villa ge co mmunity were, i mmediat el y b efore su ch d ate,
exer ci sin g ri ght s of i rrigation or ni star , sh all, if not alread y vest ed in th e St at e

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Govern ment, vest ab solutel y in the Stat e Govern ment with eff ect fro m th e 6th
April, 1959 :
Pro vided th at nothin g in this section shall b e d eemed to affect an y right of a
lessee in th e t ank und er a l ease subsi stin g on th e dat e of vesting of the t ank whi ch
sh all b e exerci sabl e to the e xt ent and subj ect to the ter ms and conditions sp ecified
in the l ease :
Pro vided furth er th at no ta nk shall vest in the St ate Gover nment, unless(i)

aft er making such enq uiry as he deem s fit, t he Coll ector i s

sati sfied th at th e t ank fulfils th e condition s l aid d own in thi s sub section: and

(ii)

notice h as b een ser ved on th e p arti es int er est ed an d opp ortunity

gi ven to th em for bein g h eard.]

(2)

Any p er son clai ming in an y su ch t ank an y interest oth er th an th e ri ght

of irrigation or ni st ar, may, within a period of [four years] from the dat e of vestin g
under sub -section (1), mak e an application i n th e pr escrib ed form to the Collector
for co mp en sation in respe ct of hi s int erest .
[(2-a) The pro vi sions of Se ction 23 9 shall appl y to trees st an ding on the
emb ank ment s of tank vest ed in th e Stat e Govern ment und er sub -section (1) as th e y
appl y to tr ees pl ant ed in an uno ccu pied land.]
(3)

Su ch co mp ensation sh all be fifteen times th e l and r evenu e assessabl e

on th e l an d co vered b y th e t ank and for purposes of assessment such l and sh all be

treat ed as irrigat ed l an d of th e same qu alit y a s th e adjoinin g l and.
(4)

Th e comp en sation as det ermined und er sub -section (3) shall be pai d

by th e Coll ector to th e p er so n or p ersons p roved to hi s sati sfaction to be o wnin g

interest in th e t ank co ncerned.
(5)

Th e p ayment of co mp en sation un d er su b-section (4) sh all be a f ull

disch ar ge of the St at e Governm ent from all l iability for comp en sat ion in resp ect of
the t ank con cern ed, but shall not preju dice an y ri ght in respect of su ch t ank to
whi ch any oth er p er so n may b e entitl ed by due pro cess of l aw to enfor ce a gain st
the p erso n or p erso ns t o who m co mp en sation has b een paid as afor esaid.

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(6)

Th e St at e Go vern ment may mak e rul es pro viding for the r egulation of

the u se of water from su ch tank s.

(7)

Th e vestin g of any t ank under sub -section (1) shall n ot affect the

right s of irrigation and ni st ar in su ch tank to which any p er son is entitled

immedi at el y b efor e th e d at e of vesting.
[Explanation.For the purposes of this section, t ank in cludes th e tr ees
st andin g on th e emb an km ents of th e t an k but do es not in clud e buildings, templ es or
other co n stru ctions st anding on the emb ankment s thereof.]
252. Maint enance of works of public utility.( I) It shall be th e duty of the
Gram Sa bh a to maintain and k eep in proper rep air s th e works of public utility in
the vill age.
(2)

Subject to the rul es mad e und er thi s Cod e, the Gr am Sabh a ma y, b y

order in writin g, call upon adult males r esid ing in the vill age ( exc ept tho se who are
old an d infirm or subject to an y physic al d isability) to perform su ch l ab our as it
may specif y in the order for k eeping in a proper st at e of rep airs su ch works of
public utility in the vill age as may b e not ified b y the St at e Govern ment in that
beh alf,
(3)

No ord er und er sub-section (2) shall be p assed unl ess th e work s ar e of

public utility and are likel y to b enefit gen er ally th e p erson s again st whom the ord er
is bein g p assed.
(4)

A p er son r eq uired to p erform l abour unde r the pro vi sion s of sub-

section (2), m ay hav e it p erformed b y a nother on hi s b eh alf or pay for its

perfor man ce at su ch r ate as m ay be det ermin ed b y the T ahsildar.
(5)

Any p erson who negl ect s or refu ses to perform the l abour r ef err ed to

in su b-section (2) or f ail s to p ay for th e p erform anc e of l abour as pro vid ed in su bsection (4) sh all, on t he ord er of the Tahsildar, b e li abl e to p ay an amount equ al to
the val u e of the l abour at th e rate s deter mi ned b y the Tah sildar und er sub -section
(4), and su ch amo unt shall b e recover abl e as an arr ear of land r even ue.
253.

Pu ni sh ment

f or

contrav ention

of

provision s. (1) Except

as

otherwise pro vided i n this Cod e, an y p erson who a ct s in co ntravention of the

provi sion s of thi s cha pter or rul es ma de th ereund er or wh o co ntraven es or f ails t o
obser ve any rul es or custom entered in th e Wajib -ul-ar z or commi ts a breach of an y
151

entry enter ed in th e Nist ar Patrak sh all b e li abl e to such p en alty not exceedin g
[fifty thou san d] rup ees as the Sub-Division al Officer may, after gi ving such p er son
an o pportunit y to b e heard, d eem fit and t he Sub -Di vi sional Officer may furth er
order confi scation of any timb er, forest pro duce, or an y oth er produce which su ch
per son may ha ve appropriat ed or r emo ved from l and s b elon ging to th e St at e
Govern ment.
(2)

Wh er e any co ntravention, br each or non -o b ser van ce p uni sh abl e un der

sub -section (1) h as b een committed b y th e Gram Sabh a, eve ry of fice bear er of the
Gram Sab h a sh all be liabl e under th at sub-section unl ess h e proves th at th e
contravention, bre ach of non-ob ser vance took place without his knowl ed ge or that
he exer cised all du e diligen ce to pr event su ch contr avention, breach or non obser van ce.
(3)

Wh er e the Sub -Di visi onal Offic er p asses an order impo sin g a p en alt y

under this section, h e may dir ect that th e whole or any p art of the p enalt y may be
appli ed to meet th e cost of su ch m easur es as m ay b e n ecessar y t o prevent lo ss or
injury to th e publi c o win g to su ch contr avention, br each or non -o bser van ce.
254. P erfor ma nce of duti es of Gra m Sabha by Patel. An y fun ction
assi gned to a Gram Sabha un d er thi s chapt er sh all b e p erfor med by th e p atel until a
Gram Sabh a i s dul y constitut ed un der S ection 232.

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CHAP TER XIX

MIS CELLAN EOUS
255. Prescri ption of standards of cultivati on an d manag e ment . (1) With
a vi ew to brin g agricultural econ om y t o a hi gh er level of effici en cy, the
Govern ment may, by rul es, regul ate

standard s of

effici ent

culti vation

and

man agement.
(2)

Su ch rules may pro vi de for th e issu e of direction s as regard s t he

method s of agriculture to be adopt ed, th e u se of improved seed s, co n ser vation and

proper utili sation of manure, sal e of surplus food gr ain s, and fo r en surin g prop er
w ages and t erm s of emplo ym ent of agri cultural worker s, and su ch other dire ction s
as may be nec essar y o r desirabl e for th e effici ent utilisation of l an ds.
(3)

Su ch rul es shall apply to agri culturi sts who culti vat e p er sonally l and

in excess of such limit s as m ay be pr escrib ed .

(4)

If any agri culturi st to whom su ch rul es ap ply und er sub -section (3)

fail s to carry out th e d irection s i ssu ed und er sub -section (2), th e Stat e Go vernm ent
may h ave th e dir ection s carried out b y any ot her a gen cy in su ch manner as it d eems
fit and reco ver from him all such co st as may be in curr ed.
256. In spection and copies of maps and l and recor ds. Subj ect to such
con ditions and to th e paym ent of such f ees as may b e pr escrib ed by rul es ma de
under thi s Cod e, all revenu e record , maps and l and record s whi ch h ave be en
prepar ed or are requi red to be prep ar ed o r kept und er thi s Code or an y oth er
en act ment for th e tim e bein g in f orce, sh all be o p en to th e in sp ect ion of the publi c
at r eason able hour s, a nd certified extract s t herefrom, or certifi ed co pies th er eof,
sh all b e gi ven to all per son s a ppl ying for the same.
257. Exclusiv e ju ri sdiction of rev enu e aut ho rities. Except as otherwise
provid ed in this Cod e, or in an y other en actment for th e time bein g in force, no
Civil Court sh all ent ert ain an y suit in stituted or application mad e to obt ain a
deci sion or order on an y matt er which th e Stat e Go vern ment, t he Bo ard, or an y
Revenue Offi cer is b y this Code, emp ower ed to d et er mine, d ecide or di spo se of,
and in p articul ar and without pr ejudi ce to t he gen er alit y of thi s provi sion, no Ci vil
Court shall exer ci se ju risdi ction over an y of the follo wing matters :

153

[(a)

an y d eci sion r egardin g an y ri ght under sub -section (1) of S ectio n 57

bet ween th e Stat e Go vernm ent and an y p erson;!

[(a-1)] an y d ecision regar ding the purp o se to w hich l and i s appropri at ed

under S ection 5 9;
(b)

an y qu estion as to t he validit y or eff ect of th e notification of a

revenu e sur vey or an y que stion as to th e t erm of a settlement;

(c)

an y cl ai m to modify a de ci sion determining ab adi mad e by a

Settlement Offic er or Colle ctor;

(d)

an y cl aim again st th e St at e Go vern ment to hold land free of land

revenu e, or at l ess than th e fair assessment, or to be assi gn ed in
whol e or in part th e l and revenu e assessed o n an y l and;

(e)

the amount of l and revenu e assessed or r eassessed und er thi s Cod e or

an y oth er en act ment f or the time bein g in fo rce;

(f)

an y clai m again st th e State Go vern ment to h ave an y entr y mad e in an y

land record s or to hav e an y su ch entry o mitted or amended.

(g)

an y q u estion regar din g the d emar cation of bound aries or fi xing of

bound ary m ark s un d er Chapt er X;

(h)

an y cl ai m against th e Stat e Go vern ment connect ed with or ari sing out

of, the coll ection of l and revenu e or th e r ecover y of an y sum whi ch i s
reco ver abl e as land r even ue und er thi s Cod e or an y oth er en actmen t;

(i)

an y cl aim again st th e Stat e Go vernm ent or again st a Revenu e Offi cer

for remi ssion or su sp ension of l and r evenu e, or for a d ecl aration t hat
crops ha ve fail ed in an y yea r;

(j)

an y d eci sion r egardin g forf eiture in case s of cert ain tr an sf ers u nder.
Se ction 166;

(k)

ej ectment of a l esser of a bhu mi sw ami under sub -section (4) of

Se ction 168;

154

[(1)

an y cl aim to set asid e tran sf er by a bhumiswarni un der sub- sect ion

(1) of S ection 170 and clauses ( a) and ( b) of sub-se ction (2) of
Se ction 170-A;]

[(1-1) an y matter co ve red un der S ection 170 -B.]

(m)

ej ectment of a Govern ment l essee un d er Sect ion 182;

(n)

resu mption b y a bh u misw ami of l and hel d b y an o ccupan cy t en ant

under S ection 189 an d the fi xation of r ent of land l eft, if an y, with
the o ccupan cy t en ant;

(o)

cl aims

by

oc cup an cy

ten ant s

for

conf erral

of

th e

ri ght s

of

bhumiswami u nd er Section 1 90;

(p)

restoration of po ssession to an o ccupancy t enant und er Se ction 19 1;

(q)

t ermination of tenan cy of an occup an cy t ena nt und er S ection 193;

(r)

an y clai m to set asid e tran sf er b y a n o ccupan cy tenant und er S ection

197;

(s)

the i mpo sition of p en alty on a bhu mi sw ami u nder S ection 20 0;

(t)

su spen sion and remi ssion of rent under S ection 201;

(u)

an y decision regardin g rein state ment of wron gfull y ej ect ed o ccup an cy

ten ant und er Section 2 02;

(v)

amount p ayable as compensation und er sub-section (3) of S ection

209, confirmation of the schem e for con solidation of holdin gs un der
Se ction 21 0, tran sfers of rights-in carr ying out th e sch eme un der
Se ction

21 3

an d

assessment

and

appo rtionment

of

cost s

of

con solidation of holdi ngs und er Section 215;

(w)

an y clai m to modify any entry in th e Nist ar Patr ak;

[(w-i) an y d eci sion regarding p enalt y und er Secti on 248, for un auth orisedl y
takin g po ssession of l and .]
(x)

an y d ecisio n r egardin g r einst at ement of a bhumi swami i mprop erl y

dispo ssessed under S ection 2 50;
155

[(x-i)

an y d eci sion r egardi ng confin ement in ci vil priso n und er S ect ion
250-A;

(x-ii)

an y d eci sion regarding d elivery of actu al possession of l and to

the bhumiswami or th e Govern ment Less ee und er S ection 2 50-B.]

(y)

an y decision r egardin g ve stin g of t anks in Stat e Governm ent under

Se ction 2 51 and an y cl aim a gain st the S tat e Gover nment arising
thereund er;

(z)

an y cl ai m agai n st the Stat e Go vernme nt to set asid e or modif y an y

pre mium , p en alt y, cess or rate imposed or assessed u nder the
provi sion s of this Cod e or any oth er enact ment for the time b eing in
force;

(z-1) an y cl aim again st th e St at e Governm ent ar isin g und er S ection 2 55

regardin g pr escription of stand ard culti vatio n and management;
(z-2) an y cl aim to co mp el the performa nce of any dut y i mpo sed b y t his
Code on an y Revenu e Officer or oth er officer appoint ed un der this
Code.
257-A. Burd en of proof and bar of legal pra ctition ers in certain
pr oceeding s. In an y proceedings und er sub-section (6) of S ecti on 165, or un d er
the pro vi so to Section 169 or und er sub-section (1) of Section 17 0 or und er S ection
170-A or und er Sectio n 250 in which on e of the p arti es i s a bhu mi sw ami b elon gi n g
to a tribe whi ch ha s b een decl ared to b e an aboriginal tribe under sub-section (6) of
Se ction 165, the bur den of pro vin g th e validit y of tr an sf er t her eun der shall,
notwithst an ding anyth ing cont ain ed in this Code or in an y other law for th e ti me
bein g in force, li e on the p er son who cl ai ms su ch transfer to b e val id.
(2) No legal practition er shall app ear, pl ead or act on behalf of an y part y in
an y proceedin gs sp ecified in sub -section (1) in whi ch one of the p arties is a
bhumiswami belon ging to a trib e whi ch has been d ecl ar ed to b e an abori gin al tribe
under sub -section (6) of section 165 except with th e written permission of the
Revenue Officer/ Court befor e whom the ca se is pendin g.]
258. General rul e maki ng pow er.- (1) The St at e Go vernm ent ma y make
rules gen erall y for th e purpo se of carryin g i nto eff ect th e pro vi sio ns of thi s Cod e.

156

(2) In p articul ar s and without pr ejudi ce to the gen er ality of th e foregoin g

power s such rul es ma y pro vid e for(i)

the t erms and condi tions of ser vice of the President and
member s of th e Bo ard of Re venu e con stituted und er section 3 ;

(ii)

the pr escription of t he duti es of Sup erin tend ent s of Lan d

Record s and A ssi st ant Sup erintend ents of La nd Records;

(iii)

regul ation of assessment of l and r evenu e on di ver sion of l an d

to other purpo ses and impo sition of pr emium und er Section 59;

(iv)

assessment on un assessed l an d under S ection 60;

(v)

For mation of sur vey numb er s and vill ages u nder S ection 68 and
the minimu m ext ent of survey number s comprisin g l and used
for agri cultur al purpo ses;

(vi)

division

of

survey

num ber s

into

sub-di vi sion s

an d

app ortionm ent of the assessment of survey numb er among the

sub -di vi sion s of a sur vey nu mb er und er Section 70;
(vii)

pre scription of record s in whi ch ar ea and assessment of sur ve y

numb ers an d sub-di vi sion of sur vey numbers sh all b e ent er ed
under se ction 71;

(viii) the man n er of di vidin g a vill age into tw o or mor e village or

uniting t wo or m ore villa ges into one or constitutin g vill age or
alt ering th e limit s of a vill age u nder S ection 73;
(ix)

the n ecessary inquir y whi ch sh all be compl eted and the form in
whi ch

and the p articul ars with whi ch t he propo sal s for

assessment rat e sh all be for ward ed und er Section 7 7;

(x)

the manner in whi ch n otice of assessment sh all b e gi ven und er

Se ction 82;

(xi)

the mann er of inquiry into th e profit s of agri cultur e and into

the value of l and u sed f or a gri culture and non -agri culture
purpo ses und er Sectio n 87;

157

(xii)

the regul ation of th e con du ct of r evenue su rvey or settl em ent

under S ection 9 1-A;]

(xiii) regul ation of di vi sion of land s in urb an areas into plot

numb ers, r ecognition of exi stin g sur vey numb er s as plot
numb ers, re con stitution of plot numb er s or formation of n ew
plot numb er und er Se c tion 93;
(xiv) the m ann er of di vidi ng plot number s into sub -di vi sion s and
app ortioning the assessment of plot numb er am on g th e sub divisions; and the limits eith er of area or of land reven u e or
both in an y lo cal ar ea for r eco gnition of sub-di vi sion s u nd er
Se ction 94;
(xv)

pre scription of recor ds und er Section 95;

(xvi) pre scription of oth er speci al purp o ses und er Section 96;
(xvii) the mann er of publi shi ng th e st and ard r at es under Section
97;
(xviii)(a)

the manner of k eeping record of all r egi ster ed sal es and

lease s of l and s und er Section 98 (1), and

(b)

det er mination of the average annual letti ng valu e of

land s under S ection 98 (2);

[(xi x) prescription of oth er duties of p atwari s under su b-section (2)

of Section 104;]
(xx)

pr escription o f other d uties of Reven ue In sp ectors un der

Se ction 106;

(xxi) prescription of other p arti cul ar s un der S ection 107 (2);

(xxii) the pr escription of th e form of, and the ad ditional p arti cul ars
to be ent er ed in the pap ers to b e inclu d ed in the r ecord of
right s un d er Section 1 08;
(xxiii) form of ackno wl edgement to b e gi ven b y p atw ari und er S ection
109;
158

[(xxi v) ( a) pr escriptio n of regi st er under Section 110 (1) for ent ering
acqui sition of ri ghts report ed under S ection 109;
(b) prescription of other p ersons and authorities to who m
written intimation sh al l be gi ven un d er Secti on 110 (3);
(xxv) (a) pr escription of other l and record s under S ection 1 14 (1).
(b) prescription of fee on the p ayment of whi ch Rasid Bahi
sh all

be

pro vided

und er

S ection

114

(2)

and

the

prescription of entries whi ch it sh all contain ;]

(xxvi) the regul ation o f requi sition of assi st ance und er Section 120;
(xxvii) prep ar ation, maintenan ce and revi si on of lan d record s un der
Section 121;
[(xxvii -a) mann er in whi ch obj ection sh all b e di spo sed of by
Tah sildar und er Section 123 (3);]
(xxviii)

(a)

specifi cation

of,

and

m anner

of

co nstruction

and

mainten an ce of, boun dar y marks of villages and sur vey

numb ers or plot number s un d er Section 124 (3); and
(b) the manner of di stribution of the co st of con stru ction of
new bou ndar y mark s amon g th e holder s of land s und er
Se ction 124 (4);
(xxi x) the mann er of dem arcatin g b ound ar y marks bet ween a villa ge
road, vill age w ast e o r lan d reserved for commun al purp o ses
and the l and adjoinin g it and th e mann er in whi ch th ey sh all be
kept in rep air and ren ew ed;
(xxx) the pro cedur e of dem arcatin g th e boun dari es of sur vey nu mb er s,
sub -di vi sion s, or plot number s, the n atur e of bound ary m ark s
and the l evy of fees u nder S ection 12 9;
(xxxi) the dat es on wh ich an d th e in st alm ents in whi ch l an d revenu e
sh all b e p ayabl e an d t he p er son s to who m an d the pl aces wh ere
at such in st alm ent s sh all b e p aid und er Section 140;

159

(xxxii) the for m in wh ich r eceipt sh all b e gi ven und er S ection 142 ;
(xxxiii) th e regul atio n of r emi ssion or susp ension of l and rev enue
und er Section 1 44 (1);
(xxxi v) th e guid an ce of Revenu e Officers in issuin g noti ces of
dem and und er Secti on 146 and executi ng th e pro cesses
sp ecifi ed in S ection 1 47;
(xxxv) prescription of the form of appli cation l[for gr ant of an nu ity,
the tim e within whi ch su ch application sh all be mad e] and the
con ditions of such gr a nt und er Section 160;
(xxxvi) th e regul ation of reduction of reven ue during th e curr ency of
settlement under S ecti on 161;
[(xxxvii) x x x]
(xxxviii) pr escription of the ceiling limits of land under S ection 16 5;
(xxxi x) pr escription of th e manner in wh ich land forfeit ed un der
Section 16 6 sh all be sel ect ed and dem arcated and l and
revenu e fi xed on land left with tran sf er ee;
(xl)

regul ation of th e pro cedur e in di spo sin g of cl aims to b e plac ed

in possession of a hol ding under S ection 17 0;

[(xl -a) th e form and m ann er in w hic h infor mation sh all b e n otified to
Sub -Di vi sional Officer und er sub -section ( 1) of Se ction 17 0B;]
(xli)

regul ation of grant or refu sal of p er mi ssion to a bhu miswami

for diver sion of hi s holding or any part thereof und er S ection
172;

(xlii) regul ation of r elinqui shment of ri ght s by a bhumi sw ami und er

Se ction 173;
(xliii) pre scription of th e t er ms and con ditions on whi ch a p erson m ay
be put in p ossession of an ab and on ed h old ing und er S ection
176 (2);
160

(xli v) (a) regul ation of p art ition of holdings san d apportion ment of
assessment, u nd er Sec tion 178 (2); and
[(b) x x x]
(xl v) guid anc e of Reven ue Officers with r egard to ap plication s for
purch ase of ri ght in tr ees und er Section 179 (2);
[(xl v-a) th e mann er of con version of var ious l eases gr ant ed for
residenti al and commer ci al purpo se in urb an areas into free
hold und er Section 18 1-Al
(xlvi)

x x

(xlvii) pre scription of th e mann er of sel ection an d 'd emar cation of

land allow ed to b e re su med by a bhumi swami und er S ection
189 and the fi xation o f land revenu e on it and fixation of rent
in resp ect of land l eft with th e o ccup ancy t enant;
(xlviii) pr escription o f th e m anner and th e form in which amount of
co mp en sation sh all be d eposit ed b y an occup an cy ten ant
payable to hi s bh umi sw ami u nd er S ection 19 0 (5);
[(xl viii-A) pr escription of tim e within whi ch an application" un der
sub - section (1) of S ec tion 191 sh all b e mad e;]
(xli x) the regul ation of the proced ure in di spo sing of cl ai m s to be
placed in p o ssession of an o ccup ancy holding whi ch h as be en
transferr ed und er Section 197;
(I) pr escription of th e mann er of sel ection an d d emar cation of l an d
vestin g in th e St ate Go vern ment and th e fixation of l and
revenu e o n the l and reserved b y th e bhumiswami und er S ection
198 (4);
(1i) the form and th e mann er in whi ch th e rec eipt for rent sh all be
gi ven und er Se ction 1 99;
(lii) the regul ation of assessment of incr ease and reduction in l and
revenu e requir ed or p e rmitted und er Chapt er XV;

161

(liii) the r egul ation of appo intment of p at el s und er Section 222 (1),
the mann er of di stribution of duties of th e offi ce of pat el
wh er e th ere are two or mor e p at el s in a villa ge, fi xation of
remun er ation of a p at el, an d pre scription of addition al duties
of p atel und er S ection 224 an d hi s removal from offi ce und er
Section 22 6 an d the appointment of a sub stitute und er S ection
228;
(liv) the re gul ation of th e sanit ation of vill ages, the burial of the
carcasses of anim als, the prot ection and fen cin g of wells, the
upk eep of vill age ro ads and like matter s of village self go ver nment for villages not in cluded wit hin th e ar ea of a
muni cip ality or a mu nicipal corpor ation, or a n otified area
committ ee or a Gr am Panchayat;
(1v)

(a)

th e

appointmen t

punishment,

suspen sion

an d

dismissal of K otw ars,

(b) the pr escription of the duti es and mo d e o f sup er visio n
of Kotw ars;]
(lvi) ( a) th e regul ation of proc edur e for the establishm ent of a
Gram Sabh a u nder S ection 232,
(b)

the mann er in whi ch a Gr am Sabh a sh all acquire, hold or

tran sf er prop erty movabl e and immo vabl e, enter into
contra ct s, et c., un d er Section 232 (4), and

(c)

sum s to b e r eco vered as fe es and oth er inco mes b y a

Gram Sabh a;

(lvii)

prescription of th e r ecord to b e maint ain ed und er S ection

233;

(lviii)

the manner in whi ch the wish es of the villager s sh all be

ascertained u nder S ect ion 234 (2);

(lix)

(a) regul ation of setti ng apart of unoccu pied la nd for the

exer ci se of nist ar right s und er Section 237 (1); and

162

(b) other purpo ses for the exer ci se of ni st ar right s und er

Se ction 237 (1)(k);
[(c) regulation of di version of uno ccu pied land und er
Se ction 237 (3).]
[(1x) (i) Th e cat egori es of p er sons for who m priority will b e gi ven
for gr antin g of tree pl antin g and tr ee p att as;
(ii) the mann er of sel ecti on of su ch p erso ns t o whom tree
planting p ermit and tree patt as to be gr ant ed ;
(iii)the ext ent of l and to be earmarked;
(iv)th e t er ms and con ditions for gr antin g o f tree pl antin g
permit and tr ee p att as;
(v) the for m of th e tre e pl antin g and th e tr ee p at ta;
(vi)th e exte nt of u sufructu ar y ri ght s und er the tre e plantin g
per mit and the tr ee p atta.]
(lxi) the re gul ation of the cutting of tre es u nder Section 24 0 (1),
and of co ntrol, man agement, fellin g or removal of th e for est
growth und er Section 240 (3);
(lxii) prescription of t he mann er of pro cl aiming an order p ublish ed
under Section 241 an d re gul ation of th e f elling or r emo val
of trees th ereun d er;
(lxiii) (a) th e man n er of ascert ainin g and re cord ing th e cu sto ms
in regard to matt er s specifi ed in Section 242 (1); and
(b) the mann er of publication of re cord of cu stoms un d er
Se ction 242 (2);
(lxi v) pre scription of th e manner of di sp o sal of sites in th e ab adi
ar ea u nder S ection 24 4;

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(lxv) regul ation of fishing, catching hunting or shootin g of

ani mals in villages an d r emo val of any mat eri al s fro m l and
belongin g to the St ate Govern ment und er Section 249;
(1xvi) (a) Pr escriptio n of the for m of app lication und er S ectio n
251 (2); and

(b) the regulation of the u se of water from t ank s und er

Se ction 251 (6);

(1xvii) the regulation of pro cedure of th e Gram Sab h a in

calling u pon p er so ns r esidin g in the vill age to p erform
labour und er Section 252;
(1xviii) pr escription of st and ards of culti vation and
man agement und er Section 255;
(1xi x) prescription of co ndition s for inspe ct ion and grant of
copies of r ecords, map s and l and record s under S ection
256;

(1 xx) gen erall y for t he guid ance of Reven ue Officer and all
other p er sons in proceedin g und er thi s code;

(1 xxi) an y oth er matt er whi ch h as to b e or may b e prescribed.

(3) All rules m ade und er thi s section sh all b e su bject to th e condition
of previo us publi catio n.

(4) All rules mad e und er this Cod e sh all be l aid on th e tab le of
this

Legi sl ati ve

Assembl y

and

shall

be

subj ect

to

su ch

modification s as th e Legi sl ati ve A ssembl y may m ake.

259. Ref erence to certain tenures. An y refer en ce in an y enactm ent to,
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(a)
(a-i)]

A bhu mi swami or a bhumidh ari in the Mah ak o sh al r egion;

a p ak ka ten an t, mu afid ar, in am dar or a con cessio nal holder in
the Madh ya Bh arat reg ion;

(b)

a pachp an p aintalis ten ant, p attedar , grove hold er or a

holder of a t ank in th e Vidhaya Pradesh region;

(c)

a Kh at ed ar t en ant or a grove hold er in the Sironj r egion;

(d)

an o ccup ant in the Bhopal regio n; Sh all b e d eemed to be

and

ref eren ce to a bhu mi sw ami.

260. Ref erence to la w s not in force in a ny region. An y r efer en ce thi s

Cod e to a Central Act whi ch i s not in an y region of th e St at e sh all in rel ation to
that r egion b e con stru ct ed as... ... ref erence to the corr espon din g law in force in
that region .
Explanation. For p urposes of this section the expr ession Ce ntral Act
sh all h ave th e same meanin g a s assi gn ed to it in Section 3 (7) of the G en eral
Clauses A ct, 1897 (X of 1897).
261. Repeal and sav ing. Th e enactm ents sp ecifi ed in S ched ule II are
hereb y r epealed to th e ext ent mentioned in t he 4 t h colu mn th ereof :
Pro vided th at th e rep eal sh all not affect
(a) the pr evious oper ation of an y l aw so repeal ed or an ythin g dul y done
or suff er ed th ereund er ; or
(b)

an y ri ght, pri vilege, obli gation or liability acquired, accru ed or

incurr ed und er any law so r ep eal ed; or

(c) An y pen alty, forfeitur e or puni sh ment incurred in r esp ect of an y offi ce
co mmitt ed agai n st an y law so repeal ed; or
(d)

An y in vesti gation, l egal pro ceeding o r remed y in re sp ect o f any su ch

ri ght,

privil ege,

obligation ,

liability,

p en alt y,

forf eitur e

or

punishm ent as afor esaid; and an y such in vesti gation, l egal pro ceeding or

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re med y m ay be instituted, con stitut ed or enf orced , and an y su ch penalt y, forfeiture

or puni shment may b e impo sed as if this A ct had not b een p assed :
Pro vided furth er th at subj ect to th e pre cedi ng pro vi so , an ythin g d one or an y
action t aken (in cludin g an y r ules, assessment, ap pointment s and tran sf er s made,
notifications and pow er s conf erred, for ms and l eases gr ante d, r ecord -of-right s,
and oth er record s fram ed or confirmed, ri ght s acquir ed, li abilitie s in curr ed and
times and pl ace appointed), u nd er an y su ch en act ment sh all b e d eemed to h ave
been d on e or tak en und er the corr espon ding provi sion of thi s cod e and shall
continu e to b e in for ce accordin gly unl ess a nd until sup er sed ed b y anythin g done
or action tak en und er this Code
262. Tran sito ry prov isions. (1) Save as other wise expressl y provided in
this Cod e, all cases p ending b efor e th e St at e Government or an y Reven u e Court in
an y r egion i mm edi at ely b efor e th e coming into force of this Code, wheth er in
appeal, r evi sion, r evi ew or oth erwise sh al l be d ecid ed in acco rdan ce with the
provi sion s of the ap propriat e l aw , whi ch wo uld h ave b een appli cable to th em h ad
this Code not b een p assed.
(2) An y case p endin g in ci vil court at th e co min g into force of this Code,
whi ch would und er th is Code b e exclu si vel y triable b y a Revenu e Court, sh all be
dispo sed of b y su ch Ci vil Court according to th e l aw in fo rce prior to the
co mmen ceme nt of thi s Code.
(3) All pro ceeding under an y of the l aw s d escrib ed in S chedul ed III pendin g
befor e th e St at e Go ve rnm ent immedi atel y before th e commen cement of thi s Code
sh all, on such co mmencement, stand transferred to th e Bo ard, and sh all th ereupo n
be di sp o sed of by the Bo ard as if they w ere pro ceedin g ent ertained b y th e Bo ard
und er this Co de.
Explanation. For t he purpo se of thi s sub-section St at e Go vern ment
sh all in clude Go vern ment, Council of Minist ers or a Minist er.
263. Pow er to re mov e diff iculties. (1) If any difficulty ari ses in gi vin g
effect in any regi on to the provi sion s of thi s Code, th e St at e Go vernment may, b y
order notified in th e Gazette, m ake such p rovi sion s or gi ve su ch dir ection s as
appear to it to b e n ece ssary for th e r emo val of the difficult y.

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(2) A copy of th e order passed und er sub-section (1) sh all as soon as may be
after it i s p assed b e l aid befor e th e Legi sl ati ve A ssembly.
264. Cod e not to a pp ly in certain ca ses. Nothin g cont ain ed in this Code
sh all appl y to a per so n who holds l and fro m t he Centr al G overnmen t.

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SCHEDULE I
(Se e Section 41)

RULES OF PROCEDURE OF REVENUE OFFICERS

AND REVENUE COURTS
ISSUE OF SUMMONS
1. Every summon s sh all b e in writin g, in d uplicat e and sh all b e si gned and
sealed b y th e officer i ssuin g it or b y su ch p erson as h e empower s in hi s b eh alf, and
it shall sp ecify th e ti m e and plac e at whi ch the per son summon ed i s requir ed to
att end, and al so wh eth er he is r equir ed to give evi d en ce or to produce a do cu ment.
2. Ever y su mm on s to a p art y sh all b e a ccompani ed b y a con ci se st at em ent
abo ut th e subj ect -matt er of the pro ceedings.
3. A su mmon s to pro duc e docu ment s may be for the production of cert ain
sp ecifi ed do cument s o r for the pro du ction of all docu ment s of a certain d escription
in the possession or p ow er of th e p erson su mmo n ed.

MODE OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS

4. Every su mmon s sh all be ser ved b y t en d er ing or d eli verin g a copy of it to
the p erso n su mmoned per son all y or to hi s r eco gnised a gent.
5. Where the p erson summon ed cannot b e f ound and has no reco gni sed
agent, ser vi ce ma y b e mad e on an y ad ult m al e m emb er of th e f amily of th e p er son
su mm on ed, who is residing with hi m.
Explanation. A ser vant i s n ot a member of the f amil y within th e meanin g
of this rul e.
6. Where the ser ving officer deliver s or t ender s a cop y of the su mmo n s to
the per son su mmon ed per sonall y or to hi s reco gnised agent or other p er son on hi s
beh alf, h e sh all req uire th e si gn ature of th e person , to wh om the cop y is d eliver ed
or tend er ed to an ackn owl ed gement of ser vic e en dor sed on the ori ginal su mmon s.

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7. If servi ce of th e su mmo n s cann ot b e eff ect ed in the mann er provided in

Rules 4, 5 and 6 a cop y ther eof should be affi xed at th e l ast known place of
resid en ce of th e p er so n summon ed or at so me pl ace of publi c r esort in su ch vill age.
8. Wh ere a copy of the summon s i s affi xed as pro vi d ed in Rule 7, the
servin g offi cer sh all return the ori ginal copy of the su mmon s t o th e Court from
whi ch it w as issu ed w ith a report e ndorsed t her eon or an n exed th ereto st atin g that
he h as affixed th e copy, th e circum st an ces u nder w hich h e did so a nd th e n ame an d
the address of th e p er son in who se presenc e th e cop y was affixed and where the
Copy i s affi xed at th e last known pl ace of r esid en ce of the p erso n summon ed, the
report sh all also cont ain the nam e and addr ess of th e person, if an y, by wh om the
house was id entified .
9. If th e p erson su mmoned resid es in anoth er di strict, the su mm ons may be
sent b y post to the Col lector of suc h di strict for ser vi ce.

MODE OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUMMONS

10. Subj ect to the pr ovi sion s of the Cod e whoever i s summon ed to app ear
befor e a Revenue Officer to gi ve evid ence shall att end at th e time and pl ac e nam ed
in the su mmon s for th at purpo se, and w ho ever i s sum moned to pro duce a docu ment,
sh all eith er att end to p roduce it, or cau se it to b e produ ced, at such time and place.

MODE OF SERVING NOTICE

11. Ever y noti ce sh all be ser ved b y t enderi ng or d eli verin g a copy of it to
the p erso n con cern ed per son all y or to hi s r eco gnised agent
Pro vided that, where the r eco gni sed agent of th e p er son co n cern ed i s a
plead er, th e notice may be served by l eaving a cop y ther eof at hi s offi ce or at the
place of hi s ordinary r esid en ce, and such servi ce shall b e d eemed t o be as eff ectual
as ser vi ce on th e r eco gni sed a gent p er son all y.
12. Where th e p er son con cer ned cannot b e found and h as no r eco gnised
agent, ser vi ce may b e mad e o n any ad ult m al e m emb er of th e f amily of th e p erson
con cern ed, who i s re si ding with hi m.
Explanation. A ser vant i s n ot a member of the f amil y within th e meanin g
of this rul e.

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13. Wh ere th e ser ving officer deli ver s or t ender s a cop y of th e no tice to the
per son con cern ed personall y or to an a gent or other person on hi s behalf, he shall
requir e th e si gn ature o f the person , to who m the cop y is d elivered or tend er ed to an
ackn owl ed ge ment of servi ce en dorsed on th e origin al n otice.
14. If service of the notice cannot be eff ect ed in the manner provid ed i n
Rules 11, 12 an d 13 a copy th er eof may b e affi xed at the last known pl ace of
resid en ce of th e p er so n concern ed or at so me pl ace of pu blic resort in th e village in
whi ch th e l and to which th e notice r elat es is situ at e or fro m which the land i s
culti vat ed.
15. Wh ere a copy of the noti ce is affi xed as pro vided in Rule 14, the servin g
officer sh all r eturn th e origin al copy of the notice to th e offi cer wh o issu ed it, with
a r eport endor sed th ereon or ann exed th ereto st atin g th at h e has so affixed the
cop y, th e cir cu mst an ces u nd er w hich h e did so , the name and address of th e p erson
in whose pr esen ce th e copy w as affixed and wh ere th e co p y is af fixed at the last
known pl ace of r esid ence of th e p erson not iced, the report sh all also contain the
name and address of the per son b y wh om th e h ou se was identified .
16. If th e p erson to whom a noti ce i s to b e ser ved resides in anoth er di strict,
the n otice may b e sent b y po st to th e Coll ect or of su ch di stri ct for servi ce.

MODE OF ISSUING PROCLAMATIONS

17. Wh enever a pro cl amation i s issu ed und er this Cod e, co pies thereof shall
be post ed on th e notic e bo ard Of th e office of the Reven u e Offic er issuin g it, at the
head qu arter s of th e t ahsil within whi ch th e land to whi ch it refer s is situ ate, and at
so me pl ace of publi c r esort on or adj acent to the l and to which it refer s, and unl ess
the officer i ssuin g it o therwi se direct s, the p rocl amation shall b e further publish ed
by beat of drum on or near the land to whi ch it ref ers.

ORDER
18. Every origin al or der p assed by a Revenue Offi cer in an y pr oceedings
sh all cont ain a con ci se stat ement of th e case, th e point s for de ci sion, th e decision
thereon and th e rea so ns for su ch d eci sion.

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ATTACHMENT
19. Atta ch ment of movabl e prop erty ot her tha n agri cultu ral p roduce in
possessi on of def aulter (1) Wh er e th e prop ert y to be atta ched i s mo vabl e
propert y oth er than agricultur al prod uce, i n th e p ossession of t he def ault er, the
att achment sh all b e mad e b y actual sei zure, and th e att aching officer sh all k eep the
propert y in hi s o wn custod y or in th e custody of an y of his sub ordinat es and shall
be r esponsibl e for the due cu stod y th ereof :
Pro vided th at, wh en t he propert y sei zed i s subj ect to speed y and n atural
decay or wh en the exp en se of k eeping it in custod y is lik el y to e xceed it s val ue, the
att achin g offi cer m ay sell it at on ce :
Pro vided further th at wh en th e propert y att ach ed con si sts of live-stock,
agricultur al impl emen ts or other articl es which cannot b e con venientl y r emo ved,
and the attachin g offi cer do es not act und er t he first provi so to thi s rule, he m ay at
the in stan ce of th e default er or an y p erson cl aimin g to b e in ter est ed in su ch
propert y, l eave it in the vill age or at th e pla ce wh er e it h as b een att ach ed
(a)

in the ch arge of th e default er, or of th e st ation poun d-k eep er, if

an y; or

(b)

in the ch arge of th e per son cl aimin g to be inter ested in su ch

propert y or of such resp ect abl e p er son as will undertak e to
keep su ch propert y, o n his enterin g into a bond with on e or
mor e sur eti es in an amount not l ess th an the value of the
propert y, th at h e will tak e prop er care of su ch propert y and
produ ce it when call ed for.

(2) The att aching officer sh all mak e a list o f the prop ert y att ach ed an d shall
obtain th er eto th e ack nowl ed ge ment of th e per son in wh ose cu sto dy th e prop ert y is
left, and if po ssibl e, of the def ault er and of at l east on e re sp ect abl e per son in
att estation of the corr ectness of th e list. If the propert y att ach ed in clud es both livesto ck and oth er articl es a separ ate li st of th e li ve-sto ck shall simil arl y b e pr ep ar ed
and attest ed .
20. (1) Wh ere th e p ropert y to b e att ached i s agri cultural pr odu ce, the
att achment sh all b e made b y affi xin g a copy of th e warr ant of attach ment

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(a)

wher e such produ ce i s a growin g crop, on th e l and on whi ch

su ch crop h as grown; or

(b)

wher e su ch produ ce h as b een cut or gather ed, on th e thr eshin g

floor or place for treading out gain or th e like or fod d er-st ack
on or in whi ch it i s d eposit ed;

and anoth er cop y on the out er d oor or on so me other con spi cuou s part of th e hou se
in whi ch th e default er ordinaril y r esides or if there i s no suc h house, on the out er
door or on som e oth er conspicuou s part of the hou se in which he carries o n
busin ess or person all y work s for gain or in whi ch h e i s known to have la st resided
or carri ed on bu siness or p erson all y wor ked for gain; and th e produ ce shall
thereupo n be deem ed to have p assed into th e po ssession of th e Cou rt.
(2) The att aching offi cer shall mak e su ch arrangement s for th e custod y of
the agri cultural produ ce as h e may con sider suffi cient an d al so to tend, cut, gath er
and store the produ ce and do an y oth er act n ecessary for m aturin g or preser ving it.
(3) Th e co sts in curr ed und er sub -rul e (2) shall be b orne b y th e d efaulter.
21. (1) Wher e th e li ve-sto ck attached is not left in the char ge of the
def ault er, th e exp en ses for feedin g and watering it shall be ch arge d at su ch r at e as
the Collector may, b y gen eral or sp eci al order, fi x.
(2) Wh er e th e prop erty attach ed i s movabl e propert y oth er than agri cultural
produ ce or li ve-sto ck, and i s not left in the char ge of th e d efaulter, the expe nditure
for its saf e custody sh all be ch ar ged at su ch rat e as th e Collector may, b y gen eral
or sp eci al ord er, fi x.
(3) The co sts incurred und er sub -rul es (1) and (2) sh all b e first ch ar ge o n
the sal e-proceed s of th e prop ert y.
22. Th e pro vi sion s of Order XX I, Rules 46 to 5 3 of th e Cod e of Civil
Procedure, 19 08 (V of 1908) regarding th e att ach ment of th e sever al cl asses of
mo vabl e prop ert y d ea lt with in those rul es sh all as f ar as m ay be, appl y to the
att achment mad e und er this Cod e.
23. (1) Wh er e th e pro p ert y i s immo vable, the att achm ent sh all b e mad e b y an
order prohibiting th e def ault er fro m tr an sf erring or ch ar ging th e propert y in an y
w ay, and all p er son s f rom t akin g an y b enefit from su ch tran sfer or char ge
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(2) Th e ord er shall b e pro cl ai med at som e place on or adjace nt to su ch

propert y b y b eat of dr um or oth er custom ary mo d e, and a copy of t he ord er shall be
affi xed on a co n spi cu ous p art of th e proper ty and th en on the notice b o ard of the
office of th e Revenu e Officer.
(3) The ord er shall take eff ect as against purch aser s for valu e in go od f aith
from th e d at e wh en a copy of the ord er i s affixed on the prop ert y an d again st all
other tr an sf er ees from the def aulter fro m th e dat e on whi ch su ch order i s made.
24. (1) If any cl aim is set up b y a third person to the prop erty attach ed or
proceed ed against un der the pr ovi sion s of this Cod e, th e Revenue Officer shall
enq uire into the cl aim and may ad mit or reject it.
(2) Th e p er son again st who m an order i s mad e und er sub -rul e (1) may,
within on e year fro m the dat e of the ord er, institut e a suit to establi sh th e ri ght
whi ch he cl aims to the propert y att ach ed or proc eeded against; b ut subj ect to the
result of su ch suit, if any, th e order shall be con clu si ve.

SALE GENERALLY
25. Every sal e sh all be conduct ed b y an offic er or oth er person ap pointed b y
a gen eral or speci al or der in this beh alf and sh all b e mad e b y public au ction.
26. (1) The Revenue Officer sh all cause a procl amation of the in tended sal e
to b e mad e st atin g t he time and pl ace o f sale and sp ecif ying as fairl y and
accur at el y as po ssibl e
(a)

the pro p erty to b e sold ;

(b)

the land revenu e assessed upon th e l and wh er e th e prop ert y to

be

sold

is

an

int erest

in

l and

p aying

reven u e

to

the

Govern ment;
(c)
(d)

the amount for the recover y of w hich th e sal e i s ordered; and

every oth er thin g whi ch the Revenu e Offic er con sid er s mat erial s
for a pur ch aser to know in ord er to ju dge the n ature and the
valu e of th e prop ert y.

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(2) A cop y of the pro cl am ation issu ed und er sub-rule (1) where it relate s to
the sal e of an y holdi ng sh all b e sent to th e Co -op erative and the Land Mort ga ge
Bank op er atin g within that ar ea in which th e holdin g i s situ at e.
27. Th e Revenue Officer m ay, if he con sider s thi s n ecessary, summo n the
def ault er and examin e him with respe ct to an y matt er s to b e in cl uded in the sal e
procl amation.
28. Save in th e case o f propert y of th e kind described in the fir st provi so to
Rule 19, no sal e h er eund er shall, witho ut the consent in writing of the d ef ault er
tak e pl ace
(i)

on Su nd ay or on an y authorised Ci vil Court holidays or on an y

day declared as a lo cal holida y for th e ar ea i n whi ch th e sale i s
to be h eld; and

(ii)

until aft er the expirat ion of at l east thirt y days fro m th e dat e
on whi ch th e pro cl ama tion thereof was mad e.

29. (1) Th e Revenu e Officer m ay, in his di scretion, adjourn any sale
her eun d er to a sp ecified d ay and ho ur and the offi cer cond u cting an y su ch sal e
may, in hi s di scretion, adjourn the sal e r ecording his r eason s for such adjournment
Pro vided that wher e the ord er of th e Revenue Officer can b e obtain ed in
time, no such adjourn ment sh all b e made wi thout such order.
(2) Wher e a sal e i s adjourned und er sub-ru le (1) for a lon ger period than
fifteen days, a fr esh procl am ation shall b e mad e u nless th e d efa ulter con sent s to
w ai ve it.
(3) Every sal e sh all be stopp ed if, b efore the lot i s kno ck ed down, the
amount due and co st s ar e t end ered to the o fficer condu ctin g th e sal e, or proof i s
gi ven to hi s sati sf acti on th at th e amount of su ch du es and cost s ha ve b een p aid to
the Revenu e Offi cer w ho ordered th e sal e.
30. An y d eficiency of price whi ch may hap pen o n a r esal e b y r eason of the
purch aser's d efault sh all b e reco ver abl e from th e d efaultin g pur chaser a s if it w ere
an arrear of land reven ue.

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31. No offi cer or oth er p erson h avi n g any dut y to p erfor m in co nne ction with
an y sale sh all, eith er directl y or indire ctly, bid for, acquire or at tem pt to acquire
an y interest in th e pro pert y sold .

SALE OF MOVABLE PROPERTY

32. (1) Wher e the propert y to be sold i s agricultural produ ce, the sal e shall
be h eld
(a)

if su ch produ ce i s a growin g. cro p, on or n ear th e l and on

whi ch such crop has grown; or

(b)

if su ch pro duce h as been cut or gath er ed, at or n ear the

threshing floor or pl ace for trea din g out grain or th e lik e or
fodder stack :

Pro vided th at th e Reven ue Officer may di rect the sal e to b e held at the
near est pl ace of publi c r esort, if h e i s of op inion that th e produ ce is th ereby lik el y
to sell to gr eat er advantage.
(2) Wher e, on th e prod uce being put up for sal e
(a)

a f air price, in th e estimation of the p erson holding th e sale, is

not offered for it; and

(b)

the o wn er of th e prod uce or a per son autho rised to act in hi s

beh alf applies to h ave the sal e po stponed till the n ext day or, if
a mark et i s held at th e place of sal e, the n ext mark et d ay.

Th e sal e sh all he p ostponed accordingl y and shall b e th en compl eted,

what ever pri ce may b e offer ed for the produce.
33. (1) Wh er e th e pro pert y to b e sold i s a gr owin g crop and the crop from its
nature ad mit s of bein g stored but h as not yet been stored, th e day of the sale shall
be so fi xed as to ad mit of it s bein g mad e read y for storin g b efor e th e arri val of
su ch d ay, and th e sale shall not be h eld unti l the crop h as b een cu t or gather ed and
is read y for storin g.
(2) Wh er e the cr op fr om it s n atur e do es not admit of bein g stored , or wh ere
it appears to th e Reve nue Offi cer th at th e cr op can be sold to gr eater advant age in

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an unrip e st ate, it may be sold b efore it i s cu t and gath er ed, and th e p urch aser shall
be entitled to enter on the l and and to do all th at is n ecessary for th e purpo se of
tending and cutting or gatherin g it.
34. (1) Wher e mo vable prop ert y i s sold b y public au ction, the pric e of e ach
lot sh all b e paid at the time of sal e or as soon aft er as th e offi cer or oth er p erson
holding th e sal e direc ts, and in d ef ault of p ayment the prop ert y shall forth with be
resold.
(2) On payment of the purch ase mon ey, th e officer or other p erson holdin g
the sal e sh all grant a r eceipt for th e sam e, an d the sal e shall b eco me ab solute.
(3) Wh er e th e mo vabl e prop ert y to be sold is a share in goods b elongin g to
the d ef aulter and a co -own er, an d two or more person s, of whom on e i s su ch co own er, resp ecti vel y bi d the same sum for such prop ert y or for an y lot, the biddin g
sh all b e d eemed to b e the biddin g of th e co -own er.
35. No irregularit y in publishin g or condu cti ng th e sal e of movabl e prop ert y
sh all viti at e th e sal e; but an y person su st aining any injur y b y reaso n of su ch
irregul arity at the hand of an y oth er p erson m ay institute a suit again st him for
co mp en sation or (if such oth er p er son i s t he purch aser) for the reco very of the
sp ecifi c prop ert y and f or compen sation in d efault of su ch re cover y.
36. (1) Wh ere th e pro pert y sold is mo vabl e propert y of whi ch act ual sei zure
has b een mad e, it sh all be deliver ed to the purch aser.
(2) In th e case of any oth er mo vabl e prop ert y, th e Revenu e Officer m ay
mak e an ord er ve stin g such pr op ert y in the purch aser or as h e may dir ect; and su ch
propert y sh all ve st accordingl y.

SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

37. On ever y sale of immovabl e propert y the p erson d ecl ared to b e the
purch aser sh all p ay i mmedi atel y after su ch d ecl aration a d epo sit of twent y-five p er
cent on th e amount of his purchase mon ey to the officer or oth er per son condu ctin g
the sal e, and in d ef aul t of su ch d ep osit, th e property shall forthwit h be resold.
38. Th e full amount of purch ase money payable sh all be paid b y the
purch aser within fifteen days fro m th e d at e o f the sal e of the property.

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39. In d efault of payment within the p er iod mention ed in Ru le 38 , the

dep osit m ay, if the Revenu e Officer thin ks fit after d efr ayin g th e exp en ses, of the
sale, b e forfeit ed to the Govern ment, and the propert y sh all b e r esold and the
def aultin g p urch aser shall forf eit all claims to th e prop ert y or to an y p art of the
su m for whi ch it may sub sequ entl y be sold.
40. (1) Wh ere immo vabl e prop ert y has b een sold under thi s Code, an y
per son, eith er ow ning su ch prop ert y or hol ding an int er est ther ein b y virtu e of a
title acquired b efor e such sal e may, at an y t ime within thirt y d ays from the d at e of
sale, appl y, to th e Revenue Offi cer to h ave t he sal e set asid e on hi s d epo sitin g
(a)

for payment to the purch aser, a su m equal to five p er cent of

the p urch ase money;

(b)

for payment on account of th e arr ear, th e amount sp ecifi ed in

the proclamation of sal e as that for the re cover y of whi ch the
sale was ord er ed l ess any amount whi ch may h ave b een p aid
sin ce th e d at e of the sal e on this account; and

(c)

the co st of the sal e.

(2) If su ch d ep o sit i s mad e within thirty d ays from th e 'd at e of t he sal e the
Revenue Officer shall pass an ord er settin g asid e th e sale:
Pro vided th at, if a p er son ap plies un der Rule 41 to h ave su ch sale set asid e,
he sh all not b e entitled to make an ap plicati on und er thi s rul e.
41. At an y tim e within thirty days from th e dat e of sal e, an y p erson who se
interest s are affect ed by su ch sal e may app ly to th e Revenu e Off icer to set aside
the sale on th e groun d of some materi al irregul arit y or mist ak e in publi shin g or
con du ctin g it, and th e Reven u e Officer may, aft er gi ving notic e to th e person s
affected th ereby, p ass an ord er setting asid e the sale and may or der r esal e; but no
sale shall b e set aside o n su ch ground s unless th e appli can t proves to the
sati sfaction of th e Revenue Offi cer that he h as sustain ed sub stanti al injury b y su ch
irregul arity or mistake.
42. Except in a case wh er e l and h as been sold for arr ears, which form a
ch ar ge on the land, th e pur ch aser may, at an y tim e within thirt y days fro m th e dat e
of sal e, appl y to the Revenue Offi cer to set aside the sal e on th e ground th at the

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def ault er h ad no sal eabl e int er est in the p ropert y sold an d the Revenu e Officer
sh all, aft er due inquiry, pass such order s on such appli cation as h e deems fit.
43. No resal e und er Rule 41 sh all b e mad e until a fr esh pro cl amation h as
been publi sh ed as laid down in Rul e 26.
44. On th e expir y of thirty days from th e d ate of sal e, if no appli cation h as
been m ade und er Rul e 40, 4 1 or 42 or if such appli cation has been mad e and
rej ect ed, th e Revenu e Officer sh all p ass an order co nfirmin g th e sale
Pro vided th at, if the Colle ctor has r eason to think th at th e sal e ought to be
set asid e
(i) notwithstandin g that no such ap plication has been m ade; or

(ii)

on ground s other th an tho se all eged in an y application which

has b een mad e an d r ej ect ed; or

(iii)

notwithst an ding th at a p eriod of thirty d ays fro m th e d at e of

sale has expir ed;

he may, aft er r ecordin g his rea sons in writing, set a sid e the sal e at an y ti me b efore
makin g an ord er confi rming th e sal e.
45. (1) If no appli cation und er Rul e 41 i s Made within th e ti me allo w ed
therefor e, all cl aims o n the ground s of irreg ularit y or mi stak e shal l be b arred.
(2) Nothin g in sub -ru le (1) sh all b ar th e i nstitution of a suit in th e Ci vil
Court to set aside a sale on th e gro und of fr aud or on th e ground t hat th e arre ar for
whi ch th e propert y is sold i s not du e or o n the groun d that the default er h ad no
saleabl e int er est in th e prop erty sold.
46. If th e sale of an y propert y i s set aside under Rul e 40, 41 ,42 or 44 the
amount of purch ase money d epo sit ed b y the purch aser sh all b e r efund ed to hi m.

CERTI FI CATE OF PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF POSSESSION

47. If th e sal e of an y immovable prop ert y h as been confirmed , the Reven ue
Officer shall grant a certificat e to the pur chaser sp ecifyin g th e dat e on w hich the

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sale i s confir med, th e property sold, an d the n ame of th e pur ch aser and shall put
the p urch aser in po ssession of such prop ert y.
48. (1) Wh ere th e p urch aser i s r esist ed or obstru ct ed b y an y p er son is
obtainin g po sse ssio n of the propert y, h e may make an appli cation to the Reven ue
Officer co mpl ainin g o f su ch resist an ce or ob stru ction.
(2) Th e Revenue Officer shall fi x a d ate for investi gatin g th e matter and
sh all summon th e p art y again st who m th e ap plication i s made to appear and an sw er
the sam e.
49. Wh er e the Re venu e Officer is satisfi ed t hat th e resist an ce or o bstru ction
w as o ccasion ed
(a)

by the def ault er or som e Oth er p erson at hi s insti gation; or

(b)

by any p erson in th e case of a pur ch ase of land sold for arrear s

of land r evenue du e in resp ect th ereof;

he sh all direct th at the purch aser b e p ut into possessio n of th e prop ert y.

50. Wh ere in an y case to whi ch Rul e 49 do es not appl y, the Reven ue Offi cer
is sati sfi ed th at th e resi st an ce or o b struction w as cau sed b y an y pe rson cl aimin g in
go od f aith to b e in po ssession of th e prop ert y on his Ow n ac count or on account of
so me p er son oth er than th e def aulter, the Revenue Officer sh all mak e an ord er
dismissin g the appli cation.
51. (1) Wh ere an y person other th an th e d ef aulter i s di spo sse ssed of
immovable prop ert y b y the pur cha ser of su ch prop erty, he m ay m ake an appli cation
to the Revenu e Offi cer co mpl ainin g of su ch dispossession.
(2) Th e Revenue Officer shall fi x a d ate for investi gatin g th e matter and
sh all sum mon th e purc haser to app ear and answer th e sam e.
52. Wh ere th e Reve nue Offi cer i s sati sf ied th at th e appli cant was in
possessio n of the propert y on his own accou nt, or on account of some p erson oth er
than th e defaulter, h e sh all dir ect that th e .applicant be put into p ossession of the
propert y.
53. An y p art y not b ei ng a d ef aulter a gain st who m an order i s mad e und er
Rule 49 , 50or 52 m ay in stitute a suit to est abli sh th e ri ght whi ch h e clai ms to th e
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pre sent po ssession of the prop ert y but subj ect to th e result of su ch suit, if an y, the
order sh all b e con clu si ve.

COMMISSIONS TO EXAMINE WITNESSES

54. An y Re venu e Offi cer m ay in an y pro ceedings i ssu e a commi ssion for the
examin ation on int err ogatori es or oth erwise of any p erson who is exempt ed fro m
att ending th e Court or who i s from si ckn ess or infirmity un able to attend it.
55. An ord er for th e i ssue of a co mmi ssion for the examin ation of a witn ess
may b e m ade b y the Revenue Officer either of hi s o wn motion or on the
appli cation, supp orted b y affidavit or otherw ise, Of any p art y to th e pro ceedin gs or
of the witn ess to b e examin ed.
56. An y Revenue Officer m ay, in an y pro ceedings i ssu e a com mission for
the examin ation of
(a)

an y person r esid ent b eyo nd th e local li mits o f his juri sdi ction;

(b)

an y per son who i s ab o ut to l eave su ch limit s b efore th e d at e on

whi ch h e i s `r eq uired to b e examin ed in Court;

(c)

an y

per son

in

th e

ser vi ce

of

th e

Central

or

th e

St at e

Govern ment who can not, in the opinion of su ch Revenue

Officer, att end without detriment to th e public servi ce.
57. (1) A com missio n for th e examin ation of a p erson may b e i ssu ed to an y
per son who m the Court thinks fit to execute it, or to an y other Revenue Offi cer
who can con veni entl y examin e su ch p erson.
(2) Ever y Revenu e O fficer recei ving a commi ssion for th e examination of
an y person shall exam ine hi m or cau se hi m to b e examin ed pursuan t ther eto.
(3) Th e Revenue Offi cer o n i ssuin g any co mmi ssion und er thi s rule shall
direct wh ether the co mmission shall b e returned to himself or to an y Revenue
Officer su bordin at e to him.
58. Wh ere a com mi ssion h as b een dul y execut ed , it sh all b e return ed
together with the evid ence t ak en und er it, to the Revenu e Officer by who m it w a s
issued, unless the order for i ssuin g th e commission h as otherwise dir ect ed, in

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whi ch case the co mmissio n sh all b e retu rned in t erms of su ch order; and the
co mmi ssion and th e return ther eto and th e evid en ce t ak en und er it shall ( subj ect to
the pro vi sion s of th e n ext followin g rul e) form part of the record of the
proceedin gs.
59. E vid en ce t aken un der a commi ssion sh al l not b e r ead as evidence in the
proceedin g witho ut consent of th e p art y agai nst whom the same i s offer ed, unl ess
(a)

th e p erson who gave th e eviden ce is b eyond th e juri sdiction of

the Court, or de ad o r unabl e fro m si ckn ess or infirmity to
att end to be person all y examin ed, or exem pted from p ersonal
app earance in Court, o r is a per son in the ser vice of th e Central
or the St at e Go vern ment who cann ot, in the opinion of the
Revenue Offi cer, att end

witho ut d etriment to th e publi c

servi ce.
(b)

th e Revenu e Officer in hi s discr et ion disp en ses with th e proof

of an y of the cir cu mstan ces me ntion ed in cl au se (a) and
authori ses th e evid en ce of any p er son bein g read as evid enc e in
the pro ceedings, notwithst anding proof that th e cause for
takin g su ch evid en ce by com mi ssion h as ceased at the time of
reading th e same.

60. Befor e i ssuing any co mmissio n under t hese rul es, th e Reven ue Officer
may ord er su ch su m (if an y) as he thinks r easo n able for the expenses of the
co mmi ssion to b e, within a ti me to be fi xed, paid b y the part y at who se in st an ce or
for whose b enefit the co mmi ssion i s i ssued.
61. (1) The pro vi sio ns of thi s Cod e r el ating to the summonin g, att endance
and examin ation of witnesses, and to th e remun er ation of, an d pen alties to be
impo sed u pon witn ess, sh all appl y to p er sons r equired to give eviden ce or to
produ ce do cument s u nder the se rul es an d for the purp o ses o f this rul e the
Commi ssioner sh all b e deemed to b e a Reven ue Court.
(2) A Commi ssioner may appl y to an y Reven ue Officer within the local
limits of who se juri sdi ction a witness r esid es for the issu e of an y process which he
may find it n ecessar y to i ssu e to, or aga inst, su ch witn ess, and su ch Reven ue
Officer may, in his di scr etion, i ssu e su ch p roc ess as he considers r eason able and
proper .
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62. (1) Wh er e a commission i s issu ed un d er these rul es, the Reven ue Offi cer
sh all

direct

th at

th e

parties

to

th e

p roceedin gs

shall

ap pear

b efor e

the

Commi ssioner in p erson or b y their agent s o r ple ader s.

(2) Wh er e all or any o f the parties do not so appear, th e Commi ssioner m ay
proceed in th eir absen ce.

PROCEEDING BY OR AGAINST MINORS AND PERSONS OF

UNSOUND MIND
63. Every application by a minor sh all be filed in his nam e by a p erson
actin g as th e gu ardi an of the minor.
64. Wh er e th e non-applicant i s a min or the Revenu e Offi cer, on b ein g
sati sfied of the fact of his minority, sh al l appoint a proper p er son to b e the
gu ardi an of su ch minor for the purpo se of th e pro ceedin gs
65. A ny person who i s of sound mind and has att ain ed majority and who se
interest is not adver se to that of th e minor may act as gu ardi an for a minor p art y in
the pro ceedin gs.
66. In the case wh er e a no n-applicant is a minor and th e guardi an app ointed
has no fund s to meet the ne cessar y exp en ses, th e Revenu e Officer may dir ect the
appli cant to dep o sit a suffi ci ent su m for the purpo se. Th e co st s so in curred b y the
appli cant sh all b e adj ust ed in accordan ce with the final ord er p assed in r esp ect of
the co st s.
67. (1) No gu ardi an shall, without th e leave of th e Reven u e Offi cer,
expressl y r ecord ed in th e pro ceeding, ent er into any agreem ent o r compromi se on
beh alf of a minor with ref eren ce to the proceedin gs in whi ch he acts as hi s
gu ardi an .
(2) Any su ch agreem ent or co mpro mi se ent ered into without the lea ve of the
Revenue Offi cer so re cord ed , sh all b e voidable against all p arties oth er th an the
minor.
68. The pr ovision s co ntain ed in Rules 63 to 67,shall appl y mutati s muta ndi s
to perso ns of u n sound mind.

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