Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966

The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966

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Act ID:	196641
Act Number:	41
Enactment Date:	1966-12-30
Act Year:	1966
Short Title:	The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966
Long Title:	An Act to unify and amend the law relating to land and land revenue in the State of Maharashtra.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Revenue & Forest Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra

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Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Division of State into revenue areas.
Section 4. Constitution of revenue areas.
Section 5. Chief controlling authority in revenue matters.
Section 6. Revenue officers in division.
Section 7. Revenue officers in district.
Section 8. Survey Officers.
Section 9. Combination of officers.
Section 9A. Delegation of powers.
Section 10. Temporary vacancies.
Section 11. Subordination of officers.
Section 12. Appointments to be notified.
Section 13. Powers and duties of revenue officers.
Section 14. Powers and duties of survey officers, circle officers, etc.
Section 15. Conferral by State Government of powers of revenue officers on other persons.
Section 16. Seals.
Section 17. Demands for money, papers, etc., to be made known in writing to person concerned, etc.
Section 18. Public moneys may also be recovered as arrears of revenue ; and search warrant may be issued for recovery of papers or property.
Section 19. Officer or person in jail may secure his release by furnishing security.
Section 20. Title of State in all lands, public roads, etc., which are not property of others.
Section 21. Extinction of rights of public in or over any public road, lane or path not required for use of public.
Section 22. Lands may be assigned for special purposes, and when assigned, shall not be otherwise used without sanction of Collector.
Section 22A. Prohibition on diversion of use of Gairan land.
Section 23. Regulation of use of pasturage.
Section 24. Recovering value of natural products unauthorizedly removed from certain lands.
Section 25. Right to trees in holdings.
Section 26. Trees and forests vesting in Government.
Section 27. Recovery of value of trees, etc., unauthorizedly appropriated.
Section 28. Regulation of cutting and supply of wood, etc.
Section 29. Classes of persons holding land.
Section 29A. Conversion of occupancy of certain Government lands.
Section 30. Occupation of unalienated land granted under provisions of the Code.
Section 31. Unoccupied land may be granted on conditions.
Section 32. Grant of alluvial land vesting in Government.
Section 33. Temporary right to alluvial lands of small extent.
Section 34. Disposal of intestate occupancies.
Section 35. Disposal of relinquished or forfeited sub-division.
Section 36. Occupancy to be transferable and heritable subject to certain restrictions.
Section 36A. Restrictions on transfers of occupancies by Tribals.
Section 36B. Damages for use and occupation of occupancies in certain cases.
Section 36BB. Pleaders, etc., excluded from appearance.
Section 36C. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Court or authority.
Section 37. Occupants’ rights are conditional.
Section 37A. Restrictions on sale, transfer, redevelopment, change of use, etc., in relation to Government land and nazul land.
Section 38. Power to grant leases.
Section 39. Occupant to pay land revenue and Government lessee to pay rent fixed.
Section 40. Saving of powers of Government.
Section 41. Uses to which holder of land for purposes of agriculture may put his land.
Section 42. Permission for non-agricultural use.
Section 42A. No permission required for change of use of land situate in area covered by Development Plan.
Section 42B. Provision for conversion of land use for lands included in final Development Plan area.
Section 42C. Provision for conversion of land use for lands included in the Draft Regional Plan.
Section 42D. Provision for conversion of land use for the residential purpose.
Section 43. Restriction on use.
Section 44. Procedure for conversion of use of land from one purpose to another.
Section 44A. No permission required for bona fide industrial use of land.
Section 45. Penalty for so using land without permission.
Section 46. Responsibility of tenant or other person for wrongful use.
Section 47. Power of State Government to exempt lands from provisions of section 41, 42, 44, 45 or 46.
Section 47A.. Liability for payment of conversion tax by holder for change of user of land.
Section 48. Government title to mines and minerals.
Section 49. Construction of water course through land belonging to other person.
Section 50. Removal of encroachments on land vesting in Government ; provisions for penalty and other incidental matters.
Section 51. Regularisation of encroachments.
Section 52. Value and land revenue how calculated.
Section 53. Summary eviction of person unauthorisedly occupying land vesting in Government.
Section 54. Forfeiture and removal of property left over after summary eviction.
Section 54A. Additional temporary powers for termination of licences, and removal of any building or other structure on any land or foreshore which is forfeited and of persons re-entering or remaining on the land or foreshore after eviction.
Section 55. Relinquishment.
Section 56. Relinquishment of alienated land.
Section 57. Right of way to relinquished land.
Section 58. Saving of operation of section 55 in certain cases.
Section 59. Summary eviction of person unauthorisedly occupying land.
Section 60. Power of State Government to suspend operation of section 55.
Section 61 . Occupancy when not liable to process of civil court ; court to give effect to Collector’s certificate.
Section 62. Bar of attachment or sale.
Section 63. Bar of foreclosure or attachment or sale of Bhumidhari’s right.
Section 64. All land liable to pay revenue unless specially exempted.
Section 65. Liability of alluvial lands to land revenue.
Section 66. Assessment of land revenue in cases of diluvion.
Section 67. Manner of assessment and alteration of assessment.
Section 68. Assessment by whom to be fixed.
Section 69. Settlement of assessment to be made with holder directly from State Government.
Section 70 . Rates for use of water.
Section 71. The fixing of assessment under this Code limited to ordinary land revenue.
Section 72. Land revenue to be paramount charge on land.
Section 73. Forfeited holdings may be taken possession of and otherwise disposed.
Section 74. . To prevent forfeiture of occupancy of certain persons other than occupant may pay land revenue.
Section 75 . Register of alienated lands.
Section 76. Receipts.
Section 77 . Penalty for failure to grant receipts.
Section 78. Reduction, supension or remission of land revenue.
Section 79. Revenue survey may be introduced by State Government into any part of State.
Section 80 . Survey officer may require by general notice or by summons, suitable service from holders of land, etc.
Section 81 . Assistance to be given by holders and others in measurement or classification of land.
Section 82 . Survey numbers not to be of less than certain extent.
Section 83 . Power of State Government to direct fresh survey and revision of assessment.
Section 84 . Entry of survey numbers and sub-divisions in records.
Section 85. Partition.
Section 86. Division of survey numbers into new survey numbers.
Section 87. Division of survey numbers into sub-divisions.
Section 88 . Privilege of title-deeds.
Section 89. Survey made before commencement of this Code to be deemed to be made under this Chapter.
Section 90 . Interpretation.
Section 91 . Forecast as to settlement.
Section 92 . Power of State Government to direct original or revision settlement of land revenue of any lands.
Section 93 . Term of settlement.
Section 94. Assessment how determined.
Section 95. Increase in average yield due to improvements at the expense of holders not to be taken into account.
Section 96. Settlement Officer how to proceed for making settlement.
Section 97. Settlement report to be printed and published.
Section 98 . Submission to Government of settlement report with statement of objections, etc., and Collector’s opinion thereon.
Section 99. Reference to Revenue Tribunal.
Section 100 . Orders on Settlement Report.
Section 101 . Power of State Government to exempt from assessment for water advantages.
Section 102. Introduction of settlement.
Section 103 . Claims to hold land free of land revenue.
Section 104 . Assessment of lands wholly exempt from payment of land revenue.
Section 105 . Power to State Government to direct assessment for water advantages.
Section 106. Power of Collector to correct errors.
Section 107. Settlement made before this Code to be deemed to be made under this Chapter.
Section 108 . Interpretation.
Section 109. Non-agricultural assessment of lands to be determined on basis of their Non-agricultural use and having regard to urban and non-urban areas.
Section 110. Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment of lands in non-urban areas.
Section 111. Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment in urban areas.
Section 112 . Non-agricultural assessment not to exceed three per cent. of full market value.
Section 113 . Power of collector to fix standard rate of non-agricultural assessment.
Section 114. Rate of assessment of lands used for non-agricultural purposes.
Section 115 . Date of commencement of non-agricultural assessment.
Section 116 . Deleted
Section 117 . Lands exempt from payment of non-agricultural assessment.
Section 118 . Revocation of exemption.
Section 119. Non-agricultural assessment of lands wholly exempt from payment of land revenue.
Section 120 . Non-agricultural assessment fixed before commencement of Code to continue in force until altered.
Section 121 . Application of Chapter.
Section 122 . Limits of sites of villages, towns and cities how to be fixed.
Section 123 . No land revenue to be levied in certain cases on lands within sites of village, town or city.
Section 124 . Right to exemption to be determined by Collector.
Section 125 . Pardi and wada lands exempted from payment of land revenue.
Section 126 . Survey of lands in village sites how to be conducted.
Section 127 . In certain cases survey fees to be charged.
Section 128 . Maps of village sites.
Section 129. Sanad to be granted without extra charge.
Section 130 . Grant of sanad on alteration of holding.
Section 131 . Duplicate sanads may be granted.
Section 132 . Fixation and demarcation of boundaries.
Section 133 . Determination of village boundaries.
Section 134 . Determination of field boundaries.
Section 135 . Disputes regarding boundaries between villages, survey numbers and sub-divisions or area of any survey number or sub-division.
Section 136 . Demarcation of boundaries of survey number or sub-division.
Section 137 . Straightening out crooked boundaries.
Section 138 . Effect of settlement of boundary.
Section 139 . Construction and repairs of boundary marks of survey numbers and villages, etc.
Section 140. Responsibility for maintenance of boundary marks and survey marks.
Section 141 . Collector to have charge of boundary marks and survey marks after introduction of survey.
Section 142 . Demarcation and maintenance of boundary marks between holding and village road.
Section 143 . Right of way over boundaries.
Section 144 . Demarcation of boundaries in areas under town-planning scheme or improvement scheme, or consolidation scheme.
Section 145 . Penalty for injuring boundary marks.
Section 146 . Power to exempt from operation of this Chapter.
Section 147 . Exemption from provisions of this Chapter.
Section 148. Record of rights.
Section 148 A . Maintenance of record of rights, etc., by using suitable storage device.
Section 149 . Acquisition of rights to be reported.
Section 150 . Register of mutations and register of disputed cases.
Section 151 . Obligation to furnish information; obligation to furnish entries from record of rights, etc., to holder or tenant in booklet form and to maintain booklet, etc.
Section 152 . Fine for neglect to afford information.
Section 153 . Requisition of assistance in preparation of maps.
Section 154 . Intimation of transfers by registering officers.
Section 155 . Correction of clerical errors.
Section 156 . Land records.
Section 157 . Presumption or correctness of entries in record of rights and register of mutations.
Section 158. Bar of suits.
Section 159. Records of rights at commencement of Code.
Section 160 . Application of provisions of sections 161 to 167.
Section 161 . Nistar Patrak.
Section 162 . Matters to be provided for in Nistar Patrak.
Section 163. Provisions in Nistar Patrak for certain matters.
Section 164. Right in waste land of another village.
Section 165 . Wajib-ul-arz.
Section 166 . Regulation of fishing, etc.
Section 167 . Punishment for contravention of provisions.
Section 168 . Liability for land revenue.
Section 169 . Claims of State Government to have precedence over all others.
Section 170. Dates on which land revenue falls due and is payable.
Section 171 . Temporary attachment and management of village or share of village.
Section 172 . Temporary attachment and management of village or share of village to be vacated (withdrawn) on security being furnished.
Section 173. ‘Arrear’ , ‘defaulter’.
Section 174 . Penalty for default of payment of land revenue.
Section 175 . Certified accounts to be evidence as to arrears.
Section 176 . Process of recovery of arrears.
Section 177. Revenue demands of former years how recoverable.
Section 178. When notice of demand may issue.
Section 179. Occupancy or alienated holding for which arrear is due may be forfeited.
Section 180 . Distraint and sale of defaulter’s movable property.
Section 181 . Sale of defaulter’s immovable property.
Section 182 . Power to attach defaulter’s immovable property and take it under management.
Section 183 . Arrest and detention of defaulter.
Section 184. Power to arrest by whom to be exercised.
Section 185 . Power to attach defaulter’s village and take it under management.
Section 186. Lands of such village to revert free of encumbrances.
Section 187 . Revenue management of villages or estates not belonging to Government that may be temporarily under management of State Government.
Section 188 . Application of surplus profits.
Section 189. Restoration of village so attached.
Section 190. Village, etc., to vest in State Government if not redeemed within twelve years.
Section 191 . But all processes to be stayed on security being given.
Section 192. Procedure in effecting sales.
Section 193 . Notification of sales.
Section 194 . Sale by whom to be made; time of sale, etc.
Section 195 . Postponement of sale.
Section 196 . Sale of perishable articles.
Section 197. When sale may be stayed.
Section 198 . Sale of movable property when liable to confirmation.
Section 199. . Mode of payment for movable property when sale is concluded at once.
Section 200 . Mode of payment when sale is subject to confirmation.
Section 201 . Deposit by purchaser in case of sale of immovable property.
Section 202. Purchase money when to be paid.
Section 203. Effect of default.
Section 204. Liability of purchaser for loss by re-sale.
Section 205 . Notification before re-sale.
Section 206. Setting aside sales of movables.
Section 207 . Application to set aside sale of immovables.
Section 208 . Order confirming or setting aside sale.
Section 209 . Purchaser may apply to set aside sale under certain circumstances.
Section 210 . Application to set aside sale by person owing or holding interest in property.
Section 211. Refund of deposit or purchase money when sale set aside.
Section 212 . On confirmation of sale, purchaser to be put in possession, Certificate of purchase.
Section 213. Bar of suit against certified purchaser.
Section 214. Application of proceeds of sale.
Section 215 . Surplus not to be paid to creditors, except under order of court.
Section 216. Certified purchaser liable only for land revenue subsequently due.
Section 217 . Purchasers title.
Section 218. Claims to attached property how to be disposed of.
Section 219 . Bar of revenue officer to bid, etc., at sale.
Section 220 . Purchase on nominal bid.
Section 221 . Sum recoverable under provisions of this Chapter.
Section 222 . Recovery of free grants as arrear of revenue in case of misuse.
Section 223. Recovery of monies from survey.
Section 224. Subordination of revenue officers.
Section 225. Power to transfer cases.
Section 226 . Power to transfer cases to and from subordinates.
Section 227 . Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents.
Section 228 . Summons to be in writing, signed and sealed; service of summons.
Section 229. Compelling attendence of witness.
Section 230 . Mode of serving notice.
Section 231. Procedure for producing attendance of witnesses.
Section 232 . Hearing in absence of party.
Section 233. Adjournment of hearing.
Section 234 . Mode of taking evidence in formal enquiries.
Section 235 . Writing and explanation of decisions.
Section 236 . Summary inquiries how to be conducted.
Section 237 . Formal and summary inquiries to be deemed judicial proceedings.
Section 238 . Ordinary inquiries how to be conducted.
Section 239 . Copies and translations, etc., how to be obtained.
Section 240 . Arrest of defaulter to be made upon warrant.
Section 241 . Power to enter upon and survey land.
Section 242 . Collector how to proceed in order to evict any person wrongfully in posession of land.
Section 243. Power to give and apportion costs.
Section 244 . Persons by whom apperances and applications may be made before and to revenue or survey officer.
Section 245 . Saving.
Section 246 . Application of this Chapter.
Section 246A. Pending applications for conferral of Occupants-Class I Rights.
Section 247 . Appeal and appellate authorities.
Section 248 . Appeal when to lie to State Government.
Section 249. Appeal against review or revision.
Section 250 . Periods within which appeals must be brought.
Section 251 . Admission of appeal after period of limitation.
Section 252 . Appeal shall not be against certain orders.
Section 253 . Provision where last day for appeal falls on Sunday or holiday.
Section 254. Copy of order to accompany petition of appeal.
Section 255 . Power of appellate authority.
Section 256 . Stay of execution of orders.
Section 257 . Power of State Government and of certain revenue and survey officers to call for and examine records and proceedings of subordinate officers.
Section 258. Review of orders.
Section 259 . Rules as to decisions or orders expressly made final.
Section 260 . Extent of this Chapter.
Section 261. Interpretation.
Section 262. Power of Collector to fix and to levy assessment for land revenue.
Section 262A. Rate of assessment not to exceed percentage of market value.
Section 262B. Standard rate of assessment.
Section 262C . Publication of standard rates of assessment.
Section 262D . Standard rate of assessment to be in force for ten years until revised.
Section 262E . Period of guarantee.
Section 263 . Settlement of assessment with whom to be made.
Section 264 . Liability of land revenue.
Section 265 . Claims of State Government to have precedence.
Section 266 . Power of Collector to give directions regarding payment of revenue.
Section 267 . Notice of demand may be served after arrears due.
Section 268 . Sales how to be conducted.
Section 269 . Defaulters may be arrested and confined.
Section 270 . Exemption from attachment and sale.
Section 271 . Collector’s decision to be acted in the first instance but may be stayed on security being furnished.
Section 272. Compulsory process to cease on payment under protest and on filing appeal and furnishing security.
Section 273 . Fees in respect of warrant for attachment and sale of defaulter’s property. Additional fee.
Section 274 . Appeals before Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal.
Section 275. Court-fees.
Section 276. Power of State Government to make grants of lands free of revenue.
Section 277 . Bombay City Survey recognised.
Section 278 . State Government may order survey and appoint Superintendent.
Section 279 . Collector or subordinates may enter upon lands.
Section 280 . Notice to be served on holder to attend.
Section 281 . After service of notices, Superintendent may proceed with survey.
Section 282 . Survey map and register.
Section 283 . Superintendent may erect boundary marks.
Section 284 . Maintenance of temporary boundary marks.
Section 285. Survey fee may be charged.
Section 286 . All documents connected with survey to be sent to Collector.
Section 287 . Maintenance of survey map and register.
Section 288 . Revision of maps.
Section 289 . Responsibility for maintenance and repair of boundary marks.
Section 290. Collector may require superior holders to renew or repair survey marks. Requisition how made.
Section 291 . On default, Collector or assistants may enter and renew or repair. Charge for renewal or repair.
Section 292 . Privilege of title-deeds.
Section 293 . Proceedings not to be affected by informality.
Section 294 . Right of Government to lands and foreshore.
Section 295. Such lands and foreshore how disposed of.
Section 296 . Notice of transfer of title to lands, etc., to be given to Collector.
Section 297 . Form of notice.
Section 298. Penalty for neglect to give notice.
Section 299 . Person transferring title and omitting to give notice to continue liable for revenue.
Section 300. Proceeding in case of disputes as to entry or transfer.
Section 301. Registration or transfer not to affect right of Government.
Section 302 . Law applied to summons, etc.
Section 303. Dues leviable as revenue demands.
Section 304. Power to Collector of Bombay to assist other Collectors in realization of dues.
Section 305 . Collector to keep registers and rent rolls.
Section 306. Rules.
Section 307 . Saving.
Section 308 . Definitions.
Section 309 . Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal.
Section 310. President and Members.
Section 311 . Vacancy and temporary absence.
Section 312. Registrar and Deputy Registrars.
Section 313 . Headquarters.
Section 314. Place of sitting.
Section 315 . Jurisdiction of Tribunal.
Section 316 . Jurisdiction barred in certain cases.
Section 317 . Powers of Tribunal under other laws not affected.
Section 318. Tribunal to have power of civil court.
Section 319. Practice and procedure.
Section 320 . State Government to be heard in certain cases.
Section 321. No appeal to State Government and jurisdiction of court barred.
Section 322 . Review of orders of Tribunal.
Section 323 . Manner of executing orders passed by Tribunal.
Section 324 . Provision for court-fees.
Section 325. Rules.
Section 326 . *Saving— (Deleted by Mah. 25 of 2002, s. 10.)
Section 327 . Maps and land records open to inspection, etc.
Section 328. Rules.
Section 329 . Provision for previous publication of, and penalty for breach of rules.
Section 330 . Laying of rules before Legislature.
Section 330A . Delegation of powers and duties.
Section 331 . Certain provisions to apply to alienated villages.
Section 332 . Holders of land in alienated villages.
Section 333 . Construction of this Code.
Section 334. Amendment of enactments.
Section 335. Power to remove difficulty.
Section 336. Repeal and savings.
Section 337. Construction of reference.

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