The MANIPUR LAND REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS ACT, 1960

PART I

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960.

(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Manipur except the hill areas thereof.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different areas and for different provisions of this Act.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Power to create, alter or abolish districts, sub-divisions, etc.
  4. 4.Appointment of revenue officers.
  5. 5.Deputy Commissioner and certain other revenue officers.
  6. 6.Settlement officers.
  7. 7.Subordination of revenue officers.
  8. 8.Combination of offices.
  9. 9.Notification of appointments.
  10. 10.Seals.
  11. 11.Title of Government to lands, etc.
  12. 12.Right to trees, forests, etc.
  13. 13.Assignment of land for special purposes.
  14. 14.Allotment of land.
  15. 15.Unauthorised occupation of land.
  16. 16.Liability of land to land revenue.
  17. 17.Alluvial lands.
  18. 18.Land revenue in case of diluvion.
  19. 19.Assessment of land to land revenue.
  20. 20.Diversion of land.
  21. 21.Remission or suspension of revenue on failure of crops.
  22. 22.Responsibility for payment of land revenue.
  23. 23.Receipt for land revenue.
  24. 24.Definitions of “revenue survey”, “settlement” and “term of settlement”.
  25. 25.Inquiry into profits of agriculture.
  26. 26.Revenue survey.
  27. 27.Power to require assistance from landholders.
  28. 28.Survey numbers and villages.
  29. 29.Division of survey numbers into sub-divisions.
  30. 30.Determination of revenue-rates.
  31. 31.Preparation of statistical and fiscal records.
  32. 32.Revenue-rates how determined.
  33. 33.Publication of table of revenue-rates.
  34. 34.Confirmation of the table of revenue-rates.
  35. 35.Rates of revenue to form part of settlement register.
  36. 36.Introduction of revenue-rates.
  37. 37.Duration of revenue-rates.
  38. 38.Assessment on holdings.
  39. 39.Additional assessment for water advantages.
  40. 40.Continuance of survey operations and rates in force at commencement of Act.
  41. 41.Power of deputy commissioner to correct errors, etc.
  42. 42.Preparation of record of rights.
  43. 43.Publication of the record of rights.
  44. 44.Jurisdiction of civil courts.
  45. 45.Correction of bona fide mistake in register.
  46. 46.Register of mutations.
  47. 47.Penalty for neglect to furnish information.
  48. 48.Assistance in preparation of maps.
  49. 49.Certified copies.
  50. 50.Maps and other records open to inspection.
  51. 51.Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officer.
  52. 52.Determination of village boundaries.
  53. 53.Effect to settlement of boundary.
  54. 54.Construction and repair of boundary marks.
  55. 55.Description of boundary marks.
  56. 56.Responsibility for maintaining boundary marks.
  57. 57.Deputy commissioner to have charge of boundary marks.
  58. 58.Penalty for injuring boundary marks.
  59. 59.Land revenue to be first charge.
  60. 60.Payment of land revenue.
  61. 61.Arrear of land revenue.
  62. 62.Recovery of arrears.
  63. 63.Notice of demand.
  64. 64.Distraint and sale of movable property.
  65. 65.Sale of immovable property.
  66. 66.Notice of sale.
  67. 67.Sale to be by auction.
  68. 68.Prohibition to bid at auction.
  69. 69.Sale of perishables.
  70. 70.Sale not to be excessive.
  71. 71.Deposit by purchaser of immovable property.
  72. 72.Failure to make deposit.
  73. 73.Setting aside sale.
  74. 74.Confirmation of sale.
  75. 75.Refunds.
  76. 76.Certificate of purchase.
  77. 77.Application of proceeds of sale.
  78. 78.Liability of certified purchaser.
  79. 79.Precautionary measures in certain cases.
  80. 80.Recovery of other public demands.
  81. 81.Revenue officers to be courts.
  82. 82.Place of hearing.
  83. 83.Power to enter upon and survey land.
  84. 84.Power to transfer cases.
  85. 85.Power to take evidence, summon witnesses, etc.
  86. 86.Compelling attendance of witnesses.
  87. 87.Hearing in absence of party.
  88. 88.Adjournment of hearing.
  89. 89.Power to order payment of costs.
  90. 90.Use of force.
  91. 91.Appearances before and applications to revenue officers.
  92. 92.Correction of error or omission.
  93. 93.Appeals.
  94. 94.Limitation of appeals.
  95. 95.Revision.
  96. 96.Review of orders.
  97. 97.Stay of execution of orders.
  98. 98.Power to make rules.
  99. 99.Accrual of rights of landowners.
  100. 100.Rights of landowners.
  101. 101.Reservation of land for personal cultivation.
  102. 102.Procedure for reservation of land.
  103. 103.“Permissible limit” defined.
  104. 104.Land deemed to be reserved for personal cultivation in certain cases.
  105. 105.Non-resumable land.
  106. 106.Right to lease.
  107. 107.Land left uncultivated.
  108. 108.Relinquishment.
  109. 109.Interest of tenants.
  110. 110.Right to create a mortgage or charge.
  111. 111.Right to make improvements.
  112. 112.Maximum rent.
  113. 113.Payment of rent.
  114. 114.Reasonable rent.
  115. 115.Commutation of rent payable in kind.
  116. 116.Receipt for payment of rent.
  117. 117.Refund of rent recovered in excess.
  118. 118.Suspension or remission of rent.
  119. 119.Eviction of tenant.
  120. 120.Restoration of possession of land to tenant.
  121. 121.Certain lands to be non-resumable land of tenant.
  122. 122.Compensation for improvements.
  123. 123.Tenant may remove buildings, works, etc., not deemed improvements.
  124. 124.Restoration of possession of land in certain other cases.
  125. 125.Relief against termination of tenancy for act of waste.
  126. 126.Surrender of land by tenant.
  127. 127.Transfer of ownership of land to tenant.
  128. 128.Compensation to landowner.
  129. 129.Payment of compensation to landowner.
  130. 130.Tenant to pay compensation amount.
  131. 131.Issue of certificate to tenants.
  132. 132.First option to purchase.
  133. 133.Power to make rules.
  134. 134.Exemption.
  135. 135.Definitions.
  136. 136.Ceiling on holdings.
  137. 137.Submission of returns.
  138. 138.Collection of information through other agency.
  139. 139.Procedure for determination of excess land.
  140. 140.Selection of excess land in cases of certain transfers.
  141. 141.Excess land to vest in Government.
  142. 142.Publication of the final list and consequences thereof.
  143. 143.Compensation.
  144. 144.Manner of payment of compensation.
  145. 145.Limit of future acquisition of load.
  146. 146.Excess land not to be surrendered in certain cases.
  147. 147.Power of deputy commissioner to take possession of excess land.
  148. 148.Offences and penalties.
  149. 149.Finality of orders.
  150. 150.Power to exempt, etc.
  151. 151.Definitions.
  152. 152.Restrictions on transfer, etc.
  153. 153.Partition of holding.
  154. 154.Transfers in contravention of this Chapter.
  155. 155.Penalty.
  156. 156.Power to make rules.
  157. 157.Recovery of amounts due as an arrear of and revenue.
  158. 158.Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes.
  159. 159.Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded.
  160. 160.Act to over-ride contract and other laws.
  161. 161.Court-fees.
  162. 162.Village officers to be public servants.
  163. 163.Power to exempt.
  164. 164.General provision as to penalties.
  165. 165.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  166. 166.Delegation of powers.
  167. 167.Power to remove difficulties.
  168. 168.General power to make rules.
  169. 169.Laying of rules before Parliament.
  170. 170.Repeal and savings.
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