The TRIPURA LAND REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS ACT, 1960

PART I

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

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

(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Tripura.

(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.Collector 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 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 Collector 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 to decide disputes.
  45. 45.Correction of bona fide mistake in register.
  46. 46.Register of mutations.
  47. 47.Penalty for neglect to afford 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 of settlement of boundary.
  54. 54.Construction and repair of boundary marks.
  55. 55.Description of boundary marks.
  56. 56.Responsibilities for maintaining boundary marks.
  57. 57.Collector 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.Sales 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.Rights of raiyats.
  100. 100.Reservation of land for personal cultivation.
  101. 101.Procedure for reservation of lands.
  102. 102.“Permissible limit” defined.
  103. 103.Land deemed to be reserved for personal cultivation in certain cases.
  104. 104.Non-resumable land.
  105. 105.Right to lease.
  106. 106.Land left uncultivated.
  107. 107.Relinquishment.
  108. 108.Interest of under-raiyats.
  109. 109.Right to create a mortgage or charge.
  110. 110.Right to make improvements.
  111. 111.Maximum rent.
  112. 112.Payment of rent.
  113. 113.Reasonable rent.
  114. 114.Commutation of rent payable in kind.
  115. 115.Receipt for payment of rent.
  116. 116.Refund of rent recovered in excess.
  117. 117.Suspension or remission of rent.
  118. 118.Eviction of under-raiyat.
  119. 119.Restoration of possession of land to under-raiyat.
  120. 120.Certain lands to be non-resumable land of under-raiyat.
  121. 121.Compensation for improvements.
  122. 122.Under-raiyat may remove building, works, etc., not deemed improvements.
  123. 123.Restoration of possession of land in certain other cases.
  124. 124.Relief against termination of tenancy for act of waste.
  125. 125.Surrender of land by under-raiyat.
  126. 126.Transfer of ownership of land to under-raiyats.
  127. 127.Compensation to raiyat.
  128. 128.Payment of compensation to raiyat.
  129. 129.Under-raiyat to pay compensation amount.
  130. 130.Issue of certificate to under-raiyats.
  131. 131.First option to purchase.
  132. 132.Power to make rules.
  133. 133.Definitions.
  134. 134.Notification vesting estates in the State.
  135. 135.Consequences of notification under section 134.
  136. 136.Rights of intermediary to certain lands.
  137. 137.Collector to take charge of estates, etc., vested in the Government.
  138. 138.Decision of disputes.
  139. 139.Appeal.
  140. 140.Intermediaries entitled to receive compensation.
  141. 141.Date from which compensation shall be due.
  142. 142.Every intermediary to be treated as a separate unit.
  143. 143.Appointment of compensation officers.
  144. 144.Compensation assessment roll.
  145. 145.Determination of gross income and net income.
  146. 146.Compensation payable to intermediary.
  147. 147.Disposal of claims of creditors.
  148. 148.Appeal against the decision of claims officer.
  149. 149.Preliminary publication of compensation assessment roll and disposal of objections.
  150. 150.Contents of the order of compensation officer.
  151. 151.Appeals against order of compensation officer.
  152. 152.Final publication of the compensation assessment roll.
  153. 153.Correction of bona fide mistakes.
  154. 154.Ad interim payment of compensation.
  155. 155.Mode of payment of compensation.
  156. 156.Compensation due to maintenance holder.
  157. 157.Compensation due to person incompetent to alienate.
  158. 158.Inquiries to be judicial proceedings.
  159. 159.Penalties.
  160. 160.Application of Part III to persons becoming raiyats or under-raiyats under Part IV.
  161. 161.Power to make rules.
  162. 162.Exemptions.
  163. 163.Definitions.
  164. 164.Cellings on holdings.
  165. 165.Submission of returns.
  166. 166.Collection of information through other agency.
  167. 167.Procedure for determination of excess land.
  168. 168.Selection of excess land in cases of certain transfers.
  169. 169.Excess land to vest in Government.
  170. 170.Publication of the final list and consequences thereof.
  171. 171.Compensation.
  172. 172.Manner of payment of compensation.
  173. 173.Limit of future acquisition of land.
  174. 174.Excess land not to be surrendered in certain cases.
  175. 175.Power of Collector to take possession of excess land.
  176. 176.Offences and penalties.
  177. 177.Finality of orders.
  178. 178.Power to exempt, etc.
  179. 179.Definitions.
  180. 180.Restrictions on transfer, etc.
  181. 181.Partition of holding.
  182. 182.Transfers in contravention of this Chapter.
  183. 183.Penalty.
  184. 184.Power to make rules.
  185. 185.Recovery of amount due as arrear of land revenue.
  186. 186.Protection against eviction or surrender in certain cases.
  187. 187.Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes.
  188. 188.Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded.
  189. 189.Act to over-ride contracts and other laws.
  190. 190.Court-fees.
  191. 191.Village officers to be public servants.
  192. 192.Power to exempt.
  193. 193.General provision as to penalties.
  194. 194.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  195. 195.Delegation of powers.
  196. 196.Power to remove difficulties.
  197. 197.General power to make rules.
  198. 198.Laying of rules before Parliament.
  199. 199.Repeal and savings.
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