Section30
The Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973

Repeals

In force Act 1 of 1973 As on 10 Oct 2026

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Section 30 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 deals with repeals. The Andhra Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1961 (Act X of 1961) is hereby repealed and all proceedings pending thereunder shall abate: Provided that where any land surrendered has been taken over on payment of compensation under that Act the proceedings shall be continued in respect of

Repeals - (1) The Andhra Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1961 (Act X of 1961) is hereby repealed and all proceedings pending thereunder shall abate:

Provided that where any land surrendered has been taken over on payment of compensation under that Act the proceedings shall be continued in respect of such land under that Act, as if this Act had not been passed.

(2) The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Lands (Prohibition of Alienation) Act, 1972 (Act 13 of 1972), is hereby repealed. IndiaCode FIRST SCHEDULE (SEE SECTION 5) CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS 1. Wet Lands bearing the tarams or bhagannas in each of the settlement tracts or groups, as the case may be, shall be classified into respective Classes A, B, C, D, E and F as shown in the table below. TABLE Region Settlement tract or group District ANDHRA AREA Srikakulam and Ichapuram 5 to 11 Visakhapatnam Srikkakulam 2 to 4 7 and 8 -do- Gudem 7 and 8 East Godavari and West Godavari Delta 2 and 3 6 to 8 9 to 11 Delta-dry(wet on ground) and 3 and 4 5 to 8 10 to 14 Upland 1 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 14 Kolleru 5 to 8 9 and 10 Kolleru-dry (wet on ground) 7 to 10 2 to 4 5 to 9 11 to 13 14 to 16 Yeleru-taken over-turn dry (wet on ground) 1 to 8 Yeleru - taken over-non turn dry (wet on .. 3 to 9 10 to 13 Yeleru-Taken over villages-turn Yeleru-turn-Government villages 2 to 4 5 to 8 Visakhapatnam als or Bh O Otas the case may be choll be classified Tarams or Bhagannas which fall under Class B. C. D. E. F. Yeleru-taken over villages-nonturn Krishna Delta 1 and 2 3 and 4 5 to 7 9 to 11 Delta-dry(wet on ground) 6 and 7 8 to 13 Upland 1 and 2 3 to 7 Divi(irrigated dry) 5 to 7 8 to 11 Muniyeru 1 to 6 6 to 10 11 and 12 Delta 1 2 to 5 6 and 7 8 and 9 10 to 12 4 Guntur and Prakasam districts Delta-dry (wet on ground) 3 to 6 7 to 9 10 to 13 8 to 10 Sattenappalli and Palnad 2 and 3 4 to 7 8 to 10 5 Nellore districts and Prakasam Tract I:(entire former district of Nellore. except 2 and 3 4 to 7 8 to 15 16 to 23 the village in the Tracts II & III). 5 to 8 9 to 15 20 to 26 6 to 9 Damanellore, Suggupalli and 2 Shrotrium 5 to 8 9 and 10 villages. Tract III : Manganellore, Atchukattu, Suddamadugu and Tagelu. Kurnool and Prakasam Tract I : Kurnool, Dhone Nandikotkur, ... 1 and 2 7 to 10 districts. Nandyal, Allagadda and Atmakur sub-taluk. Tract II : Cumbum and Markapur taluks. 2 and 3 7 to 10 Tract III : Aluru and Adoni taluks. 4A and 5 6 and 6A 7A,8,8A 9 to 19 Tract IV : Koilkuntla and Banaganaplli. 2 and 3 7 to 10 1 to 3 4 to 12 13 to 17 18 to 22 Delta-dry(wet on ground) Tract II : Uggumadi, Upland 1,1A and 2 3 to 7 1 to 6 7 to 10 Vinukonda ground) Muniyeru-dry (wet on ground) Ongole Anantapur Tract I : Anantapur (part), Dharmavaram, ... 6 to 10 Hindupur, Madakasira, Penukonda and Kalyandurg (part) taluks. Tract II : Kadiri taluk 6 to 10 Tract III : Gooty, Tadpatri and Uravakonda ... taluks. 1 to 3A 4A and 5A 6A 7A and 8A 8 to 13 Tract IV : Rayadurg and Kalyandurg (part). . .. 4A and 5A 6A 7A and 8A 9 to 13 Tract V : Anantapur (part), 16 villages transferred from Gooty taluk. Tract I : Caddapah, Jammala madugu, Proddatur, Kamalapuram taluks. 1 and 2 7 to 10 Tract II : Pulivendla and Rayachoti (part). 7 to 10 Tract III : Badvel, Sidhout and Rajampet ... 7 to 9 taluks. Tract IV : Rayachoti (part) 6 to 10 Tract Chandragiri, Chittoor, Puttur, 1 and 2 3 and 4 5 to 8 9 to 13 14 to 18 Kalahasti, Satyavedu (part) and Bangarupalem taluks. Tract II-A : Punganur and Palamaner (part). 1 to 3 4 to 6 8 to 13 14 to 18 Tract II-B : Palamaner (part) and Kuppam. . .. 5 to 9 10 to 14 Tract III - Madanapalli and Vayalpad. 6 to 10 Tract IV : Satyavedu (part) 1 to 3 6 to 11 Tract V : West Warthur and Chilakur ... 9 and 14 16 to 19 villages transferred from Nellore to Kalahasti taluk. Tract V : pattikonda taluk 7 to 10 9 to 13 Cuddapah Chittoor (part) 1 to 6 10 TELANGANA AREA Group 1 :(Rs. 24.00) Group 2 :(Rs.22.28) Group 3 : (Rs.21.43) Group 4 :(Rs.20.57) Group 5 :(Rs.19.71) Group 6 : (Rs. 19.28) Group 7 :(Rs.18.85) Group 8 :(Rs. 18.00) Group 9 : (Rs. 17.14) Group 10 :(Rs.16.28) Group 11 : (Rs. 15.43) Group 12 : (Rs. 15.00) Group 13 :(Rs. 14.17) 16 annas Group 14 : (Rs. 13.71) and above annas toannas to 11 annas and 15 annas annas below Group 15 :(Rs.13.49) Group 16 : (Rs. 12.85) 15 annas Group 17 :(Rs. 12.72) Group 18 :(Rs. 12.00) and above annas to 11 annas and annas below Group 19 : (Rs.11.71) 15 annas Group 21 : (Rs. 10.58) and above annas to 12 annas and annas below 1/2 annas 14 1/213 1/2 annas 9 14 to 10 annas annas annas annas and below Group 20 :(Rs. 11.14) Group 22 : (Rs. 10.28) 16 annas 15 1/2 Group 23 :(Rs.9.42) and above annas to 12 annas and annas below Group 24 :(Rs.8.57) 16 annas 15 1/2 12 1/2 and above annas to 13 annas and annas below 13 annas Group 25 : (Rs.7.71) Group 26 :(Rs.6.85) and above annas and below Group 27 :(Rs.4.81) IndiaCode First Schedule - (Contd.) 2. Dry lands bearing settlement tarams or bhagannas in each of the settlement tracts or groups, as the case may be, shall be classified into respective classes G, H, I, J and K as shown in Table below :- TABLE Region Settlement tract or group Tarams or Bhagannas which fall under Class District ANDHRA AREA Srikakulam and Ichapuram 1 and 2 Visakhapatnam. Srikakulam 5 to 8 Visakhapatnam 5 to 7 8 and 9 10 and 11 ... Gudem 1 to 6 7 to 9 10 and 11 East Godavari and West Delta 1 to 10 11 to 14 Godavari Upland 1 to 7 8 to 14 Krishna Delta 1 to 7 8 to 13 Upland 1 to 7 8 to 9 4 Guntur and Prakasam Delta Districts. Upland 1 to 12 Sattenapalli and Palnad 1 to 10 1 to 3 4 to 6 Ongole 1 to 16 17 and 18 19 to 28 Nellore and Prakasam Entire former district of 1 to 13 districts. the 14 to 16 17 to 21 22 to 26 27 and 28 Nellore except villages in Tracts II and G. H.

1. J. K. 1 to 11 Vinukonda III Trace II: Uggumadi, 4M 5M 4,6M 5,6,7M,8M 8 and 9 Damanellore, Suggupalli and 2 Shrotrium villages. Tract III : Manganellore, 2 Athukattu, 6 Kurnool and Prakasam Tract I : Kurnool Dhone, 1 and 2 districts. Nandaikotkur, Nandyal, Allagadda and Atmakur taluks. Tract II : Cumbum and 1 and 2 Markapur taluks 6 and 7 8 to 10 Tract III : Alur and Adoni 1 and 2 taluks 7 and 8 Tract IV : Koilkuntla 1 to 5 7 and 8 9 and 10 Banaganapalli taluks. Tract V : Banaganapalli 1 to 3 6 and 7 8 to 11 erstwhile estate villages. Tract VI : Pattikonda 6 and 7 8 and 9 Anantapur Tract 1: Anantapur 1 6 to 9 Dharmavaram, Hindupur Madakasira, Penugonda, Kalyandurg(part) taluks. Tract II : Kadiri taluk 1 and 2 3 and 4 7 and 8 Tract III : Gooty, 1,2,3A 3 and 4A 4,5,6A 7 and 13 Tadpatri, Uravakonda taluks. Tract IV : Rayadurg (part) 1 and 2 3 and 4 6 to 8 Indi'sasCode 6 and 7 8 to 13 Suddamadugu Tegelu villages transferred from Chittoor district. Cuddapah Tract I : Cuddapah, 1 to 5 Jammalamadugu, Proddatur and 6 7 to 9 Kamalapuram taluks. Tract II : Pulivendula and 1 to 4 Rayachoti(part) Tract : Badvel, 1 to 5 7 to 10 Sidhout and Rajampet Tract IV : Rayachoti 1 and 2 7 and 8 (part) Tract I : Chittoor, 1 and 2 Puthur, Chandragiri, Kalahasti, Satyavedu(part), Bangarupalem. Tract IIA : Punganur and 1 and 2 Palameneru(part) 3 4 and 5 Tract IIB : 1 and 2 3 4 and 5 Palamaneru(part) and Kuppam Tract III : Madanapalli ... and Vayalpad. 1 and 2 3 to 5 7 and 8 Tract IV : Satyavedu 3,3M,4 6M 5,6,7M 8 and 9 (part) 4M,5M 8M,9M 17 and 22 Tract V : Warthur and 9 and 13 Chilakur villages transferred from Nellore district to Kalahasti taluk. Indiana COde 6 7 to 9 10 and 11 12 Chittoor Telengana Area Group 1 :(Rs.3.78) Group 2 : (Rs.3.53) Group 3 :(Rs.3.43) Group 4 :(Rs.3.21) 14 annas 13 1/210 1/2 to 761 1/2 to 1 1/2 annas and above annas toannas and below. 11 annas Group 5 :(Rs.3.15) Group 6 :(Rs.3.09) Group 7 :(Rs.3.00) Group 8 :(Rs.2.94) Group 9 :(Rs.2.88) 1/22 1/2 annas annas toand below. 3 annas Group 10: Rs.(2.94) Group 11 :(Rs.2.67) Group 12 :(Rs.2.64) Group 13 :(Rs.2.57) Group 14 :(Rs.2.46) Group 15 :(Rs.2.35) 14 annas 13 1/2 to 98 1/22 1/2 annas and above annas annas toand below. 3 annas Group 16 :(Rs.2.24) Group 17 :(Rs.2.14) Group 18 :(Rs.2.09) Group 19 :(Rs.2.02) de Group 20 :(Rs.1.92) Group 21 :(Rs.1.81) 15 annas 14 1/2 annas 8 and above to 9 annas 1/22 1/2 annas annas toand below. 3 annas Group 22 :(Rs.1.71) Group 23 : (Rs.1.60) Group 24 :(Rs.1.53) India('namn Group 25 : (Rs. 1.49) Group 26 : (Rs.1.38) Group 27 :(Rs.1.28) Group 28 : (Rs.1.16) Group 29 : (Rs. 1.06) 12 annas and 11 above 1/22 1/2 annas annas toand below 3 annas Group 30 : (Rs.0.95) Group 31 : (Rs.0.85) Group 32 : (Rs.0.65) Explanation I :- Taram and bhaganna shall be as registered in the revenue and settlement records of the Government as on the notified date.

Explanation II :- If in respect of any land for which no taram or bhaganna is recorded in the revenue and settlement records of the Government, or if any land bears a taram or bhaganna not shown in the Tables under clause 1 or 2 of this Schedule, then such land shall be deemed to bear the taram or bhaganna which a similar land in the vicinity for which a taram or bhaganna has been specified in the said Tables bears.

Explanation III :- In the case of a land registered as dry or wet in the land revenue accounts of the Government and bearing a paricular taram or bhaganna, but which is deemed to be wet or dry land respectively under the provisions of this Act, it shall be deemed to bear the same taram or bhaganna which a similar wet or dry land as the case may be in the vicinity bears.

Explanation IV :- In this Act, 'Telangana area' means the territories specified in sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the State Reorganisation Act, 1956, and 'Andhra area' means the territories of the State of Andhra Pradesh other than the Telanagana area. SECOND SCHEDULE [See section 15]

1. The amount payable for any land vested in the Government under this Act shall be calculated in the manner hereinafter laid down.

2. The total land revenue payable on all the lands surrendered by the person and vested in the Government shall first be calculated. On the total land revenue so calculated the amount payable shall be computed as follows :- (i) when the total land revenue payable does not exceed Rs. 50, one hundred times the land revenue;

(ii) when the total land revenue payable exceeds Rs. 50 but does not exceed Rs. 150, fifty times the land revenue subject to a minimum of Rs. 5,000;

(iii) when the total land revenue payable exceeds Rs. 150 but does not exceed Rs. 500, twenty times the land revenue subject to a minimum of Rs. 7,500;

(iv) when the total land revenue payable exceeds Rs. 500, ten times the land revenue subject to a minimum of Rs. 10,000 and a maximum of Rs. 1 lakh.

3. Where the land contains any fruit-bearing trees or permanent structures, the amount payable therefor shall be calculated in such manner as may be prescribed.

Explanation : In this Act, 'land revenue' means the land revenue as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Revenue Enhancement Act, 1967 (Acts of 1967) or as determined under that Act together with additional land revenue as levied under that Act as on the notified date :

Provided that in the case of land registered as dry in the land revenue accounts but deemed to be wet land under this Act or vice versa the land revenue in respect of the land so deemed shall be the same as for similar wet or dry land in the vicinity as the case may be ;

Provided further that in the case of any land in respect of which no land revenue is payable, the land revenue ill respect of such land shall be the same as the land revenue payable for similar land in the vicinity.

Section 30, The Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 (Act 1 of 1973).

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What does Section 30 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act deal with?

Section 30 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act is headed "Repeals". The Andhra Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1961 (Act X of 1961) is hereby repealed and all proceedings pending thereunder shall abate: Provided that where any land surrendered has been taken over on payment of compensation under that Act the proceedings shall be continued in respect of

How do I find court cases under Section 30 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act?

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What should I read with Section 30 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 5 (Standard holding for different classes of lands and Computation), Andhra Pradesh Land Revenue (Enhancement) Act 2, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act enacted?

Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act was enacted in 1973 as Act 1 of 1973. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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