Act 14 of 1949

Preamble

SANTHAL PARGANAS TENANCY LAWS SANTHAL PARGANAS TENANCY (SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS) ACT, 1949 [Bihar Act XIV of 1949]1 [1st April, 1949] An Act to amend and supplement certain laws relating to landlord and tenant in the Santal Parganas. Whereas it is expedient to amend and supplement certain laws relating to landlord and tenant in the Santal Parganas. It is hereby enacted as follows:

Sections

Type to filter. 46 sections.

1. 1Short title, commencement and extent
2. 2
3. 3Repeal
4. 4Definitions
5. 5Appontment of a village hweadman of a khas village
6. 6Landlord to report the death of village headman
7. 7Village headman to be granted patta and to execute kabuliyat and furnish security
8. 13Rights of raiyat in respect of use of land
9. 14
10. 15
11. 16
12. 17Rights of raiyats in trees on his own holding --
13. 18
14. 19Division of holding and distribution of rent
15. 21
16. 22
17. 23Exchange of raiyati land
18. 24Registration of certain transfers of raiyati holdings
19. 25
20. 26
21. 27
22. 28
23. 29
24. 30
25. 31
26. 32
27. 33Settlement of waste land liable to be set aside if not cultivated within five years
28. 34
29. 35
30. 36
31. 37
32. 38Grazing land shall not be cultivated
33. 39Raiyat's right to excavate tanks, etc., other than their holdings
34. 40Right of fishery in a khas tank not to interfere with raiyat's rights
35. 41No settlements of vacant holding and wast land in a Paharia village with a non-Paharia
36. 42Ejectment of a person in unauthorised possession of agricultural land
37. 62
38. 63Bar to suits
39. 64General rule of limitation
40. 65Limitation for ejectment suits
41. 66Limitation for appeals
42. 67Penalties
43. 68Service of notice on landlord
44. 69Bat to acquisition of right over certain lands
45. 70Recovery of dues
46. 71Power to make rules

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