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Tlr&lr Act. 1960

Section 16

In force Act 43 of 1960 As on 13 Oct 2026

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Act 43 of 1960

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Tripura's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960, which is the record this site keeps current.

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 16 of Tlr&lr Act. 1960. All lands, to whatever purpose applied, are liable to payment of land revenue to the Government.

(1) All lands, to whatever purpose applied, are liable to payment of land revenue to the Government.

(2) 1 [State Government] may exempt any land from the liability to such payment by means of a special grant or contract or in accordance with any law for the time being in force or the rules made under this act. Alluvial lands. 3[17. All Alluvial lands, newly formed as lands or abandoned beds shall vest in the State Government free from all encumbrances subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 18; and in allotting such land the state Government may give preference to the persons affected by diluvion. "Land Revenue in case of diluvion.

Section 16, Tlr&lr Act. 1960 (Act 43 of 1960).

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This section refers to

  1. s. 18

Questions about Section 16

How do I find court cases under Section 16 of the Tlr&lr Act. 1960?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: TLR LR Act 1960 16, section 16 TLR LR Act 1960, section 16 of the Tlr&lr Act. 1960. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 16 of the Tlr&lr Act. 1960, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 18, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Tlr&lr Act. 1960 enacted?

Tlr&lr Act. 1960 was enacted in 1960 as Act 43 of 1960. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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