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The Maharashtra Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act.

Maharashtra
Act number
39 of 1954
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Revenue & Forest Department
Enacted
18 Jun 1954

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27 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Abolition of Jagirs.
  4. Section 4Liability of Jagir villages for payment of land revenue.
  5. Section 5What persons to be occupants.
  6. Section 6What persons to be occupants in life-time Jiwai Jagir.
  7. Section 7Rates of assessment.
  8. Section 8All public roads, etc. situate in jagir villages to vest in Government.
  9. Section 9Right to trees.
  10. Section 10Deleted
  11. Section 11Compensation to Jagirdar.
  12. Section 12Compensation to life-time Jiwai Jagirdars.
  13. Section 13Method of awarding compensation to Jagirdar.
  14. Section 14Method of awarding compensation for abolition, etc. of rights of other person in property.
  15. Section 15Provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, applicable to award.
  16. Section 16Appeal against Collector’s award.
  17. Section 17Procedure before Revenue Tribunal.
  18. Section 18Limitation.
  19. Section 19Court-fees.
  20. Section 20Finality of award and decision of Revenue Tribunal.
  21. Section 21Inquiries and proceedings to be judicial proceedings.
  22. Section 22Amount of compensation to be payable in transferable bonds.
  23. Section 23Jagirdars to deliver records to authorised officers.
  24. Section 23-ALiability of a Jagirdar or cadet to pay to Government amounts recovered or received by him from permanent holders etc. in certain cases and determination of such amount.
  25. Section 24Provisions of Bom. LXVII of 1948 to govern the relations of landlord and tenants.
  26. Section 25Rules.
  27. Section 26Savings.