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The Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants Act, 1954.

Maharashtra
Act number
8 of 1955
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Revenue & Forest Department
Enacted
20 Jul 1955

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39 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 2APower of State Government or authorised officer to decide certain questions relating to inams and appeals.
  4. Section 3Abolition and vesting of inams and the consequences thereof
  5. Section 4Abolition of cash grants and consequences thereof.
  6. Section 5Occupancy rights in respect of lands comprised in an inam held in perpetuity and which was alienable.
  7. Section 6Occupancy rights in respect of occupied land to which section 5 does not apply.
  8. Section 7Compensation in respect of cash grant.
  9. Section 8Compensation in respect of property referred to in section 3(2)(b).
  10. Section 9Method of awarding compensation to inamdar.
  11. Section 10Method of awarding compensation for abolition, etc. of rights of other person in property.
  12. Section 11Previous approval in respect of certain awards and provisions of Land Acquisition Act applicable.
  13. Section 12Appeal against the Collector’s award.
  14. Section 13Procedure before Revenue Tribunal.
  15. Section 14Limitation.
  16. Section 15Finality of award and decision of Revenue Tribunal.
  17. Section 16Mode of payment of amount of compensation.
  18. Section 17Inamdars to deliver records to authorised officers.
  19. Section 18Deleted.
  20. Section 19Deleted.
  21. Section 20Deleted.
  22. Section 21Deleted.
  23. Section 22Deleted.
  24. Section 23Deleted.
  25. Section 24Deleted.
  26. Section 25Deleted.
  27. Section 26Deleted.
  28. Section 27Deleted.
  29. Section 28Deleted.
  30. Section 29Deleted.
  31. Section 30Inquiries and proceedings to be judicial proceedings.
  32. Section 31Fee payable on applications, petitions.
  33. Section 32Indemnity.
  34. Section 33Savings.
  35. Section 34Repeal.
  36. Section 35Power to make rules.
  37. Section 36Penalties.
  38. Section 37Power to remove difficulties.
  39. Section 38Atiyat Enquiries Act, 1952 not to apply to cash grants to which this Act applies.