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THE RAJASTHAN LAND REVENUE ACT, 1956

राजस्थान भू-राजस्व अधिनियम, 1956

Rajasthan
Act number
15 of 1956
Department
Revenue Department
Enacted
23 May 1956

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294 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Enactments not affected by Act
  3. Section 3Interpretation
  4. Section 4Establishment and Composition of Board
  5. Section 5Tenure of Members
  6. Section 6Place of Sitting
  7. Section 7Ministerial Officers
  8. Section 8Powers of the Board
  9. Section 9General Superintendence of Subordinate Revenue Courts
  10. Section 10Jurisdiction of Board how exercised
  11. Section 11Power to refer to a Bench
  12. Section 12Power to refer question to High Court
  13. Section 13Decision in case of difference of opinion
  14. Section 14Registers etc. to be kept
  15. Section 15Territorial Divisions
  16. Section 16Power to create, abolish or alter divisions etc
  17. Section 17Commissioners and Additional Commissioners
  18. Section 18Settlement Commissioner and Additional Settlement Commissioner
  19. Section 19Director and Additional Directors of Land Records
  20. Section 20Appoint of other Officers
  21. Section 20ARevenue Appellate Authority
  22. Section 21Appointment ex-officio
  23. Section 22Notification of appointment
  24. Section 23Controlling Power
  25. Section 24Subordination of Revenue Courts and Officers
  26. Section 25Powers and duties of Courts and Officers
  27. Section 26Additional powers of Courts and Officers
  28. Section 27Inherent powers of Courts and officers
  29. Section 28Officers temporarily succeeding to a permanent vacancies
  30. Section 29Temporary-absence of officers
  31. Section 30Formation and alteration of Patwaris Circles
  32. Section 31Appointment of Patwaris
  33. Section 32Formation and alteration of Land Records Inspection circles
  34. Section 33Appointment of Girdawar Qanungos or Land Records Inspectors
  35. Section 34Sadar Qanungos
  36. Section 35Qualifications etc. of Patwaris and Qanungos
  37. Section 36Obligation to furnish information necessary for the preparation of records
  38. Section 40ATermination of the services of Lambardars
  39. Section 41Village Servants
  40. Section 42Vacancies
  41. Section 43Register of village servants
  42. Section 44Remuneration of village servants
  43. Section 45Non-liability of remuneration attachment
  44. Section 46Duties of village servants
  45. Section 47Appointment how to be made
  46. Section 48Disqualifications for appointment
  47. Section 49Punishment, suspension and removal of village servant and Lambardars
  48. Section 50Power to place village watchman under police authorities
  49. Section 51Place for holding court or making inquiries
  50. Section 52Power to enter upon and survey land
  51. Section 53Power of Government, Board etc. to transfer cases
  52. Section 54Power of transfer cases to and from subordinates
  53. Section 55Consolidation of cases
  54. Section 56Appearances, applications etc. by whom made
  55. Section 56APresentation of applications, appeals, etc
  56. Section 57Power of Revenue Courts on officers to require attendance of persons and production of document and to receive evidence
  57. Section 58Summons to be in writing signed and sealed
  58. Section 59Serving of summons
  59. Section 60Mode of Serving Notice
  60. Section 61Mode of issuing proclamations
  61. Section 62Notice or proclamation not void for error
  62. Section 63Hearing in absence of party
  63. Section 64Adjournment of hearing
  64. Section 65No appeal form order passed under Section 63
  65. Section 66Power to give and apportion costs
  66. Section 67Correction or error or omission
  67. Section 68Power to refer disputes to arbitration
  68. Section 69Procedure in cases referred to arbitration
  69. Section 70Application to set aside award
  70. Section 71Decision according to award
  71. Section 72Bar to appeal & suit in Civil Court
  72. Section 73Delivery of possession of immovable property
  73. Section 74Appeal to be as followed by this Act
  74. Section 75First Appeals
  75. Section 76Second Appeals
  76. Section 77No appeal in certain cases
  77. Section 78Limitation for appeals
  78. Section 79Copy of 58xxx order objected to, to accompany petition
  79. Section 80Power of Appellate Authority
  80. Section 81Power to stay execution of 59xxx orders of lower court
  81. Section 82Power 60xxx to call for records and proceedings and reference to State Government of Board
  82. Section 83Power of Government to call for records and revise orders
  83. Section 84Power of Board to call for records and revise orders
  84. Section 85Hearing
  85. Section 85AReview by the State Government
  86. Section 86Review by the Board and other Courts
  87. Section 87Application of Act IX of 1908
  88. Section 88All roads etc. and all land which are not the property of others belong to the State
  89. Section 89Right of minerals, mines, quarries and fisheries
  90. Section 90AUse of agricultural land for non-agricultural purpose
  91. Section 90Liability of all land to payment of revenue or rent
  92. Section 91Unauthorlsed occupation of Land
  93. Section 92Land may be set apart for special purposes
  94. Section 93Regulation of use of Pasturage
  95. Section 94Powers to regulate control and management of forest growth
  96. Section 94BRoadside trees
  97. Section 94ARoadside trees
  98. Section 95Development of abadi
  99. Section 96Collector to fix rates of premium
  100. Section 97Auction of abadi land
  101. Section 98Land granted for receptacles of household refuse, etc. and for storing fodder
  102. Section 99Right to regulate the construction of a building in a village
  103. Section 100Sale of land in Industrial and Commercial Areas
  104. Section 101Allotment of land for agricultural purposes
  105. Section 102Power of Government to allot land for purposes other than agricultural as well as on special terms
  106. Section 102ALand which may be entrusted with Local Authorities
  107. Section 103Land and Abadi defined for the purposes of Chapter VI
  108. Section 104Cases in which power of Revenue Officers may beexercised by local Authorities
  109. Section 105Rights of tenants under Section 31, Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955, not affcted
  110. Section 106Survey or re-survey
  111. Section 107Record Operations
  112. Section 108Record Officers
  113. Section 109Mode of conducting operations
  114. Section 110Assistance in survey of boundaries
  115. Section 111Assistance in survey of boundaries
  116. Section 112Assistance in survey of boundaries
  117. Section 113Preparation of record of rights
  118. Section 114Contents of record of rights
  119. Section 115Inviting claims to lands appearing to have no owner
  120. Section 116Procedure when unclaimed land is used for common purposes
  121. Section 117Procedure when limited right over such land is established
  122. Section 118Determination and record of khudkasht land
  123. Section 119Determinatio of the abadi of a village
  124. Section 120Register of villages
  125. Section 121Particulars to be stated in khatauni
  126. Section 122Attestation of entries
  127. Section 123xxx
  128. Section 124Procedure when rent or revenue payable is disputed
  129. Section 125xxx
  130. Section 126Existing records to be acted upon
  131. Section 127Proceedings pending upon close of survey & record operations
  132. Section 128Boundary disputes
  133. Section 129Obligation of holders as to boundary marks
  134. Section 130Penalty for injury to, or removal of marks
  135. Section 131Maintenance of Map and Field Book
  136. Section 132Annual Registers
  137. Section 133Report of succession and transfer of possession
  138. Section 134Fine for neglect to report
  139. Section 135Procedure on report
  140. Section 136Correction of errors
  141. Section 137Succession to estates
  142. Section 138Inspection of records
  143. Section 139Copies of entries
  144. Section 140AProcedure in disputes relating to khudkasht entries
  145. Section 140Presumption as to entires
  146. Section 141GErection of boundary marks
  147. Section 141HMaintenance of temporary boundary marks
  148. Section 141CEntry upon land
  149. Section 141DNotice of survey may be given before hand
  150. Section 141ADefinitions
  151. Section 141IDisputes as to boundaries
  152. Section 141BPower to order survey
  153. Section 141ESurvey may be proceeded with suer service of notice under Section 141-D
  154. Section 141FSuney map and register
  155. Section 141Decisions to be binding on revenue courts
  156. Section 141MMaintenance of maps registers
  157. Section 141NSurvey fees
  158. Section 141RRules
  159. Section 141lDocuments connected with survey to be sent to officer or authority in charge of sunny
  160. Section 141SProceedings not to be affected by informality
  161. Section 141Q_________
  162. Section 141TProceedings not to be affected by informality
  163. Section 141KPower to refer to arbitration
  164. Section 141OCost of Survey
  165. Section 141PPenalty for failure to comply with requisition in notice
  166. Section 141JAppeal to the Collector
  167. Section 142Settlement or re-settlement
  168. Section 143Probable results of resettlement
  169. Section 144Consideration which shall determine whether re settlement shall be made
  170. Section 145Settlement Officers
  171. Section 146Transfer of duties of Land Records OHicer to settlement Officer
  172. Section 147Rules
  173. Section 148Economic Survey
  174. Section 149Formation of assessment circles or groups
  175. Section 150Soil Classification
  176. Section 151Evolution of rent-rates
  177. Section 152Basic of rent-rates
  178. Section 153Modifications of rates
  179. Section 154Matters to be determined and recorded
  180. Section 155Publication and submission of proposals
  181. Section 156Sanction of proposals
  182. Section 157Assessment of rents
  183. Section 158Land to be excluded from assessment
  184. Section 159Allowance for improvements
  185. Section 160Existing rent to be taken Into consldemrlon while assessing rents
  186. Section 161Limits of enhancement
  187. Section 162Progressive enhancement
  188. Section 163Additional provision for assessment of Chahi holdings
  189. Section 164Preparation and distribution of parchas
  190. Section 165Interim stoppage of recovery of kind rents
  191. Section 166Hearing of objections and determination of rent
  192. Section 167Rent from what date payable
  193. Section 168Option to tenant to refuse rent determined
  194. Section 169Effect o refusal
  195. Section 170Offer of holding to other persons
  196. Section 171Procedure upon non-refusal
  197. Section 172Rent not liable to variation during currency of settlement –
  198. Section 173Preparation of Dastoor Ganwai
  199. Section 174Presumption of settlement entries
  200. Section 175Acommencement of term of sottlement
  201. Section 175Term of Setlement
  202. Section 176Senior terminology of settlement
  203. Section 176AInterim relief during settlement opemtlons
  204. Section 177AIncrease in assessment of irrigated land assessed at un-ir-rigated rates
  205. Section 177Tenure of lend under expired settlement until resettlement
  206. Section 178Short term settlement
  207. Section 179Settlement of land added by alluvian and revision of assessment when culturable area reduced by fluvial action
  208. Section 180Power of Government to levy additional urban rates
  209. Section 181Applications and proceedings pending before Settlement Officer when operations are closed
  210. Section 182Corrections of errors and ommissions
  211. Section 183Review of sanctioned rent-rates
  212. Section 184Partition
  213. Section 185Partible estates
  214. Section 186Persons entitled to swim partition
  215. Section 187Application for partition
  216. Section 188To whom application lies
  217. Section 189Partition of an estate falling under several districts
  218. Section 190Consolidation of claims
  219. Section 191Power to stay partition of an estate
  220. Section 192Proclamation of application for partition
  221. Section 193Objection raising question of title
  222. Section 194Stay of partition pending decision of appeal
  223. Section 195Attachment of estate pending completion of partition
  224. Section 196Method of trial
  225. Section 197Oetermlnation of principiesand conditions of valuations
  226. Section 198Preliminary darn for pa`nition
  227. Section 199Penman by whom to be made
  228. Section 200Partition by agreement
  229. Section 201Partition by arbitration
  230. Section 202Court when to make partition itself
  231. Section 203Estimate and levy of partition costs
  232. Section 204Appointment of amins etc., and issue of warrant
  233. Section 205Appointment of amins etc., and issue of warrant
  234. Section 206Issue of proclamation -
  235. Section 207Consideration of proposals and determination of claims and objections -
  236. Section 208Division of tenants's holding
  237. Section 209Division of khudkasht
  238. Section 210Allotment of lands held in common
  239. Section 211Buildings, gardens etc. of one co sharer on land allotted to another
  240. Section 212Tanks, wells, water courses and embankments
  241. Section 213Places of worship and cremation or burial grounds
  242. Section 214Incompactness a reason for disallowing partition
  243. Section 215Distribution of revenue on partition
  244. Section 216Final order for partition
  245. Section 217Instrument of partition
  246. Section 218Delivery of possession of property allotted on partition
  247. Section 219Division of complex estates
  248. Section 220Fraudulent or erroneous distribution of revenue
  249. Section 221Under-assessed estates to refund to over-assessed estates
  250. Section 222Consolidation of estates forming part of the same village
  251. Section 223Chapter not to apply to division between Govemment and estate holder
  252. Section 224Revenue, a first charge on land and its produce
  253. Section 225Responsibility for revenue
  254. Section 226Rules as to payment of arrears and defaulters
  255. Section 227Certified account to be evidence as to arrears
  256. Section 228Processes for recovery of arrears
  257. Section 229Writ of demand and citation to appear
  258. Section 229APower to grant Instalments
  259. Section 230Attachment and sale of movable property –
  260. Section 231Attachment of the Land
  261. Section 232Powers and obligations of manager
  262. Section 233Proclamation of attachment
  263. Section 234Proclamation of attachment
  264. Section 235Sale of defaulter’s specific area, patti or estate
  265. Section 236Land to be sold free of encumbrances
  266. Section 237Powers to proceed against Interest of defaulter In property other than that In respect of which default is made
  267. Section 238Proclamation of sale
  268. Section 239Sale when and by whom to be made
  269. Section 240Prohibition to bid for an acquire the property sold
  270. Section 241When sale may be stayed
  271. Section 242Deposit by purchaser, re-sale in default of deposit
  272. Section 243Purchase money when to be paid
  273. Section 244Liability of purchaser for loss by re-sale
  274. Section 245Proclamation before re-sale
  275. Section 246Application to set aside sale on deposit of arrear
  276. Section 247Application to set aside the sale for irregularity etc.
  277. Section 248Order confirming or setting aside sale
  278. Section 249Bar of claims founded on irregularitty of mistake
  279. Section 250Refund of purchase-money when sale set aside
  280. Section 251Purchaser to be put in possession – Certificate of Purchase
  281. Section 252Application of proceeds of sale
  282. Section 253Liability of purchaser for revenur or rent
  283. Section 254Pre-emption by co-sharers
  284. Section 255108xxx
  285. Section 256Recovery of miscellaneous revenue and other moneys
  286. Section 257BPayment under protest and further remedy
  287. Section 257Recovery of moneys from sureties
  288. Section 257AApplication for Recovery of Moneys referred to in Sections 256 and 257
  289. Section 258Recovery of costs etc.
  290. Section 259Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded
  291. Section 260Delegation
  292. Section 261Power to make rules
  293. Section 262Patwaris, etc. to be public servants
  294. Section 263Repeal and Savings