CourtMesh

Section 15: Division of survey numbers or of sub-divisions thereof in determining area of surplus land.

The Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 27 of 1961

(1) Where, in delimiting the actual area of surplus land, a survey number or a sub-division of a survey number, is required to be divided, then-

(a) if the portion of such survey number or sub-division to be included in the surplus land, is a fragment, the whole of such survey number or sub-division shall be excluded from the surplus land,

(b) if the portion of such survey number or sub-division to be excluded from the surplus land, is a fragment, the whole of such survey number or sub-division shall be included in the surplus land,

(c) if on dividing such survey number or sub-division into two parts, each part is a fragment, the whole of such survey number or sub-division shall be included in the surplus land, and

(d) in any other case, the survey number or sub-division may be divided.

(2) Where any survey number, or sub-division of a survey number, is excluded under clause (a) of sub-section (1), [the person or family unit holding it] shall be entitled to hold it, notwithstanding that [his or its holding] exceeds the ceiling area ; and accordingly, the holding so retained shall be deemed to be the ceiling area.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961.
Section15
Marginal noteDivision of survey numbers or of sub-divisions thereof in determining area of surplus land.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? The Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961. is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.