The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act.
State Act of Maharashtra · Act 67 of 1948160 provisions7 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 67 of 1948 |
| Year | 1948 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Ministry | Govt of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 160 |
| Subjects | property, agriculture |
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- Section 1 Short title and extent.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Application of Chapter V of Transfer of Property Act.
- Section 4 Persons to be deemed tenants.
- Section 4A Protected tenants.
- Section 4B Tenancy not to be terminated by efflux of time.
- Section 5 Ceiling area.
- Section 6 Economic holding.
- Section 6A Irrigated land.
- Section 7 Power of Government to vary ceiling area and economic holding.
- Section 8 Rent and its maximum and minimum.
- Section 9 Rate of rent payable by tenant to his landlord.
- Section 9A Quantum of rent payable by tenant to landlord.
- Section 9B Landlord not liable to make contribution towards cost of cultivation.
- Section 9C Liability of tenant to payment until rent is fixed under preceding sections.
- Section 10 Refund of rent recovered in contravention of the provisions of the Act and other penalties.
- Section 10A Liability of tenant to pay land revenue and certain other cesses.
- Section 11 Abolition of all cesses, etc.
- Section 13 Suspension or remission of rent.
- Section 14 Termination of tenancy for default of tenant.
- Section 15 Termination of tenancy by surrender thereof
- Section 16 Bar to eviction from dwelling houses.
- Section 17 Tenant to be given first option of purchasing site on which he has built a dwelling house.
- Section 17A Tenant’s right to purchase sites referred to in section 16.
- Section 17B Tenant to be deemed to have purchased sites referred to in section 16 from specified date.
- Section 18 Tenant to be deemed to have purchased sites referred to in section 16 from specified date.
- Section 19 Tenant’s right to trees planted by him.
- Section 20 Right to produce of naturally growing trees.
- Section 22 Tenants responsible for maintenance of boundary marks.
- Section 23 Repairs of protective bunds.
- Section 24 Relief against termination of tenancy in certain cases.
- Section 25 Relief against termination of tenancy for non-payment of rent.
- Section 25A Tenancy to be in abeyance during usufructuary mortgage in favour of tenant.
- Section 26 Receipts for rent.
- Section 27 Sub-division, sub-letting and assignment prohibited.
- Section 28 Bar to attachment, seizure or sale by process of court.
- Section 29 Procedure of taking possession.
- Section 29A Provisions of section 29 to apply to sites used for allied pursuits.
- Section 30 Rights and privileges of tenants not to be affected.
- Section 31 Landlord’s right to terminate tenancy for personal cultivation and non- agricultural purpose.
- Section 31A Conditions of termination of tenancy.
- Section 31B No termination of tenancy in contravention of Bom. LXII of 1947 or if tenant is member of co-operative farming society.
- Section 31BB Deleted.
- Section 31C Landlord not entitled to terminate tenancy for personal cultivation of land left with tenant.
- Section 31D Apportionment of rent after termination of tenancy for land left with tenant.
- Section 32 Tenants deemed to have purchased land on tillers day.1 citing judgment
- Section 32A Tenants deemed to have purchased upto ceiling area.
- Section 32B When tenants not deemed to have purchased lands.
- Section 32C When tenants entitled to choose lands to be purchased.
- Section 32D When tenants deemed to have purchased fragments.
- Section 32E Disposal of balance of lands after purchase by tenants.
- Section 32F Right of tenant to purchase where landlord is minor, etc.
- Section 32G Tribunal to issue notices and determine price of land to be paid by tenants.3 citing judgments
- Section 32H Purchase price and its maxima.
- Section 32I Sub-tenant of permanent tenant to be deemed to have purchased land.
- Section 32K Mode of payment of price by tenant-purchaser and the power of Tribunal to recover purchase price.
- Section 32M Purchase to be ineffective on tenant-purchaser’s failure to pay purchase price.
- Section 32MM Certain purchases not to become ineffective.
- Section 32N Landlord’s right to recover rent when purchase becomes ineffective.
- Section 32O Right of tenant whose tenancy is created after tiller’s day to puchase land.
- Section 32P Power of Tribunal to resume and dispose of land not purchased by tenants.
- Section 32Q Amount of purchase price to be applied towards satisfaction of debts.
- Section 32R Purchaser to be evicted if he fails to cultivate personally.
- Section 33 Right of tenants to exchange land.
- Section 33A Definitions.
- Section 33B Special right of certificated landlord to terminate tenancy for personal cultivation.
- Section 33C Tenants of lands mentioned in section 88C to be deemed to have purchased land and other incidental provisions.
- Section 34 Deleted.
- Section 34A Holders of land to furnish particulars of land to Mamlatdar.
- Section 35A Determination of excess land cases.
- Section 36 Fragment in excess of economic holding or ceiling area may be permitted to remain with holder.
- Section 37 Landlord to restore possession if he fails to cultivate within one year.1 citing judgment
- Section 38 Deleted.
- Section 39 Application for recovery of possession by tenant.
- Section 40 Continuance of tenancy on death of tenant.
- Section 41 Compensation for improvement made by tenant.
- Section 42 Tenants right to erect farm-house.
- Section 43 Restriction on transfer of land purchased or sold under this Act.
- Section 43-1A Definition.
- Section 43-1B Right of landlord to terminate the tenancy
- Section 43-1C Transfer of pending proceedings to Collector and State Government.
- Section 43-1D Right of tenant to purchase land from landlord.
- Section 43-1E Saving.
- Section 43-C Certain provisions not to apply to municipal or cantonment areas.
- Section 43-A Some of the provisions not to apply to leases of land obtained by industrial or commercial undertakings, certain co-operative societies or for cultivations of sugarcane or fruits…
- Section 43-B Reasonable rent of land to which section 43-A applies.
- Section 44 Powers to assume management of land-holders estate.
- Section 45 Vesting of estate in management.
- Section 46 Effect of declaration of management.
- Section 47 Managers powers.
- Section 48 Manager to pay costs of management, etc.
- Section 49 Notice to claimants.
- Section 50 Claim to contain full particulars.
- Section 51 Claim not duly notified to be barred.
- Section 52 Determination of debts and liabilities.
- Section 53 Power to rank debts and fix interest.
- Section 54 Scheme for liquidation.
- Section 55 Provisions of scheme.
- Section 56 Effects of sanctioning scheme.
- Section 57 Power to remove mortgagee in possession.
- Section 58 Power to sell or lease.
- Section 59 Managers receipt a discharge.
- Section 60 Holder of estate dying.
- Section 61 Termination of management.
- Section 62 Manager deemed to be public servant.
- Section 63 Transfer to non-agriculturists barred.
- Section 63-A Reasonable price of land for the purpose of its sale and purchase.
- Section 63-IA Transfer to non-agriculturist for bona fide industrial use.
- Section 64 Sale of agricultural land to particular person.
- Section 64-A Exemption to sales by or in favour of co-operative societies.
- Section 65 Assumption of management of lands which remained uncultivated.
- Section 66 Acquisition of estate or land under management or interest therein.
- Section 67 Tribunal.
- Section 68 Duties of the Tribunal.
- Section 69 Powers of the Tribunal.
- Section 70 Duties of the Mamlatdar.2 citing judgments
- Section 71 Commencement of proceedings.
- Section 72 Procedure.
- Section 72-C Designated Tribunal to conduct proceedings in respect of land held by the same tenant in different areas.
- Section 72-A Power of Collector to transfer proceedings.
- Section 72-B Application for possession of land made to different Mamlatdars to be heard by designated Mamlatdar.
- Section 72AA Distribution of business amongst Mamlatdars.
- Section 73 Execution of order for payment of money or for restoring possession.
- Section 73-A Powers to Collector in inquiries under sub-section (3-A) of section 29; provision as respects revision and execution of orders.
- Section 74 Appeals.
- Section 74-A Powers of Collector to transfer and withdraw appeals.
- Section 75 Appeal against award of Collector.
- Section 76 Revision.
- Section 76A Revisional powers of Collector.
- Section 77 Court-fees.
- Section 78 Orders in appeal or revision.
- Section 79 Limitation.
- Section 80 Inquiries and proceedings to be judicial proceedings.
- Section 81 Offences and penalties.
- Section 82 Rules.
- Section 83 Delegation of powers and duties.
- Section 83A Restriction on acquiring land by transfer which is invalid.
- Section 84 Summary eviction.
- Section 84A Validation of transfers made before appointed day.
- Section 84B Certain transfers made between appointed date and commencement of Amending Act, 1955, invalid.
- Section 84C Disposal of land, transfers or acquisition of which is invalid.
- Section 84CC Disposal of land, transfer or acquisitions of which is invalid for breach of conditions.
- Section 84D Temporary leases of land liable to be disposed of under section 32P or 84C.
- Section 85 Bar of jurisdiction.
- Section 85A Suits involving issues required to be decided under this Act.
- Section 86 Control.
- Section 87 Indemnity.
- Section 87A Saving in respect of Provisions of Land Tenures Abolition Act.
- Section 88 Exemption to Government lands and certain other lands.
- Section 88A Provisions of Act not to apply to land transferred to or by Bhoodan Samiti.
- Section 88AI Special provisions in respect of tenants of certain lands in villages specified in Schedule IV.
- Section 88B Exemption from certain provisions to land of local authorities, universities and trusts
- Section 88C Exemption from certain provisions of lands leased by persons with the annual income not exceeding Rs. 1,500.
- Section 88CA Sections 32 to 32R not to apply to certain service lands.
- Section 88CB Sections 32 to 32R not to apply to saranjam.
- Section 88CC Provisions of Act not to apply in relation to certain leases.
- Section 88D Power of Government to withdraw exemption.
- Section 89 Repeal.
- Section 89A Removal of doubt.
- Section 90 Enactments amended.
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