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Section 15

The Odisha Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation of Land Act, 1972State Act of Odisha · Act 21 of 1972

(1) All matters' rdatink to changes and trans- Dmision fees affecting any. of the rights, title and interest;;;i~zda+ rg-corded in the Land Registerj .pubEshe.d under section Cbangcs and 13 ,for , w , c h wse. of action- arose afhr the publi- ;;;;;;?

mti~n of record$, under section: ?:.m.~y be-raised before right of the- Assist ant .Coosolidation Officer as1 ;and when they $;?& in .wisg+bu-f: '[n4t3 Mer: tlhaa the d ~ e . . o f phbka tion of the fcviscd ord cr, if any, under sub-section, &I,): of section 5 rccord5.

or the date of c.onfirmatio n ,of the scheme undor subsection (1)- of section 21, which F'er is earlier]:

Provided that it shall also be competent for the Assistant Consolidation Oficer to consider S L I C ~ f * cases .rue moru.

- - - .. __ ' I; Tnserfed by the 0rissa ~onmlidation 0f ~ o l d i n g s and Prcvmtior.

magmentation of 'Land . (Amcndrnent.). , a ,Act, ,1979 (Or. AS 3- of 19791, s=8 (b), w..c. f. 23rd Miiy;1979. , . , . ,

2. Subsritutcd by ibid. s- 9, w. e. f. 23rd May, 1979

(2) The provisions of sections 6 to 12 shall, ~ l ~ r l n t i s naula~~dis, apply to the Ilearing and disposal of any mattex raised ulider sub-section (1) as if i t were a matter raised under the aforesaid sections.

PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATION SCHEME Conditions to bc fuI-

16. A Consolidation Scheme shaII fulfil the fillcd by following conditions, namely:- Consol~dntio n Sclleme.

(1) a land-owner's rights and liabilities as recorded in the Land Register published under section 13 shall be secured in lands allotted to him on consolidation, subject to deductions, if any, made on account of contributions for public purposes under this Act ;

(2) the valuation of lands allotted lo a landowner shaII be equal to the valuation of Iands originally held by him subject to d eductions, if any, made on account of contributions for public purposes under this Act :

Provided that except with the permission of the I Director of Consolidation obtained in writing, the area of the holding or holdings allotted to a landowner shall not differ from the area of his original holding or holdings by more than thirty-three and one-third per cent of the latter;

(3) the land owner shall be awarded-

(a) compensation determined under this Act or the ruIes for the houses, structures, trees, wells and other improvements existing.on lands originally held by him and allotted to another land owner or existing on land contributed by him for 'public:

purposes; and

(tr) an amount determined as aforesaid for land i contributed by him for public purposes;

(4) the principles laid down in the Statenlent of Principle shall be folIowed ;

( 5 ) every Iand-owner shall, as far as practicable, be allotted a ampact area ,at the place whero he holds the largest part of his holding, provided that nn land-owner shall Be allotted more than three '' chakas" in any unit;

Expfci~i(~tio~t-For the purposes of this clause, the expression " land-owner" shall not include- (@) a laud-holder in respect of lands held by raiyats or service tenure- holders under him; and

(b) a tenant ;

(6) every Iand-owner shall, as far as practicable, be allotted the land on which exists his private source of irrigation together rrith an area in the vicinity the value of which shall be equal to the valuation of lands originally held by him there;

(7) every land-owner shall, as far as possibIe, he allotted " Chakas " in conformity with the process of rectangulat ion whercvcr such process is adopted;

and

(8) such other conditions as may be prescribed.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Odisha Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation of Land Act, 1972
Section15
JurisdictionState of Odisha
StatusIn force as published by the source

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