The Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960
State Act of Odisha ยท Act 16 of 196054 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 16 of 1960 |
| Year | 1960 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Odisha |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 54 |
| Subjects | property |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definition
- Section 3 Act to override other laws
- Section 4 Raiyats
- Section 5 Existing rights of raiyats not to be affected
- Section 6 Rights of raiyats and prohibition of letting
- Section 7 Non-transferability and saving of the rights and liabilities of tenants
- Section 8 Eviction of raiyats
- Section 9 Dwelling houses of raiyats and tenants
- Section 10 Dwelling houses of agricultural labourers and artisans
- Section 11 Mode of transfer of holding of a raiyat
- Section 12 Decision of disputes among landlord and raiyats
- Section 13 Rent payable by tenants
- Section 14 Ground of eviction of tenant
- Section 15 Recovery of rent and dispute between landlord and raiyat or tenant
- Section 16 Dispute regarding identity of tenant
- Section 17 Grant of receipt to raiyat or tenant and penalty for noncompliance
- Section 18 Penalty on landlord for excess realisation or interference with tenant's possession
- Section 19 Partition among co-sharer raiyats how to be effected
- Section 20 Lands lost by diluvion
- Section 21 Lands gained by gradual accretion
- Section 22 Restriction on alienation of land by Scheduled Tribes
- Section 22A Surrender or abandonment by raiyat or tenant
- Section 23 Effect of transfer in contravention of Section 22
- Section 23B Burden of proof and amendment of Limitation Act, 1963 in its application to proceedings under Section 23
- Section 24 Resumption of tenanted lands
- Section 25 Extent of resumable lands
- Section 26 Rights of the landlord and the tenant to apply
- Section 27 Determination of resumable and non-resumable lands
- Section 28 Compensation for non-resumable lands
- Section 29 Certificate in respect of resumable non-resumable lands
- Section 30 Tenant to become raiyat and recovery of Compensation
- Section 31 Person entitled to receive compensation
- Section 32 Certificate to be conclusive proof
- Section 33 Rent of non-resumable land to whom payable
- Section 34 Tenant's right to continue on resumable lands
- Section 34A Consequences for failure of landlord to apply under Section 26
- Section 36 Removal of doubts
- Section 36B Application of Section 36-A consequent upon amendment of the Act
- Section 36C Tenant inducted in contravention of Act to become raiyat
- Section 37A Celling area
- Section 37B Persons not entitled to hold land in excess of ceiling area
- Section 38 Exemption from ceiling
- Section 39 Principles for determining the ceiling area
- Section 40 Prohibition of transfer and partition of land and restriction of suits for specific performance of contracts
- Section 40A Submission of returns
- Section 40B Submission of returns in special cases
- Section 41 Responsibility for submitting returns
- Section 42 Failure to submit return to entail forfeiture of claim
- Section 43 Preparation and publication of draft statement showing ceiling and surplus lands
- Section 44 Final statement of ceiling and surplus lands
- Section 44A Declaration under Section 57-A to be produced before finalisation of statement
- Section 45 Surplus lands to vest in Government
- Section 45A Delivery of possession of surplus lands
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