(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of allotment of land made by a Gram Sabha may make an application to the Gram Sabha within sixty days from the date of such order for arbitration by an Arbitration Board. On receipt of such application the Gram Sabha shall refer the dispute to arbitration.
(2) An Arbitration Board under sub-section (1) shall consist of,—
(i) one member nominated by the applicant;
(ii) one member nominated by the Gram Sabha; and
(iii) one member nominated jointly by the members referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) but if there is no agreement in that regard, one member to be appointed by the Tahsildar.
(3) The decision of the Arbitration Board shall be final and binding on the parties.
24. 26[The Tahsildar may, on receipt of a complaint/application made by any person or suo-motu, after giving an opportunity of making a representation, evict,-
(a) any allottee from the land, if the individual fails, without sufficient cause, to cultivate the land personally or the land is in possession of a person other than the allottee, during a period of two consecutive agricultural years; or
(b) any person, other than the allottee, from the house site/constructed building on the Bhoodan Land, if such
26. Substituted by Act No.17 of 2017.
Eviction of allottee.
Disputes regarding allotment of land.
[Act No. 13 of 1965] 21 house site/house is in his possession, for a period of two years.]
Explanation.—In this section agricultural year means the year commencing on the 1st day of June or such other date as may be notified by the Government in the 27Telangana Gazette in respect of any locality having regard to the usage or custom of the locality for the commencement of agricultural operations.
28[24-A. (1) Whenever the Secretary of the Board, on receipt of any complaint or suo-motu, considers that there has been an encroachment on any land, building, space or other property belonging to the Board and registered as such under this Act, he shall cause to be served upon the encroacher a notice in the manner prescribed specifying the particulars of the encroachment, calling upon him to show cause as to why an order requiring him to remove the encroachment before a date specified in such notice, should not be made.
(2) If, after considering the objections received during the period specified in the notice, and after conducting an inquiry in such manner as may be prescribed, the Secretary is satisfied that the property in question is Bhoodan land/property, he may by an order, require the encroacher to remove such encroachment and deliver possession of the land, building, space or other property encroached to the Board.
24-B. Where the person, ordered under sub-section (2) of section 24-A or covered under rule 9 (vii) of the Bhoodan and Gramdan Rules, 1965, omits or fails to remove such
27. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.11, Revenue (Assn.I) Department, dated
05.07.2014.
28. Sections 24-A, 24-B, 24-C and 24-D with marginal headings inserted by Act No.17 of 2017.
Removal of encroachment from Telangana Bhoodan Yagna Board property.
Enforcement of orders made under section 24-A.
22 [Act No. 13 of 1965] encroachment within the time specified in the order or, as the case may be, fails to vacate the land, building, space or other property to which the order relates, the Secretary of the Board may apply to the Tahsildar within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the land, building, space or other property is situated, for evicting the encroacher, and, there upon, the Tahsildar shall make an order directing the encroacher to remove the encroachment or as the case may be vacate the land, building, space or other property. The Tahsildar shall evict the encroachment from the land, building, space or other property, by taking such police assistance as may be necessary for the purpose and deliver the possession thereof to the Secretary of the Board.
24-C. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, the Board may, examine, review, reconsider and enquire into any illegal allotments made in favour of any person or institution or otherwise, after giving notice to the person or institution concerned, pass appropriate orders.
24-D. Whenever the land allotted under this Act comes within the urban area or ceases to be agricultural land, the said land will vest with the Board and the Board may use such land for non-agricultural purposes, as deemed fit.]
25. Every Gram Sabha shall have a fund into which shall be credited all sums and moneys received by such Sabha including the proceeds of any cultivation undertaken by it and the sums collected from the persons to whom the lands have been allotted by the Sabha. The fund shall be administered by the Gram Sabha in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the rules and the regulations made thereunder.
Funds of Gram Sabha.
Vesting of land with the Board and its use.
Review and cancellation of illegal allotments.
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26. The land vesting in a Gram Sabha shall not be liable to attachment or sale in execution of any decree or order passed by a civil or revenue court in respect of an unsecured debt.