(1) No person shall transfer any fragment in respect of which a notice has been given under sub-section (2) of section 6 except to the owner of a contiguous survey number or recognised sub-division of a survey number:
6. Repealed by Act No.26 of 1971.
Determination and revision of standard area.
Entry in the Record of Rights.
Regulation LVIII of
1950.
Transfer and lease of fragments.
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Provided that the holder of such fragment may mortgage or transfer it to the Government or a land mortgage Bank or any other Co-operative Society as security for any loan advanced to him by the Government or such bank or society, as the case may be.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in 7[the Telangana Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950], no such fragment shall be leased to any person other than a person cultivating any land which is contiguous to the fragment.
(3) No such fragment shall be sub-divided or partitioned.
8. No land shall be permanently alienated, leased or sub-divided so as to create a fragment.
9. Where by transfer, decree, succession or otherwise, two or more persons are entitled to shares in an undivided property, and such property has to be divided among them, such partition shall be effected so as not to create a fragment.
(2) Where such sub-division or partition is made by the Court or the Collector, the following procedure shall be adopted:-
(a) If, in effecting a partition of property among several co-sharers, it is found that a co-sharer is entitled to a specific share in the land and cannot be given that share without creating a fragment, he shall be compensated in money for that share. The amount of compensation shall be determined so far as practicable in accordance with the
7. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.46 Law (F) Department, dated. 01.06.2016.
Restriction on permanent alienation of land, etc.
Restriction on partition of land.
Act XXI of 1950.
6 [Act No. XL of 1956] provisions of section 18 of 8the Hyderabad Land Acquisition Act, 1309 Fasli (IX of 1309 Fasli).
(b) If, in effecting a partition, it is found that there is not enough land to provide for the shares of all the co-sharers in accordance with the provisions of sub-section
(1), the co-sharers may agree among themselves as to the particular co-sharer or co-sharers who should get the share of land and which of them should be compensated in money. In the absence of any such agreement, the co-sharers to whom a share of land can be provided and those to whom money compensation should be given shall be chosen by lot in the manner prescribed.
(c) The compensation shall be payable by each co-sharer getting an excess over the share of land legally due to him, and such co-sharer shall deposit the amount of such compensation in the manner prescribed before taking possession of the share allotted to him. On his failure to do so, his share shall be allotted to any other co-sharer to whom land has not been previously allotted and who is chosen in the manner provided in clause (b) subject to the payment of similar compensaiion to the co-sharers, not getting shares of land.
(d) If none of the co-sharers to whom land has been allotted under clause (c) pays the compensation and takes the share, the share shall be sold in auction to the highest bidder, and the purchase money shall be paid to the co-sharers not getting land in proportion to their respective shares.
(e) Where the parties agree upon any other method of partition which will not result in the creation of a fragment, that method shall be followed in effecting partition.
8. Repealed by A.P. Act XX of 1959.
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(3) Where a partition is effected in execution of a decree all questions relating to the division of the land and apportionment of compensation shall be decided by the Court executing the decree or by the Collector effecting the partition, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2).
10. Nothing in sections 7,8 and 9 shall apply to a transfer of any land for such public purpose as may be specified in this behalf by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette.