(a) when the revenue which it is sought to remit has been suspended for three years; and
(b) in cases where it is clear from the conditions of the tract that it would be inadvisable to collect the suspended or part of it.
1[34(A) In addition to or in lieu of the forms of relief here in-before mentioned the Administrator may, if the circumstances justify, direct that the arrears of land revenue due for any past year or year in respect of any area or areas shall be payable in such installments and as such times as may be specified in the direction. On the receipt of such direction the Collector shall cause the nature of relief to be announced to all concerned before the installment of revenue to which it relates falls due]
35. (1) 2[for every amount of land Revenue Collected by a Revenue Officer, a receipt along with a coupon in Form 2 duly filled in shall be given to the person from whom the amount is received.
(2) Carbon copy of every receipt under sub-rule (1) excluding the coupon shall be maintained by the Revenue Officer and both the original and the carbon copy thereof shall be signed by the person making payment and the Revenue Officer receiving the amount.]
1. 2&3 Substituted by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganization) (Tripura) Adaptation of laws Order, 1973.
2. Inserted by 3rd amendment vide notification No. 39 (167)-Rev/69 dated
17.9.69.
3. Substituted by 8th amendment vide notification No. F.39 (63)/Rev/75 dated
30.3.76.
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(3) The Inspecting Revenue Officer whenever visits a village shall collect (at random coupon attached to the receipt given to land owner under sub-rule (1) and after verifying the coupons paste these at the blank space of the respective carbon copies of the receipts.
Profits of agriculture and value of land
CHAPTER –IV Survey and Settlement of Land Revenue
36.1[(1) For the purpose of determining the profits of agriculture and the value of land used for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes, at such intervals as the State Government may direct, the Collector or any other revenue officer as may be authorized by the Government may divide an area in to units in accordance with the provisions in this regard in Section 32 of the Act and rules made there under.
Provided that the units once formed either for the purpose of determination of revenue rates or for the purpose of determination of profits of agriculture and value of land used for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes may be treated as unit for the purpose.
(2) The profits of agriculture of land in unit shall be the average profits of agriculture for Nal and Lunga classes of land in unit, determined on the basis of enquiry on plots selected on samples basis.
Publication of table of profits of agriculture and value of land
(3) The profits of agriculture shall be computed after deducting the estimated cost of cultivation from the market value of the products and by-products, the market value being calculated on the average of sale prices prevailing in important markets in the neighborhood during the preceding three years or during any shorter period for which information is available]
37. 2[(1). Collector or any other revenue officer, as may be authorized by the Government shall, after determination of the profits of agriculture and value of land in a unit, prepare a table of profits of agriculture and value of land in From 4B and publish the same by placing it for public inspection free of charge during a period of thirty days at such convenient place as he may determine and cause a public notice in Form 4C to be given to that effect in such village compressed in the unit to which the table relates, stating the place at which the table will be open to such inspection and inviting objections, if any, to be made within thirty days of the date of publication of the notice.
(2) Any objection to any entry in the table of profits of Agriculture and value of land filed within the prescribed period shall be heard in a summary manner after giving an opportunity to the objector of being heard and decision recorded.
1. Substituted by 11th Amendment vide notification No. F.4(1)- RCC/79 dated 28.8.79.
2. Ibid.
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(3)After disposal of all objection (s) under sub-rule (2) and after the entries of the table are corrected, where necessary, in accordance with the orders passed in the objections, the Collector or any other revenue officer authorized by the Government shall finally publish the table by placing it for public inspection free of charge during a period of fifteen days at such convenient place or places as he may determine, and he shall cause a notice in Form 4D to be given to that effect in each village to which the table relates stating the place where and the period during which it will be open to public inspection.
(4) The Collector or any other Revenue Officer authorized by the Government shall maintain a register of value of land as well as of profits of agriculture on the basis of finally published table under sub-rule (3).]
38. 1[Omitted] Notification and proclamation of revenue survey
39. (1) Whenever the 2[State Government] 3[Omitted] decides under section 26 that a revenue survey be made of a local area with a view to settlement of land revenue and to the preparation of record of rights connected therewith or the revision of any existing settlement or record of rights, he shall publish in the Official Gazette a notification in form 3.
(2) Thereafter, but before the survey starts in any village, proclamation in form 4 shall be made in that village and in village contiguous thereto.
Revenue survey and preparation of record of right