BIHAR LAND REFORMS ACT, 1950

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Preliminary (Bihar Act 30 of 1950)

S.1 Short title, extent and commencement.

S.2 Definitions.

S.2(a) Interpretation.

S.2(b) [x x x x]

S.3 Notification vesting an estate or tenure in the State.

S.3(a) Vesting of estates and tenures in the State.

S.3(b) Provisions applicable to notifications proposed to be issued under Section 3A.

S.4 Consequences of the vesting of an estate or tenure in the State.

S.4(a) Revision.

S.5 Homesteads of intermediaries to be retained by them as tenants.

S.6 Certain other lands in khas possession of intermediaries to be retained by them on payment of rent as raiyats having occupancy rights.

S.7 Buildings together with lands on which such buildings stand in the possession of intermediaries and used as golas, Factories or mills to be retained by them on payment of rent.

S.7(a) Lands on which hat or bazar was held not deemed to be settled with intermediary.

S.7(b) Right to hold mela to vest in the State.

S.7(c) [x x x x]

S.7(d) Land and buildings, etc. acquired for an industrial undertaking and utilised for providing civic amenities, namely, health, housing, welfare, power house, and educational facilities to be deemed settled with it by the State.

S.7(e) Land and building, etc., acquired for an industrial undertaking and leased out by it to another industrial undertaking for its expansion by establishing new industry or to an individual to be deemed as leased with it by State Government on same terms.

S.7(f) [x x x]

S.7(g) Land acquired for public sector undertaking on which no occupancy right has been acquired to be saved to public sector undertaking.

S.8 Appeal against Collector's order under Sections 5, 6 or 7.

S.9 Mines worked by intermediary.

S.10 Subsisting leases of mines and minerals.

S.10(a) Vesting of interest of lessee of mines or minerals which is subject to sub-lease.

S.11 Buildings and lands appurtenant to mines.

S.12 Mines Tribunal.

S.13 Management of estates and tenures vested in the State.

S.14 Time within which secured Creditor may file claims.

S.15 Creditor to furnish full particulars and documents.

S.16 Determination of amount due to creditor and the order of priority as between two or more creditors.

S.17 Appeal against the decision of Claims Officer.

S.18 Constitution of the Board and procedure.

S.19 Appointment of Compensation Officer.

S.20 Separate treatment of proprietor and tenure-holder having share.

S.21 Determination whether a trust is for charitable or religious purposes or not.

S.22 "Previous agricultural year" and "gross asset" defined.

S.23 Computation of net income.

S.24 Rates of compensation.

S.24(a) Determination of compensation of any intermediary of temporarily settled estate.

S.25 Computation of compensation payable for mines and minerals.

S.26 Preliminary publication of Compensation Assessment Roll.

S.27 Appeal.

S.28 Final publication of the Compensation Assessment-roll.

S.29 Certificate and presumption as to final publication of compensation Assessment-roll.

S.30 Correction by Compensation Officer of bona fide mistakes.

S.30(a) Fresh preparation of Compensation Assessment-roll where new interests are discovered.

S.31 Determination of compensation for Premature termination of lease of mines and minerals.

S.32 Manner of payment of compensation.

S.32(a) Payment of an amount not exceeding fifty per centum of the compensation.

S.32(b) No payment to be made under Section 32 or 32A unless affidavit sworn.

S.33 Making ad interim payment to proprietors, etc. or trustee.

S.34 Constitution and functions of Bihar Land Commission.

S.35 Bar to jurisdiction of Civil Courts in certain matters.

S.36 Delegation.

S.37 Protection of action taken under this Act.

S.38 Collector, Claims Officer and Compensation Officer to have powers of a Civil Court and inquiry conducted by them to be deemed to be judicial proceeding.

S.39 Protection of trustees.

S.40 Power of Collector, Claims Officer and Compensation Officer to ask for information, require production of documents, etc.

S.41 Penalties.

S.42 Vesting of estates or tenures under the management of State Government.

S.42(a) Power to transfer cases.

S.42(b) Provisions of Act to prevail over other laws.

S.43 Power to make Rules.

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