WEST BENGAL LAND REFORMS ACT, 1955

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.1(a) Declaration as to the policy of the State

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Act to override other laws

S.3(a) Rights of non-agricultural tenants and under-tenants in nonagricultural land to vest in the State

S.4 Rights of raiyat in respect of land

S.4(a) Certain restrictions on rights of raiyats in Sadar, Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions of Darjeeling district

S.4(c) Permission for change of area, character or use of land

S.4(d) Offences and penalties

S.4(e) Bar to registration

S.5 Transferability of 4[plot of land] of a raiyat

S.7 Limitation on mortgage of raiyati 3[plots of land.]

S.8 Right of purchase by co-sharer or contiguous tenant

S.9 [Munsif] to allow the application and apportion lands in certain cases

S.10 Consequences of an order for transfer.

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S.12 Land gained by recess of river or sea

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S.14 (Partition of plot of land among co-sharers of a raiyat in plot of land.]

S.14(a) Provisions of Chapter IIA to override other provisions of this Act

S.14(b) Restrictions on alienation of land by Scheduled Tribes

S.14(c) Modes of transfer of land by Scheduled Tribes

S.14(d) Transfer in contravention of Chapter IIA shall not be valid unless registered

S.14(e) Power to Revenue Officer to set aside improper transfers by raiyat

S.14(f) Restriction on the sale of raiyat’s 1(plot of land] or any portion thereof

S.14(f)(f) Benami transaction or instrument to be void

S.14(g) Power to the Revenue Officer to settle or sell 5(plot of land] for realization of certificate dues

S.14(h) Appeal and revision

S.14(h)(h) Setting aside of sale of land of a raiyat belonging to a Scheduled Tribe

S.14(i) Bar to suits

S.14(j) Provisions of Chapter IIB to have overriding effect.

S.14(k) Definitions

S.14(L) No raiyat to hold land in excess of the ceiling area

S.14(m) Ceiling area

S.14(n) Determination of irrigated area

S.14(o) Appeal

S.14(p) Land transferred after the 7th day of August. 1969 to be taken into account in determining the ceiling area

S.14(q) Ceiling area in special cases

S.14(r) Exemption

S.14(s) Vesting of land in excess of ceiling area

S.14(ss) Power to enter upon and take possession of vested land

S.14(t) Duty of raiyat to furnish return

S.14(u) Restriction on transfer of land by a raiyat

S.14(v) Payment of amount

S.14(w) .

S.14(x) Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts

S.14(z) Application of Chapter IIB

S.15 Certain safeguards for 3[plots of land] cultivated by bargadars

S.15(a) Continuation of right of cultivation on bargadar’s death

S.16 Share of produce payable by a bargadar

S.16(a) Bargadar entitled to recover his share in certain cases

S.17 Termination of cultivation by bargadar

S.18 Jurisdiction to decide certain disputes

S.18(a) Continuance in office of officers and authorities appointed under sections 17 and 18 until successor commences to function

S.19 Appeal

S.19(a) Penalty

S.19(b) Restoration of land to bargadar

S.20 Procedure and execution

S.20(a) Setting aside of order for termination of cultivation by bargadars

S.20(b) Surrender or abandonment by bargadar.

S.21 Bar of jurisdiction

S.21(a) Temporary stay of proceedings for termination of cultivation by bargadars

S.21(b) Person cultivating land of another person to be presumed to be a bargadar in certain cases

S.21(c) Constitution of State Land Corporation or Regional Land Corporation

S.21(d) Names of bargadars to be entered in the record-of-rights

S.21(e) Bar to legal practitioners

S.22 Liability to pay revenue

S.23 Determination of revenue

S.23(a) Exemption

S.24 Exemption of revenue and payment of cess and surcharge

S.25 Grounds for alteration of revenue

S.26 Bar to jurisdiction of Civil Court

S.27 Instalment time and place for payment of revenue

S.28 Raiyat entitled to receipt for revenue

S.29 Chapter IV to have overriding effect

S.30 Repeal of West Ben. Act XLIV of 1979

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