An Act for the levy of full assessment on certain inam lands in the Andhra Area of the State of Andhra Pradesh. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the levy of full assessment on certain inam lands in the Andhra Area of the State of Andhra Pradesh. Be it enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

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S.1 Short title, application and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Inams (Assessment) Act, 1955.

(2) It applies to all inams in the Andhra Area of the State of Andhra Pradesh described in Section 2 (b).

(3) It shall come into force at once.

S.2 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

(a) "Collector" means a Revenue Divisional Officer and includes any person appointed by the State Government, whether by name or in virtue of his office, to exercise any of the functions of a Collector under this Act;

(b) "Inam" means an inam land as defined in clause (c) or an assignment of land revenue on such inam land;

(c) "Inam land" means any land the grant of which an inam has been made, confirmed or recognised by the Government, and includes an inam land in a ryotwari area and any land in the merged territory of Banganapalle in respect of which the grant in inam has been made, confirmed or recognised by any former Ruler of that territory but does not include an inam constituting an estate under the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates Land Act, 1908 (Act I of 1908);

(d) "prescribed" means prescribed b


S.3 Levy of full Assessment

Levy of full Assessment:- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any engagement, contract, grant or other law for the time being in force, it shall be lawful for the State Government to levy on every inam land, with effect from the fasli year commencing on the 1st July, 1955, an assessment at the following rates ;

(a) if a settlement is in force in the village in which the inam land is situated, at the rates of assessment set out in such notification for lands of the same taram and classification;

(b) in cases not falling under clause (a), at the rates of assessment to be fixed by the Collector with reference to settlement rates for similar lands in neighbouring ryotwari villages:

Presumption in the case of service inams:- In the case of an inam granted for the purpose of any service, it shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the inam consists not merely of an assignment of land revenue payable in respect of the land but also of the land.




S.5 Resumption of service inams

Resumption of service inams:- Nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to affect the power of the State Government to resume any inam in accordance with the rules and orders in force.




S.6 Rights as between inamdar and other persons not affected

Rights as between inamdar and other persons not affected:- Nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to define, limit, infringe, or destory the rights as between the inamdar and other persons, if any, in possession or enjoyment of the inam land.




S.7 Power to correct mistakes

Power to correct mistakes:- If the State Government are satisfied that in any notification published under sub section (3) of Section 4, there is any error, including any clerical or arithmetical error, or error arising from any accidental slip or omission, they may by notification in the District Gazette concerned, correct such error.




S.8 Delegation of powers

Delegation of powers :- The State Government may, by order, direct that any power or duty which is conferred or imposed on them by this Act shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in that direction, be exercised or discharged by such officer or authority as may be specified by them. The exercise of the powers so delegated shall be subject to control and revision by the State Government.




S.9 Power to remove difficulties

Power to remove difficulties:- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to this Act, the State Government may, as occasion may require, by order do anything which appears to them necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.




S.10 Power to make rules

Power to make rules: - (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for:

(a) the procedure to be followed by the Collector and the District Collector in inquiries and appeals under this Act;

(b) the manner of publication of notification under Section 3, sub-section (2) and (3).

(3) All rules made under this Section shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette and upon such publication shall have effect as if enacted in this Act. The rules