Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act.

The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act.

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Act ID:	194867
Act Number:	67
Enactment Date:	1948-12-28
Act Year:	1948
Short Title:	The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act.
Long Title:	The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Revenue & Forest Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING TENANCIES

CHAPTER III

SPECIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF TENANTS AND PROVISIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF LAND FOR PERSONAL CULTIVATION

CHAPTER III-AA

SPECIAL PROVISION FOR TERMINATION OF TENANCY BY LANDLORDS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES; AND FOR PURCHASE OF THEIR LANDS BY TENANTS.

CHAPTER III-A

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LANDS HELD ON LEASE BY INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL UNDERTAKINGS AND BY CERTAIN PERSONS FOR THE CULTIVATION OF SUGARCANE AND OTHER NOTIFIED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.

CHAPTER III-B

SPECIAL PROVISIONS IN RESPECT OF THE AREAS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A MUNICIPALITY OR A CANTONMENT.

CHAPTER IV

MANAGEMENT OF ESTATES HELD BY LAND HOLDERS.

CHAPTER V

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS, MANAGEMENT OF UNCULTIVATED LANDS AND ACQUISITION OF ESTATES AND LANDS.

CHAPTER V-A

CONSTRUCTION OF WATER-COURSE THROUGH LAND OF ANOTHER
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CHAPTER VI

PROCEDURE AND JURISDICTION OF TRIBUNAL, MAMLATDAR AND COLLECTOR, APPEALS AND REVISION.

CHAPTER VII

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER VIII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title and extent.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Application of Chapter V of Transfer of Property Act.
Section 4. Persons to be deemed tenants.
Section 4A. Protected tenants.
Section 4B. Tenancy not to be terminated by efflux of time.
Section 5. Ceiling area.
Section 6. Economic holding.
Section 6A. Irrigated land.
Section 7. Power of Government to vary ceiling area and economic holding.
Section 8. Rent and its maximum and minimum.
Section 9. Rate of rent payable by tenant to his landlord.
Section 9A. Quantum of rent payable by tenant to landlord.
Section 9B. Landlord not liable to make contribution towards cost of cultivation.
Section 9C. Liability of tenant to payment until rent is fixed under preceding sections.
Section 10. Refund of rent recovered in contravention of the provisions of the Act and other penalties.
Section 10A. Liability of tenant to pay land revenue and certain other cesses.
Section 11. Abolition of all cesses, etc.
Section 12. Deleted.
Section 13. Suspension or remission of rent.
Section 14. Termination of tenancy for default of tenant.
Section 15. Termination of tenancy by surrender thereof
Section 16. Bar to eviction from dwelling houses.
Section 17. Tenant to be given first option of purchasing site on which he has built a dwelling house.
Section 17A. Tenant’s right to purchase sites referred to in section 16.
Section 17B. Tenant to be deemed to have purchased sites referred to in section 16 from specified date.
Section 18. Tenant to be deemed to have purchased sites referred to in section 16 from specified date.
Section 19. Tenant’s right to trees planted by him.
Section 20. Right to produce of naturally growing trees.
Section 21. Deleted.
Section 22. Tenants responsible for maintenance of boundary marks.
Section 23. Repairs of protective bunds.
Section 24. Relief against termination of tenancy in certain cases.
Section 25. Relief against termination of tenancy for non-payment of rent.
Section 25A. Tenancy to be in abeyance during usufructuary mortgage in favour of tenant.
Section 26. Receipts for rent.
Section 27. Sub-division, sub-letting and assignment prohibited.
Section 28. Bar to attachment, seizure or sale by process of court.
Section 29. Procedure of taking possession.
Section 29A. Provisions of section 29 to apply to sites used for allied pursuits.
Section 30. Rights and privileges of tenants not to be affected.
Section 31. Landlord’s right to terminate tenancy for personal cultivation and non- agricultural purpose.
Section 31A. Conditions of termination of tenancy.
Section 31B. No termination of tenancy in contravention of Bom. LXII of 1947 or if tenant is member of co-operative farming society.
Section 31BB. Deleted.
Section 31C. Landlord not entitled to terminate tenancy for personal cultivation of land left with tenant.
Section 31D. Apportionment of rent after termination of tenancy for land left with tenant.
Section 32. Tenants deemed to have purchased land on tillers day.
Section 32A. Tenants deemed to have purchased upto ceiling area.
Section 32B. When tenants not deemed to have purchased lands.
Section 32C. When tenants entitled to choose lands to be purchased.
Section 32D. When tenants deemed to have purchased fragments.
Section 32E. Disposal of balance of lands after purchase by tenants.
Section 32F. Right of tenant to purchase where landlord is minor, etc.
Section 32G. Tribunal to issue notices and determine price of land to be paid by tenants.
Section 32H. Purchase price and its maxima.
Section 32I. Sub-tenant of permanent tenant to be deemed to have purchased land.
Section 32J. Deleted.
Section 32K. Mode of payment of price by tenant-purchaser and the power of Tribunal to recover purchase price.
Section 32L. Repealed.
Section 32M. Purchase to be ineffective on tenant-purchaser’s failure to pay purchase price.
Section 32MM. Certain purchases not to become ineffective.
Section 32N. Landlord’s right to recover rent when purchase becomes ineffective.
Section 32O. Right of tenant whose tenancy is created after tiller’s day to puchase land.
Section 32P. Power of Tribunal to resume and dispose of land not purchased by tenants.
Section 32Q. Amount of purchase price to be applied towards satisfaction of debts.
Section 32R. Purchaser to be evicted if he fails to cultivate personally.
Section 33. Right of tenants to exchange land.
Section 33A. Definitions.
Section 33B. Special right of certificated landlord to terminate tenancy for personal cultivation.
Section 33C. Tenants of lands mentioned in section 88C to be deemed to have purchased land and other incidental provisions.
Section 34. Deleted.
Section 34A. Holders of land to furnish particulars of land to Mamlatdar.
Section 35. Deleted.
Section 35A. Determination of excess land cases.
Section 36. Fragment in excess of economic holding or ceiling area may be permitted to remain with holder.
Section 37. Landlord to restore possession if he fails to cultivate within one year.
Section 38. Deleted.
Section 39. Application for recovery of possession by tenant.
Section 40. Continuance of tenancy on death of tenant.
Section 41. Compensation for improvement made by tenant.
Section 42. Tenants right to erect farm-house.
Section 43. Restriction on transfer of land purchased or sold under this Act.
Section 43-1A. Definition.
Section 43-1B. Right of landlord to terminate the tenancy
Section 43-1C. Transfer of pending proceedings to Collector and State Government.
Section 43-1D. Right of tenant to purchase land from landlord.
Section 43-1E. Saving.
Section 43-A. Some of the provisions not to apply to leases of land obtained by industrial or commercial undertakings, certain co-operative societies or for cultivations of sugarcane or fruits or flowers.
Section 43-B. Reasonable rent of land to which section 43-A applies.
Section 43-C. Certain provisions not to apply to municipal or cantonment areas.
Section 43-D. Deleted.
Section 44. Powers to assume management of land-holders estate.
Section 45. Vesting of estate in management.
Section 46. Effect of declaration of management.
Section 47. Managers powers.
Section 48. Manager to pay costs of management, etc.
Section 49. Notice to claimants.
Section 50. Claim to contain full particulars.
Section 51. Claim not duly notified to be barred.
Section 52. Determination of debts and liabilities.
Section 53. Power to rank debts and fix interest.
Section 54. Scheme for liquidation.
Section 55. Provisions of scheme.
Section 56. Effects of sanctioning scheme.
Section 57. Power to remove mortgagee in possession.
Section 58. Power to sell or lease.
Section 59. Managers receipt a discharge.
Section 60. Holder of estate dying.
Section 61. Termination of management.
Section 62. Manager deemed to be public servant.
Section 63. Transfer to non-agriculturists barred.
Section 63-IA. Transfer to non-agriculturist for bona fide industrial use.
Section 63-A. Reasonable price of land for the purpose of its sale and purchase.
Section 64. Sale of agricultural land to particular person.
Section 64-A. Exemption to sales by or in favour of co-operative societies.
Section 65. Assumption of management of lands which remained uncultivated.
Section 66. Acquisition of estate or land under management or interest therein.
Section 67. Tribunal.
Section 68. Duties of the Tribunal.
Section 69. Powers of the Tribunal.
Section 70. Duties of the Mamlatdar.
Section 71. Commencement of proceedings.
Section 72. Procedure.
Section 72AA. Distribution of business amongst Mamlatdars.
Section 72-A. Power of Collector to transfer proceedings.
Section 72-B. Application for possession of land made to different Mamlatdars to be heard by designated Mamlatdar.
Section 72-C. Designated Tribunal to conduct proceedings in respect of land held by the same tenant in different areas.
Section 73. Execution of order for payment of money or for restoring possession.
Section 73-A. Powers to Collector in inquiries under sub-section (3-A) of section 29; provision as respects revision and execution of orders.
Section 74. Appeals.
Section 74-A. Powers of Collector to transfer and withdraw appeals.
Section 75. Appeal against award of Collector.
Section 76. Revision.
Section 76A. Revisional powers of Collector.
Section 77. Court-fees.
Section 78. Orders in appeal or revision.
Section 79. Limitation.
Section 80. Inquiries and proceedings to be judicial proceedings.
Section 80-A. Deleted.
Section 81. Offences and penalties.
Section 82. Rules.
Section 83. Delegation of powers and duties.
Section 83A. Restriction on acquiring land by transfer which is invalid.
Section 84. Summary eviction.
Section 84A. Validation of transfers made before appointed day.
Section 84B. Certain transfers made between appointed date and commencement of Amending Act, 1955, invalid.
Section 84C. Disposal of land, transfers or acquisition of which is invalid.
Section 84CC. Disposal of land, transfer or acquisitions of which is invalid for breach of conditions.
Section 84D. Temporary leases of land liable to be disposed of under section 32P or 84C.
Section 85. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 85A. Suits involving issues required to be decided under this Act.
Section 86. Control.
Section 87. Indemnity.
Section 87A. Saving in respect of Provisions of Land Tenures Abolition Act.
Section 88. Exemption to Government lands and certain other lands.
Section 88A. Provisions of Act not to apply to land transferred to or by Bhoodan Samiti.
Section 88AI. Special provisions in respect of tenants of certain lands in villages specified in Schedule IV.
Section 88B. Exemption from certain provisions to land of local authorities, universities and trusts
Section 88C. Exemption from certain provisions of lands leased by persons with the annual income not exceeding Rs. 1,500.
Section 88CC. Provisions of Act not to apply in relation to certain leases.
Section 88CA. Sections 32 to 32R not to apply to certain service lands.
Section 88CB. Sections 32 to 32R not to apply to saranjam.
Section 88D. Power of Government to withdraw exemption.
Section 89. Repeal.
Section 89A. Removal of doubt.
Section 90. Enactments amended.