Sections | Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 |
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| Preamble |
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| CHAPTER I: PARAMILITARY |
1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
2. | Repeal |
3. | Definitions |
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| CHAPTERr IIA: TENURES |
4. | Classes of tenure and sub-tenure |
5. | Bhumidhar |
6. | Asami |
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| CHAPTER IIB: DECLARATION OF BHUMIDHARI RIGHTS, COMPENSATION AND LAND REVENUE |
7. | Rights of proprietors in waste lands, pasture lands or Lands of common utility etc. to West in Gaon Sabha and compensation to be paid for them |
8. | Private wells, trees in abadi and buildings |
9. | Power to make rules |
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| CHAPTER IIIA: DECLARATION OF BHUMIDHARI RIGHTS, COMPENSATION AND LAND REVENUE |
10. | Tenants of Sir and sub-tenants of occupancy tenants under section 5 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, and sub-tenants of Tenants holding land with Patta Dawani or Istamrari and having right of transfer by sale |
11. | Declaration of Bhumidhari rights in favour of proprietors and superior class of tenants, compensation and land revenue |
12. | Sub-tenants of occupancy ex-proprietary tenants, etc. |
13. | Bhumidhari rights in other cases |
14. | Compensation and land revenue payable by Bhumidhars declared as such under section 13. |
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| CHAPTER IIIB: GENERAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE TERMINATION OF INTERMEDIARIES RIGHTS |
15. | Estate in possession of a mortgage with possession |
16. | Consequences of acquisition of Bhumidhari rights by mortgages, etc. under section 15 |
16A. | Compensation payable by tenant declared Bhumidhari of redeemed land |
17. | Variation in rent on or after July 1, 1950, not be recognized |
18. | Contract agreement or eviction to defeat provisions of this Act to be void |
19. | Cesses, Local rates and Sayar |
20. | Stay of suits |
21. | Stay of proceedings |
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| CHAPTER IIIC: USE OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS (BHUMIDHARS AND ASAMIS) |
22. | Right of Bhumidhar or Asami to the exclusive possession of land in his holding |
23. | Use of holding for industrial purposes |
24. | Reversion to agriculture |
25. | ation of the sanction or declaration section 23 or 24 |
26. | Restrictions on improvements |
27. | Works benefiting other land |
28. | Right to compensation for improvement made by an Asami |
29. | Determination of the amount of compensation |
30. | Court to assess the compensation for improvements |
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| CHAPTER IIID: TRANSFERS (BHUMIDHARS AND ASAMIS) |
31. | Interest of a Bhumidhar to be transferable |
32. | Interest of an Asami not transferable |
33. | Restrictions on the transfers by a Bhumidhar |
34. | Only simple mortgage of land by a Bhumidhar allowed |
35. | Letting of land |
36. | Lease by a disabled person |
37. | Registration of a lease |
38. | Failure to register the lease under section 37 |
39. | Successor-in-interest bound by a lease |
40. | Exchange |
41. | Land revenue not affected by exchange |
42. | Transfer in contravention of section 33 |
43. | Transfer with possession by a Bhumidhar to be deemed a sale |
44. | Effect of lease in contravention of section 36 |
45. | Transfer made in contravention of this Chapter to be void |
46. | Consequences of void transfers |
47. | Consequences of ejectment under section 46 |
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| CHAPTER IIIE: DEVOLUTION (BHUMIDHAR AND ASAMI) |
48. | Bequest by a Bhumidhar |
49. | Bequest by an Asami |
50. | General order of succession from males |
51. | Succession in the case of a woman holding an interest inherited as a widow, mother or daughter, etc. |
52. | Succession in the case of a holding inherited as father's father |
53. | Succession to a woman holding an interest otherwise |
54. | Passing of interest by survivorship |
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| CHAPTER IIIF: PARTITION (BHUMIDHAR) |
55. | Holding of a Bhumidhar particle |
56. | One suit for partition of several holdings |
57. | Mode of partition of a holding |
58. | Valuation of the holding to be sold |
59. | Preferential right of purchase |
60. | Sale in default of purchase under Section 59 |
61. | Procedure in sale |
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| CHAPTER IIIG: SURRENDER, ABANDONMENT, EXTINCTION AND ACQUISITION (BHUMIDHARS AND ASAMIS) |
62. | Surrender of holding by Asami |
63. | Notice of surrender |
64. | Abandonment |
65. | Admission of Asami to the holding of a disabled Bhumidhar |
65A. | Consequences where Bhumidhar or Asami leaves land uncultivated |
66. | Entry upon an abandoned holding |
67. | Extinction of the |
68. | Extinction of the interest of an Asami |
69. | Extinction of the interest of an Asami on extinction of the interest of the Bhumidhar |
70. | Merger |
71. | Rights and liabilities of a Bhumidhar or Asami on extinction of his interest |
72. | Gaon Sabha to take over land after extinction of interest therein |
73. | Admission to land |
74. | Admission to land mentioned in sub-clause (iii) of clause (a) of section 6 or to waste land for reclamation |
75. | Order of preference in admitting persons to land under sections 73 and 74 |
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| CHAPTER IIIH: EJECTMENT (BHUMIDHAR AND ASAMI) |
76. | Bhumidhar not liable to ejectment |
77. | Ejectment of Asami |
78. | Rights to crops and trees when ejectment takes effect |
79. | Failure to institute a suit for ejectment under Section 77 or execute decree obtained there under |
80. | Consequences of ejectment under section 77 |
81. | Ejectment for use of land in contravention of the provisions of this Act |
82. | Decree for ejectment under section 81 |
83. | Suit for compensation and repair of the waste or damage |
84. | Ejectment of persons occupying land without title |
85. | Failure to file suit under section 84 or to execute decree obtained there under |
86. | Ejectment of Bhumidhar to whom section 85 applies |
86A. | Ejectment by Revenue Assistant of persons occupying Land without title |
87. | Ejectment of persons from lands of public utility |
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| CHAPTER III-I: RENT (ASAMI) |
88. | Rent payable by an Asami |
89. | Rent not be varied |
90. | Suit for fixation of rent |
91. | Hypothecation of produce towards payment of rent |
92. | Rent how payable |
93. | Commutation of rent |
94. | Installments for payment of rent |
95. | Application for arrears of rent and ejectment in default |
96. | Issue of notice to Asami |