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THE M. P. LAND REVENUE CODE, 1959 (M. P. Act No. 20 of 1959) CONTENTS Secs. CH AP TER I P RELI M I NARY 1. Shor t titl e, extent a nd com m encem ent. 2. Definitions. CH AP TER I I BOARD OF REV ENUE 3. Constitution of Boa r d of Revenue. 4. P r in cip a l sea t a nd other pl a ces of sittings of Boa rd of Revenue. 5. Conditions of ser vi ce of m em ber s of Boa r d . 6. Sa l a r i es a nd a l l owa nces. 7. Jur i sdi ct ion of B oa r d. 8. P ower s of Super intendence of Boa r d. 9. Ex er ci se of j ur i sdi ction by sin gl e m em bers a nd benches. 10. C a ses p endin g a t com m encem ent of Cod e. CH AP TER I I I REV E NU E OF F I CER S, TH EI R CLASSES AND P OW ERS 11. R eve nu e Officer s. 12. Contr ol over Revenue Offi cer s. 13. P ower to a l ter , cr ea t e or a bol ish divi sion s, distr i ct s, su b-di visi ons a nd t a hsil s. 14. P ower to a ppoint Com m is sioner s of divi sion s. 15. P ower to a ppoint Addition a l Com missioner . 16. P ower to a ppoint Col l ector . 17. P ower to a ppoint Addition a l Col l ector s.

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18. Appointm e nt a nd power s of As si sta nt Col l ector s, Joint Col l ector s a nd D eput y Col l ector s. 19. Appointm e nt of Ta hsil da r s, Addition a l Ta hsil da r s a nd Na ib Ta hsil da r s. 20. Appointm e nt of Super intendents of La nd Recor d s a nd Assista nt Sup er intend ents of La nd R ecor ds . 21. Other Offi cer s. 22. Sub-Di vi siona l Of ficer s. 23. Subor din a ti on of Revenue Officer s. 24. Conf er ra l b y Sta te Gover n m ent of Power s of Revenue Offic er s on Offi ci a l s a nd other per sons. 25. P ower s exer cis a bl e on tr a n sf er. 26. Col l ector in ca se of tempor a r y va ca n cy. CH AP TER IV PROCED URE OF REV ENUE OF F I CERS AND REV ENUE COU RTS 27. P l a ce of hol din g enquir ies. 28. P ower to enter upon a nd sur vey l a nd. 29. P ower to tr a n sf er ca ses. 30. P ower to tr a n sf er ca ses to a nd fr om subor dina tes. 31. Conf er ra l of St a tu s of Cour t s on B oa rd a nd r evenu e offi cer s. 32. Inh er ent power of R evenue Cour ts. 33. P ower s of R evenue Officer s to r equir e a ttenda nce of p er sons a nd pr oduction of docum ents a nd to r eceive evidence. 34. Com pel l ing a tt end a nce of witness. 35. Hea r ing in a bs en ce of p a r t y. 36. Adj our nm ent of hea r in g. 37. P ower to a wa r d cost s. 38. Ma nn er of executi ng or der to d el i ver p ossession of im m ova bl e pr oper ty. 39. P er sons b y whom a pp ea r a nc es a nd a ppl ica tion s m a y b e m a d e befor e a n d to Revenue Officer s. 40. Effect of r ul es in Sch edul e I. 41. P ower of Boa r d to m a ke r ul es. 2

42. Or der s of Revenu e Offi cer wh en r ever sib l e b y r ea son of er r or or ir r egul a r ity. 43. Cod e of Ci vil P r ocedur e to a ppl y when n o expr ess pr ovi sion m a d e in this Code. CH AP TER V AP P EALS, REV I SI ON AND REV I EW 44. App ea l a nd a p pel l a te a uthor ities. 45. Tr a nsfer of cer ta in pending pr oceeding s to S ettl em ent Com m i ss ioner . 46. No. Appea l a ga ins t cer ta in or der s. 47. Li mita tion of a pp ea l s. 48. Cop y of or d er obj ect ed to a ccom pa ny peti tion. 49. P ower to a pp el l a t e a uth or it y. 50. R evision. 51. R eview of or d er s. 52. Sta y of exe cution of or d er s. 53. Appl ica tion of Lim ita tion Act. 54. P endin g r evi sion s. 54-A. Om itt ed. 55. Appl ica tion of Ch a pt er . 56. Con str u cti on of or der . CH AP TER V I LAND AND LAND REV ENUE 57. Sta t e owner ship in a l l l a nd s. 58. Li a bil i ty of l a nd to pa ym ent of l a nd r evenue. 58-A. C er ta in l a nd to be exem pted fr om p a ym ent of l a nd r evenue. 58-B. Ha l f of th e a s sess ed l a nd r evenue sh a l l be pa ya bl e f or h ol ding used excl usi vel y for th e pur pos e of a pr oj ect of m i cr o a nd sm a l l enter pr is e. 59. V a r i a tion of l a nd r e venu e a ccor din g t o p ur pose f or which l a nd is us ed . 59-A. As sessm ent when to ta ke eff ect. 59-B. R ea ssessm ent on di ver sion of l a nd pr or to com i ng i nto for ce of the Code. 60. As sessm ent b y wh om to b e fi xed. 3

CH AP TER V I I REV E NU E SURV E Y AND S ETTLEM ENT I N NON-URBAN AREAS 61. Appl ica tion of thi s Ch a pt er to l a nd s in n on-ur ba n a r ea s. 62. Appointm e nt of Settl em ent Com m i ssioner . 63. Appointm e nt of Additiona l Settl em ent Com mi ssioner a nd their power s a nd duties. 64. Appointm e nt of Settl em ent, Deputy Settl em ent a nd Assista nt S ettl em ent Offi cer s. 65. P ower s of S et tl em ent, Deput y S ettl em ent a nd A ssist a nt S ettl em ent Offi cer s. 66. Definition of r eve nue S ur vey. 67. Notif ica tion of pr oposed r evenu e sur vey. 68. For m a tion of sur vey num b er s a nd vil l a ges. 69. Sepa r a t e d em a r ca ti on of l a nd di ver t ed or specia ll y a ssi gned. 70. P ower to r e-num ber or sub-di vid e sur vey num ber s. 71. Entr y of sur vey nu mb er s a nd sub-di visi ons in r ecor ds. 72. Deter m in a tion of a ba di of vil l a ge. 73. P ower to S et tl em ent Off icer to di vid e or un ite vil l a ges or excl ude a r ea ther efr om . 74. Gr ou pin g of vil l a ges. 75. Definition of Settl em ent. 76. Notif ica tion of pr oposed settl em ent. 77. Fi xa tion of a ssessm en t r a tes. 78. Om itte d. 79. Fi xa tion of f a ir a sses sm ent. 80. Al l l a nds l ia bl e to a ssess m ent. 81. P r in cipl es of a sses sm ent. 82. Announcem ent of Set tl em ent. 83. Intr odu ction of S et tl em ent . 84. R emi ssi on of enha ncem ent of bhu mis wa m i who r el inqui sh es. 85. T er m of settl em ent. 4

86. P ower of Col l ect or to com pl ete unfinish ed pr oceedin gs. 87. Inquir y into p rof its of a gr icul t ure a nd va l ue of l a nd. 88. P ower to tr a n sf er , duty of m a int a ining m a ps a nd r ecor ds to Settl em ent Offi cer . 89. P ower of Sub -Divi sion a l Off icer to cor r ect er r or s. 90. P ower of Col l ect or dur in g t er m of Settl em ent etc. 91. P ower to gr a nt power of Settl em ent Offi cer d uri ng ter m of Sett l em nt. 91-A. P ower to m a ke r ul es. CH AP TER V I I I ASSESSM ENT AND RE-ASSESSM ENT OF LAND IN URBAN AREAS 92. P r ovisions of Ch a pter to a ppl y to l a nd in u rb a n a r ea s. 93. P ower s of Col l ector to di vide l a nds into pl ot num ber s. 94. P ower s of Col l ector to r e-num ber or sub-divide pl ot num ber s. 95. Ar ea a nd a ss essm ent of pl ot nu mb er s a nd sub- di vi sions to b e enter ed in re cor d s. 96. Ar ea in town for m ed into bl ocks for a ssessm ent. 97. Om itte d. 98. Fa ir a ss ess m ent. 99. Om itte d. 100. Fi xa tion of f a i r a ssessm ent a t th e ti m e of r evision. 101. T er m of s ettl em ent. 102. Assessm ent fixed sh a l l b e l a nd r even ue or r ent. 103. La n d r evenue or r ent fi xed under pr evious s ettl em ent or l ea s es t o cont inu e. CH AP TER I X LA ND REC ORDS 104. For m a tion of p a t wa r is’ cir cl es a n d a ppointm ent of pa t wa r is ther et o. 105. For m a tion of R evenue In sp ector s’ cir cl es. 106. Appointm ent of Revenu e Insp ector s, et c. 107. Fi el d m a p. 108. Rec or d of r i ghts. 5

109. Acqui stion of r i ght s to be r epor t ed. 110. Mut a tion of a cqu isit ion of r i ght in Fiel d Book a nd other rel eva nt l a nd r ecor d s. 111. Jur isdiction of Ci vil Court s. 112. Intim a tion of tr a n sf er s b y Regi steri ng Officer s. 113. Cor r e ction of cl er ica l er r or s. 114. La n d r ecor ds. 114-A. Bhoo Adhika r Ava m Rin Pu stika . 115. Cor r e ction of wr ong entr y in kha sr a a nd a ny other l a nd r ecor d s by super ior off icer s. 116. Disput es r ega r din g entry in kh a sr a or in a n y other l a nd r ecor ds. 117. P r esum ption a s t o entr ies in l a nd r ecor ds. 118. Obl i ga tion to fur nish infor m a tion a s to titl e. 119. P en a l t y for n egl ect to fur nish inform a ti on. 120. Requi sition of a s si st a nce in pr epa ra tion of m a ps a nd r ecor d of r ights. 121. P ower to m a ke r u l es for l a nd r ecord s. 122. E xe mption fr om pr ovisions of thi s Ch a pter . 123. Rec or d -of -r i ghts a t com m en cem ent of C ode. CH AP TER X BOUNDAR IES AND BOUNDARY M ARK S, SURV EY M ARK S 124. Con str u ct ion of b ound a r y m a r ks of vil l a ges a nd sur vey nu mber s or pl ot num ber s. 125. Disput es r ega r din g bound a r i es b et ween vil l a ges, sur vey num ber s a nd pl ot num ber s. 126. Ej ect m ent of per sons wr ongful l y in possession. 127. Dem a r ca tion a nd m a inten a n ce of bound a r y l ines. 128. E nfor cem ent of r ep a ir of bound a r y or sur vey m a r ks. 129. Dem a r ca tion of b ound a r i es of sur vey nu mb er or su b-di visi on or pl ot numb er . 130. P en a l t y for d estr uction, i nj ur y or r em ova l of bound a r y or su r vey m a rks. 131. Rights of wa y a nd other pr i va te ea sem ent s. 132. P en a l t y for obstr uction of wa y, et c. 6

133. Rem ova l of obstr uction. 134. E xe cution of bon d for a bst a ining fr om r ep etit ion of cer t a i n a ct s. 135. Acqui siti on of l a nd for r oa d, p a t hs, etc. 136. P ower to exem pt f rom oper a tion of this Cha pter . CH AP TER XI REALIS ATI ON OF LAND REVEN UE 137. La n d r evenue fir st cha r ge on l a nd. 138. Responsibil ity for pa ym ent of l a nd r evenue. 139. La n d r evenue r ecover a bl e fr om a n y per son , in possession. 140. Da tes on which l a nd r evenue fa l l s due a nd is p a ya bl e. 141. Defi nitions of “ a r r ea r ” a nd “ def a ul t er ”. 142. P a tel , P a twa r i, Gra m Sa bha or Gr a m P a ncha ya t bound to gi ve receipt. 143. P en a l t y for d ef a u l t of pa ym ent of l a nd r even ue. 144. Rem i ssion or su spen sion of l a nd r evenu e on fa il ur e of cr op s. 145. Cer tifi ed a ccount to b e evidence a s to a r rea r a nd d efa ul ter . 146. Noti ce of dem a nd. 147. P r oce ss for r ecover y of a r rea r . 148. Costs r ecover a bl e a s p a r t of a rr ea r . 149. E nfor cem ent of p r oc esses in oth er di str ict s. 150. P a ym ent under pr otest a nd suit for r ecover y. 151. Appl i ca tion of pr oceeds of sa l e. 152. La n d sol d for a rr ea r s to b e fr ee fr om en cu mbr a n ces. 153. P ur ch a ser ’s titl e. 154. P ur ch a ser not l i a bl e for l a n d r evenu e d ue pr ior to sa l e. 154-A. P ower s of th e Ta h sil da r to l et out the hol di ng in r espect of whi ch a r r ea r is due or a ny other hol ding of the defa ul t er . 155. Mon eys r ecover a bl e a s a n a r r ea r of l a n d r evenu e. 156. Rec over y of m oneys fr om sur ety. CH AP TER XI I 7

TENURE-H OLDERS 157. Cl a s s of t enur e. 158. Bhum iswa m i. 159. La n d r evenue p a y a bl e by bhum i swa m i s. 160. Revoca tion of ex emption fr om l i a bil ity f or l a nd r evenue. 161. Redu ca tion of r evenue dur ing the cur r ency of s ettl em ent. 162. XX X 163. P endi ng a ppl i ca ti ons for conf er r a l of bh um i swa mi r i ght s. 164. Devol ution. 165. Rights of tr a nsf er . 166. For feitur e in ca ses of cer ta in tr a nsfer s. 167. E xc ha n ge of l a nd . 168. Lea ses. 169. Un a uthor i sed l ea se et c. 170. Avoida nce of tr a nsfer in contr a vention of Section 165. 170-A. C er t a in tr a n sf er s t o be set a side. 170-B. R ever sion of l a nd of m em ber s of a bor igina l tr ibe which wa s tr a nsfer r ed by fr a ud. 170-C. Advoca te not t o a pp ea r in pr oceedin gs u nd er S ect ion 170-A or 170-B without per m ission. 170-D. S econd a ppea l ba r r ed. 171. Right to m a ke in pr ovem ent s. 172. Di ver sion of l a nd . 173. Rel inquishm ents. 174. Disposa l of r el i nquish ed sub -di vi sion. 175. Right of wa y to r el inqui sh ed l a nd. 176. Ab a ndonm ent of hol ding. 177. Disposa l of hol dings. 178. P a r titi on of h ol ding.

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178-A. P a r ti tion of l a n d in l i fe ti m e of b himi swa mi . 180. Restr iction on tr a nsf er of tr ees. CH AP TER XI I I GOV ERNM ENT LESSEES AND SERV I CE LAND 181. Gover n m ent l essees. 181-A. Conver sion of l ea se hol d r i ght into fr ee hol d r i ght . 182. Rights a nd l i a bil i ties of a Gover nm ent l essee. 183. Ser vice l a nd. 184. Disposa l of ser vi ce l a nd in Sir onj Regi on wh en ser vi ces no l onger r e qui r ed. CH AP TER XI V OC CUP ANCY TENANTS 185. Occup a nc y ten a nt s. 186. Ma xi mum r ent. 187. Com m uta tion. 188. Rent. 189. Resum ption b y bhum iswa m i in cer ta in ca ses. 190. Conf er r a l of bhum iswa m i r i ghts on occupa n cy t ena nts. 191. Rest ora tion of occup a n cy tena nt. 192. Devol ution of r ig hts of occupa ncy t ena nts. 193. T er m ina tion of te na ncy. 194. P r ovision a ppl i ca bl e to occup a n cy tena nt whose t en a ncy i s t er m ina t ed. 195. Occup a nc y ten a nt ’s r i ght s of tr a n sf er . 196. Right of occup a n cy t ena nts to m a ke im pr ovem ent. 197. Right of occup a n cy t ena nt to m a ke im pr ovem en t. 197. Right of c er t a in p er sons to a ppl y to set a sid e tr a nsf er s by occupa ncy t en a nt s. 198. Sur r end er . 199. Rec ei pt. 200. P en a l t y for f a il ur e to gi ve r ecei pt or for excess r ecover y.

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201. Rem i ssion a nd su spension of r ent consequent on l i ke tr ea tm ent of l a n d re venue. 202. Reinsta t em ent of wr ongful l y ej ected occupa ncy tena nt. CH AP TER XV ALLUV ION AND DI LUV I ON 203. Al l uvion a nd diluvion. 204. P ower to m a ke a ssessm ent a nd decid e d isput es. CH AP TER XV I CONS OLIDATION OF H OLD IN GS 205. Defi nitions. 206. Initia tion of con sol ida tion pr oceedin gs. 207. Rej ection of a ppl i ca tion. 208. Adm ission of a ppl ica tion. 209. P r epa r a tion of schem e for con sol i da tion of hol din gs. 210. Confi rm a tion of sch em e. 211. P r oce dur e on con fir m a tion. 212. Right of bhum i swa m is to possessi on of hol dings. 213. Tr a nsfer of r i ght s of bhu mi swa mi in hol di ngs. 214. No in str um ent n eces sa r y to eff ect tr a n sfer . 215. Costs of c a r r ying out sch em e. 216. Rec over y of com pensa tion a nd cost. 217. Su sp en sion of p a r tition pr oceedin gs du r ing cur r en cy of con sol ida tion proceedings. 218. Tr a nsfer of pr ope rt y dur ing pr oceedin gs. 219. Rights of bhum is wa m is a ft er consol ida ti on sa m e a s b efor e. 220. E ncum br a n ces of bhum is wa m is. 221. P ower to m a ke r u l es. CH AP TER XV I I V ILLAG E OF F I CERS

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222. Appointm ent of pa tel s. 223. Rem un er a tion of pa t el s. 224. Duti es of p a t el s. 225. Duti es im posed u nder a n y l a w upon l a n d hol der s d eem ed to be im posed on pa t el s. 226. Rem ova l of p a t el s. 227. P unishm ent of p a tel s. 228. Appointm ent of substitute pa tel . 229. E ntr ustm ent of vi l la ge m a n a gem ent. 230. Appointm ent of kotwa r s a nd their duti es. 231. Rem un er a tion of kotwa r s. 232. Gr a m S a bh a . CH AP TER XV II I RIG HTS I N A BADI AND UN OC CU P IE D LAND AND I TS P RODUCE 233. Rec or d of unoccupied l a nd. 234. P r epa r a tion of Ni st a r P a tr a k. 235. Ma tt er s to b e pr ovid ed for in Nist a r P a tr a k. 236. P r ovision in Nist a r P a tr a k for cer t a in m a tt er s. 237. Col l ector to set a pa r t l a nd f or exer ci se of Nista r r ights. 238. Rights in wa ste l a nd of a nother vi l l a ge. 239. Rights in fr uit b ea r in g tr ees a n d oth er t r ees pl a nt ed i n unoccupied l a nd. 240. P r ohibit ion of cut ting of cer t a in tr ees. 241. Mea sur es to pr event theft of ti mb er fr om Gover nm ent for est. 242. Wa j ib -ul - a r z. 243. Ab a di. 244. Disposa l of a b a di sit es. 245. Rights to hol d house sit e fr ee of l a nd r even ue. 246. Right of per sons hol ding hous e si tes in a ba di. 247. Gover n m ent’ s tit l e to m in er a l s. 11

248. P en a l t y for una uthoris edl y ta king pos session of l a nd. 249. Regul a tion of fi shing, hunting etc. 250. Reinsta t em ent of bhum iswa m i im pr oper l y di spos sess ed. 250-A. Confine m ent i n ci vil pr i son on f a il ur e t o r est or e possessi on under Section 250. 250-B. Fa i lur e to va ca te l a nd i n f a vour of a l l ottee of l a nd to b e a n of fen ce. 251. V estin g of t a nks in Sta t e Gover n m ent . 252. Ma int en a n ce of works of publ i c util it y. 253. P unishm ent for contr a vention of pr ovi sions. 254. P er for m a n ce of d uties of Gr a m Sa bh a b y P a tel . CH AP TER XI X MI SCELLANEOUS 255. P r escr iption of sta nda r ds of cul ti va tion a nd m a na gem ent. 256. In spection a nd copies of m a ps a nd l a nd r ecor d s. 257. E xcl u sive j ur isdiction of r evenue a uthori ties . 257-A. Bur d en of pr oof a nd ba r of l ega l pr a ctiti oner s in cer ta in pr oceedings. 258. Gen er a l r ul e m a king power . 259. Refer ence to cer ta in tenur es. 260. Refer ence to l a ws not in for ce in a ny r egion. 261. Rep ea l a nd sa vin gs. 262. Tr a nsitor y pr ovi sions. 263. P ower to r emove difficul ti es. 264. Cod e not to a ppl y i n cer ta in ca ses. - SCHEDU LE I - SCHEDU LE II - SCHEDU LE III

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THE MADHYA P RADESHA& CHHATISGA RH LAND REVENUE CODE, 1959 (M.P. Act No. 20 of 1959) An Act t o cons ol idat e and am en d t he l aw rel at ing t o l and revenu e, t he power s of Revenue Of f icers, rig ht s and l iabi l it ies of hol ders of l and f ro m t he St at e Governm ent , ag ri cul t ural t enures and ot her mat t ers rel at ing t o l and and th e l iabil it ies in cident al t heret o in M adhy a P rades h. Be it ena ct ed by the Ma dh ya P r a d esh Legi sl a tur e in the Tenth Yea r of the Republ i c of India a s f ol l ows : — CH AP TER I PRELI M INARY 1.

Sh or t ti tl e, ex ten t an d co mm en cem en t. — (1) T hi s Act ma y be ca l l ed

Th e M adh ya P rade sh Lan d R even u e Code, 1959. (2) It extends to the whol e of Ma dhya P r a desh but nothing conta ined in thi s Code exce pt th e pr ovisions rel a ting to l ia bil it y of l a nd for pa ym ent of l a nd r evenue, the a ssessm ent of l a nd r evenu e wit h r efer ence to the u se of l a nd, r ea l i sa tion of l a nd r evenue a nd a l l pr ovisions a n ci l l a r y th er eto sha l l a ppl y to su ch a r ea s a s m a y, fr om tim e to tim e, be constituted a s reser ved or prot ect ed for est under th e Indi a n F or est Act , 192 7 (X V I of 1927) Pr ovided t ha t the a for es a id pr ovisions of the Code sha l l a ppl y with r ef eren ce to the u se of l a nd in su ch a r ea s for one or m or e of the purposes specified in Section 59.] (3) Thi s Cod e sha l l c om e into for ce on such da t e3 a s the Sta te Gover nm ent m a y, b y notifi ca tion, a ppoint. 2. Def i n i ti on s. — (1) In this Code, unl ess ther e i s a nythin g r epugna nt to the subj ect or cont ext, — (a ) "abadi" m ea ns the a r ea r eser ved fr om ti m e to ti m e in a vi l l a ge in a non urba n a r ea for the r e si dence of the inha bita nts ther eof or for pur poses 13

a n cil l a r y th ereto, a nd a n y oth er l oca l equi va l ent of this expr ession su ch a s " vil l a ge sit e" or "ga onstha n" sh a l l a l so b e constr ued a ccor din gl y; (b) " ag ricul t ure " incl udes— (i)

the r a ising of a nnua l or periodica l crop s incl udin g bet el l ea v es (Pa n) a nd wa ter nut s ( s ing ha ra ) a nd ga r den pr odu ce;

(ii)

horti cul tur e;

(iii)

the pl a nting a nd upkeep of or ch a r d s; a nd

(iv)

the r eser ving of l a nd f or fodder, gr a zin g or t ha t ching gr a ss;

(v)

the use of l a nd for poul tr y, fish er i es or a ni m a l hu sba ndr y in a n a r ea

situa ted mor e tha n five kil om etr es a wa y fr om t he

per ipher y of ur ba n a r ea s;] (c) "ag ri cul t u ral year" m ea ns the yea r com m encing on the fir st da y of Jul y or such other da te a s the St a t e Gover nm ent m a y, by notif ica tion, a ppoint; (d) "B oa rd" m ea n s th e Boa r d of Revenu e con stitu ted und er Section 3; . (e) "bonaf id e ag ri cul t urist " mea ns a per son who cul tiva tes la nd per son a l l y or who m a y r ea sona bl y b e expect ed to cul ti va t e p er sona l l y; (f) "co-op erat i ve s o ciet y " m ea n s a society r egister ed a s such under a ny l a w r el a ti ng to Co-op er a tive Societies in for ce for t he tim e bein g in a ny r egion of t he St a t e; (g) "Governm...