SF of the A.P Land Reforms Ceiling Agri Holdings PDF

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Salient features of the A.P Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act 1973. The following are the salient features of the land reform (ceiling on agricultural holdings) Act 1973: 1. The object of the Act is to consolidate and amend the law relating to fixation of ceiling on agricultural holding and taking over surplus land. 2. Section 2 declares that it gives effect to the DPSP specified in clauses B & C of Article 30 of the constitution of India. 3. The act puts a ceiling area in respect of a family unit consisting of not more than 5 members to an extent of a land equal to one standard holding. In case of family units consisting of more members the ceiling area is and extent of land equal to one standard holding plus and additional extend to one fifth of one standard holding of every excess member subject to a a max not exceeding to two standard holding that is 10 members. 4. The act contains a provision to increase the limit of ceiling area in respect of family units or individuals who have one or more major sons who has no land. 5. Section 5 of the Act provides the standard holdings for different class of lands and the manner of such computation of standards. 6. The Act empowers the Govt. to constitute tribunals with specified jurisdictions. 7. The Act provide special provisions in respect of transfers made on or after the 24th jan 1971. But before the notified date of a land by way of sale, gift, usufactory mortgage, exchange, settlement, or by other manners. 8. The Act imposes a duty on the persons who’s land holdings exceeds the specified limit to make a declaration of such holdings and surrender such excess land the position of which vests in the authorized revenue officer 9. The Act provides special provisions for protected tenants 10. The Act provides provision of payment of amount in respect of land vested in Govt. with the specified rates. 11. The Act U/S 17 prohibits alienation of holdings in respect of excess land by any manner. 12. Section 18 of the Act requires the declaration of future acquisition of and in any manner. 13. The Act U/S 20 and 21 provides for making an appeal or revision before the authorised authority. 14. The Act requires declaration for the purpose of registration of any document that the holding of the transferor does not exceed the ceiling area. 15. Section 23 of the Act provides exception from the applicability of the Act to the lands held by the state or central Govt or any local authority or religious charitable or educational institution or a waqf of a public nature. 16. Section 24 provides for penalty in case of failure to furnish a declaration or for contravention of the provisions of the Act 17. The Act bars jurisdiction of the civil court in respect of the matter covered by it 18. The Act empower the Govt to make necessary rules and to remove difficulties and giving effect to the provisions of the Act

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