Land Laws of Assam
Dibrugarh University · LL.B. Semester 9 · B.A.,LL.B.: 9.1
Unit 1 — Introduction
1.1 Origin of Land Rights in Assam, Proprietor, Land-holder and Settlement holder, other than land holder. · 1.2 Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1881, Definitions; rights over land – acquisition of rights over land, rights of proprietors, land holders, settlement holders, · 1.3 Allotment of grazing land, disposal of government waste land, rights in fishery.
Unit 2 — land revenue
2.1 Settlement &resumption under the Assam Land & Revenue Regulation, 1886 – Settlement Operation, procedure for settlement – survey & demarcation of land – preparation of record of rights – assessment of land revenue; resumption, Hoe tax. · 2.2 Mutation – classes of persons entitled to pray mutation – obligation to pray for mutation – procedure for mutation; field mutation; · 2.3 Arrears & Mode of recovering it – defaulter – defaulting estate; models of recovering Arrears – Attachment & sale of movables – attachment of defaulting estate – sale of defaulting estate, sale of immovable property other than the defaulting estate.
Unit 3 — Partition
3.1 Partition – meaning – need – who can sue for partition – procedure – restriction for partition. · 3.2 Powers of officers – revenue officers –procedure and Appeals – matters exempted four cognizance of civil court. · 3.3 Protections of backward classes - tribal belts & blocks.
Unit 4 — State legislations on tenancy
4.1 The Assam non-Agricultural urban Areas tenancy Act, 1955 · 4.2 The Assam (temporarily settled areas tenancy) Act, 1971.
Unit 5 — State Legislations on –
5.1 Rent control:- the Assam urban Areas rent Control act, 1972 · 5.2 Ceiling on land: - The Assam fixation of land holding act, 1956. · 5.3 Land requisition & Acquisition: - the Assam land (Requisition & Acquisition) Act, 1964. · 5.4 Central land acquisition act Refered cases: 1. Swasna Brahma v. Assam Board of Revenue, AIR,1972,GAU 121 2. Refiqunnessa v. Lal Bahadur Chetri, AIR 1964 SC 1511 3. Kali Kumar Sen v. Mohanlal Biswas AIR 1969 ASM 66(FB) 4. Satyaranjan v. Assam Board of Revenue AIR 1999 GAU-83(FB)