Land Law Including Other Local Laws
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya · LL.B. Semester 10 · LAIJTD4N
Unit I — Foundations of Chhattisgarh Land Laws
Historical development of land law in Chhattisgarh · Objectives and scope of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 · Short title, extent, and commencement · Key definitions (selected essential terms) · Revenue authorities: Board of Revenue, Revenue Officers, and Revenue Courts · Appeal, revision, and review procedures
Unit II — Land Revenue, Survey and Settlement
Concept and assessment of land revenue · Theory of Eminent Domain · Revenue survey, demarcation, and settlement process · Reassessment and rates of assessment · Village maps and demarcation disputes
Unit III — Land Records and Tenure Rights
Patwari and Revenue Inspector Circles · Record of Rights, Khasra, Field Book, and mutation · Disputes regarding entries in land records · Realisation of land revenue · Tenure holders: Bhumiswami, occupancy tenants, government lessees · Transfers: sale, lease, exchange, abandonment, partition, disposal
Unit IV — Rights in Abadi and Unoccupied Lands
Rights in Abadi and unoccupied lands · Nistar Patrak and record of unoccupied land · Wajib-ul-Arz and its legal value · Reinstatement of Bhumiswami · Jurisdiction of Revenue Officers
Unit V — Chhattisgarh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960
Objectives and rationale for land ceiling · Definitions and key provisions · Fixation of ceiling area and exemptions · Procedure for determining surplus land · Acquisition and compensation for surplus land · Restrictions on transfers and penalties for violations
Unit VI — Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011
Short title, scope, and definitions · Tenancy and rent agreements · Rent Controller and Rent Control Tribunal: powers and procedures · Rights and duties of landlords and tenants (Schedules I to IV) · Execution of orders and appeals in disputes
Unit VII — The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
Purpose and key definitions · Social Impact Assessment and public purpose determination · Safeguards for food security · Notification and acquisition process · Rehabilitation and resettlement awards · Authority: composition, powers, and procedures · Provisions for SCs/STs and penal provisions