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The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act.
Section 96

1Short title, extent and commencement
2Definitions
3Delimitation of local areas
4Determination of family holding
5Application of Chapter V of Transfer of Property Act
6Persons deemed to be tenants
7Certain persons deemed to be tenants for purposes of this Act
8Record of rights of ordinary tenants
9Tenancy not to be terminated by efflux of time
10Restoration of possession to tenants dispossessed after 1st January 1953 in certain circumstances
11Maximum rent
12Rent
13Commutation of rent in crop share into cash rent
14Prohibition for receiving rent in terms of service of labour
15Refund of rent recovered in contravention of provisions of the Act and other penalties
16Abolition of all cesses, etc
17Liability of tenants to pay land and canal revenue and cesses
18Suspensions or remissions of rent
19Termination of tenancy
20Termination of tenancy by surrender thereof
21Land or portion thereof which landlord is not entitled to retain on surrender to be declared as surplus
22Bar to eviction from dwelling house
23Tenant to give first option of purchasing site on which he has built a dwelling house
24Power to apply sections 22 and 23 to dwelling houses occupied by agricultural labourers, etc
25Tenant's right to trees planted by him
26Right to produce of naturally growing trees
27Responsibility of tenant to maintain boundary marks, etc
28Repairs of protective bunds
29Relief against termination of tenancy in certain cases
30Relief against Termination of tenancy for non-payment of rent
31Tenancy to be in abeyance during usufructuary mortgage in favour of tenant
32Receipts for rent
33Sub-division, sub-letting and assignment prohibited
34Bar to attachment, seizure or sale by process of court
35Where land is sold for recovery of loan advanced under any law the right of tenant to stand extinguished
36Procedure of taking possession
37Rights and privileges of tenants not to be affected
38Termination of tenancy by landlord for cultivating land personally
39Right of certain landlords to terminate tenancy for cultivating personally
39ASpecial right of certain landlords to terminate tenancy for personal cultivation
40Provisions of section 38 not to affect right of tenant to purchase land
41Right of tenant to purchase land
42Extent of land which tenant may purchase under section 41
43Tenant to make an offer, determination of purchase price, mode of payment, etc
44Amount of purchase price to be applied towards satisfaction of debts
45Power to declare occupancy tenants as tenure holder
46Transfer of ownership of land to tenants from specified date
47Purchase price
48Tribunal to determine the extent of land transferred to tenant and purchase price thereof
49Provisions of sections 43, 44 and 45 to apply to transfer of ownership under section 46
49AOwnership of certain lands to stand transferred to tenants on 1st day of April 1963
49BTransfer of possession and ownership of lands to certain dispossessed tenants
50Right of tenants holding land under tenancy restored or created after specified date to purchase land
51Right of tenants to exchange land
52Landlord to restore possession if he fails to cultivate within one year
53Circumstances in which landlord shall be deemed to cultivate personally
54Rights of tenants to be heritable
55Compensation for improvement made by tenant
56Tenant's right to erect farm house
57Restriction on transfers of land purchased or sold under this Act
57ADefinition
57BRight of landlord to terminate tenancy
57CTransfer of pending proceeding to Collector and State Government
57DRight of tenant to purchase land from landlord
57ESaving
58Some of the provisions not to apply to leases of land obtained by industrial or commercial undertakings, certain co-operative societies or for cultivation of sugarcane, fruits, flowers, etc
59Reasonable rent of land to which section 58 applies
60Certain provisions not to apply to municipal areas
61Deleted
62Power to assume management of landholder's holding
63Vesting of holding in management
64Effect of declaration of management
65Manager's powers
66Manager to pay costs of management, etc
67Notice to claimants
68Claim to contain full particulars
69Claim not duly notified to be barred
70Determination of debts and liabilities
71Power to rank debts and fix interest
72Scheme for liquidation
73Provisions of scheme
74Effects of sanctioning scheme
75Power to remove mortgage in possession
76Power to sell or lease
77Manager's receipt for a discharge
78Death of landholder not to affect management
79Termination of management
80Manager deemed to be public servant
80AAssumption of management of land which remained uncultivated
81Assumption of management of surplus land and payment of compensation therefor
82Appointment of Manager
83Provisions which shall have effect during management
84Order of priority for leasing out surplus lands
85Termination of management and the consequences
86Period of management to be excluded in computing period of limitation
87Manager to be public servant
88Deleted
89Transfer to non-agriculturists barred
89ATransfer to non-agriculturist for bona-fide Industrial use
90Reasonable price of land for the purpose of its sale or purchase
91Sale of agricultural land to particular person
91AExemption to sales by or in favour of co-operative societies
92Acquisition of holding or land under management or interest therein
93Deleted
94Deleted
95Deleted
96Deleted
97Tribunal
98Duties of Tribunal
99Powers of Tribunal
100Duties of Tahsildar
101Commencement of proceedings
102Procedure
103Power of Collector to transfer proceedings
104Application for possession of land made to different Tahsildars to be heard by designated Tahsildar
104ADesignated Tribunal to conduct proceedings in respect of land held by the same tenant in different areas
105Distribution of business amongst Tahsildars
106Execution of order for payment of money or for restoring possession
106APowers of Collector of inquiries under sub-section (3A) of section 36. Provision as respect revision and execution of orders
107Appeals
108Powers of Collector to transfer and withdraw appeals
109Appeal against award of Collector
110Revisional powers of Collector
111Revision
112Court-fees
113Orders in appeal or revision
114Limitation
115Inquiries and proceedings to be judicial proceedings
116Deleted
117Offences and penalties
118Rules
119Delegation of powers and duties
119AHolders of land to furnish particulars of land to Tahsildars
119BAcquisition of land under invalid transfer or partition to be invalid
120Summary eviction
120AValidation of certain transfers and acquisitions
121Invalidation of certain transfers or acquisitions of land
122Disposal of land, transfer or acquisition of which is invalid
122ADisposal of land, transfer or acquisition of which is invalid for breach of condition
123Leases of land liable to be disposed of under section 122
124Bar of jurisdiction
125Suits involving issues required to be decided under this Act
126Control
127Indemnity
128Act not to apply to certain lands and areas
128ASpecial provision for land taken under management by Courts, etc
129Exemption from certain provisions to lands held by local authorities, Universities, trusts, etc
130Certain provision of the Act not to apply to holdings and lands assumed under managements under Chapter VI or VII
130AProvisions of Act not to apply in relation to certain leases
131Power of Government to withdraw exemption
132Repeals and savings
133Enactments amended

Section 96

The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act.Maharashtra

Section 96. Deleted

Deleted by Mah. 41 of 1966, s. 334 (Schedule K)

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Section 96, Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958

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