The MP Land Revenue Code 1959 — India law | Esheria

The MP Land Revenue Code 1959

This code sets up Madhya Pradesh’s revenue administration, defines key land terms, and gives revenue officers powers and limits for surveys, hearings, notices, and proceedings.

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This code sets up Madhya Pradesh’s revenue administration, defines key land terms, and gives revenue officers powers and limits for surveys, hearings, notices, and proceedings. This part says Schedule 1 rules continue to operate unless changed, the Board may make or amend rules, appeals/revisions/reviews have specific limits, and land revenue is assessed and collected under the Code’s rules. This provision lets the Collector organize patwari and revenue-inspector circles, appoint record staff, and acquire land for village roads; it also sets duties for landholders to report rights changes and maintain boundary marks, and it provides penalties and recovery steps for non-compliance. This part lets a landholder transfer land interests, but it limits mortgages, leases, and transfers that would breach prescribed area limits or tribal-land protections. This part sets limits on hereditary tenants’ rent, allows cash conversion of rent, restricts transfers of tenancy rights, and gives landowners limited re-entry and termination rights, along with village administration and consolidation rules.

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