The West Bengal Land-Revenue, Rent and Cess (Apportionment) Act, 1948
Act 31 of 1948
Keyword(s):
Award, Common Estates, Tenures or Holding, Prescribed, Revenue Officer,
Tenure
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West Bengal Act XXXI of 1948'
THIS WEST BENGAL LAND-REVENUE, RENT AND
CESS (APPORTIONMENT) ACT, 1948.
Tile A d n p ~ a ~ i oof
n Laws Ordcr. 1950.
1 151j1Or!obct; 1948.]
WHEREAS
ccrrain csralcs, rcnurus and holdings i n he Province o f
Bcngal as il cxis~cdhcfurc rhc dale on which thc award came inlo force
are con~prisedof lands siluared, afrer the said dale, pmly in [he Province
o r IVcsr Bcngal i n lhc Dominion or India and parrly in [he Province o f
Ei~srBcngal i n rhc Dominion of Pakistan;
AND WIIEREAS i~ is cxpcdicn~LO appurrion and fix [he land-revenues
or rcnrs, as rhc cilsc may bc, and lhc ccsscs payable ill respecl of [he
p o n i o n s siruared in Wesr Bengal o f rhe common cslnrcs, lcnurcs or
holdings;
l
R c n ~ shon rirlc.
1. ( 1) This Act may bc cnllcd dlc 1Vcs1B c n ~ aLand-rcvcnut.
txrcnl and
and Cess (Apporlionrncnl) Act, 1943.
Ci7I~iIl~liCC(2) 11 cxrcnds ru thc whole of U'crt BcngaI.
IIKnt.
(3) 11 shall come inro force on such %arc as Ihe ?[Srarz] Govcmmcnr
may, by notificarion in r l ~ zOjiciul Ga:ntc, appoinr.
2.
In \his Acl, unlrss, lhcrr: is anything rcpugnanl i n ~ h subjccl
c
or
cnntcxt,-
(t)
10ilnd l l
Gco. VI.
c. 30.
"award" mcans the award of the Boundary Cornmission
referred to in sec~ion3 of thc Indian Indcpcndcnce Ac!,
1947;
(2) thc cxprcssinn "common estates, tcnurcs or holdings"
means eslates. lenures or 11oIdings which arc comprised
or lands situarcd, artcr thc date on which ~ h award
c
came
'For S~arcmcnlof Objcct~and Rcawns, scc lhc Cr~lr.irrrrrGnzerre. ihfroorditirmry.
datcd ~ h c11th Scptsnlbcr. 1938. Part 1V. p a y 767: for proceedings uT rhc \i1c<t
Bcnpnl Lc~islnrivcAwc~nhly,.xc lhc procredings or ihc n~cctingof thc West Bcngal
Lcfislali\s A\sembly hcld on lllc 23rd Scptcr~~bcr.
194s.
Tliis Act t v a ~brought inro lorcc on thc 3 r d Dccc~nbcr,19-18. m
\ &
i no~ificilliun
No. Y Y S S L Rcf., darcd the 18th December. 19411, publislicd at pagc 1692 o f thc
C(11crrrrn(;'ozcIre, oTtlic 3 r d Dzccrrlkr. 1958.
'This word rvitl1i11thc squarc bnckcts was subs~ilulrdfur thc word "Provincial" by
pan. J( I ) oClhc Adnplaliun o l t ~ w Ordcr.
s
1950,
kfinilinns.
T / I E\Vesf Betrgrr! hind-revetzrre, Re111 nrrd Cesr (Ap~~ortio~rrtret~r)
Act, 1948.
[[Vest Bcn. Act
into force, partly i n the '[Slate] or Wcst Bengal in ?*
India and partly in '[thc Provincc o f Easl Bengal] in ?*
*
*
Pakisiaii;
(3) "prescribcd" mcnns prescribed by rulcs mndc by [he '[Slate]
Govcrnmenl under this Acl;
(4) "Revenue-oficcr" includes any oficer whom the '[Stare]
Go\~zrnmcnrmay nppoinr lo dischxgc any of the ~ U ~ C I ~ D I I S
o f n Revenuc-orficcr undcr this Acl; and
(5) "icnurc" includcs a Plrrrri tznurc.
Pusvcr lu
o d c r prc-
pm!ion or
record of
lands in
COllULXlll
CstJles.
fcnures~nd
3. l'he J[Sia~e]Govcrnmci~lmay, by norifica~ionin the OfiTcial
Gozcrre, rnakc an order directing ihal a rccord be prepared in such
n l a n ~ ~ eand
r containing sucll pariiculrtrs as may be prescribcd of all
lands in Wcst Bengal forming pans of he common cstarcs, lenures or
holdings.
holdings.
4. When an ordcr has bccn made lor the prcpararion o f a record
undcr sccrion 3, the Rzvenuc-oficcrshall prepare Sucll rccord irccordingly
containing, in addihon ro thc parliculars referred to in section 3, [he
iunounls of land-rcvcnucs or renls, as [he casc may be, and of czsscs
payable in respecloTthc porrions included in Wcsr Bengat ofthe common
esrares, icnurcs or holdings, 10 bt dc~crminedby [he Rcvcnuc-olficcr
i n such manner and jn accordance with such principles as may he
prescribcd.
5. When a rccord has been prepared undcr section 4, the Revcnucorficer shall causc a drat'[ of it lo be published in sucl~manncr and for
such pcriod as may be prescribed and shall reccivc, during the period
or publication of ~ h crccord, any objections made i n regard to any
cnrry therein or omission lherefrom rclating to the apponionrncnl or
land-rc\,cnucs, renrs or cesses.
final
d i s w or
ubjrclions.
aid confir-
maliun and
linnl publicalion ul
record.
6. (1) Aftcr the expiry of thc pcriod of publication of thc rccord
undcr seciion 5. rhc Revenue-ofliccr shall submit the record LOrhc Rcvenue
authority prescribcd wirh a summary of the objecljons, if any, which he
has received and his repon thereon.
'This word within ~ h csyuxc bnckcts
WLLS subsrirured
for thc word "Province". by
p.m. 4(1) of thc Adapfa~ion
o r h w s Order. 1450.
!The words "the Dominion of' were ornitled by para. 3 or. and the Elcvcnth
Schcdulc to, ihid.
'Thc cnprusion within squarc bnukrrs shdl sfmd un~uodifid,ibid.
T e e roo[-nolz 3 on page 97, onre.
Tlre \vest Hiengal htrd-relnenrre,RPII! n t ~ dCess ( A p p u r r ~ u ~ ~ r r ~ c ~ r t )
Act, 1948.
XXXI of 1948.1
(2) Such aurhorily shnll finnIly dispose of the objcc~ionssubmiued
ro i t undcr sub-scction ( 1 ) according to such rules as lhe '[Srate]
Gr,vcrnmcnt may makc and rnny confirm rhe record w i ~ hor \~:rhout
amcndmcnt:
Providcd that no cniry shnll bc umcndcd or olnission supplied unless
noricc has bccn given to the partics concerned for such period and in
such manncr as may be prescribed lo appear and bc heard in rhc mnucr.
(3) A f ~ c rconfirinarion by such auihorily he Revcnuc-olIiccr shall
cause [he record lo be finalIy published in thc manncr prcscribcd and
such publication shnll bc conclusive evidence [hat the record has
hccn duly prcparcd under tbis Act.
7. ( 1 ) Any person who is aggricvcd by any cnwy in, or omission
from, thc rzcord finally published under section 6 i n so far as such
record r e l a ~ e sto he apporlionment and fixarion of renls or cesscs
in respecr of tenures or holdings, may appcal ra the supcrior Rcvcnuc
authoriry prcscribcd in such manncr and within such pcriod as nlny be
prcscribcd.
(2) Norwirhsranding anything contained in any other law for !he
rime being
force. no Court shall bave any jurisdicrion i n respect OF
any issue arising out o r lIie proceedings undcr this Act for thc
appor~ic~nmcn~
and lixa~ionor land-revcnucs, rcnts or ccsscs or shall
i~nnulor alrzr any decision o r a Rcvcnue-oriicer or a Revenue aulhorjly
under [his Act.
8. Thc Rzvcnuc-orficcr may, ar any timc. either o r his own mo~ion
or on application. and a l ~ c rgiving nolice to the parties concerned for
such pcriod and in such manner as may lx prescribed ro appcm and hc
hcnrd in rhc m:irrer, correct any clerical or arirhmetical mislakc in thc
rzcord Iinillly published under secrivn Ci or any crror arising lhcrcin
liom any accidental slip or omission and shall makc such alterations
thcrcin as may be necessaq to give effect ro any decision on appeal
undur sub-scClion ( 1 ) or secrion 7.
9.
On the final publica~ionof h e record under seclion 6,(a) thc appor~ionmenrand fixation, hereu under, of land-revenues
or rcnrs, as lhc case may he. and nf cesses in rcspccl of rhc
porrions situiltcd in 1Vcsr Bcngal of !hc common cstatcs,
[enurcs or holdings shall, nolwirhslanding anylhing
con~nincdin any othcr law for thc Limc bcing in forcc or in
any contracl, be deemed 10 have come inro force and the
comnon cstntcs, rcnurcs or holdings, as thc cnsc may bc,
Comnccm n t and
C ~ ~ C C I O ~
rhz rrcods.
[ I c s t Ben. Act XXXT of 1948.1
shalt be dccmcd to Ilavc bccn and to bc parlitionctl
ucuurdingly. u i w
~ d Tron~lhc datc o n which thc award calnc
inro lurce [l~rlucinarlcrrefcrrzd to ;is the said dale), and
(b) all laws Tor 1l1c tlmc hcir~gill rorcc rclxing lo thc crcaiioo
or ~ c l l l c ~ i l eof
~ i CS~IIICS.
t
tenurcs or tl~ldingsor lo [he rccuvcry n l land-revc~luc,rcnl or cesscs in rcspcct 01crcof
shall bc dccmcd lo have bccn :lnd lo bc appliu;jhle tnurcrris
r ~ ~ ~ r r o ~ r r10l i swch pnr~irioncdcstales, lenurcs or hnldings
on and rro~uthl: said dare.
Po~vcrlo
111akcru1e.c.
10. (1) ' [ S ~ n ~ Govcrnmeni
cj
may make rulcs' rur carrying oul thc
Or [hiS A ~ L ,
I,UTPOScS
(2) In pariicular and wi~liourprcjudicc co thr: gcncrnlily or thc
li~rcgoingpuwcr, such rulcs 111i1yprovide for all 01. any 01' thc rollowing
matlcrs, na1nc1y:(a) IIIZ Inanncr ol' prepxing n rccord and rhc parliculars lo bc
c n n d o c d rhcrtin refcrrcd lo in seclion 3:
(b) ihe lnnnncr or. and thr: principles F(?r, determining ttlc
anlourlrs of los~d-revenues. rcnls and -czsscs rcfcrrzd to in
sccrion 4;
(c) ~ h manner
c
and pcriod of publiczlrion of a drarr rccord
referred 10 in section 5;
(11)
!he Revenuc nulhority rererrcd ro i n sub-scclion ( 1 ) 01'
s c c ~ i o n6, slid thc disposal or objcctiol~su n d c r subseclion (2) and 111crilanncr of finaI puhlicalion 01' n rccord
undcr sub-scnion ( 3 )or lhar section;
the manner of giving. ~loliccreferred
ro in rhc proviso to sub-hccrion (2) of seciion 6 and in
sec~ion8: ond
(f) the supcriur Revcnue i\uthori\y rcfcrrcd ro i n subsection ( I j of scclion 7, the manner of prescnrarion ot'
appeals 10 such a u r t ~ o r i ~and
y he pcriod wi~liinwhich
s t ~ c h appeals shall he prescnred undcr the said
sub-stction.
(e)
111c pcric~dof, and
'Sccoloo[-nurc3 on page 97, o~lre.
'For tlic Wusl Bcngnl Land-rcrcouc, llrnl and C c a c (Apponion!rwni) Rulcs. 1948.
mndl: unlkr scction 10, ,see norificnrio~~
Nu. 165L. KcT.. d m r l 19. I .4Y. pub1ishr.d in rhc
Gilcrirrfl Gfl;c~fc. L~r(rurdirl~rr:~
or 1449. Pan I, pagcc 91-91. x
i subscqucnlly .mlcndcd
lm~nrimc lo r i ~ l x .