(1) Whenever an officer authorised by the 1[State Government] in this behalf so directs, a khot shall produce before him or such other officer as may be specified in the direction accounts and other records relating to the khoti village kept by him in the Ratnagiri district under the provisions of the Khoti Act and in the Kolaba district under the terms of the kabulayat.
(2) If a khot fails without reasonable cause to deliver any such accounts or records, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Rs. 200. In the case of a continuing failure to deliver any such accounts or records, the khot shall be punished with an additional fine which may extend to Rs. 25 for every day during which such failure continues after conviction for the first such failure.
(2) If a khot fails without reasonable cause to deliver any such accounts or records, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Rs. 200. In the case of a continuing failure to deliver any such accounts or records, the khot shall be punished with an additional fine which may extend to Rs. 25 for every day during which such failure continues after conviction for the first such failure.
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1. These words were substituted for the words "Provincial Government" by Bom. 18 of 1950, s. 2(iii).आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Abolition of khoti tenure.Section 4 · Khot, dharekari and tenants to be occupants.Section 5 · Commutation of khot’s dues.Section 6 · Occupancy price or commutation value recoverable as arrears of land revenue.Section 8 · Uncultivated and waste lands and all property of the nature specified in section 37 of the Code vests in the Government.Section 9 · Extinction of khot’s right of reversion.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 20 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.