Maharashtra · Act 99 of 1958

Section 131 — Power of Government to withdraw exemption.

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

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(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 128, if the State Government is satisfied-

(i) in the case of an area referred to in clause (b) of section 128, that the chances of non agricultural or industrial development are remote, or that after the eviction of tenants from any land in such area, the land has not been used for a non-agricultural or industrial purpose,

(ii) that the interest of the Bhoodan Yagna Board in the land transferred by it has ceased under section 26 of the Madhya Pradesh Bhoodan Yagna Board Act, 1953 (M. P. Act XV of 1953), and the transferee ceases to cultivate the land personally, and

(iii) in the case of lands referred to in clause (b) of section 129, that the trustee is unable to look after the property or has mis-managed it or that there are disputes between the trust and the tenants,

the State Government may, by order published in the prescribed manner, direct that with effect from such date as may be specified in the order such land or area, as the case may be shall cease to be exempted from all or any of the provisions of this Act from which it was exempted under section 128.

(2) Where any such land or area ceases to be so exempted then in the case of a tenancy subsisting on the date specified in the order issued under sub-section (1), the landlord shall be entitled to terminate such tenancy under section 38 within one year from such date and the tenant shall have a right to purchase the land. The provisions of sections 38, 40 and 41 to 45 (both inclusive) shall, so far as may be applicable, apply to such termination of tenancy and to the right of the tenant to purchase the land.

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More sections of this actSection 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Delimitation of local areas.Section 4 · Determination of family holding.Section 5 · Application of Chapter V of Transfer of Property Act.Section 6 · Persons deemed to be tenants.Section 7 · Certain persons deemed to be tenants for purposes of this Act.Section 8 · Record of rights of ordinary tenants.
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