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The Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993
Enactment Date: 03-04-1993
Act Year: 1993
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of Home
Enforcement Date: 07-01-1993
Land Laws
Short Title
The Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993
Long Title
An Act to provide for the acquisition of certain area at Ayodhya and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 03-04-1993
Act Year: 1993
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of Home
Enforcement Date : 07-01-1993
Section 10.
Crime: Failing to deliver any asset, register, or other document in one's custody relating to such area, to the Central Government or the authorised person, when in charge of the management of the area.
The Delhi Land Holdings (Ceiling) Act, 1960
Enactment Date: 26-08-1960
Act Year: 1960
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of States
Enforcement Date: 26-08-1960
Land Laws
Short Title
The Delhi Land Holdings (Ceiling) Act, 1960
Long Title
An Act to provide for the imposition of a ceiling on land holdings in the Union territory of Delhi and for matters connected therewith.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 26-08-1960
Act Year: 1960
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of States
Enforcement Date : 26-08-1960
Section 23(2)
Crime: Contravening any lawful order made under this Act.
Section 23(2)
Crime: Obstructing any person from lawfully taking possession of any land.
Section 23(1) r/w Section 4
Crime: Failing to submit a return containing the details of all land held by a person, indicating the parcels of land not exceeding the ceiling limit that one wishes to retain, within the prescribed time without reasonable cause.
Section 23(1)
Crime: Submitting a false return containing the details of all land held by a person, indicating the parcels of land not exceeding the ceiling limit that one wishes to retain.
The Delhi Lands (Restrictions on Transfer) Act, 1972
Enactment Date: 14-06-1972
Act Year: 1972
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of States
Enforcement Date: 14-06-1972
Land Laws
Short Title
The Delhi Lands (Restrictions on Transfer) Act, 1972
Long Title
An Act to impose certain restrictions on transfer of lands which have been acquired by the Central Government or in respect of which acquisition proceedings have been initiated by that Government, with a view to preventing large-scale transactions of purported transfers or, as the case may be, transfers of such lands to unwary public.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 14-06-1972
Act Year: 1972
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of States
Enforcement Date : 14-06-1972
Section 9 r/w Section 4
Crime: Transferring or purporting to transfer any land or part situated in the Union territory of Delhi by sale, mortgage, gift, lease, which is proposed to be acquired in connection with the scheme of acquisition of land for the planned development of Delhi, and where a declaration has been made by the Central Government that such land is needed for a public purpose, without the the previous permission in writing of the competent authority.
Section 9 r/w Section 3
Crime: Purporting to transfer any land or part situated in the Union territory of Delhi by sale, mortgage, gift, lease or otherwise, which has been acquired by the Central Government under the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 or under any other law providing for acquisition of land for a public purpose.
The Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act, 1949
Enactment Date: 14-02-1949
Act Year: 1949
Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date: 14-02-1949
Land Laws
Short Title
The Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act, 1949
Long Title
An Act to provide for the vesting of certain properties belonging to the States of Mangrol and Manavadar in Kathiawar in the Managers of the said States.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 14-02-1949
Act Year: 1949
Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date : 14-02-1949
Section 8.
Crime: Failing to comply with a notice to furnish of information for determining whether certain property belongs to the State of Mangrol or the State of Manavadar.
The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960
Enactment Date: 13-09-1960
Act Year: 1960
Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
Department: Legislative Department
Enforcement Date: 13-09-1960
Land Laws
Short Title
The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960
Long Title
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to land revenue in the Union territory of Manipur and to provide for certain measures of land reform.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 13-09-1960
Act Year: 1960
Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
Department: Legislative Department
Enforcement Date : 13-09-1960
Section 164.
Crime: Contravening any provision of this Act for which no penalty has been otherwise provided.
Section 155.
Crime: Being party to any transfer, partition or lease made or entered into in contravention of any of the provisions of Chapter XII - Prevention of Fragmentation of this Act.
Section 148(2)
Crime: Obstructing any person from lawfully taking possession of any land.
Section 148(2)
Crime: Contravening any lawful order made under Chapter XI - Ceiling on Land Holdings of this Act.
Section 148(1) r/w Section 137
Crime: Submitting a return knowing or having reason to believe to be false while being a person representing a family which holds land in excess of the ceiling limit.
Section 148(1) r/w Section 137
Crime: Failing to submit a return while being a person representing a family which holds land in excess of the ceiling limit.
The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971
Enactment Date: 23-08-1971
Act Year: 1971
Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date: 16-09-1958
Land Laws
Short Title
The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971
Long Title
An Act to provide for the eviction of unauthorised occupants from public premises and for certain incidental matters.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 23-08-1971
Act Year: 1971
Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date : 16-09-1958
Section 11(2)
Crime: Occupying a public premises again without authority, after having been evicted from such premises.
Section 11(1)
Crime: Unlawfully occupying any public premises.
The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952
Enactment Date: 14-03-1952
Act Year: 1952
Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date: 14-03-1952
Land Laws
Short Title
The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952
Long Title
An Act to provide for the requisitioning and acquisition of immovable property for the purposes of the Union.स्थावर सम्पत्ति अधिग्रहण और अर्जनअधिनियम, 1952
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 14-03-1952
Act Year: 1952
Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date : 14-03-1952
Section 20.
Crime: Contravening any provision, rules, or directions made under this Act.
Section 20
Crime: Obstructing the lawful exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act.
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
Enactment Date: 26-09-2013
Act Year: 2013
Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
Department: Department of Land Resources
Enforcement Date: 01-01-2014
Land Laws
Short Title
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
Long Title
An Act to ensure, in consultation with institutions of local self-government and Gram Sabhas established under the Constitution, a humane, participative, informed and transparent process for land acquisition for industrialisation, development of essential infrastructural facilities and urbanisation with the least disturbance to the owners of the land and other affected families and provide just and fair compensation to the affected families whose land has been acquired or proposed to be acquired or are affected by such acquisition and make adequate provisions for such affected persons for their rehabilitation and resettlement and for ensuring that the cumulative outcome of compulsory acquisition should be that affected persons become partners in development leading to an improvement in their post acquisition social and economic status and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 26-09-2013
Act Year: 2013
Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
Department: Department of Land Resources
Enforcement Date : 01-01-2014
Section 85
Crime: Contravening any of the provisions of this Act relating to payment of compensation or rehabilitation and resettlement.
Section 84(1)
Crime: Providing false or misleading information.
Section 84(1)
Crime: Producing any false document.
The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956
Enactment Date: 29-12-1956
Act Year: 1956
Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date: 08-02-1957
Land Laws
Short Title
The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956
Long Title
An Act to provide for the improvement and clearance of slum areas in certain Union territories and for the protection of tenants in such areas from eviction.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 29-12-1956
Act Year: 1956
Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date : 08-02-1957
Section 32(3)
Crime: Obstructing the entry of any person authorised under this Act to enter into or upon any building or land.
Section 32(3)
Crime: Molesting any person authorised under this Act to enter into or upon any building or land after such an entry.
Section 32(2) r/w Section 10(7)
Crime: Commencing or causing to be commenced any work in contravention of any restriction or condition imposed, or of any plan for the re-development of a clearance area.
Section 32(1)
Crime: Failing to comply with any notice, order or direction issued or given under this Act.