
THE M. P. LAND REVENUE CODE, 1959 : Detailed Notes
INTRODUCTION
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The land revenue systems
existing before the commencement of MPLRC,
1959:-
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The present Madhya Pradesh
state was established on 1st nov., 1956 under the States Re-
Organization Act , 1956 . the state of Madhya Pradesh was established after
combining the following areas and regions:-
- Mahakoshal
region
- Madhya
Pradesh state
- vindhya
Pradesh
- sironj
tahsil (earlier in rajasthan
- Bhopal state
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There were various revenue
system existing in various regions before coming into force of the code.
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malguzars were in existence in
all the villages in mahakoshal area , who were given rights of ownership by the
British government in 1858.
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After coming into force of the
MPLRC ,1959 , all revenue systems were consolidated into one system , operative
throughout the newly created state of Madhya Pradesh.
The
preamble of the code states in clearest terms that it is :-
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An act to consolidate and amend
the law relating to land revenue , the powers of Revenue Officers , rights and
liabilities of holders of land from the state government agricultural tenures
and other matters relating to land and the liabilities incidental thereto in
MadhyaPradesh.
The
preamble indicates the purpose of the code as follows :-
- It
is a code meant to consolidate the law relating to the subjects enumerated
therein;
- It
is an act to amend the law relating to the subjects enumerated therein
The subjects enumerated in the
preamble are :-
a.
Land revenue
b. Powers of revenue officers
c.
Rights and liabilities of
holders of land from the state government
d. Agricultural tenures ; and
e.
Other matters relating to and
the liabilities incidental thereto in the states of Madhya Pradesh .
The
statements of objects and reasons says that :-
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there are at present different set of laws regarding land
revenue , agricultural tenures and other matters relating thereto in force in
the different regions of state.
such a state of affairs
was not desirable from the point of view of efficient revenue administration
and it was necessary to have a uniform legislation on the subject for the whole
of the state.
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The present code was designed
to achieve this object and is generally based on the existing laws in the force
on the subject in the various region.
The
object of MPLRC 1959:-
some of the objects are as follows –
1. Assessment
of land revenue on different types land .
2. To
declare the powers of revenue officers
3. To
declare the rights and duties of the land-holders from the state govt.
4. Defining
agricultural holdings
5. To
consolidate and amend the law in respect of the concerned land and other
matters and the liabilities related thereto.
Neccesity
of a better land revenue law for the state of Madhya Pradesh:-
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The MPLRC 1959(ACT no. 20 of
1959) was enacted by the legislative assembly of Madhya Pradesh to consolidate
and amend the law relating to land revenue, the powers of revenue officers ,
rights and liabilities of holders of land from the state govt. ,agriculture and
other matters relating to land and the liabilities incidental thereto in Madhya
Pradesh .
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there were different laws
relating to land revenue , land tenure and other matters touching thereto
prevalent in the different regions of the state and the legislature considered
it desirable that there should be one uniform law enacted for whole of the state
. there are tribal land holders in many a region of the state of Madhya Pradesh
.
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the code took care to enact
some special provisions taking special care of protecting the interest of such
tribals .
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The agricultural experts and
economic stalwarts wereb of the opinion that defective land system is one of
the causes of law productivity of agricultural in India .
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It was widely recognized that
without radical change in the existing land laws , no co-ordinated plan of
rural reconstruction was possible .a defective land law may deny the poor
peasants an inventive to produce more and a member of small and fragmented holdings
may slam all doors of agrarian reforms – Reports of Famine Commission,1945.
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After independence , in some
parts of the country , even earlier, the legislature of the various states made
provisions to settle the land withy the actual tillers of the soil and to
abolish all the intermediaries.
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Conferring of some sort of
stability on the sub-tenants and abolition of zamindaries , Malguzaries,
Jagiradries was the first step in this direction.
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Prior to the enforcement of
the MPLRC ,1959 ,the enactments repealed by it contained provisions putting a
check or even complete ban leases or Batai.
⮚ This object was further achieved by the enforcement of MPLRC, 1959 WHICH CAME INTO FORCE ON 2ND OCTOBER ,1959.
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