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THE MAHARASHTRA LAND REVENUE CODE, 1966

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
Revenue Areas
3. Division of State into revenue areas.
4. Constitution of revenue areas.

CHAPTER II

REVENUE OFFICERS : THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES
5. Chief controlling authority in revenue matters.
6. Revenue officers in division.
7. Revenue officers in district.
8. Survey Officers.
9. Combination of officers.
9A. Delegation of powers.
10. Temporary vacancies.
11. Subordination of officers.
12. Appointments to be notified.
13. Powers and duties of revenue officers.
14. Powers and duties of survey officers, circle officers, etc.
15. Conferral by State Government of powers of revenue officers on
other persons.
16. Seals.
Provisions for recovery of money, papers or other Government property
17. Demands for money, papers, etc., to be made known in writing to
person concerned, etc.
18. Public moneys may also be recovered as arrears of revenue; and
search warrant may be issued for recovery of papers or property.
19. Officer or person in jail may secure his release by furnishing
security.

CHAPTER III

OF LANDS
20. Title of State in all lands, public roads, etc., which are not property
of others.
21. Extinction of rights of public in or over any public road, lane or
path not required for use of public.
22. Lands may be assigned for special purposes, and when assigned, shall
not be otherwise used without sanction of Collector.
22A. Prohibition on diversion of use of Gairan land.
23. Regulation of use of pasturage.
24. Recovering value of natural products unauthorizedly removed from
certain lands.

25. Right to trees in holdings.
26. Trees and forests vesting in Government.
27. Recovery of value of trees, etc., unauthorizedly appropriated.
28. Regulation of cutting and supply of wood, etc. 

                    Of the Grant of Land

29. Classes of persons holding land.
29A. Conversion of occupancy of certain Government lands.
30. Occupation of unalienated land granted under provisions of the
Code.
31. Unoccupied land may be granted on conditions.
32. Grant of alluvial land vesting in Government.
33. Temporary right to alluvial lands of small extent.
34. Disposal of intestate occupancies.
35. Disposal of relinquished or forfeited sub-division.
36. Occupancy to be transferable and heritable subject to certain
restrictions.
36A. Restrictions on transfers of occupancies by Tribals.
36B. Damages for use and occupation of occupancies in certain cases.
36BB. Pleaders, etc., excluded from appearance.
36C. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Court or authority.
37. Occupant’s rights are conditional.
37A. Restrictions on sale, transfer, redevelopment, change of use, etc.,
in relation to Government land and nazul land.
38. Power to grant leases.
39. Occupant to pay land revenue and Government lessee to pay rent
fixed.
40. Saving of powers of Government.

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