History Of Land Administration

The Aryans

1500 BC – No State & Tax

600 BC – Public & Republican State

established

321 BC -- The Mourya era

to 180 BC

The Aryans

200 BC – Monu Shanghita –

The land belongs to him who

clears it of jungle and make it

fit for cultivation .

The Hindus

181 BC to – The Gupta era or The Hindu

721 AD era .

1/6 th or 1/4 th of Cultivated

product .

The Muslims

712 AD – Beginning of Muslim era

Tax 1/6 or 1/4 th of Product . 1526 AD – The Moguls

Start of Patta & Kobuliot

System

The Muslims

1582 AD – Bengal divided into 24

(Akbar) Sarkar & 787 Parganas . 1700 Ad – Tax imposed

(Murshid 1/3 rd of 10 years Product .

Kuli Khan) (Non Taxable Land Selected)

East India Company

1757 to 1857

1765 – Permission of Dewani 1766 – Divide of Nezamat (Admn) &

Dewani (Revenue) 1769 – Appointment of Supervisor .

Declaration of 19 districts .

East India Company

1774 – Native Dewan (For each district)

5 Amils for 5 Divisions . 1778 – One year lease System . 1786 – Civil Servant Collector instead of

Supervisor . 1789 – 10 years lease

East India Company

1793 – Permanent Settlement &

Zamider System . 1819 – Bengal Kanungo & Patwari Reg. 1825 – Alluvial & Diluvion Regulations .

British-India

1859 – Bengal Sales Act 1875 – Survey Act 1876 – Agrarian dispute Act (Control &

increase of Tax vested upon

revenue department ) 1879 – Land Registration Act 1882 – Transfer of Property Act

British-India

1885 – BT Act

Speciality –

i. Acknowledgement of Possession

& right .

ii. Justified Tax

iii. Relation between Zaminder

& Riyot .

British-India

iv. 12 years possession

v. Dispossessed by Zaminder illegal

vi. Inherent possession

vii. Sale power (by registration)

viii. Preparation of Records of Right

(by Survey)

British-India

ix. Cadastral Survey Amendment – 1886,1894,1898,1900,1929

1935 & 1938 1888 – Cadastral Survey Start (cs) 1938 – Flaud Commission (Report 1940) 1944 – Administrative Enquiry Committee

(Report 1945)

British-India

1947 – Flaud Commission report placed

before National Assembly 1947 – Augest 14 , India divide

Pakistan

1950 – EBSAT bill placed 1951 – EBSAT Pass 1951 – EB Evacuee (Administration of

Immovable Property) Act 1956-62 -- SA Survey 1959 -- Sairat Mohal ordinance

Hat Bazar ordinance

Pakistan

1962 – Waqf ordinance 1964 – EP Disturbed persons

(Rehabilitation) ordinance

Exchange property

First Category – Before 10.10.64

Second ’’ -- 10.10.64- 06.09.65

Pakistan

Present position – 2nd category is

continuing

1965 – Defence ordinance of Pakistan 1969 – Census List (Enemy Property)

Bangladesh

1972 – A P (PO 16/72)

PO- 96,98,135,137,143 1974 – The Enemy Property

(Continuance of Emergency

Provisions) (Repeal) Act

Enemy Property named as vested

property .

Bangladesh

1976 – LD Tax ordinance (42/76) 1984 – Land Reforms ord(10/84) 1994 – Amendment of Section 86 of SAT

act . 2004 – Land Survey Tribunal

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