Keyword(s):
Bhogra Lands, Emolument, Former State, Gountia, Gounti-Raiyati, Grama
Sasan, Right of Occupancy, Village Office
Whereas it is expedient in- the ~ublicinterest
to abolish cer(ain VjIlage Offices in the merged terri-
tories of the State of Orissa and to provide for
matters incidental thereto in the manner hereinfter .
..
appearing j
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Orissa in the Fourteenth year ,of the Republic of
India, as follows:-
- (I) This Act may be called the Ori~sa
~~~~~
Merged .Territories’ (Village Ofices . Abolitiorl \c,mmoe
mmt.
Act, 1963.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State.of
Orissa ,and shall apply to the merged territories of
each of the former States: specified in column 1 of
the Schedule. .
(3) 111shall come into force on such date2
as the State Government may, by notScatioa,
appoint in that behalf and different dates may be so
Temtorics comprised in ma
- For the Stalcment or Object.; and Rcasons. see OILS~Geelte –
btraordinnry, dated Ihe 11th Scptembcr 1962(No.462 ) and tor Rtpor( of
Sclcct Cammiiice,. see ibid, dated the 7th Fobruaq I963 (No.83).
2, Grnc into [omwith cfktfrom-
(i) Thc I st Aplil 1965 ic the.Mcrgcd’Tcrritoriqsof the Pormcr States
or Dnspa:la, ~Candpara, Mn);Grblu nnd Nayagarh, sea .
Notification. No 21496-I!. A-I-N.D.-3%-R., darcd &p 31st ,March 1965, Published in Orisja Gazefte, Extraordinary, dated Lhc 31st hlarch 1965( No.419 ); (ii) Thc 1st May 1965 in thc Merged TcrriCorics of the former – Slat- orBamra and Rair~kbol,see Nolification. No.24210- E, A.I. (N:D$ 5165-R.,datcd tbc 220d A il 1965, pub[ished !(lOrisin Gaxfi~,ExIfl~rdinfirydated &c Ilid APd 1965 (No.557-A); {iii! ‘rh, 1st April 1566 in Ihc M-Gcd ;1;s;ricis ol Boudh, Dbcnknnal and Sundqgarh, see :ion. No.20335E-A-I-C.-D.-41/66-R.,dared tho 31st March
1966, i!ub:rzh .d ir: Orlrs6 Garelte, Extrzord~nary, da(cd bc
31:’ ;:lar~:~ s'<$ ( No. 340-B);and ti;.) ‘:’hi IsL.>pi4 19-57in thr: Merged Tcirilories compdscd in (he
GiS:ricf OC :LC ;:jh?,See Notification. NO.16333-B.~.-1~.~
P1i67-R.. dated .the 31~tMarch 1967, published in ~fi~~
Gazelre, &lraordma;y, dated thc 1st April 1967 (No. 336).750
TmORISSAMERGEDTERRITOR[ES- [ Or. Act 10
Dtfinitionr 2. Inthis Act unless the- context otherwise
requires–
(a).”appointed date” in relation to any area
means the dare appointed ‘in respect of
‘ such area by a notification :under sub-
section (3) ofsection 1;
(b) “Ehogra IandsYJin relation to any village
office means lands by whatevcr name
described or locally known; wbelher or
not recorded , as such in the settlement
papers, held as emolument ‘in respect -of
such office;
(c) “ColIector” inchides any officer,not being
. below the’rank of an Additional District
Magistrate appointed by the Siate Govern-
ment to ‘perform a11 o,r any of the
functions of a Collector under this’ Act;
‘(d)”emolument” in reIation to any -village
office means salary, cash yayment,
commission, use or enjoyment of lands
held and all kinds of privileges and bene-
fits in respect of or annexed to such
office in lieu of remuneration for the
performance of the duty appertaining
thereto and includes- right to fees or
perquisites in money or in kind, whether
atfixed tiyes or . otherwise as incidental
to such office;
(e) “former State” means a Merged State ‘
within the meaning of the States Merger
(Governor’s Provinces) Order, 1949;
(S) “Gountia” inclrldes Gountia with protected
status; .
(g) “~ouhti-raiyati lands” means land record-
ed as such in the settlenlent pzpers
in the merged territories of the former
State ofBamra;
(h) “Grama Sasan” means the Grarna Sasan
constituted under the provisions of the
Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1948;
Orissa Act
15of 1948.Orjssa Acr
4 or 1950.
(See. 3)
(ij “right ofoccupancy” shall have Ibe same
meaning as has been assigned to it in the
Orissa Merged States’ (Laws) Act, 1950
in respect of an occupancy tenant ;,
