Paper 404 · Semester 4 · Property & Land
Land Laws
Land ownership, acquisition, tenancy, ceiling, tribal rights, and revenue administration.
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Syllabus overview (5 units · 20 chapters)
Unit 1: Classification & Ownership
Classification of Lands and Ownership · Doctrine of Eminent Domain · Doctrine of Escheat · Doctrine of Bona Vacantia · Land Records, Pattas and Title Deeds · Telangana Pattadar Pass Books Act 2020 · Land Titling and the Torrens System
Unit 2: Settlement & Constitutional Framework
Settlement Systems: Zamindari, Ryotwari, Mahalwari · Constitutional Provisions and Abolition of Intermediaries · Tenancy Laws and Conferment of Ownership
Unit 3: Land Acquisition
LARR Act 2013: Salient Features · Procedure for Land Acquisition
Unit 4: Ceiling, Forest Rights & Survey
TS Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act 1973 · IX Schedule and DPSP: Articles 38, 39 · Forest Rights Act 2006 · Survey of Land and Subdivision
Unit 5: Tribal Lands & Dispute Resolution
Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation · TS Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act 1977 · Resumption of Lands · Special Tribunals and Courts in Land Disputes