Land Laws

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Description
'Land' is the State subject as per item 18 of List-II (State List) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Hence every State has enacted its own Laws relating to the Land. Andhra Pradesh State also enacted a number of Acts which deal with various aspects of land. The major Acts of Andhra Pradesh relating to the land are: The Andhra Pradesh land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973, the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohobition) Act, 1982; the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Land (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977; the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations, 1959; the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Regulation of Forest Rights (Regulation of Forest Rights) Act, 2007; the Andhra Pradesh Escheat and Bona Vacantia Act, 1974; the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass BookAct, 1971 and Rules 1989; the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956; the Andhra Pradesh (Telanganna Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Land Act, 1950; the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Land Act, 1950; the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Eviction and Rent Control) Act, 1960, the Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan and Gramdan Act, 1965, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 etc. the contents of all these Acts have been presented in relevant chapters of this text Book.
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Table of Contents
Unit I : Land and Ownership
Chapter 1      Classification of Lands
Chapter 2      Ownership of Land
Chapter 3      Doctrine of Eminent Domain
Chapter 4      Doctrine of Escheat
Chapter 5      Doctrine of Bona Vacantia
Chapter 6      Escheat and Bona Vacantia in the State of Andhra Pradesh
Chapter 7      Law Relating to Revenue and Maintenance of Land Records
Chapter 8      Issue of Pattas and Title Deeds in Andhra Pradesh
Chapter 9      The Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act
Unit II : Land Reforms and Land Tenure
Chapter 1      Land Reforms before independence
Chapter 2      Land Reforms after Independence [Changes made in Agrarian
                        Relations in India after Independence]
Chapter 3      Constitutional Provisions Relating to Land Reforms
Chapter 4      Land Reforms an Five Year Plans in India
Chapter 5      Land Tenure in India
Chapter 6      Intermediaries
Chapter 7      The Peasant Movements and Abolition of Intermediaries Armed Struggle
                         and Bhudan Movement
Chapter 8      Reduction of Rent of Zamindari Estates Lands in andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area)
Chapter 9      Abolition of Zamindaries, Jagirs and Inams in A. P
Chapter 10    Tenancy Laws and Conferment of Ownership on Tenants/Ryots in Andhra Pradesh
Chapter 11     Law of Consolidation of Holdings andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Prevention
                         of Fragmentation and Consoliation of Holdings Act, 1956 (Act No. XL of 1956)
Unit III : The Right to Fair compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation
and Resettlement
Chapter 1      Meaning and Modes of Acquisition of land
Chapter 2      Scheme of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
                        Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
Chapter 3      Preliminary and Definitions
Chapter 4      Preliminary Investigation for Determination of Social Impact and Public Purpose
Chapter 5      Notification and Acquisition
Chapter 6      Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award
Chapter 7      Procedure and Manner of Rehabilitation and Resettlement
Chapter 8      National Monitoring Committee for Rehabilitation and Resettlement
Chapter 9      Establishment of Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority
Chapter 10    Payment
Chapter 10A Temporary Occupation of Land
Chapter 10B Offences and Penalties
Chapter 10C   Miscellaneous
Chapter 11     The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952
Unit IV : Ceiling on Land Holdings
Chapter 1      History, Objectives and Nature of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms
                        (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973
Chapter 2      Interpretation of Directive Principles of State Policy Relating to Land Issues
Chapter 3      Definitions
Chapter 4      Ceiling Area and Standard Holding
Chapter 5      Constitution, Powers and Functions of Tribunal
Chapter 6      Appellate Tribunal
Chapter 7      Special Provisions in Respect of Certain Transfers etc., Already made
                         under APLR Act, 1973
Chapter 8      Declaration of Holding
Chapter 9      Surrender and Vesting of Land
Chapter 10    Claims for the Amount Payable
Chapter 11     Exemptions [Non-applicability of the Act]
Chapter 12    Penalties and Other Provisions of the Act
Unit V : Laws Restricting Alienation and Assignment in Scheduled Areas
Chapter 1      Conditions of Scheduled Tribes in India
Chapter 2      Constitutional Provisions in Relation to Assignment in Scheduled Areas
Chapter 3      Land Legislation of Tribal in Andhra Pradesh
Chapter 4      The Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Areas Ryotwari Settlement) Regulation, 1970
Chapter 5      A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977
Chapter 6      Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982
Bibliography
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. S. R. MYNENI
• Born on 20-8-1939 at Lagadapadu village in Guntur District of Andhra    Pradesh to Smt.Annapurnamma and Sri Butchaiah and hails from a respectable farmers' family.
• He had his Primary School Education at his native village; High School Education (1950-56) at Pedakurapadu; Teacher Training (1956-58) at Tadikonda; B.Ed. Training (1965) and B.L. (1990-93) at Rajahmundry (AP). He has acquired his remaining qualifications from Intermediate (1960) to Ph.D. (1983) and LL.M (1993-95) from different Indian Universities by private appearance.
• He worked in Government Schools as Primary School Teacher (1958-66), Headmaster and Teacher Educator (1966-69). He officiated as an Extension Officer (Edn.) at Ongole Samithi (1969-74). He taught Economics as Asstt. Lecturer (1974-77), Lecturer (1977-87), Reader (1987-97) and Mercantile Law  (1998-99) in Government Colleges at Nidadavole Rajahmundry and Kakinada in AP.
• Registered as an Advocate of A.P. Bar Council (1998) and became Member of A.P. High Court Advocates Association (2001).
• His first book 'International Economic Law' was published in 1996 from then onwards nearly 80 text books for B.A., LL.B., and LL.M., Courses written by him were published by Allahabad Law Agency, Faridabad and Asia Law House, Hyderabad. Some of them are prescribed by some Universities as textbooks/reference books.
• During the year 2015, under the achievement of writing most law text books, his name has been entered in, The Limca Book of Records. The Indian Book of Records, The Golden Book of World Records, and The Unique World Records.
• He visited Moscow (USSR) in 1985 and the USA in 1999.
• He has been associated with Friendship Association and Peace Organization.
• He is the believer of altruism.