Land Law including Tenure and Tenancy System

MODULE-I: Concept of Land Reform; Land Reforms and India.
MODULE-II: Land Reforms in West Bengal; Operation Barga.
MODULE-III: THE WEST BENGAL LAND REFORMS ACT, 1956

1. Definitions. (Section 2)
2. Raiyats: Various rights; restrictions on rights (Sections 4-7)
3. Pre- emption (Section- 8)
4. Powers of Revenue Officer (Section 9, and powers under other provisions under the
   Act)
5. Diluvated Land (Section 11)
6. Partition of holding among Co- sharer Raiyats (Section 14)
7. Restrictions on alienation of Land by Schedule Tribes (Sections 14A- 14I)
8. Ceiling on Holding (Sections 14J- 14Z)
9. Bargadars (Sections 15- 21E)
10. Principles of Distribution of Land (Sections 49- 49A)
    Page-61
    MODULE-IV: THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894
11. Definitions. (Section 3)
12. Acquisition (Sections 4- 10)
13. Reference to Court and Procedure thereon (Sections 18- 28A)
14. Acquisition of land for Companies (Sections 38A- 44B)
    MODULE-V: THE WEST BENGAL PREMISES TENANCY ACT, 1997
15. Definitions (Section 2)
16. Eviction: (Sections 6- 7)
17. Fair Rent: (Sections 17- 22)
18. Appointment of Controller, Additional and Deputy Controller and Registrar: (Section
    39)
19. Final Hearing of certain applications: (Section 42)
20. Appeal, Revision and Review: Fair Rent: (Section 43)
    ****Students are expected to read current case laws. Only the current
    enactments and enactments as amended upto date will be taught.
    RECOMMENDED READING:
21. The West Bengal Land Reforms Act. : A. N. Saha,
22. The West Bengal Land Reforms Act. : Susanta Sen,
23. The West Bengal Land Reforms Act. : D. P. Chatterjee,
24. The West Bengal Land Reforms Act. : Ashutosh Mukherjee.