Section 22State of Bihar Act

Section 22: A raiyat may make over his holding temporarily on trust for cultivation

Santhal Parganas Tenancy (Supplementary Provisions) Act, 1949

A raiyat may make over his holding temporarily on trust for cultivation.

(1)

Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 20 and 21 in the event of,-

(a)

a raiyat's temporary absence from the village, or

(b)

his sickness or physical incapacity, or

(c)

loss of plough cattle due to any cause beyond his control, or

(d)

the raiyat being a widow or minor,

he may, after informing by registered post the village headman, mulraiyat or landlord, as the case may be, and the sub-divisional Officer, make over his holding temporarily on trust for cultivation to a raiyat of the Santal Parganas.

(2)

In cases covered by clauses (a) and (c) of sub-section (1), if no period has been stipulated, and the raiyat does not resume cultivation himself, the holding shall be presumed to be abandoned after the expiry of a period of ten years.

(3)

Any transfer of a holding for cultivation, temporary or otherwise, made otherwise than under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a transfer made in contravention of sub-section (1) of Section 20.

Sec 21 — Transfer of raiyati land by bhugut-bandha or complete usufructuary mortgage by a non-aboriginal raiyat and its limits

Sec 23 — Exchange of raiyati land

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