Kohinoor Debbarma And7 ORS v. State Of Tripura And 34 ORS

INTHEHIGHCOURTOFTRIPURA AGARTALA R.S.A.No.50of2008 1. ShriKohinorDebbarma,



  

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*** As per Hon'ble Courts order dated 20.12.2011passedinCM.Appl.No.143of2011, thenameoftheappellantNo.5hasbeenstruck offfromthecausetitle. ,,,,
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*** As per Hon'ble Courts order dated 20.02.2009, the name of all the proforma respondentshavebeenstruckofffromthe causetitle.

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 (A) Is the suit maintainable in its present form andnatureandisthesuitbarredbylimitation? (B) Whether the record of right created in the name of Government of Tripura for the suit properties for any part thereof are wrong and illegal? (C) Have the plaintiffs right, title and interest overthesuitpropertiesoranypartthereof? (D) Whether the order of the District Collector dated 16.05.1998 passed in Misc. Case No.24 of 1997isillegal,voidandinoperative? (E) Is the plaintiff entitled to get decree as prayedfor? (F) What other relief/reliefs the parties are entitledinthesuit?

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'Anumberofdates hasbeengiveninthiscase but nobody has appeared. The garden as per reportsisabandoned. In view of the report of the settlement officer and the report of the committee, there is no question of allowing exemption under Section 136(1)(f)andunderSection178oftheTLR&LR Act.' [11] /
 

    


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 (1)Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 134 and 135, an intermediary shall, subjecttotheprovisionsofsub9section,(2),be entitled to retain with effect from the vesting date, (f)so much of the lands comprised in a tea garden, mill, factory or workshop as in the opinion of the Administrator is requiredforsuchteagarden,mill,factory orworkshop. * * * * * 178.





 insuchland,hisshareshallbetakeninto account in determining his ceiling limit: Provided that the Administrator may entertain the application after the expiry ofthesaidperiodofthreemonths,ifheis satisfiedthattheapplicantwasprevented by sufficient cause from making the applicationintime. (2)Where any land in respect of which exemption has beer. granted to a person under clause (d) of sub9 section (1) is transferred to another person, the Administrator may, on an application made to him within three months from the date of the transfer, exempt the transfereefromtheoperationofsection164and section173andtheprovisionsofthesaidclause shall,asfarasmaybe,applytothegrantofsuch exemption.

 (3)Where the Administrator is of opinion that the use of land for any specified purpose is expedientornecessaryinthepublicinterest,he may,bynotificationintheOfficialGazette,make a declaration to that effect and on the issue of such notification, any person may, notwithstanding anything contained in section 173,acquirelandinexcessoftheceilinglimitfor being used for such specified purpose and such personshall,withinonemonthfromthedateof such acquisition, send intimation thereof to the competentauthority.

 (4)Where any land, in respect of which exemption has been granted under sub9 section (1) or sub9 section (2) or sub9 section (3), ceasestobeused,orisnotwithintheprescribed time used, for the purpose for which exemption had been granted, the Administrator may, after giving the persons affected an opportunity of beingheardwithdrawsuchexemption.







 

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"Seen the petition U/S 138 of TLR & LR Act, objection petition dated 15th Sept. '84. Clarificationgivenbypetitioneron20thOctober, 84 in pursuance of orders dated 2299984 . Also seentheenquiryreportofSDO,Sadar,dated25th June, 84. Seen the orders of Revenue Commissioner dated 2394981. No application for retention of any land U/S 136 (1) (a) -(e) has





 apparently been filed by petitioner before authority.Thequestionofanydisputeregarding possessionU/S138canariseonlythereafter.No copyofform53submittedbypetitionerhasbeen produced.Infacts,theinstantpetitioncannotbe treatedasU/S138sinceitdoesnotrefertoany disputeastothepossessionofanyhomesteador landorbuildingasreferredtoinSection136(1). A preliminary field verification also indicates mostofthelandinquestionunderpossessionof otherandnotthepetitioner. Thepetitionis,therefore,rejected." [13]


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