State Act

The Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act-1948

2[63AB. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 63, where the Mamalatdar suo moto or on the application of any person interested in the land, has reason to believe that, in the breach of the provisions of clause (a), (b) or (c) of sub-section (1) of section 63, transfer of the land had taken place in favour of a person who was not an agriculturist and that certain transaction or transaction have taken place thereafter and the person in whose favour the last transaction was made on or before the 30th June,2015, is an agriculturist, he shall issue a notice to such person and shall give him an opportunity of being heard and also make an inquiry as he deems fit. (2) If the Mamalatdar comes to the conclusion that as a result of the last transaction in respect of such land, the person to whom such land was transferred is indeed an agriculturist, he shall call upon such person to pay to the Sate Government, for the use of such land only for the agriculture purpose, the amount of ten percent of the prevailing jantri and after such payment he shall declare by an order, such last transaction to be valid irrespective of the fact that any one or more of such transaction was or were invalid and upon such order, no proceeding under section 84C shall be initiated and if already initiated shall be discontinued forthwith.