State Act

THE BIHAR BHOODAN YAGNA ACT, 1954

Section 16 - Settlement of donated land prior to distribution (1) When any land has vested in the Committee under sub-section (1) of Section 13 or is deemed to have vested under sub-section (2) of Section 15, the Committee may, for the period interevening between the date of its vesting and the date of its grant (Substitute by Act 15 of 1959 for the words "to a landless person".) [under section 14] settle it with any person who has the means to cultivate the land and is willing to do so, for purposes of cultivation for such period and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. Such settlement shall be made by a registered instrument: (Inserted by ibid. This shall be deemed always to have been added.) [Provided that, if the Committee has not settled such land with any person under this sub-section, and the donor has continued in possession and enjoyed the usufruct of the land, the donor shall be deemed to be the settlee thereof during the period intervening the date of its vesting and the date of its grant under section 14 and such donor shall be liable for that period to pay to the State Government the rent that he would have been liable to pay for that land to his landlord before the date of such vesting]. (2) No right of occupancy in such land shall accrue to the settlee and he shall be liable to be ejected on the expiry of the (Substitute by ibid for the words "prescribed period".) [period of settlement]: 2[Provided that, where the donor is deemed to be the settlee of the land under this section, he shall be liable to be ejected on the date of its grant under Section 14].