State Act

The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966

3[29A. Conversion of occupancy of certain Government lands.— Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 20,31, 35 and 38, but save as otherwise provided in the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act (LXVII of 1948), the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (Hyd. Act XXI of 1950), the Maharashtra Paragana and Kulkarni Watans (Abolition) Act (LX of 1950), the Maharashtra Service Inams (Useful to Community) Abolition Act, (LXX of 1953), the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants Act, 1954 (Hyd. Act VIII of 1955), the Maharashtra Merged Territories Miscellaneous Alienations Abolition Act, (XXII of 1955), The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act (XCIX of 1958), the Maharashtra Inferior Village Watans Abolition Act (I of 1959), the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 (Mah. XXVII of 1961) and the Maharashtra Revenue Patels (Abolition of Office) Act, 1962 (Mah. XXXV of 1962), the respective prescribed Competent Revenue Authority in respect of different categories of lands granted by the Government on Class-II occupancy or on leashold rights, may convert the occupancy of any land belonging to such category of lands, granted on Class-II occupancy or leasehold rights, as may be prescribed, into Class-I occupancy, on payment of such conversion premium and after following such procedure and subject to such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed for different categories of lands.]