State Act

THE ODISHA GOVERNMENT LAND SETTLEMENT ACT, 1962

3-B. Resumption of land and imposition of penalty :– 4[Any officer authorized under clause (e) of section 3 may resume any land settled by him, if he has reasons to believe that¯ (a) the person with whom the land was settled, has used it for any purpose other than that for which it was settled; or (b) the person, other than homesteadless person or landless agricultural labourer, has not used the land for a period exceeding three years from the date of such settlement, and may impose a penalty of an amount not exceeding one thousand rupees on such person : Provided that no order under this section shall be passed without giving such person a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter : Provided further that any land settled prior to the commencement of the Odisha Government Land Settlement (Amendment) Act, 2013, if not used within a period of three years from the date of such commencement, the authorized officer shall resume such land.”.