State Act

The West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Act, 1962

This Act was repealed on 15 December 1979 by the West Bengal Bhudan Yagna (Repealing) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act XXX of 1979), s.3; it may still apply to matters that began before then.

6. (1) On receipt of the particulars referred to in section 5, the Board shall refer the same to an Officer having jurisdiction over the area in which the land concerned is situated specially appointed by the State Government in this behalf and thereupon the Officer shall, if he is satisfied, after giving, in such manner as may be prescribed, public notice of his intention so to do, and after making such enquiry, if any, as he may think fit, that the donor has good title to the land and that the land is free from encumbrances, make a vesting order, and shall, after the expiry of the period of appeal or, if an appeal be filed, after the disposal thereof confirming the vesting order, send such vesting order to the Registering Officer having jurisdiction over the area in which the land is situated for registration thereof. (2) The Registering Officer shall on receipt of a vesting order sent by the Officer under sub-section (1) register the same. (3) On registration of any vesting order under sub-section (2), the right, title and interest of the person donating the land in respect of which the vesting order is made shall vest in the Board and the Board shall hold the land so vested on such terms, conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed: Provided that if any rent, revenue, cess or tax in respect of such land be in arrears at the time when the same is donated, the person donating the land, and not the Board, shall remain liable to pay such arrears.