GAJAPATHINAGARAM TALUK AND PRAKASAM DISTRICT (FORMATION) ACT, 1970
2 of 1970
13th March, 1970
An Act providing for the formation of the new taluk of Gajapathinagaram in the Visakhapatnam district and the new district of Prakasam in the State of Andhra Pradesh and for matters connected therewith Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the Twenty First year of the Republic of India as follows
Section 1 Short title and commencement
(1) This Act may called the Gajapathinagaram Taluk and Prakasam District (Formation) Act, 1970.
(2) It shall, in so far as it relates to the formation of ---
(a) Gajapathinagaram taluk, be deemed to have come into force on the 15th November, 1969;
(b) Prakasam district, come into force on the 2nd February, 1970
Section 2 Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) ‘Government’ means the State Government;
(b) ‘law’ includes any enactment, Ordinance, Regulation, Order, bye-law, rule, scheme, notification or other instrument having the force of law;
(c) ‘notification’ means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette;
(d) ‘Schedule’ means a Schedule to this Act.
Section 3 Formation of the new taluk of Gajapathinagaram
There shall be deemed to have been formed, as from the fifteenth day of November. 1969, a new taluk in the district of Visakhapatnam or the State of Andhra Pradesh, known as Gajapathinagaram taluk comprising the areas specified in the First Schedule; and such of those areas in the Srikakulam district as have been included in the Gajapathinagaram taluk shall, as from that day, be deemed to have ceased to form part of that district.
Section 4 Formation of the new district of Prakasam
As from the second day of February, 1970, there shall be formed a new district in the State of Andhra Pradesh, to be known as the Prakasam district comprising the areas specified in the Second Schedule; and the said areas shall thereupon cease to form part of the district of Guntur, Nellore or Kurnool, as the case may be.
Section 5 Power to make supplemental, incidental and consequential orders
The Government may, for the purpose of giving effect to this Act, by notification, make such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions as they may deem necessary.
Section 6 Validation of notification relating to the formation of Gajapathinagaram Block and constitution Block and constitution of Panchayat Samithi therefore
Notwithstanding anything in the ‘Andhra Pradesh’ Panchayat Samithis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959, A.P. Act, XXXV of 1959 the notifications of the Government in G.O.Ms.Nos. 546 and 547 of the Planning and Panchayati Raj Department, dated the 15th November, 1969, published at pages 1-6 of Part VII-Extraordinary of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated the 15th November, 1969, and issued or purporting to have been issued under Section 3 of that Act, redelimiting certain Blocks in Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts and forming a new Block known as Gajapathinagaram Block, comprising certain villages specified in the First Schedule, and constituting a Panchayat Samithi for that Block, shall be deemed always to have been validly issued; and anything done or any action taken by the Government or by any officer or authority in ursuance of the said notifications shall be deemed to have been validly done or taken in accordance with law.
Section 7 Constitution of ‘Zilla Parishad for the new district of Prakasam
(1)Notwithstanding anything in the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Samithis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 (A.P.ActXXXV of 1959)----
(a)the Government may, by notification, constitute a Zilla parishad for the new district of ‘Prakasam’ with effect on and from such date as may be specified therein;
(b) the Zilla Parishad shall, by the name of the Prakasam district, be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to enter into contracts and may by its corporate name, sue and be used;
(c) the Government may appoint a Special Officer to exercise the powers, discharge the duties and perform the functions of the newly constituted Zilla Parishad for the Prakasam district, its Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Standing committees and its Secretary;
(d) the Special Officer shall cause arrangements for elections to be made so that the elected members may come into office not later than six months from the date specified under clause(a).
Provided that the Government may extend the time limit aforesaid by a period not exceeding three months, if for any unavoidable reasons, the elections cannot be completed within the said time limit.
(e) the Special Officer shall exercise the powers, discharge the duties and perform the functions of the Zilla Parishad until the elected members come into office, of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman until a Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected by the Zilla Parishad, of the Standing Committees until the Standing Committees are constituted by the Zilla Parishad and of the Secretary until a Secretary is appointed, as the case may be;
(f) save as respects matters provided in this section all the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Samithis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 (A.P.Act.XXXV of 1959.) shall apply to the Zilla Parishad for the district of Prakasam.
(2) The Government may, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this section, make by notification, such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions, including provisions as to the composition of the members of the newly constituted Zilla Parishad for Prakasam district or the Zilla Parishads for the existing districts of Guntur, Nellore and Kurnool, or their Standing Committees, as to the transfer to the Zilla Parishad for Prakasam district, or disposal otherwise of the assets or institutions vesting in the Zilla Parishad for the existing districts aforesaid, as to the discharge of the liabilities, if any, subsisting against the said Zilla Parishads relating to or arising from such assets and institutions and also to the recovery of any sums due to or recoverable be the said Zilla Parishads on the date of the constitution of the Zilla Parishad for the new district of Prakasam.
Section 8 Territorial extent of and power to adapt laws
(1) The provisions of Section 3 or Section 4 shall not be deemed to have effected any charge in the territories to which any law in force immediately before the 15th November, 1969 or the 2nd February. 1970 as the case may be, extends or applies, and territorial references in any such law to the district of Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Nellore or Kurnool shall, until otherwise provided by the State Legislature or other competent authority, continue to have the same meaning.
(2) For the purpose of facilitating the application in relation to the district of Srikakulam. Visakhapatnam, Prakasam, Guntur, Nellore or Kurnool of any law made before the 15th November, 1969 or the 2nd February, 1970, as the case may be, the Government may by notification, make such adaptations and modifications of the law, whether by way of repeal or amendment, as may be necessry or expedient, and thereupon every such law shall have effect subject to the adaptations and modifications so made until altered, repealed or amended by the State Legislature or other competent authority.
Section 9 Power to construe laws, etc
(1)Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has been made by or under this Act, any Court, Tribunal or authority required or empowered to enforce any law, appointment, licence; permit or other proceeding, may, for the purposes of the facilitating its application in relation to the district of Srikakulam; Visakhapatnam, Prakasam Guntur, Nellore or Kurnool, construe the law, appointment licence, permit or other proceeding with such alteration not affecting the substance as may be necessary or proper to adapt it to the matter before the Court, Tribunal or authority, as the case may be.
(2)The Government may, by notification, specify the authority, officer or person who shall be competent to exercise such functions exercisable under any law, appointment, licence, permit or other proceeding in force, as may be mentioned in that notification and such law, appointment, licence, permit or other proceeding shall have effect accordingly.
Section 10 Notification to be laid before the State Legislature
Every notification made under this Act, shall, immediately after it is made, be laid before each House of the State Legislature if it is in session and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following, for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the notification or in the annulment of the notification, the notification shall from the date on which the modification or annulment is notified, have effect only in such modified form or shall stand annulled, as the case may be, so, however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that notification.
Section 11 Repeal of Ordinance 1 of 1970
The Gajapathinagaram Taluk and Prakasam District (Formation) Ordinance, 1970, is hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE 1 SEHEDULE 1
SEHEDULEFIRST SEHEDULE
(Section 3 and 6)
District
Taluk
Village
(1)
(2)
(3)
Vishakapatnam
Gajapathinagaram
1. Badevalasa
2. Chinachamalapalle
3. Chinamedapalle
4. Datti
5. Gutchimi
6. Gadabavalasa
7. Ingilapalle
8. Jakkuva
9. Komatipalle Agraharam
10. Kuntinivalasa
11. Maradam
12. Marrivalasa
13. Pedachralepalle
14. Pedamedapalle
15. SwamiChintalavalasa
16. Tadedoravalasa
17. Vindhyavasi
18. Venkatapuram near Datti
19. Venkatakrishnarajapuram
20. Dattirajeru
21. Bhupalarajapuram
22. Balabhadrarajapuram
23. Pedamanapuram
24. Sarayavalasa
25. Vengara
26. Dasupeta
27. Gudivada
28. Rabanda
29. Kannam
30. Chinakada
31. Bhojarajapuram
32. Bangarampeta
33. Porali Agraharam
34. Gobhyam
35. Vijayarampuram
36. M. Lingalavalasa
37. Pedakada
38. Gadasam
39. Vijayaramagajapatinagaram
40. Visweswararajapuram
41. T. Bujavalasa
42. Timiteru
43. Lakshmipuram
44. Krishnapuram
45. Andhra
46. Bhimavaram
47. Bhimapolu
48. Chippapalle
49. Ippalavalasa
50. Kondalingalavalasa
51. Kuneru
52. Nikkalavalasa
53. Uddangi
54. Jagannadhapuram
55. Panasalavalasa
56. Butchempeta
57. Londrapadu
58. Pallapadu
59. Billakota
60. Gottilipadu
61. Gummakota
62. Lova kadambavalasa
63. Nandakota
64. Sarapalle
65. Buradagedda
66. Dabbalapadu
67. Dagudivalasa
68. Gujjeli
69. Sankuparthi
70. Kondamoamidivalasa
71. Gajamguddivalasa
72. Pullitivalasa
73. Seelavalasa
74. Savaravilli
75. Ittikattavalasa
76. Mirtivalasa
77. Regulapadu
78. Tinneruvalasa
79. Marrivalsa
80. Kumbivalasa
81. Nandapurivalasa
82. Jadunaiduvalasa
83. Donupalli
84. Paidiparthi
85. Makadivalsa
86. Poram
87. Poramlova
88. Puligummi
89. Butchirajupeta
90. Gurammavalsa
91. Meesalapeta
92. Kompangi
93. Iddanavalsa
94. Challapeta
95. Amarayyavalsa
96. Kailam
97. Jaithi
98. Chintalavalsa
99. Pittada
100. Garugubilli
101. Singavaram
102. Putikavalsa
103. Lothugedda
104. Savaravanivalsa
105. Vanija
106. Vankasomida
107. Jeelikavalsa
108. Agaru
109. Bhudevipet
110. Bondapalli
111. Buruga
112. Bungija
113. Chinnakonela
114. Paddakonela
115. Kottaparthi
116 . Yenikala Sitharampuram
117. Lokuvalsa
118. Budathanapallerajeru
119. Davalapeta
120. Devupalli
121. Dolapalem Agraharam
122. Gajapathinagaram
123. Chintamarapalle
124. Gangachoillepenta
125. Gittupalle
126. Grahapathi Agraharam
127. Gurlathammirajupeta
128. Inugantivenkanna Agraharam
129. Jinnam Agraharam
130. Kalamrajupeta
131. Kanimeraka
132. Kenguva Agraharam
133. Kindam Agraharam
134. Kodisa
135. Kottabaggam
136. Chittayyavalsa Agraharam
137. Lingalavalsa Agraharam
138. Logisa Agraharam
139. Madhupada
140. Marupalli
141. Mentada
142. Mokasa Kottavalsa
143. Mutcherla
144. Mudduru
145. Narayana Gajapathinagaram Agraharam
146. Patabaggam
147. Patruvada
148. Pedisela Agraharam
149. Pedaraba Devipalli (Hamlet)
150. Rompalli
151. Puritipenta Agraharam
152. Rasakindam Dummulepalem (Hamlet)
153. Rayindram
154. Ramannapeta Agraharam
155. Tk. Sitharampuram
156. Bhagirathipuram Agraharam
157. Rangupuram Agraharam
158. Salipeta
159. Sitharamapuram Agraharam
160. Srirangarajapuram Agraharam
161. Tamatada Agraharam
162. Tummikapalli Agraharam
163. Venkatapuram
164. Vemali (Laksmipuram) (Hamlet)
165. Chamalavalsa
166. Kummarigunta Agraharam (alias Mutyalammapeta)
167. Mulakalagumadam
168. Kondavenkatapuram
169. Rabapalem
170. Sottadivalsa
171. Kotaparthivalsa
172. Chinaraba
173. Gadelova
174. Gudem
175. Dabbalapadu
176. Rokatithammapuram
177. Chintalapadu
SCHEDULE 2 SEHEDULE 2
SCHEDULESECOND SCHEDULE
(Section 4)
Revenue Division
Revenue Taluk
Revenue Firka
Revenue Villages
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
1. Markapur
(i) Markapur
1. Markapur
1. Chintakunta
2. Badekhanpeta
3. Gajjalakonda
4. Thippayapalem
5. Melyavanthunipadu
6. Gottipadiya
7. Devarajughattu
8. Nikarampalle
9. Kothapally
10. Idupur
11. Jammanapally
12. Kolabheemunipad
13. Pedda Nagulavara
14. Pedda Yachavaram
15. Markapur
16. Vemulakota
17. Sivarampuram
18. Bhupathipally
19. Bondalapad
20. Akkacheruvu
21. Krishnapuram
22. Narasimhapuram
23. Yellapuram
2. Dornal
1. Chatlamitta
2. Kalanoothala
3. Dornal
4. Pedda Aravid
5. Boyadagumpula
6. Badvid
7. Pragallapad
8. Yadavalli
9. Cherlopalli
10. Pedda Bommalapuram
11. Lyanamukkela
12. Nallaguntla
13. Sanikavaram
14. Katakanipally
15. Chinna Dornal
16. Sunkesula
17. Lingam Vanipalli
3. Dupad
1. Gurrapusala
2. Amanigudipad
3. Boyalapally
4. Gurajapally
5. Duvvali
6. Lellapally
7. Obulakkapally
8. Gollapally
9. Dupad
10. Vishwanadhapuram
11. Thokapally
12. Cumbumpad
13. Ambapuram
14. Gobbur
15. Thangiralapalle
16. Mallapeta
17. Maktumpuram
18. Thimmanapalem
19. Narasingapuram
20. Boyalapalli (Shrotriem)
4. Yerragondapalem
1. Rayavaram
2. Millampally
3. Ramchandrapuram
4. Komarole
5. Kavulakuntla
6. Yerragondapalem
7. Gangapalem
8. Rachakonda
9. Yandrapalle
10. Chapellamadugu
11. Venkatadripalem
12. Gollavidipi
13. Kolukula
14. Ramasamudram
15. Mittapalem
16. Lolapuram
17. Kataruvanipalli
18 Madhavanipalli
5. Thripuranthakam
1. Marrivemula
2. Sathakode
3. Mutukula
4. Pullalacheruvu
5. Isukatripuravaram
6. Manepalle
7. Chawtapacherla
8. Ganapavaram
9. Medapi
10. Annasamudram
11. Thripuranthakam
12. Rajupalem
13. Kankanalapalle
14. Mirjampally
15. Ayyagaripalle
16. Choutopalle
17. Narsapuram
Special Tracts (Chenchu Gudems)
1. Alligodem
2. Garnipenta
3. Garapenta
4. Guttalacheruvu
5. Chintalagudem
6. Chilakacherla
7. Chinna Chema
8. Chinna Monthola
9. Chennopalem
10. Tummala Baillu
11. Telugu Rayanicheruvu
12. Daddanala
13. Nekkanti
14. Polutla
15. Pedda Chama Cudem
16. Pedda Montrala
17. Ponnala Bailu
18. Burugundala
19. Marripalem
20. Muriki Mallapenta
21. Madama Chelama
22. Sunddakunta
23. Chinaruthapalem
24. Rollapenta
25. Darabayalu
26. Nirjamala
27. Uppaladinnepenta
28. Narsapuram
29. Rayavaram
30. Siva puram
31. Nallaguntla
32. Chintalamudipi
33. Donnalabayalu
34. Panugamadugu
(ii) Giddalor
1. Giddalor
1. Giddalor
2. Modampalli
3. Ambavaram
4. Kristamsettypalli
5. Kanchipalli
6. Chattiraddipalli
7. Kongalavidu
8. Narasimhunipalli
9. Kommunur
10. Mundlapad
11. Kothakota
12. Sanjeevaraopet
13. Gadikota
14. Uyyalawada
2. Komarole
1. Narava
2. Ramavaripalli
3. Badusupalli
4. Mothupalli
5. Reddicherla
6. Allinagaram
7. Brahmanapalli
8. Komarole
9. Chintalapalli
10. Pullareddipalli
11. Idamkal
12. Suravaripalli
13. Badinenipalli
14. Krishnampalli
15. Lingareddipalli
16. Vennampalli
17. Rajupalem
18. Nallaguntla
19. Tamballapalli
20. Podilakondapalli
21. G. Moraipalli
22. Tripurapuram
3. Racherla
1. Akavidu
2. Chinaganipalli
3. Jellivaripullalacheruvu
4. Chollavidu
5. Anumalapalli
6. Racherla
7. Bhupanaguntla
8. Thimmapuram
9. Edavalli
10. Gudimetta
11. Palakvidu
12. Somidevipalli
13. Turimella
14. D. Guruvaipalli
15. Venturlapad
16. Madhavapuram
4 Pusulapadu
1. Daddavada
2. Nagireddipalli
3. Taticherla
4. Mokshagundam
5. Pusalapadu
6. Vandutla
7. Salakalavidu
8. Pitikayagulla
9. Madanapulla cheruvu
10. Basinepalli
11. Pachalla Venkatapuram
12. Galizergulla
13. Konapalli
14. Dhatara Krishnapuram
5 Cumbum
1. Jagganbotla Krishnapuram
2. Chinna Cumbum
3. Cumbum
4. Janganguntla
5. Lanjakota
6. Retalapalli
7. Pedda Obenayani palli
8. Chinna Obenayani palli
9. Ravipadu
10. Avurangabad
11. Nadimpalli
12. Kandulapuram
13. Hazarath Gudem
14. Kagithala Gudem
15. Chinthalapalem
16. Somavarpet
17. Proumamillapalli
18. Besthavarpet
19. Papayapalli
20. Nekunambad
21. Pothavaram
6. Artheveddu
1. Velegulapaya
2. Gannepalli
3. Magutur
4. Pottibasavaipalli
5. Ayyavaripalli
6. Pedda Kandakur
7. Donakonda
8. Ardhavdui
9. Bollupalli
10. Papinenipalli
11. Yerraguntla
12. Errabalam
13. Lingapuram
14. Bogole
15. Kakerla
16. Anantapalli
17. Lingapuram Kandrika
2. Kandukur
(i) Kandukur
1. Singarayakonda
1 Uppalapadu (Z)
2. Paletipadu
3. Devagudur
4. Chirrikurapadu
5 . Zurugumalli
6. Vaviletipadu
7. Bitragunta
8. Nandanavaram
9. Kalikivoya
10. Pakala
11. Somarajupalli
12. Singarayakonda(R.S)
13. Sanampudi
14. Kanumalla
15. Paletipad Gadepallavari Kandriga
16. Paletipad (Mocherlawari) Kandriga
17. Thumadu
18. Nandanavanam Vavillavari Kandriga
19. Mulalguntapadu
20. Singarayakonda
21. Palukur
22. Binginipalli
2. Kondapi
1. Kondapi
2. Peridepi
3. Muppavaram
4. Chodavaram
5. Vennoor
6. Chinavenkanapalem
7. Narasingole
8. Ramachandrapuram
9. Pydipad
10. Chatukupad
11. Jarlapalem (Pedakandlagunta)
12. Illavara
13. Gurrapadia
14. Chinakandlagunta
15. Mugachintala
16. Anakarlapudi
17. Nernurpad
18. Narasimhanayuni Kandriga
19. Kondepi Godiyaramvari Kandriga
20. Chinakandligunta
21. Chinakandalagunta Anantabhotlavari
22. Gurrapadia Darbha kula-Kandriga
23. Ilavara Momidalavari Kandriga
24. Kammpelli
25. Kammepalli Agraharam
26. Uppaladinna
27. Narasingole Mahankalivari Kandriga
28. Chinakandla gunta Mamidalavari Kandriga
29. Peerapuram Mamidalavari Kandriga
30. Zamin Mekapudi
31. Government Mekapad
32. Ayyaparajupalem
33. Pachava
34. Panchava Balagopalapuram
35. Vardhineni palem
36. Zuvvigunta
37. Venkatakrishnapuram
38. Dharmavaram
39. Petlur
40. Petlur Kurugantivari Kandriga
41. Tangella
42. Tangella Iskali vari Kandriga
3. Ponnalur
1. Boganampad
2. Kotapadu
3. Kotapad Agraharam
4. Channipad
5. Manginipad
6. Samarapalem
7. Malepad
8. Polinenipalem
9. Veerannapalem
10. Uppalapadu
11. Kondasamudram
12. Ponnalur
13. Ippagunta
14. Pedavenkanapalem
15. Nukavaram
16. Ravulakollu
17. Vempad
18. Vellatur
19. Muppala
20. Ponnalur Gudavari Kandriga
21. Cherukur
22. Chavatapalem
23. Lingamgunta
24. Singanabhotla palem
25. Vellaturu Kalidasuvari Kamdroga
26. Muppala Kesamavari Kandriga
27. Yedlurupad
28. Rajavolupadu
4 Kandukur
1. Naladalapur
2. Parikondapad
3. Parakondapad Agraharam
4. Kandukur
5. Kondamudusu palem
6. Mopad
7. Machavaram
8. Kakutur
9. Jillelimudi
10. Pandalapad
11. Kovur
12. Anandapuram
14. Vogur
15. Kondikandukur
16. Mahadevapuram
17. Anantasagaram
18. Kancharagunta
19. Jillellamudi Gadepallivari Kandriga
20. Kondareddipalem
21. Madanagopalapuram
22. Pokuru
23. Nekunampuram
24. Singamanenipalli
25. Nekunampuram Kalidasuvari Kandriga
5. Lingasalmudram
1. Chundi
2. Ayyavaripalli
3. Yerrareddigudem
4. Ramalingapuram
5. Ankabhuplapuram
6. Ramachandrapuram
7. Polinenicheruvu
8. Vengamakkapalem
9. Rollapudu
10. Lingampalem
11. Navabpalem
12. Voletivaripalem
13. Sakhavaram
14. Mogalicherla
15. Lingasamudram
16. Pentrala
17. Racheruvurajupalem
18. Gangapalem
19. Timmareddipalem
20. Veeraraghavunikota
21. Viswanadhapuram
22. Malakondrayuni palem
23. Cheemalapenta
24. Thummagunta
25. Brahamanapalli
26. kalavallu
27. Vengalapuram
28. Mukteswaram
29. Rallapad
30. Narasimhapuram
31. Jangamreddi Kandriga
32. Thurupaurajupalem
33. Dappalampadu
6. Ulavapad
1. Atmakur
2. Palur
3. Dondapad
4. Ravur
5. Ramayapatnam
6. Chevur
7. Chagollur
8. Virepalli
9. Mocherla
10. Bhimavaram
11. Chakicherla
12. Kollurpad Rajupalem
13. Karedu
14. Mannetikota
15. Krishnapuram
16. Kollurpad Sriranganayakulavari Kandriga
7. Gudlur
1. Gudlur
2. Kothapeta
3. Chemidthipad
4. Potlur
5. Chinalaterpi
6. Darakanipad
7. Basireddipalem
8. Baddepudi
9. Ammavaripalem
10. Rajupalem
11. Baidupalem
12. Chinapavani
13. Peddapavani
14. Gundlapalem
15. Puretipalli
16. Angirekulapad
17. Anneboyinapalli
18. Venkampeta
19. Naidupalem
(i) Podili
1. Tarlupadu
1. Tarlupadu
2. Mirjapeta
3. Karumanipalli
4. Mangalakunta
5. Jagannathapuram
6. Surepalli
7. Goguladinne
8. Rayavaram
9. Obayapalli
10. Jangamreddipalli
11. Kondareddipalli
12. Rothalapadu
13. Ganugapenta
11. Kondareddipalli
12. Rothalapadu
13. Ganugapenta
14. Kandallapalli
15. Thadivaripalli
16. Nagendlamudupu
17. Pathepuram
18. Thummalacheruvu
19. Chennareddipalli
20. Gorugunthalapadu
21. Tellapadu
22. Gollapalli
23. Rolagampadu
24. Seethanagulavaram
25. Kalavalapalli
26. Kethagudipi
2. Kandukur
(ii) Podili
2. Pedarikatla
1. Mohammadapuram
2. Chinamanagundam
3. Nagampalli
4. Irasalagundam
5. Salanuthala
6. Oinjavartipadu
7. Yedavalli
8. Badugulleru
9. Pedarikatla
10. Chinarikatla
11. Bachalakurapad
12. Katraunta
13. Gotlagunta
14. Budamkayalapadu
15. Siddavaram
16. Mugachintala
17. Garimenapenta
18. Kambhalapadu
19. Nandipalem
3. Marripudi
1. Chilamakur
2. Ramayapalem
3. Kakarla
4. Ponnur
5. Vallyapalem
6. Niramamapuram
7. Tsallur
8. Sannamur
9. Ankepalli
10. Ganjipalem
11. Uppalapadu
12. Yelluru
13. Kuchipudi
14. Tippaladevi palli
15. Kondaladevi palli
16. Vemavaram
17. Ramachandrapuram
18. Garlapeta
19. Venkatamarripalem
20. Marripudi
21. Chimata
22. Talamalla
23. Lakshmipuram
4. Konakanamitla
1. Nagarjukunta
2. Kondayapalem
3. Veerabhadrapuram
4. Salakanuthala
5. Dondleru
6. Marripalem
7. Garladinne
8. Lakshmakkapalli
9. Truvvalapadu
10. Vaddimadugu
11. Regumanipalli
12. Buradapalem
13. Aswarayunipalem
14. Gurralamadugu
15. Konakanamitla
16. Chintagunta
17. Yedurallapadu
18. Munagapadu
19. Basavapuram
20. Mummayapalem
21. Veligandla
22. Igalapadu
23. Vegomadugu
24. Ambapuram
25. Ganivanipadu
26. Bodapadu
27. Kalujuvvalapadu
28. Ragasamudram
5. Podili
1. Amudalapalli
2. Annavaram
3. Chinthagumpalli
4. Nimmavaram
5. Theegadurthipadi
6. Podili
7. Ramulaveedu
8. Pamulapadu
9. Kunchepalli
10. Kesavabhotlapalem
11. Kasipuram
12. Dasallapalli
13. Kellampalli
14. Gosukonda
15. Sudangunta
16. Thummagunta
17. Juvvaleru
18. Akkacheruvu
19. Mallavaram
20. Imadalavaripalem
21. Obulakkapalli
22. Ramayanam Kandrika
23. Rajupalem
24. Gundlasamudram
25. Jafiapuram
(iii) Kanigiri
a. Thimmareddipalli
1. Dasallapalli
2. Anandapuram
3. Nandanavanam
4. Pedagollapalli
5. Peddivenkata palli
6. Muppallapadu
7. Velicerla
8. Vemulapadu
9. Ummanapalli
10. Hanumanthapuram
11. Ramayapalli
12. Veerarapuram
13. Viragareddipalli
14. Chinagollapalli
15. Nallagandla
16. Kutagundla
17. Kondareddipalli
18. Kotatippala
19. Doddchintala
20. Neelakantapuram
21. Raseedpuram
22. Masayapeta
23. Hajeepuram
24. Hanumanthanipad
25. Upendrapuram
26. Thimmareddipalli
2. Kanigiri
1. Punugodu
2. Kancheepuram
3. Punugodu Kandrika
4. Dirasavancha
5. Kanamadugu
6. Kanigiri town
7. Kanigiri Rural
8. Sankavaram
9. China Irlapadu
10. Gosulaveedu
11. Polavaram
12. Kalagotla
13. Chakirala
14. Nimmamaheswara puram
15. Peramugudipalli
16. Rachagundlapadu
17. Somanapalli
18. Kodigudlapadu
19. Thummagunta
20. Ganugapenta
21. Chellagirigala
22. China Alavalapadu
23. Ramanujapuram at Thakkelapadu
24. Lingojipuram
25. Thalakonda padu
26. Vijayagopalapuram
3. Peda Alavalapad
1. Gudipadu
2. Pothavaram
3. Neredupalli
4. Murugummi
5. Marella
6. Ramagovindapuram
7. Pedacherlopalli
8. Chinavarimadugu
9. Pedavarimadugu
10. Vepagumpalli
11. Chintagumpalli
12. Battupalli
13. Muddapadu
14. Gosigundla
15. Hajispuram
16. Bommireddipalli
17. Thallur
18. Pithiguntapalli
19. Peda Alvalapadu
20. Ayyanapalem
21. Chowtagogula palli
22. Vitalapuram
4. Veligandla
1. Kankanampadu
2. Gandlaseetharamapuram
3. Ganesunipalli
4. Morapagunta
5. Gurugupadu
6. Gannavaram
7. Paduvanagulavaram
8. Panduva
9. Jangamnarasaya palli
10. Perugupalli
11. Hussainpuram
12. Chodavaram
13. Mogallur
14. Bonthaguntapalli
15. Ballavaram
16. Ramagopalapuram
17. Ramalingapuram
18. Pulikuntaralla palli
19. Vedullacheruvu
20. Veligandla
21. Kotarupalli
22. Immadichruvu
23. Kotrakesvabhotla Kandrika
24. Brundavanam
25. Guruvajipeta
26. Cheerladinne
27. Chennakesavapuram
28. Jammalamadake
29. Nagireddipalli
30. Umamaheswarapuram
31. Krishnapuram
32. Vengapadu
5. Chandrasekharapuram
1. Darasiguntapeta
2. Bonthavaripalli
3. Anneboyinakistam palli
4. Mandanoolu vengannapalli
5. Jaganmohana Gopalapurm
6. Krishnamanaidu palli
7. Venkatayacheruvu
8. Chinakotapalli
9. Boyamadugula
10. Pilipalli
11. Thalagodur
12. Thungodu
13. Thellanellamala
14. Devakimarri
15. Ragulacherllaka
16. Ganesunipalli
17. Kampachennam palli
18. Lanjagudipadu
19. Ambavaram
20. Kothapalli
21. Chennapunaidu palli
22. Vedullapalli
23. Vatlabayalu
24. Malameedipallli
25. Ayalurivaripalli
26. Vadavenganapalli
27. Obbireddipalli
28. Bodavaladinne
29. Chandrasekharapuram
30. Bodavulapalli
31. Muppalanaidupalli
32. Mundlapadu
33. Darsithimmakkapalli
34. Arivemula
35. Jangamvaripalli
36. Chintalapalem
37. Lakapalli
38. Akkampeta
39. Yekunampuram
40. Cherlopalli
41. Thummagunta
42. Nallamadugula
43. Kovilampadu
44. Anikalapalli
45. Pedagogulapalli
46. Viranchipuram
47. Uppalapadu
48. Kondaboyinapalli
49. Ranganaidupalli
50. Gumminenipalli
51. Guntachennamapalli
52. Pullagoorapalli
53. Musunur
6. Pamur
1. Pamur
2. Kodigudlapadu (East)
3. Pothavaram
4. Jangalapalli
5. Anumanakonda
6. Motravulapadu
7. Chinatalapalem
8. Dadireddipalli
9. Gummalapadu
10. Vaggampalli
11. Chilakapadu
12. Padamati Dubagunta
13. Venkatapuram
14. Nuchupadu
15. Thiragundaladinne
16. Pidugupalem
17. Kambhampadu
18. Bukkapuram
19. Tatayapalli
20. Nalajanampad
21. Pedarajupalem
22. Komatigunta
23. Nagulavaram
24. Chintapudi
25. Ballipalli
26. Balavenkatapuram
27. Viswanadhapuram
28. Raviguntapalli
29. Nasikatriyambakkam
30. Kattakindipalli
31. Chilamkur
7. Bhotlagudur
1. Mopadu
2. Balijapalem
3. Bhotlagudur
4. Bompeddupadu
5. Appamambapuram
6. Ayyavaripalli
7. Malakondapuram
8. Guntvpalli
9. Sankarapuram
10. Ayyanakota
11. Lakshmakkapalli
12. Bodavada
13. Kambaladinne
14. Karollapadu
15. Renimadugu
16. Inimerla
17. Siddavaram
18. Puttamanaidupalli
19. Thimmanayunipalli
20. Peda Irapadu
(iv) Darsi
1. Kurichedu
1. Dekanakonda
2. Peddavaram
3. Bayyavaram
4. Namassivayapuram
5. Bodanampadu
6. Avulamanda
7. Naidupalem
8. Kallur
9. Alavalapadu
10. Gangavaram
11. Potlapadu
12. Ganga Donakonda
13. Kurichedu
14. Perumbhotla palem
15. West Veerayapalem
16. Mallaypalem
17. Kasipuram
18. Mustlagangavaram
(iv) Darsi
2. Donakonda
1. Sangapuram veerapalli
2. West Kambhampadu
3. Ramapuram
4. Rudrasamudram
5. Indlacheruvu
6. Ragamakkapalli
7. Pochamakkapalli
8. Manginapudi
9. Bhumanapalli
10. Ananthavaram
11. Aravallipadu
12. Kocherlakota
13. Siddayapalem
14. Vaddipadu
15. Gudipadu
16. Badapuram
17. Lakshmipuram
18. Yerrabalem
19. Vabbapuram
20. Polepalli
21. Bhattepadu
22. Jagannadhapuram
23. Chandavaram
24. Venkatpuram
25. Peddanapalem (Donakonda R.S.)
26. Lakshminarayanapuram
27. Narasimhanayanipalem
28. Veeravenkatapuram
29. Tellapadu
3. Marella
1. Marrella
2. Vemparala
3. Uppalapadu
4. Nuzellapalli
5. East Kambhampad
6. Edara
7. Bheemavaram
8. Kommavaram
9. Bhattupalli
10. Umamaheswarapuram
11. Mylavaram
12. Pasupugallu
13. Vemula
14. Vemula Banda
15. Chintalapudi
16. Jammalamadaka
17. Purimetla
18. Nadimpallivari Kandriga
4. Pothakamur
1. Pothakamur
2. Cheruvukommapalem
3. Singanapalem
4. Sarvamitta
5. Boddikurapad
6. Surayapalem
7. Oeda Vuyyalavad
8. Krishnapuram
9. China Vuyyalavada
10. Peda Vuagallu
11. Chinna Vuagallu
12. Mohiddinpuram
13. Sitasagaram
14. Tripurasundaripuram
15. Kothapalli
16. Korlmadugh
17. Lakshminarayanapuram
18. Lakkavaram
19. Nagambhotlapalem
20. Kellampalli
21. Basavapuram
22. Sankaranarayanapuram
23. East Veerayapalem
24. Choutapalem
25. Samanthapudi
26. Akkamambapuram
5. Darsi
1. Darsi
2. Pulipad
3. Brindavanam
4. Timmayapalem
5. Annavaram
6. Rajampalli
7. Jamukaladinne
8. Venkatapuram
9. Lankojanapalli
10. Balapuram
11. Pothavaram
12. Devavaram
13. Tanamchintala
14. Chandalur
15. Tummadalapadu
16. Venkatachalampalli
17. Chalivendra
18. Abbayapalem
19. Bandellapaya
20. Bandiveligandla
21. Jammigumpala
22. Yerrobanapalli
23. Bukkapuram
24. Ramachandrapuram
25. Ganeswarapuram (Thurpuvenkatapuram)
6. Tallur
1. Tallur
2. Malkapurm
3. Sivarampurram
4. Peddarravipadu
5. Tammalur
6. Vempadu
7. Madhavaram
8. Somavarappad
9. Polavaram
10. Avisannavaripalem
11. Sankarapuram
12. Mudlamur
13. Dosakayalapadu
14. Bellamkondavaripalem
15. Ramabhadrapuram
16. Mannepalli
17. Vitlapuram
3. Ongole
(i) Ongole
Ongole
1. Ongole
2. Annavarappad
3. Mamidipalem
4. Yerajerla
5. Mangaladripuram
6. Sarvireddipalem
7. Cheruvukommupalem
8. Venugamakkapalem
9. Pellur
10. Narasapuram
11. Malleswarapuram
12. Koppolu
13. Alluru
14. Padarthi
15. Aloor
16. Muktinuthalapad
17. Throvagunta
18. Chekurapad
19. Gudimellapad
2. Tangutur
1. Tangutur
2. Velagapudi
3. Ananthavaram
4. Jayavarram
5. Karumanchi
6. Nidamalur
7. Marlapad
8. Pondur
9. Kandulur
10. Mallavarappad
11. Thurupunaidupalem
12. Gosuvandlakattubad
13. Madanur
14. Payakarikhandrika
15. Ithamukkala
16. Rajupalem
17. Vasepallipad
18. Somavarappad
19. Vallur
20. Kavalimanyam
21. Mangaladripuram
3. Santhanuthalapad
1. Santhanuthalapad (Gangavaram)
2. Mynampad
3. Yendlur
4. Konijedu
5. Mattepad Vemulapad
6. B. Maddulur
7. Chilakapad
8. Padmati Takkellapad
9. Gummalampad
10. Guravareddipalem
11. Pidathlagudipad
12. Lakshmipuram
13. Rudravaram
14. Pernamitta
15. Manganur
16. Konagaripalem
4. Chimakurthi
1. Chimakurthi
2. Gongunta
3. Gunduvarilaxmipuram
4. Ramachandrapuram
5. Bhusurapalli
6. Chinaravipad
7. Pulikonda
8. Mylavaram
9. Rajupalem Lakshmipuram
10. Budavada
11. Nippattlapad
12. Devarrapalem
13. Kandurrivarri Agrraharam
14. Badlamudi
15. Toragudipad
16. Manchikalapad
17. Yerragudipad
18. Padamatinadupalem
19. Pidatalapudi
20. Yenikapad
5. Maddipad
1. Maddipad
2. Doddavarappad
3. Pedakuthapalli
4. Nellatur
5. Chandrapad
6. Mallavaram
7. Velampalli
8. Kolachanakota
9. Venkateswarapuram
10. Pallamalli
11. Nekunambada
12. Sitaramapuram
13. Nandipad
14. Inamanamellur
15. Lingamgunta
16. Yedugundlapad
17. H. Nidamanur
18. Annangi
19. Rachavaripalem
20. Kirthipad
21. Gundlapalli
6. Ammanabrole
1. Ammanabrole
2. Ulchi
3. Devarampad
4. Kanuparthi
5. Paparla
6. Machavaram
7. Chadalavada
8. Maddiralapad
9. Chiravannupalapad
10. Naguluppalapadu
11. Pothavaram
12. Uppugundur
13. Kandlagunta
14. Karavadi
15. Chejerla
(ii) Addanki
1. Addanki
1. Vallaparla
2. Ramakur
3. Dharmavaram
4. Kalakur
5. Bommanampad
6. Addanki South
7. Addanki North
8. Muppavaram
9. Kondamanjulur
10. Vallapalli
11. Chakrayapalem
12. Ramayapalem
13. Gopalapuram
14. Bytamanjulur
15. Jangamaheswarapuram
16. Chinakothapalli
17. Narasimhapuram
18. Kotikalapudi
2. Medarametla
1. Bodduvaripalem
2. Turrupu Takkellapad
3. Korrisapad
4. Dyvalarravur
5. Kottakota
6. Manikeswarm
7. Pichikalagudipad
8. Alavalapad
9. Nannurupad
10. Anamanamur
11. Dhenuvakonda
12. Garlapad
13. Ghadiyapudi
14. Modepalli
15. Kunkupad
16. Doddavaram
17. Ilapavulur
18. Somavarappad
19. Kondamur
20. ReniNgavaram
21. Kasyapuram
22. Rangasayipuram
3. Duddukur
1. Duddukur
2. Idumudi
3. Chintagumpalli
4. Maddirala Muppala
5. Bhimavaram
6. Timmasamudram
7. Koniki
8. Chandalur
9. Gangavaram
10. Budavada
11. Kotapad
12. Pangulur
13. Kopperapad
14. Ravinuthala
15. Rachapudi
16. Paidipad
17. Prasangulapad
18. Nujellapallli
19. Bollapallli
4. Martur
1 Vinjanampadu
2. Polur
3. Eddanapudi
4. Anantavaram
5. Konedaana
6. Vuppumagulur
7. Rajupalem
8. Enamadala
9. Martur
10. Nagarjupalli
11. Konanki
12. Kolalapudi
13. Dronadula
14. Babbepalli
15. Gannavaram
16. Punnur
17. Vemavaram
18. Darsi
19. Jonnatali
20. Lakkavaram
5. Kommalapad
1. Vellalacheruvu
2. Kamepalli
3. Kopparam
4. Elchur
5. Kunduru (East)
6. Kunduru (West)
7. Kukutlapalli
8. Gorrepad
9. Kopperapad
10. Vaidena
11. Mukteswaram
12. Guntupalli
13. Ballikurava
14. Gopapuram
15. Kopperappalem
16. S.L. Gudipad
17. Channupalli Agram
18. Kommalapad
19. Santhamagulur
20. Tangedumalli
21. Gurjepalli
(iii) Chirala
1. Chirrala
1. Chirala
2. Perala
3. Ipurupalem
4. Vada
5. Karamchedu
6. Swarna
7. Kothapeta
8. Vetapalem
9. Nayannepalle
10. Pullaripalem
11. Pandillapalli
12.Motupalli
13.Gavinivaripalem
2. Santharavur
1. Inkollu
2. Kadavakuduru
3. Chinaganjam
4. Pedaganjam
5. Mattigunta
6. Santharavur
7. Kodavalivaripalem
8. Gonasapudi
9. Daggubadu
10. Poosapad
11. Pavulur
12. Nagendla
13. Idupulapad
14. Kesavarappad Agrm
3. Parchur
1. Parchur
2. Upputur
3. Veerannapalem
4. Kunkalamarru
5. Devarapalli
6. Garnepudi
7. Channubhotlapalem
8. Jagarlamudi
9. Nuthalapad
10. Adusumalli
11. Gollapudi
12. Bodavada
13. Inagallu
14. Edubadu Agram
15. Cherukur
16. Ramanayapalem
17. Adipudi
RULE:
ANDHRA PRADESH SCHEDULED AREAS RYOTWARI SETTLEMENT RULES, 1971
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of Section 16 of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Ryotwari Settlement Regulation, 1970 (Andhra Pradesh Regulation 2 of 1970), the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules
Rule 1
These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Ryotwari Settlement Rules, 1971.
Rule 2
(i) "Form" means a form appended to these rules.
(ii) "Notified date in relation to an area" means the date appointed by notification issued under sub section 3 of Section 1 as the date on which the Regulation shall come into force in the area.
(iii) "Regulation" means the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Ryotwari Settlement Regulation, 1970.
(iv) "Section" means a section of the Regulation.
Rule 3
(1) Enquiries under Section 9 may either be suo motu or on an application from the parties concerned and shall be conducted as soon as possible after the survey of the area is over.
(2) Such enquiries shall ordinarily take place in the village in which the lands are situate, provided that the Settlement Officer for valid reasons may decide to hold the enquiry elsewhere.
(3) Notice of the date, time and place of enquiry shall be given by publishing it in the village concerned not less than a week in advance by beat of tom tom and also by affixture in the village chavadi or any other conspicuous place, if there is no chavadi in the village. Such notice shall be in Form A.
(4) The enquiry shall be summary.
(5) The Settlement Officer making the enquiry shall record his order and final decision shall also be noted in the remarks column of the Land Register.
(6) A copy of the decision in full of the Settlement Officer shall be communicated to the parties or their counsel.
(7) The Chitta for the village shall be prepared or corrected with reference to the order of the Settlement Officer making the enquiry in the Land Register.
Rule 4
(1) The draft notification under clause (a) of sub section (2) of Section 11 shall embody the principles governing the rates of assessment that shall be adopted for the purpose of fixation of assessments on individual lands, sources and the opportunities provided for redressing any grievance arising as a result of the settlement.
(2) The Board of Revenue may consider which settlement notification is more appropriate to each Scheduled Area and make recommendations to the Government for approval.
Rule 5
The draft notification under clause (b) of sub section (2) of Section 11 shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette as well as in the District Gazette concerned.
Rule 6
The authority to consider any objection or suggestion in respect of the draft notification published as per Section 11(2)(a) shall be the Board of Revenue, who shall receive such objections or suggestions and make appropriate recommendations to the Government.
Rule 7
(1) The ryotwari settlement referred to in sub section (1) of Section 12 shall be in the form of a patta to each individual holder on the land as determined under Section 9, and shall be communicated as prescribed in sub rule (2).
(2) The order containing the rate of assessment shall be served on each individual holder of the land and a register for this purpose shall be maintained by the Settlement Officer and the acknowledgements of the communication shall be obtained from every recipient in the Register or in writing separately.
Rule 8
Every Settlement Officer shall have power to issue summons to any person either for appearance or for production of document in connection with the enquiries pending before such officer under the Regulation and such person shall be bound to obey such summons.
Rule 9
An appeal to the Director against the orders of the Settlement Officer shall bear a court fee stamp of the value of rupees two and that to the Board of Revenue against the orders of the Director shall bear a court fee stamp of the value of rupees three:
Provided that members of a Scheduled Tribe shall not be required to pay any court fee as aforesaid.
Rule 10
The provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963, and the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, shall apply to all the proceedings under the Regulation and the rules made thereunder, before the authorities and officers having jurisdiction under Regulation to the extent they are not repugnant to the specified provisions of the Regulation.
APPENDIX A FORM
FORM
FORM - A
[ See Rule 3(1) ]
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned propose to take action suo motu on the application (s) filed before the undersigned under Section 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Ryotwari Settlement Regulation, 1970 for enquiry and determination of Ryotwari Settlement. In respect of lands specified in the Schedule hereunder in village ............ Taluk ........... District ...................... The matter will be taken up for consideration .................. (day of the week) .......... (date) at ......................(time) at .............. (Place.) All persons interested are hereby called upon to file before the undersigned, statements bearing on the question, adduce oral or documentary evidence as is necessary, and be present at the hearing.
If any person interested does not avail himself of this opportunity of appearing before the undersigned or adducing such evidence as is necessary or producing relevant documents, no further opportunity will be given to him and the matter will be disposed of on merits on the facts available.
SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE
SCHEDULESCHEDULE
Sl.No.
Details of any
Survey No. Available
Details of local
description
of the land
Boundaries of
the land
concerned
Extents of
Lands
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Office Seal: Settlement Officer.
Station:
Date:
To
(1) Whomsoever concerned.
(2) Also to be published as prescribed under the rules.
REGULATION:
ANDHRA PRADESH SCHEDULED AREAS RYOTWARI SETTLEMENT REGULATION, 1970
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub paragraph (2) of paragraph 5 of Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, with the assent of the President hereby makes the following Regulation in the Twenty First year of the Republic of India, namely
Regulation 1 Short title, application and commencement
(1) This Regulation may be called the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Ryotwari Settlement Regulation, 1970.
(2) It applies to all lands in the Scheduled Areas in the Andhra area in respect of which no settlement has been effected, other than those comprised within the Muttas and the Muttas governed by the Regulations providing for the abolition of Muttas and Mahals in certain Scheduled Areas of the State of Andhra Pradesh, and to the estates in the said Areas.
Explanation:- For the purposes of sub section (2), -
(a) the expression "estate" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Clause (2) of Section 3 of the Andhra (Andhra Area) Estates Land Act, 1908;
(b) no settlement shall be deemed to have been effected in respect of lands if the assessment fixed on such lands is not expressed at a rate per acre, notwithstanding that such lands are covered by settlement notifications.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas.
Regulation 2 Definitions
In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(1) "Andhra area" means the territories of the State of Andhra Pradesh other than those specified in sub section (1) of Section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956;
(2) "Director" means the Director of Settlements, Survey and Land Records appointed as such by the Government;
(3) "Government" means the State Government;
(4) "Notification" means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette;
(5) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Regulation;
(6) "Settlement Officer" means the Settlement Officer appointed as such by the Government;
(7) "State" means the State of Andhra Pradesh;
Regulation 3 Functions of the Director
As soon as may be after the making of this Regulation, the Government shall appoint the Director of Settlements to carry out the survey and settlement operations in the Scheduled Areas to which this Regulation applies and introduce ryotwari settlement therein. The Director shall be subordinate to the Board of Revenue.
Regulation 4 Settlement Officer
(1) As soon as may be after the making of this Regulation, the Government shall appoint one or more Settlement Officers to carry out the functions and duties assigned to them under this Regulation.
(2) The Settlement Officer shall be subordinate to the Director and shall be guided by such lawful introductions as may be issued from time to time, by the respective immediate superior authority or other higher authority.
(3) The Director shall have power either suo motu or on application to revise or cancel any of the orders, decisions or proceedings of the Settlement Officer:-
Provided that the Director shall not pass any order adversely affecting any party unless such party has had an opportunity of making a representation.
Regulation 5 Power of control of the Board of Revenue
The Board of Revenue shall have power.
(a) to superintend the survey and settlement operations in the Scheduled Areas to which this Regulation applies;
(b) to issue lawful instructions for the guidance of the Director and the Settlement Officers; and
(c) to revise or cancel suo motu or on an application any of the orders, decisions or proceedings of any Settlement Officer or the Director:
Provided that the Board of Revenue shall not pass any order adversely affecting any party unless such party has had an opportunity of making a representation.
Regulation 6 Survey of the Scheduled Areas to which this Regulation applies
(1) The lands in the Scheduled Areas to which this Regulation applies shall be surveyed under provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923, as if they were Government lands.
(2) So much of the cost of the Survey as is payable by the ryots or other persons who are members of the Scheduled Tribe under the provisions of Section 8 of that Act shall be borne by the Government.
Regulation 7 Lands in which ryot is entitled to ryotwari patta
(1) Every ryot in the Scheduled Areas to which this Regulation applies shall be entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of all cultivable lands which were proper which ought to have been properly included in his holding and which are not lands in respect of which any other person is entitled to a ryotwari patta under any other law for the time being in force in the State relating to grant of ryotwari patta:
Provided that in the case of lands in the estates which have been taken over under the Andhra (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 a person who would be entitled to a ryotwari patta under that Act shall be granted a patta, if the lands have been continuously in the occupation of that person from the notified date;
Provided further that in respect of lands other than those to which a person is entitled to a ryotwari patta under the first proviso, no ryot who is not a member of the Scheduled Tribes shall be entitled to ryotwari patta in respect of cultivable land unless -
(a) such a person had been in possession or in occupation of the land for a continuous period of not less than eight years immediately before the commencement of this Regulation;
(b) such possession or occupation shall not be void or illegal under the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, 1959, or any other law for the time being in force.
Explanation:- In this sub section, the expression "notified date" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Clause (10) of Section 2 of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948.
(2) No lessee of any lanka land and no person to whom a right to collect the rent of any land has been leased before the coming into force of this Regulation including an ijaradar or a farmer of rent, shall be entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of such land under this section.
Regulation 8 Reservation of lands exceeding ten per cent gradient etc.
Notwithstanding anything in this Regulation, no ryotwari patta shall be granted in respect of
(i) lands which exceed ten per cent gradient;
(ii) beds and bounds of tanks;
(iii) drainage or irrigation channels thrashing floors, cattle stands, village sites and other lands used for communal purposes; which shall vest in the Government free from all encum brances.
Regulation 9 Grant of patta
(1) The Settlement Officer shall inquire into the nature and history of all lands in respect of which ryotwari patta is claimed under Section 7 and decide in respect of which lands the claim should be allowed and the persons who are entitled to ryotwari patta:-
Provided that the claim for a ryotwari patta is not void under any other law applicable to the Scheduled Areas.
(2) The Settlement Officer may suo motu and shall on an application made by a person, after serving a notice in the prescribed manner on all the persons interested in the grant of ryotwari patta and after giving theman opportunity of making representation and after examining all the relevant records in this behalf, pass an order either granting the ryotwari patta to the ryot in respect of the lands concerned or refusing to grant such patta.
(3) An appeal shall lie to the Director against the decision of the Settlement Officer and to the Board of Revenue against the decision of the Director within sixty days from the date of communication of the order or decision appealed against and the decision of the Board of Revenue shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court of law.
Regulation 10 Liability to pay assessment etc.to Government
Every ryot who becomes entitled to a ryotwari patta under this Regulation in respect of any land shall, with effect on and from the date on which the settlement rates of assessment becomes effective, be liable to pay to the Government such ryotwari or other assessment, as may be lawfully imposed on the land in pursuance of ryotwari settlement effected under Section 12.
Regulation 11 Framing and publishing of settlement notification
(1) The Government shall frame and publish a settlement notification for the purpose of effecting a ryotwari settlement of the Scheduled Areas to which the Regulation applies.
(2) Every notification referred to in sub section (1) shall be subject to the condition of previous publication in the manner specified below, namely:
(a) the Government shall publish a draft of the proposed notification embodying such principles as may be prescribed and adopting the rates of assessment set out in the settlement notification or re settlement notification as standardised by the standard rates of assessment under the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Land Revenue Assessment (Standardisation) Act, as in force on the date of coming into force of this Regulation in district or tract in which the Scheduled Area is situate, with such modification as may be found necessary or if more than one such notification, is in force in district or tract the rates set out in that one of those notifications which the Government consider to be most appropriate to the Scheduled Areas concerned.
(b) the publication shall be made in such manner as the Government may deem fit to be sufficient or as may be prescribed;
(c) there shall be published with the draft, a notice specifying a date on or after which, the draft will be taken into consideration;
(d) the Government or any other authority authorised by them in this behalf shall consider any objection or suggestion which may be received by the Government or other authority from any person with respect to the draft, before the date so specified;
(e) the publication in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette of the notification purporting to have been framed and published in exercise of the powers conferred under this section after previous publication, shall be conclusive proof that the notification has been duly framed and published.
(3) The notification referred to sub section (1), shall embody the principles as notified in the draft notice published under sub section (2), with or without modifications, and shall adopt the rates of assessment proposed to be imposed at the ryotwari settlement.
Regulation 12 Manner of effecting ryotwari settlement
(1) The Settlement Officer shall effect a ryotwari settlement of the Scheduled Areas to which this Regulation applies, in accordance with the settlement notification framed and published by the Government for the purpose under Section 11 and communicate the same to the persons concerned.
(2) An appeal shall lie to the Director against the order of the settlement officer within sixty days from the date of its communication under sub section (1).
(3) The settlement notification framed and published under Section II of any final order passed in pursuance thereof under this section shall not be questioned in any court of law.
Regulation 13 Application of Andhra Pradesh Land Revenue (Enhancement) Act, 1967 (Andhra Pradesh Act 8 of 1967)
Upon effecting the ryotwari settlement under Section 12, such of the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Land Revenue (Enhancement) Act, 1967, as relate to the levy of additional land revenue shall apply and the rates of assessment imposed at the ryotwari settlement under that section shall be construed as land revenue within the meaning of the said Act.
Regulation 14 Protection of acts done in good faith, etc.
No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or any officer for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Regulation or any rule or order made thereunder.
Regulation 15 Regulation to override other laws
The provisions of this Regulation shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith in the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Scheduled Areas) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) (Amendment) Regulation, 1960, or any other law, custom, usage or agreement for the time being in force, or any decree or order of a Court, tribunal or other authority.
Regulation 16 Power to make Rules
(1) The Government may, by notification make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Regulation.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may provide for:
(a) all matters expressly required or allowed by this Regulation to be prescribed;
(b) the principles for effecting a ryotwari settlement;
(c) the furnishing of information required for the purpose of this Regulation;
(d) the production of documents;
(e) the procedure to be followed in the holding of enquiries and the enforcement of the persons at such enquiries and their examination;
(f) the application of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the Limitation Act, 1963, to applications appeals or revision under this Regulation; and the fees to be paid therefor; and
(g) all other matters which are not expressly provided for in this Regulation, but which in the opinion of the Government, are necessary for giving effect to the purposes of this Regulation. |
