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. |
