Standing Order No. 331/2018 of the Women and Child Development Department, Government of West Bengal dated 18th May, 2018 on the holding of Government land on lease [C15-HXN]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
Standing Order No. 331/2018
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Women and Child Development Department, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata, dated the 18th May, 2018
STANDING ORDER
To
All Village Accountants,
Subject: The holding of Government land on lease by lessees of Government land under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1954, regarding.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1954 (West Bengal Act 1 of 1954), the Women and Child Development Department, Government of West Bengal hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:
1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the holding of Government land on lease by lessees of Government land.
2. The matter has been examined. Every lessee of Government land carrying on the holding of Government land on lease shall make an application in Form 2 to the Settlement Officer within one hundred and twenty days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.
3. The Village Accountant shall ensure that survey number is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Settlement Officer within one hundred and twenty days.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Women and Child Development Department, Government of West Bengal.
(Secretary to Government)
Made under
Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1954 (West Bengal Act 1 of 1954), the Women and Child Development Department, Government of West Bengal hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:". Names section 9 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1954 (West Bengal Act 1 of 1954) [S2E-PC2]. Vires verified.
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