Standing Order No. 2827/2022 of the Agriculture Department, Government of West Bengal dated 28th June, 2022 on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper [C1F-EG6]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
Standing Order No. 2827/2022
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Agriculture Department, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata, dated the 28th June, 2022
STANDING ORDER
To
All Patwaris,
Subject: The cultivation of land as a sharecropper by sharecroppers under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, regarding.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (West Bengal Act 10 of 1955), the Agriculture 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 cultivation of land as a sharecropper by sharecroppers.
2. The matter has been examined. Every sharecropper carrying on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper shall make an application in Form 12 to the State Government within forty-five days, accompanied by a fee of fifty rupees.
3. The Patwari shall ensure that land revenue receipt is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the State Government within forty-five days.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Agriculture Department, Government of West Bengal.
(Secretary to Government)
Made under
Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (West Bengal Act 10 of 1955), the Agriculture 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 Land Reforms Act, 1955 (West Bengal Act 10 of 1955) [S2E-VXM]. Vires verified.
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