Standing Order No. 557/2026 of the Urban Development Department, Government of West Bengal dated 26th March, 2026 on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper [C1F-XCX]

As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.

Dates: made 26 March 2026; in force not recorded; ceased none recorded. Gazette: none recorded. Band B.

Jurisdiction: West Bengal [IN-WB]. Made by the Urban Development Department, Government of West Bengal.

Synthetic. This instrument, its title, its number and its words are generated by the register, beneath the Act its recital names.

Cite: Standing Order No. 557/2026 of the Urban Development Department, Government of West Bengal dated 26th March, 2026 on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper, Standing Order No. 557/2026, 26th March, 2026 [C1F-XCX]. Machine: C1F-XCX.

Standing Order No. 557/2026

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

Urban Development Department, Government of West Bengal

Kolkata, dated the 26th March, 2026

STANDING ORDER

All Deputy Tahsildars,

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 Urban 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 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 5 to the Sub-Divisional Officer within one hundred and eighty days, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees.

3. The Deputy Tahsildar shall ensure that holding is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Sub-Divisional Officer within one hundred and eighty days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Urban 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 Land Reforms Act, 1955 (West Bengal Act 10 of 1955), the Urban 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 Land Reforms Act, 1955 (West Bengal Act 10 of 1955) [S2E-VXM]. Vires verified.

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