Standing Order No. 3144/2022 of the Home Department, Government of Odisha dated 3rd December, 2022 on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper [C1Q-492]

Standing Order No. 3144/2022

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

Home Department, Government of Odisha

Bhubaneswar, dated the 3rd December, 2022

STANDING ORDER

To

All Patwaris,

Subject: The cultivation of land as a sharecropper by sharecroppers under the Odisha Land Reforms Act, 1960, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Odisha Land Reforms Act, 1960 (Odisha Act 16 of 1960), the Home Department, Government of Odisha 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 Settlement Officer within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of one thousand rupees.

3. The Patwari shall ensure that demand notice is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Settlement Officer within fifteen days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Home Department, Government of Odisha.

(Secretary to Government)