Government Order No. 118/2016/GAD of the General Administration Department, Government of West Bengal dated 22nd March, 2016 on the possession of land [N16-WNY]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 118/2016/GAD
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
General Administration Department, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata, dated the 22nd March, 2016
GOVERNMENT ORDER
Subject: The possession of land by persons in possession of land under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, regarding.
1. In the circumstances reported by the Circle Officer, the Government of West Bengal, after careful examination, hereby orders that every person in possession of land carrying on the possession of land shall furnish Form 8 to the Land Tribunal within ninety days.
2. The matter has been examined. Every person in possession of land carrying on the possession of land shall make an application in Form 8 to the Land Tribunal within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the possession of land is undertaken, and the Land Tribunal shall dispose of it within ninety days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the General Administration Department, Government of West Bengal.
(Secretary to Government)
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