CHAPTER IV.—SURVEY AND SETTLEMENT OF LAND REVENUEState · Manipur

Section 28 of The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960

Subject to the rules made in this behalf under this Act, the survey officer may--

(a)divide the lands to which the revenue survey extends into survey numbers and group the survey numbers into villages; and
(b)recognise the existing survey numbers, reconstitute them or form new survey numbers.

Summary

A survey officer has the power to organize and split land plots during a revenue survey.
The officer can divide the survey area into individual plots called survey numbers.
The officer can group these individual survey numbers together to form villages.
The officer can choose to recognize existing survey numbers, change their boundaries to reconstitute them, or create brand new survey numbers.

Practical examples

1In Kakching village, a survey officer named Chaoba finds that several small agricultural plots have been merged by farmers over time. Under the rules, Chaoba decides to reconstitute these existing survey numbers into larger, consolidated survey numbers that match the actual current land holdings.

2A large, uncultivated tract of Government land is being surveyed for allotment to landless farmers. The survey officer divides this vast area into fifty distinct survey numbers, each representing a single farm plot, and groups them all together under the newly declared village of Wangjing.

FAQ

1. What can a survey officer do with lands during a revenue survey under Section 28 of The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960?

Under Section 28 of the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960, a survey officer can divide the lands into survey numbers, group those survey numbers into villages, recognize existing survey numbers, reconstitute them, or form entirely new survey numbers.

2. What is a "survey number" under Section 28 of the Manipur Land Law?

Under Section 28 of the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960, a survey number is a specific, numbered division of land created or recognized by a survey officer during a revenue survey.

3. Can a survey officer change existing land divisions under Section 28 of the Manipur Land Reform Act?

Yes, under Section 28 of the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960, the survey officer has the power to reconstitute existing survey numbers or form brand new ones as needed during a survey.

4. What rules govern the division of lands into survey numbers under Section 28 of the Manipur land law?

Under Section 28 of the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960, the division of land into survey numbers and grouping them into villages is subject to the rules made in this behalf under the Act.

Test yourself

Q1.Under Section 28 of The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960, what can a survey officer group survey numbers into?

Q2.What authority does a survey officer have regarding existing survey numbers under Section 28 of The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960?

Q3.Whose rules must the survey officer follow when dividing lands and grouping survey numbers under Section 28 of The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960?

Q4.Under Section 28 of The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960, what is the basic unit of land division that the survey officer can create or alter?

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