File No.
REV02-12022/190/2022-AS-LRAP&LRUC-CCLA
CCLA’s Ref No. REV02-12022/190/2022-AS-LRAP&LRUC-CCLA,
Dated:02/06/2023
Sub: ROR – Land matters – Amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land
- and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 & Rules 1989, Gramakantam Rules and
Circular Instructions from time to time – Issued - Communicated -
Regarding.
Ref:- Amendments in the A. P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971
& Rules 1989 and Circular Instructions on webland related issued by this
office from time to time. .
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The attention of the District Collectors in the State is invited to the ref.
cited and they are informed that the Circular Instructions / Amendments to the
Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act 1971 and Rules 1989
issued from this office since starting of RESURVEY as shown hereunder are
communicated again with a request to ensure all these instructions are received
to the level of VRO for better understanding of the rules.
The Collectors are further informed that all these instructions are also
available in CCLA Website “[Link]”
G Sai Prasad I A S
Chief Commissioner
To
All the District Collectors in the State (w.e)
I. Amendments to Andhra Pradesh Rights in Lands & Pattadar Pass
Books Act, 1971
Act 33 of 2021 w.e.f. Definition- Land, Agricultural Land
29/07/2021
1(g) Certificate of Ownership inserted
Re-survey driven changes in
Definitions & changes of 12(a) Gramakantham, Gramakhantam
prescribed sections Abadi, etc, is inserted
Sec 6(a) the rules are substituted
Act 15 of 2022 w.e.f. Sec 5 the rules are substituted.
01/01/2022
Sec 5(2) the Tahsildar recommends the
Auto Mutation, change of rejection to RDO
Appellate Authority, mandatory
of sub-division Sec 5(3) – Auto mutation after registration
Sec 5(4) Appellate authority is DRO
Sec 5(5) it is mandatory to carry out the
sub division of land parcel
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Sec 7(a) inserted every year Resurvey
land register should be published in the
Village Secretariat.
Act No.7 of 2023 Definition of “Land in urban local body” &
dt:01.10.2023 ‘ Urban Local body “ and other related
changes
Re-survey of Urban Lands
driven requirements
II. Amendment to Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass
Books Rules, 1989
REVENUE (LANDS-
1) “Land Parcel “, “Unique Identification” definitions &
DEPARTMENT G.O. amendments to certain rules
[Link].367
Date:20.12.2021
REVENUE (LANDS.I)
DEPARTMENT
G.O Preparation of Resurvey land register
[Link].573 Dt:16.0
8.2022
III. Gramakantam Rules
REVENUE (LANDS.I) Rules for Re-survey of Gramakantam Lands framed for
DEPARTMENT the first time namely “The Andhra Pradesh Rights in Lands
G.O [Link].390 and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971- The Andhra Pradesh
Dated:23.05.2022 Record of Rights “Certificate of Ownership for Gramakantam
Land” Rules, 2022
REVENUE (LANDS-I)
DEPARTMENT
While preparation of “ గగమ క 0 ట o భభ రజససర” t he Appellate
GO No.212 Dated
09.05.2023 Authority changed from “[Link] (Re-
(Amendment of survey) ” to “ Tahsildar ”
[Link].390)
IV. SADBAINAMA
REVENUE (LANDS.I)
DEPARTMENT Amendment to the Rules of Sadabinama
G [Link].633
Daled:16.09.2022
REVENUE (LANDS. Sadabinama - Further extension of time limit up to
L) DEPARTMENT 31.12.2023 - One time measure - duly exempting from the
[Link].661 payment of Stamp Duty and Registration fees in respect of
DATED:30.09.2022 Small and Marginal Farmers up to a maximum extent of
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Ac.5.00 cents of dry Land subject to certain conditions
V. Circular Instructions relates to Web land Issues
CCLA’s [Link]-II/ROR- Guidelines for disposal of Mutation Applications
II/144/2021,
dt: 09/04/2022 1. Mutation of land owned by Government
2. Cases where survey sub-division is mandatory
before mutation
3. Cases of registered holder and claimant being
directly connected by a registered document,
etc.,
CCLA’s [Link]-II/ROR- Correction of Clerical Errors:
II/144/2021,
dt: 09/04/2022 1. Cases where Aadhar number is not seeded
2. Cases where Aadhar number is not seeded
3. Aadhar seeding service.
CCLA’s [Link]- Change of land nature and land classification – work
I/ROR/551/2022, dt:25/04/ flow delegated to CCs changed and now with
2022 Tahsildars
CCLA’s [Link]-
Addition of Missing Survey Numbers & Change of
I/ROR/551/2022, dt:12/10/
Classification
2022
CCLA’s [Link]-
Verification and certification, super check, revised
I/ROR/551/2022, dt:19/10/
instructions.
2022
CCLA’s [Link]-
I/1757616/2022, dt:21/10/ Issues of Notices in Mutation Process
2022
CCLA’s [Link]-
Sanctity or Physical Pattadar Passbooks issued to land
I/1757616/2022, dt:01/12/
owners
2022
CCLA’s [Link]- Placing only disputed portion in dispute register/digital
I/1757616/2022, dt:06/12/ signature removing/ record locking and not full survey
2022 number
CCLA’s [Link]-
Recording Enjoyers in Adangal and other Revenue
I/1757616/2022, dt:08/12/
Records
2022
VI Azmoish
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CCLA’s [Link]-I/Azmoish/506/2022, dt:04.08.2022
VII. Issue of Certificates
CCLA’s [Link]-II(1)/REV02-13/15/2022, dt: 18/04/2022
VIII. Joint Pattadars
CCLA’s [Link]-I/ROR/551/2022, dt:28/06/2022
G Sai Prasad I A S
Chief Commissioner
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THE ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE
PART IV-B EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 15 ] AM ARAVATI, TUESDAY, 18th OCTOBER, 2022.
ANDHRA PRADESH ACTS, ORDINANCES AND
REGULATIONS Etc.,
The following Act ofthe Andhra Pradesh Legislature received the assent of the Governor
on the 14d October, 2022 and the said assent is hereby first published on the 18h October, 2022
in the AndhraPradesh Gazette for general information:
ACT No. 15 of 2022.
AN ACT FURTHER TOAMEND THE ANDHRA PRADESH RÊGHTS IN
LAND AND PATTADAR PASSBOOKS ACT, 1971.
Be it enacted by the Legislature ofthe state of AndhraPradesh in the Seventy-third year
of the republic of India as follows:
1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Rights in land and Pattadar Short title and
Commencement.
Passbooks (Amendment) Act, 2022.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 1* January, 2022.
2 In the Andhra Pradesh Rihts In Land And Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971, (hereinafter Amen£ment of
section 2.
referred to as Principal Act) in section 2, Act No.26 of
1971.
) Clauses (1), (1-a), (1-b), (1-c), (1-d) and (1-e) shall be omited.
(ü) In cluse (1-f), after the words and expressions "the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Central
Act 1of 1872) and", the words and expressions "shall include an electronically aigned
copy of an electronic record as specified in" shall be inserted.
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namely,
following clause shall be inserted,
(111) Affer clause (2-aa), the
an officer of Revenue Department whose
"(2-ab) *DistrictRevenue Officer" means
Office is located in the Office of theCollector of the District.".
existing clause (4-a) shall be renumbercd as clause (4-b), before the clause (4-b)
(iv) The
shallbe inserted, namely,
as so renumbered,the following clause
agricultural, non-agricultural.
"(4-a) Land Parcel' means any land including
name in localparlance
Gramakantam /Gramanatham/Abadi/ Village site or any other
and boundaries are marked"
having an assigned numeric code for which the location
namely,
(v) After clause (10-a), the following shall be inserted,
the Registrar and
"(10-b) the term 'Registering Officer'under this Act shall mean to be
Sub-Registrars as provided under Section (6) ofthe Registration Act, 1908.
(10-c) *Resurvey Land Register' means the field Register prepared and published after
Boundaries
resurvey is completed in a village as per the provisions ofAP Survey and
Act, 1923.
(10-d) 'Service Centre' means any officer or facility where applications for different
services of the government are received and processed and includes Village/Ward
Secretariat, Meeseva centres online websites etc.".
(vi) After clause (11), the following shall be inserted, namely,
"(11-a) Unique Identification Number ' means the unique identification number assigned
to any land parcel, as contained in the Record of Rights, in such manner as may be
prescribed.
(vü) After clause (12-a), the following new clauses shall be added, namely,
"(12-b) Village Secretariat means Village or Ward Secretariat as notified
by the Government.
(13) "Web Land" means the electronically maintained database of all lands
in the State".
Substitution of
Section 4. 3. In the Principal Act, for section 4, the following shall be substituted, namely,
Acquisition of rights
to be intimated. "4. Any person acquiring by succession,survivorship, inheritance, partition, Government
patta, decree of a Court or otherwise any right as owner, pattadar, mortgagee, 0ccupant
or tenant of aland and any person acquiring any right as occupant of aland by any other
18th OCTOBER, 2022] ANDHRAPRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 3
method shall, intimate in writing, his acquisition of such right either through online or in person
addressed to the Tahsildar within sixty (60)days from the date of such acquisition, in the
manner hereinafter provided:
Provided that such intimation of acquisition of right addressed to the Tahsildar shall be
submitted either online or in person at any service centre as notified for the purposes of this
Act.
Provided further that the issuance of acknowledgement of the receipt of such intimation
shall be in such form, format and manner as prescribed under the rules.
Provided also that where the person acquiring the right is a minor or otherwise
disqualified, his guardian or other persons having charge of his property shall intimate the
fact of such acquisition to the Tahsildar.".
4. In the Principal Act, for section 5, the following shall be substituted, namely, Substitution of
Section 4.
"s. (1)On receipt of intimation ofthe fact of acquisition ofany right referred to in section 4, Amendment and
updating of Record
otherwise than by a registered document, the Tahsildar shall determine as to whether, and if of Right.
so in what manner, the record of rights may be amended in consequence thereof and shall
carryout the amendment in the record of rights in accordance with such determination.
(2) In the event of the Tahsildar determining that the amendment in consequence of the
acquisition of right referred toin sub-section (1) above, is liable to be refused, then the
Tahsildar shall transmit all the documents to the Revenue Divisional Officer with the
recommendations.
(2a) The Revenue Divisional Officer, on receipt of such recommendations, shall pass an
order as under, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the interested persons,
(i) Confirming the recommendations of the Tahsildar.
(i) Disagreeing with the recommendations of the Tahsildar.
(ü) On the receipt of communication of disagreement under 5(2a)(i), the Tahsildar
shallcarry out the amendment of R.O.R, as provided for under section 5(1).
Provided that the procedure for initiation and conclusion of action by the Tahsildar and
Revenue Divisional Officer shall be such as may be prescribed under the Rules.
(3) In cases of acquisition of right under section 4(1) by a registered document in
accordance with the provisions under the Registration Act, 1908, the R.O.R shall stand
amended to reflect the said transaction.
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(4) Any person aggrieved by any order passed under sub-sections(1), 2(a) and the amendment
of R.0.R under sub-section (3), above may prefer an appcal before the District Revenue Officer
within a period ofthirty (30) days from the date of reccipt of such order or amendment of R.O.R.
the Appellate Authority shall dispose the appeal preferably not later than 6 months from the date
of filing of such appcal.
(5) in all cases of amendment of Record of Rights in resurveyed villages, unless the acquisition of
right is for the entire extent of the land parcel, it shall be mandatory to carry out sub division of the
Land parcel in the manner prescribed.
(6)The District Collector, suo motuor otherwise, shall be competent to initiate proceedings under
criminal law in case any application for amendment of R.O.R under this Act is made fraudulently,
oron the basis of multiple registrations by the same executant of the same land parcel.".
Omission of Sections
6-E and 6-F.
5. In the principal Act, sections6-E and 6-F shallbe omitted.
Insertion of
section 7A.
6. In the principal Act, after section 7,the following new section shall be inserted, namely,
Annual "7A. Every year, subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, copies of
Inspection and copies
of the Record of the Resurvey Land Register shall be published in the Village Secretariat.".
Rights.
G. SATYA PRABHAKARA RAO,
Secretary to Government,
Legal and Legislative Affairs &Justice,
Law Department.
24th APRIL, 2023] ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 1
Registered No. HSE/49. [Price : Rs.2-00 Paise
THE ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE
PART IV-B EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 7] AMARAVATI, MONDAY, 24th APRIL, 2023.
ANDHRA PRADESH ACTS, ORDINANCES AND
REGULATIONS Etc.,
The following Act of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature received the assent
of the Governor on the 19th April, 2023 and the said assent is hereby first pub-
lished on the 24th April, 2023 in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette for general informa-
tion :
ACT No. 7 of 2023
AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND THE ANDHRA PRADESH RIGHTS IN
LAND AND PATTADAR PASS BOOKS ACT, 1971.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh in
the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows: -
1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Short Title and
Commencement.
Pattadar Pass Books (Amendment) Act, 2023.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect on and from
the 1st February, 2023.
2. In the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, Amendment of
Section 2.
1971, (herein after referred to as the principal Act), in section 2,-
Act 26 of 1971.
(i) after clause (l)(f), the following shall be added, namely,-
““Certificate of Ownership” means the certificate of
Ownership issued under Sec 6-A for
1. The lands located in the Gramakantam and non-
agricultural lands in the village and/or
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2. Lands located in the Urban Local Bodies.”.
(ii) The existing clause (4a) shall be renumbered as clause (4b).
(iii) Before the clause (4b), as so renumbered, the following
clause shall be inserted namely,-
““Land in Urban Local Body” means land, including building thereon,
agricultural and non-agricultural lands located within the limits of the
urban local body.
Explanation:- The term Building shall be assigned the same
meaning as contained under respective enactments under which
Urban Local Bodies are constituted.”.
(iv)After clause (11), the following shall be inserted namely,-
“(11a). “Urban Local Body” means the areas comprising of
“Municipality” “Nagar Panchayat” “Local Area” “Transitional
Area” as defined in Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965
and the area comprising of “Larger Urban Area” “Corporation”
as defined in Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations Act,
1994, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 and
Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act, 1979.”.
Amendment of 3. In the principal Act, after section 3A, the following shall be added,
section 3(B).
namely, -
“3B. The procedure prescribed under sub-section (1) and (2) of
section 3 Mutatis Mutandis shall be followed for preparation and
updating of Record of Rights in all lands in Urban Local bodies and
as further prescribed.”.
Amendment of 4. In the principal Act, in section 4, after sub-section (3), the following
section 4.
shall be added, namely,-
“(4). Acquisition of rights in land in urban local body to be
intimated: The acquisition of rights in respect of ownership of land in
Urban Local Body shall be intimated to the Tahsildar within Sixty(60)
days from the date of such acquisition and the said Tahsildar shall
give or send a written acknowledgement of the receipt of such
intimation to the person making it.”.
Amendment of
5. In the principal Act, in section 6A, after sub-section (5), the following
section 6.
shall be added, namely, -
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“6A (6). Any person claiming title deed cum pass book of any
agricultural land or certificate of Ownership of non- agricultural land
and buildings in the limits of urban local body shall make the
application as prescribed in Section 6A (1) and 6A (2), which shall
be acted upon in the manner prescribed under the Act and the
Rules.”
“6A (7). An appeal against any order passed by the Tahsildar
under this Section lies to the concerned Revenue Divisional officer
within Thirty (30) days of the date of communication of the order.”.
6. In the Principal Act, in Section 9, after the expression “sections Amendment of
section 9.
3,5,5A or 5B”, the expression “and 6A” shall be added.
7. In the principal Act, in section 11 (2)(bb), after the words “title deeds Amendment of
section 11(2)bb).
and pass books” the words “and certificate of ownership” shall be
added.
8. In the principal Act, after section 11, the following shall be added,
namely, -
“11A. Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in any law
for the time being in force governing the urban and rural local bodies
in the State, the provisions of the Act, shall apply in regard to matters
specifically provided for under this Act.”.
9. (1) The Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Repeal and
savings.
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, is hereby repealed.
Ordinance No. 2
of 2023.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken
under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or
taken under this Act.
G. SATYA PRABHAKARA RAO,
Secretary to Government,
Legal and Legislative Affairs & Justice,
Law Department.
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