Part VIII, Ext No.33, Dated 23rd Mrch 2026, L. A. BILL No. XXVII OF 2026.

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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation in English of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (L. A. Bill No. XXVII of 2026), introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on the 23rd March 2026, is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

SATISH WAGHOLE, Secretary (Legislation) to Government, Law and Judiciary Department.

L. A. BILL No. XXVII OF 2026.

A BILL

further to amend the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act,

the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 and the

Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act.

LXVII of 1948.

Hyd. Act XXI of 1950.

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 and the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India, as follows :—

XCIX of 1958.

CHAPTER I

Preliminary.

Short title.

1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026.

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भाग आठ-३३—१२ महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग आठ, मार्ष २३, २०२६/र्ैत्र २, शके १९४८ CHAPTER II

amendments to the maharashtra tenancy and agricultural lands act.

LXVII of 1948.

2. In section 43 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act (hereinafter, in this Chapter, referred to as "the Maharashtra Tenancy Act"), in sub-section (1), in the second proviso, clause (a) shall be deleted.

Amendment of section 43 of LXVII of 1948.

3. In section 63-IA of the Maharashtra Tenancy Act,—

(i) in sub-section (1),—

Amendment of section 63-IA of LXVII of 1948.

(a) after the second proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely :—

"Provided also that, if the person purchases the land for bona- fide industrial use within a period from the 17th May 2004 upto the 1st January 2016, then he shall be permitted to put such land for bona-fide industrial use within a total period of fifteen years from the date of purchase, subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Government :

Provided also that, after expiry of period of ten years or fifteen years, as the case may be, if the purchaser fails to put the land to bona-fide industrial use due to pending litigation, delays in land aggregation or other circumstances beyond the control of purchaser, then the State Government may, on request for extension, if satisfied, grant an extension of not exceeding further three years, subject to the payment of a premium equal to ten per cent. of the prevailing market value of such land:" ;

(b) in the existing third proviso, after the words "ten years" the words " or fifteen years or any extended period thereafter as per the above provisos" shall be inserted ;

(ii) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :—

"(2) The land held by the Occupant as Occupancy Class I only shall be eligible for purchase under sub-section (1). The purchaser of such land shall pay one time conversion premium as per section 47 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966.";

Mah. XLI of 1966.

(iii) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :—

Mah. XLI of 1966.

"(4) If the person fails to inform the Collector within the period specified in sub-section (3), he shall be liable to pay, in addition to one time conversion premium which may be leviable under section 47 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, such penalty not exceeding five times the amount of conversion premium.";

महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग आठ, मार्ष २३, २०२६/र्ैत्र २, शके १९४८ ३

(iv) in sub-section (5), for the words "be permitted by the Collector", the words "be permitted by the Collector, with the prior approval of the State Government" shall be substituted;

(v) in sub-section (6), for the words "be permitted by the Collector", the words "be permitted by the Collector, with the prior approval of the State Government" shall be substituted.

CHAPTER III

amendments to the hyderabad tenancy and agricultural lands act, 1950.

Hyd. Act XXI of 1950.

4. In section 47A of the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (hereinafter, in this Chapter, referred to as "the Hyderabad Tenancy Act"),-

Amendment of section 47A of Hyd. Act XXI of 1950.

(i) in sub-section (1),—

(a) after the second proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely :—

"Provided also that, if the person purchases the land for bona- fide industrial use within a period from the 17th May 2004 upto the 1st January 2016, then he shall be permitted to put such land for bona fide industrial use within a total period of fifteen years from the date of purchase, subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Government :

Provided also that, after the expiry of period of ten years or fifteen years, as the case may be, if the purchaser fails to put the land to bona-fide industrial use due to pending litigation, delays in land aggregation or other circumstances beyond the control of purchaser, then the State Government may, on request for extension, if satisfied, grant an extension of not exceeding further three years, subject to the payment of a premium equal to ten per cent. of the prevailing market value of such land:" ;

(b) in the existing third proviso, after the words "ten years" the words " or fifteen years or any extended period thereafter as per the above provisos" shall be inserted ;

(ii) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :—

Mah. XLI of 1966.

(iii) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :—

Mah. XLI of 1966.

भाग आठ-३३—१अ४ महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग आठ, मार्ष २३, २०२६/र्ैत्र २, शके १९४८ (iv) in sub-section (5), for the words "be permitted by the Collector", the words "be permitted by the Collector, with the prior approval of the State Government" shall be substituted;

(v) in sub-section (6), for the words "be permitted by the Collector", the words "be permitted by the Collector, with the prior approval of the State Government" shall be substituted.

5. In section 50B of Hyderabad Tenancy Act, in sub-section (1), in the proviso, clause (a) shall be deleted.

Amendment of section 50B of Hyd. Act XXI of 1950.

CHAPTER III

amendments to the maharashtra tenancy and agricultural lands (Vidharbha region) act.

XCIX of 1958.

Amendment of section 57 of XCIX of 1958.

6. In section 57 of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidharbha Region) Act (hereinafter, in this Chapter, referred to as "the Vidarbha Region Tenancy Act"), in sub-section (1), in the proviso, clause (a) shall be deleted.

7. In section 89A of the Vidarbha Region Tenancy Act,—

(i) in sub-section (1),—

Amendment of section 89A of XCIX of 1958.

(a) after the second proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:—

(b) in the existing third proviso, after the words "ten years" the words " or fifteen year or any extended period thereafter as per the above provisos" shall be inserted ;

(ii) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—

Mah. XLI of 1966.

महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग आठ, मार्ष २३, २०२६/र्ैत्र २, शके १९४८ ५

(iii) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely :—

Mah. XLI of 1966.

(iv) in sub-section (5), for the words "be permitted by the Collector", the words "be permitted by the Collector, with the prior approval of the State Government" shall be substituted;

(v) in sub-section (6), for the words "be permitted by the Collector", the words "be permitted by the Collector, with the prior approval of the State Government" shall be substituted.

६ महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग आठ, मार्ष २३, २०२६/र्ैत्र २, शके १९४८

(iii) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted,

namely :—

Mah. XLI of 1966.

(iv) in sub-section (5), for the words "be permitted by the Collector", the words "be permitted by the Collector, with the prior approval of the State Government" shall be substituted;

(v) in sub-section (6), for the words "be permitted by the Collector", the words "be permitted by the Collector, with the prior approval of the State Government" shall be substituted.

महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग आठ, मार्ष २३, २०२६/र्ैत्र २, शके १९४८ ७

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act (LXVII of 1948), the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (Hyd. XXI of 1950) and the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act (XCIX of 1958), are in operation in the State.

2. Sections 43, 50B and 57 of the above referred respective Tenancy Laws provide for restriction on transfers of land purchased or sold under the said Laws. The said sections provide that it is mandatory to pay a nazarana equal to forty times the land revenue assessment to the Government before selling or purchasing land for which ten years have elapsed from the date of purchase or sale of land. The said amount of nazarana is a meagre amount, therefore the amount do collected is negligible. The Government, therefore considers it necessary to remove the said condition by amending the said sections, suitably. The removal of this condition will streamline the process of land transfer and will make it more efficient.

3. Sections 63-IA, 47A and 89A of the above referred respective Tenancy Laws provide for sale of agricultural land without permission of the Collector for bona-fide industrial use or for Integrated Township Projects. The purchase of large agricultural land parcels for bona-fide industrial use involves procedural difficulties such as title verification, heirship determination, obtaining various statutory clearances, pending litigation, etc. This often leads to delay in putting the land for bona-fide industrial use which is beyond control of purchaser. Therefore, to foster an 'industry-friendly' environment in the State, it is proposed to amend the said sections to enable to grant further extension for commencing industrial use of such land.

It is also proposed to provide that, the land held by Occupants as Occupancy Class-I only shall be eligible for purchase for bona-fide industrial use or Integrated Township Projects, on payment of one time conversion premium as per the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966).

Sub-sections (5) and (6) of sections 63-IA, 47A and 89A of the above referred respective Tenancy Laws provides for sale of such lands purchased for bona-fide industrial use or for any alternative non agricultural purpose with the permission of the Collector. In order to ensure effective and proper compliance of required conditions specified in the said sub-sections (5) and (6), it is proposed to provide by making suitable amendment that the Collector is required to obtain prior approval of the State Government before granting such permission.

4. For the above purposes, the Government of Maharashtra considers it expedient to amend the abovereferred sections of the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 and the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, suitably.

5. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.

Mumbai, CHANDRASHEKHAR BAWANKULE,

Dated the 20th March 2026. Minister for Revenue.

८ महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग आठ, मार्ष २३, २०२६/र्ैत्र २, शके १९४८

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

The Bill proposes to amend the the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 and the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act. There is no provision in the Bill which would involve the recurring or non-recurring expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State, on its enactment as an Act of the State Legislature.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.