Goa Gazette, No. 2526-28, 09 October 2025

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Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

Panaji, ⁰⁹th October, ²⁰²⁵ (Asvina ¹⁷, ¹⁹⁴⁷) SERIES I No. 28

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

SUPPLEMENT

Department of Revenue

Notification

26/04/05/2024-RD/2874 Date : 09-Oct-2025

The following draft Rules, which the Government of Goa proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 199 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969), are hereby pre-published as required by sub-section (3) of Section 199 of the said Code for information of all the persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said Rules shall be taken into consideration by the Government after expiry of a period of fifteen days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.

All objections and/or suggestions to the said draft rules may be forwarded to the Secretary (Revenue) to the Government of Goa, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa, before the expiry of the said period of fifteen days so that they may be taken into consideration at the time of finalization of the said draft Rules.

DRAFT RULES

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of Section 199 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Goa hereby makes the following rules, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa Geospatial Knowledge Based Land Survey of Urban Habitations Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise, requires,—

(a) "Code" means the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969);

(b) "Director" means the Director of Settlement and Land Records;

(c) "Form" means a Form appended to these rules;

(d) "Inspector" means the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records;

Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected] 1OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 28 (SUPPLEMENT) 09TH OCTOBER, 2025 (e) "Inquiry Officer" means an officer appointed by the Government to conduct inquiry into dispute in respect of the survey conducted under these Rules;

(f) "section" means a section of the Code.

3. Director to issue notice of Revenue Survey.— Wherever a survey of lands in any village, town or city is directed to be made by the Government under Section 56 the Director shall cause to issue in Form 'I' here to, a general notice to the inhabitants of such village, town or city informing them about the survey of land therein and calling upon the house owners, mortgagees, residents residing out of India and other persons having interest in the lands to be surveyed to give all information to the survey officers appointed for the purpose and to ensure that their lands are measured and rights recorded correctly.

4. Survey Officer and his staff.— Subject to the control of such officer as may be designated by the Government in this behalf, a Survey Officer not below the rank of an Inspector shall be in charge of the Survey Operations. In conducting the Survey Operations, the Survey Officer shall be assisted by such staff of the Land Survey Department, Revenue Department, Directorate of Panchayats, Urban Development Department, Corporation of City of Panaji or respective Municipal Council and engage such machinery, instruments, etc., to facilitate the conduct of this Revenue Survey.

5. Survey operations.— (1) The survey operations shall be carried out in such manner as the Director may, from time to time direct. The operations so carried out shall be recorded in UP-ULPOR (Urban Peri Urban Land Property Ownership Records) as may from time to time be laid down by the Director. The staff shall also record all the information collected through the web GIS Portal of MPSEDC (Madhya Pradesh State Electronic Development Corporation) in the UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records).

(2) The data and the register so prepared shall then be forwarded to the Inquiry Officer who shall be a Survey Officer not below the rank of an Inspector. The Inquiry Officer shall determine, for each parcel of land situated within the limits of the area under survey, who is entitled to hold the title of each such parcel of land, which shall include encroachments, easements or licenses and what lands vest in a local authority or Government. The Inquiry officer shall prepare the draft UP-ULPOR (Urban Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records) and place the same in public domain in urban and peri-urban areas to invite suggestions/objections within a period of 30 days by giving a public notice:

(i) in the Official Gazette.

(ii) in two local newspapers having wide circulation in the State of Goa.

(iii) in two local newspapers in regional language.

(iv) copy of notice shall also be displayed on the notice board of the concerned Village Panchayat/Municipal Council/Municipal Corporation within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such property is lying.

(v) on website (www.dslr.goa.gov.in)

6. Procedure for Inquiry.— (1) For the purposes of determining the right, title and interest of individuals and bodies in respect of lands under survey under sub-rule (1), the Inquiry Officer shall hold an enquiry under Section 14 or Section 85 of the Code. Determination of true value of land, the data and registers shall be corrected in accordance with the decision of the Inquiry Officer or, where an appeal is filed or a civil suit instituted, in accordance with the final order passed in appeal or civil suit.

(2) The Inquiry Officer shall send a list of unoccupied vacant plots/land parcels which are not claimed by any person to the Collector. The Collector shall, on receipt of such list, take appropriate action under the Goa Escheats, Forfeiture and Bona Vacantia Act, 2024 (Goa Act 21 of 2024).

(3) Upon completion of the Inquiry, the draft UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records) containing the detail information shall be kept open for general public for inspection, for a period of thirty days at prominent places as may be decided by the Director.

(4) Any person aggrieved by the details in the draft UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records) may within a period of thirty days after expiry of the period allowed for Inspection of the draft UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records) may file objection before the Inspector of Surveys and Land Records/Inquiry Officer in whose jurisdiction the land is located on a plain paper giving full address. Application received shall be entered in a register maintained for the purpose, village wise/city wise and acknowledgement thereof quoting serial number of the register shall be given to the applicant.

(5) The entries in the draft UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records) shall be confirmed if no objections are received within the stipulated time.

7. UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records).— The final report of the enquiry shall be recorded for each parcel of land separately in a card in Form 'II' to be called UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records).

8. Survey fees.— (1) The survey fees payable under Section 66 shall ordinarily be so fixed by the Inspector of Survey and Land Record in case the parties interested wants the land parcel to be re-measured before finalization of the Form 'II' .

(2) In fixing the fees for each land parcel or any portion thereof held separately, the Inspector of Survey and Land Record/Inquiry Officer shall consider the provision under sub-rule (1) and the position, value and area of land parcel or portion, thereof.

9. UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records) shall be issued in Form II once the survey fees are paid.

10. Responsibility for maintenance of UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records).— In areas surveyed under Section 56, where fresh UP-ULPOR (Urban, Peri-Urban Land Property Ownership Records) have been prepared the custody of these records shall be with the respective Mamlatdars/Joint Mamlatdar of the Taluka who shall be responsible to regularly update the same under Section 96 for Urban/Peri Urban areas.

11. Appeal.— Any person aggrieved by the Order of the Inquiry Officer/Inspector may prefer an appeal to the Superintendent of Survey and Land Records, whose Order shall be final.

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Form 'I'

Public Notice

(See rule 3)

All inhabitants of the village, town/city of …………………………… are hereby informed that the Government has, by its Order No…………………. dated…………. directed under Section 56 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Goa Act 9 of 1969), the survey of lands (other than those used ordinarily for the purposes of agriculture only) within the site of the said village, town/city. Accordingly, the survey officer will start work [from] [Here state the date.] All house-owners in the said village/town/city are hereby informed that they should be present on the date which will hereafter be fixed by the survey officer for the measurement of their houses and other property and should give all possible information to the survey officer to enable him to measure their properties correctly. Mortgagors, mortgagees, resident residing out of India and other persons having interest in the lands to be surveyed should take steps to see that their rights are recorded correctly. For the above purpose, the surveyors will be requested to enter the houses for internal measurements.

Dated:-

Director Directorate of Settlement and Land Records3 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 28 (SUPPLEMENT) 09TH OCTOBER, 2025

Form 'II'

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

DIRECTORATE OF SETTLEMENT AND LAND RECORDS

PANAJI-GOA Phone: (0832) – 2422036, 2422453 Email: [email protected]

Urban Peri Urban Land Property Ownership Record(UP-ULPOR)

(Issued under Section 56 LRC 1968)

Date___________

Owners name__________________________________________

1: Plot details

2. (a) Building details in respect of individual Buildings

2. (b) Cultivation details in sq. mts.

3. (a) Owner details in respect of single/joint owners in individual buildings

3. (b) Owner details in respect of single flat in multi-ownership Group Housing Society

Vrushika Kauthankar, Under Secretary (Revenue-I).

Porvorim.

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