12.1 Endowment Lands and Land Records notes

1. 12.1.1Inams, alienation and leases (Sections 75–82)

   Chapter X of Act 30 of 1987 (Sections 75–82) guards temple land: no inam land or temple property may be leased, sold, exchanged or mortgaged without the Government (inams) or the Commissioner (other property); the RDO takes back misused inams; and Section 82 sets the rules for agricultural leases and the landless poor.

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2. 12.1.2Encroachment, eviction and the Tribunal

   Since 26 June 2023 (Act 36 of 2023) the new Section 83 lets the EO, the Assistant Commissioner or a higher officer evict an encroacher on temple property after a one-week notice; encroachment is a cognizable, non-bailable offence (3–8 years); appeals go to the Endowments Tribunal within 15 days, and from the Tribunal's Section 87 decisions to the High Court within 90 days.

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3. 12.1.3Land records and the ROR Act

   Land records were made to collect land revenue: the survey fixes each plot (village map, FMB), the settlement fixes its owner (RSR), and the ROR Act, 1971 keeps an up-to-date Record of Rights (1-B) with pattadar passbooks; temple land is protected by the patta in the institution's name, the Section 43 register and the 22-A prohibited list.

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