146: Delivery of possession of property allotted on partition

Delivery of possession of property allotted on partition.– (1) An owner to whom any land is allotted in proceedings for partition shall be entitled to possession thereof as against the other parties to the proceedings and their legal representatives and a Revenue Officer shall give effect to the instrument of partition under section 145 after the timeline provided under section 161 or 164, as the case may be, as if it were a decree for immovable property. (2) The mesne profit of the excess land held by a joint owner or occupant beyond his title, as determined under subsection (1) of section 142-A, shall be paid ten times for the period of occupation of excess land beyond the final order by the Revenue Officer including appellate and revisional order, as the case may be, on an application filed by the aggrieved party.]

Effective date: 1967-12-07

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