In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
- "Alienation" includes sale, gift, 2[bequest under a will], mortgage, hypothecation or lease,
- "assignee" means a person to whom land is assigned under these rules and includes his heirs or successors in interest.
- 2["Assignment" means transfer of land by way of registry and includes a lease and a grant of licence for the use of the land]
(cc) 3["encroachment not considered objectionable" means encroachment on government land, which is available for assignment, by a person or family eligible to get land, or registry under these rules],
(cd) 2["beneficial enjoyment" means the enjoyment of land for purposes like providing approach road to the assignee's registered holding and protection of his watercourse, standing crops and buildings.]
- "Family" includes a person, his wife or her husband, their children living with or dependent on them and also the parents who are solely dependent on such person.
- "Government lands" shall, for purposes of these rules, consist of lands belonging to Government and available for assignment as per lists
prepared by the Revenue Department and approved by the competent authority under these rules and such other lands as may be set apart for purposes of these rules.
- 1["Hold" with its grammatical variations means to actually possess land].
- 1["Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes" means the Scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribes referred to in clauses (24) and (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India, and shall include converts to other religions from Scheduled Castes as well).
- "Tahsildar" means the Tahsildar in charge of a Taluk and includes a Special Tahsildar employed specially for land assignment work.
- "Village Officer" includes Village Assistant.
1Inserted by G.O. (P) 687/67/RD dt. 30-12-67 pub. in K. G. Ex. No. 244 dt. 30-12-1967.
2Substituted by ibid
3. Inserted by G.O (P) 285/66/RD dt. 17-5-1966 pub. in K.G. No.22 dt. 31-5-1966