LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 8 Land Laws Nov 2010 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

SECTION I - Q.1: Answer in two sentences each (20 Marks - 2 marks each)

1. Q1 Who is an agriculturist under the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961?
2. Q2 Who is a 'Person Interested'?
3. Q3 Under the Land Acquisition Act, when does an Award lapse?
4. Q4 Explain the term "Collector" under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
5. Q5 Explain the term "chargeable" under the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958.
6. Q6 What is the full form of T.D.R.
7. Q7 Explain the term "Superior Holder".
8. Q8 Which is the commencement date under the M.A.L. (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961?
9. Q9 Under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, what is a reconstituted plot?
10. Q10 What is the normal time within which a document has to be registered?

SECTION II - Q.2: Write short notes on any four of the following (20 Marks - 5 marks each)

1. Q11 To cultivate personally.
2. Q12 Matters to be neglected in determining compensation.
3. Q13 Bonafide industrial use.
4. Q14 Occupier under MHADA.
5. Q15 Impressed Stamp.

SECTION III - Q.3: Solve any two of the following situational problems (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. Q16 Mr. A, who has executed a Will attested by witnesses, desires to register the Will and approaches you for advice. (i) In the above case, is registration compulsory? (ii) State the consequence, if any, of non-registration of the Will.
2. Q17 An order is passed in Review under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code by the Collector. (i) When does an appeal lie in the above case? (ii) Can there be a Review of a Review?
3. Q18 Mr. 'X' applies to the Collector of Thane for conversion of land having mangroves, for setting up an industry. (i) In the above case, will the Collector grant the Sanad? (ii) Under the C.R.Z., in which zone do mangroves fall?

SECTION IV - Q.4: Answer any four of the following (48 Marks - 12 marks each)

1. Q19 'The C.R.Z. Notification seeks to prohibit certain activities in ecologically fragile lands.' Analyze the statement.
2. Q20 What are Land Records? How are acquisitions of rights recorded in Form VII/XII?
3. Q21 How is land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894?
4. Q22 Set out the restrictions on transfer of agricultural land to a non-agriculturist under the B.T.A.L. Act, 1948.
5. Q23 Under the M.R.T.P. Act, analyze the consequences of unauthorized development.
6. Q24 Set out the documents where registration is compulsory under the Registration Act, 1908.

Read from the scan above, so a character or two may differ. The scan is the original.