LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 8 Land Laws May 2012 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

SECTION I - Q.1: Answer in 2 to 3 sentences each

1. Q1 Who is a person interested?
2. Q2 Explain the term Hazard line.
3. Q3 What is duly stamped instrument?
4. Q4 Explain the terms "executed" and "execution".
5. Q5 Explain the term to cultivate.
6. Q6 What is a farm building?
7. Q7 Explain the term full assessment.
8. Q8 State the matters to be provided in Nistar Patrak.
9. Q9 Who is an 'Owner' under MHADA?
10. Q10 Which is the commencement date under the M.A.L. (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961?

SECTION II - Q.2: Write short notes on any four

1. Q11 Family unit.
2. Q12 Hearings under the Land Acquisition Act.
3. Q13 Encroachment on Government Land.
4. Q14 Planning authority under MHADA.
5. Q15 Impressed Stamp.
6. Q16 Six prohibited activities in C.R.Z.

SECTION III - Q.3: Solve any two

1. Q17 The application under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act shall state the grounds on which objection to the award is taken. (i) What are the objections to an award which a person interested can take up under section 18? (ii) State the pre-conditions which must be fulfilled before such an application is made.
2. Q18 Mr. X wants to construct a building in an area notified as a tourist place or hill station in Maharashtra. (i) Does Mr. X need to apply for conversion of land? Explain. (ii) Name the authority under the M.L.R. Code, 1966 which deals with land conversion.
3. Q19 Mr. M, an agriculturist, transfers agricultural land to an agricultural labourer in Thane district without offering it first to the permanent tenant of the land. (i) Is the transfer to the agricultural labourer valid? (ii) What is the privilege available to the permanent tenant in regard to the price under the B.T.A.L. Act, 1948?

SECTION IV - Q.4: Answer any four

1. Q20 Which are the permissible activities in Greater Mumbai under the Coastal Regulation Zone?
2. Q21 What are land records? Explain the role of the Talati in regard to the Record of Rights.
3. Q22 Deal with the consequence of non-registration of documents required to be registered under the Indian Registration Act, 1908.
4. Q23 "All types of Development do not require permission of the Planning Authority in Maharashtra." Explain.
5. Q24 What are Structural Repairs? State and explain the procedures for structural repairs and land acquisition under MHADA.
6. Q25 Explain the role of the Court under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

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