LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 8 Land Laws Nov 2016 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 What is High Tide Line?
3. Q3 Explain the term chargeable under the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958.
4. Q4 What is Wajib-ul-arz?
5. Q5 What is Development under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966?
6. Q6 Define Agriculture under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948.
7. Q7 What is T.D.R.
8. Q8 Who is a 'person interested'?
9. Q9 Who are landless persons?
10. Q10 What is Cess under MHADA?

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

1. Q11 Exempted Lands.
2. Q12 Bonafide Industrial use.
3. Q13 Public Purpose.
4. Q14 Regularization of Encroachment.
5. Q15 Structural Repairs.

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

1. Q16 Mr. Tanaji owns 48 acres of dry crop agricultural land in the Suburbs of Mumbai. He desires to purchase more agricultural dry crop land in the suburbs of Mumbai. (i) What is the ceiling for the above land? (ii) If Mr. Tanaji purchases more land as stated above, what could be the legal consequences?
2. Q17 Mr. Sunil Shahu wants to construct a building in an area notified as a tourist place or hill station in Maharashtra. (i) Does Mr. Sunil Shahu 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. Q18 A will executed by Mr. Ramesh Jadhav on 1st January, 2014 is not registered. Mr. Ramesh Jadhav dies on 1st February 2014. (i) Is registration of a Will compulsory? (ii) Is there any consequence for non-registration of a Will? In the above case, will the Will come into effect?

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

1. Q19 What are the matters to be considered in determination of Award?
2. Q20 What are Land Records? How are acquisitions of rights recorded in Form VII/XII?
3. Q21 Set out the exceptions to Section 17(1) of the Registration Act, 1908.
4. Q22 Analyze Section 44 and Section 45 of the MRTP Act, 1966.
5. Q23 Which are the areas covered under C.R.Z. Analyze the classification under C.R.Z.
6. Q24 How is a Sanad obtained under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code?

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