Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Land Laws · August/September 2013
August/September 2013 · Land Laws · Semester 4
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) II - Year IV - Semester Examination, August / September 2013
Subject: LAW
PAPER - IV: LAND LAWS
Code: 4522 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) [Note: one of the eight short-note topics was not clearly legible in
the source photograph.] — Write short notes on any FIVE of the following:
1. Leasehold Land.
2. Doctrine of Escheat.
3. Zamindari Settlement.
4. IX Schedule of the Constitution.
5. Cultivating Tenant.
6. Requisition of Land.
7. Land Grabbing Tribunal.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
9. Explain the land reforms introduced in India after Independence.
10. Discuss the various parameters for determination of payment of compensation for land
acquired by the State.
11. Explain the salient features of the A.P . Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973.
12. Discuss the concept of assignment of land. When can a land assigned in A.P . by the Government
be resumed?
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
13. 'A' encroached upon the neighbouring land belonging to 'B'. Can 'B' initiate proceedings under
the A.P . Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act against 'A'?
14. The Government of A.P . acquired a private land for establishment of a Special Economic Zone
(SEZ) by a well-known business group. Can that purpose be considered as Public Purpose?
15. An assigned land was mortgaged by the assignee to raise a loan for personal purpose. Is such
mortgage valid?
16. The land in a Scheduled Area notified in A.P . was transferred to a government owned
corporation for mining purpose. Is such transfer valid? Explain.