Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Land Laws · May/June 2017
May/June 2017 · Land Laws · Semester 4
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (Hons.) (3 YDC) II - Year IV - Semester Examination, May / June 2017
Subject: LAW
PAPER - IV: LAND LAWS
Code: 582 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Answer any FIVE of the following:
1. Doctrine of Escheat.
2. Urban Land Ceiling.
3. Alienation.
4. Zamindaries.
5. Public Purpose.
6. IX Schedule.
7. Land to the Tiller.
8. Protected Tenant.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
9. Explain the salient features of the Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973.
10. Explain the procedure for acquiring land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
11. Discuss the various provisions of the A.P . Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Act, 1977.
12. Discuss the salient features of the A.P . Rent Control Act and explain the rights and duties of
landlord and tenant.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any TWO of the following:
13. X, a non-tribal, purchased land from Y , a tribal, and registered the same in his name. Y wanted to
regain his land. Can he succeed? Decide.
14. A, the owner of 3 acres of agricultural land, objected to the land acquisition taken up by
government authorities, on the ground that his livelihood would be affected and he had no other
means. Can he succeed against the government? Decide.
15. Under the Urban Land Ceiling Act, the government has collected 100 acres of land. Now the
government proposes to transfer the land to a business person to construct a multiplex theatre. A
voluntary organization wants to challenge it. Advise.
16. A political party occupied lands belonging to the government and now wants to construct
houses for the weaker sections and distribute them free of cost. The police have registered a case
against the party for land grabbing. Decide.