Date: 2025-12-31Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
PART VIII, Ext. No. 126, MAHARASHTRA ACT No. LXI OF 2025
An Act further to amend the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants Act, 1954
Wednesday, 31st December 2025.
**Executive Summary**
This document is the English translation of the Maharashtra Act No. LXI of 2025, which amends the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants Act, 1954. It was first published after receiving the Governor's assent on December 31, 2025. The key provision addresses the regularization of land transfers related to Madad Mash Inam Lands.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Act Name and Scope:**
* The Act is called the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants (Amendment) Act, 2025.
* It amends the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants Act, 1954.
* **Amendment to Section 6:**
* In Section 6, subsection (3), clause (b) of the 1954 Act, a new proviso is added.
* This proviso concerns occupancy of Madad Mash Inam Lands held on new and impartible tenure (Occupant Class-II).
* **Regularization of Land Transfers:**
* If occupancy has been transferred without prior sanction for residential purposes before the commencement date, the Collector can regularize the transfer by an order without payment of Nazarana.
* The transfer requires the submission of a registered instrument (sale deed, gift deed, lease deed, etc.) or a certified copy of the property tax assessment register as proof of transfer.
* **Occupancy Class Change:**
* After regularization, the transferee occupant will be deemed as Occupant Class-I, according to the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, from the date of such order.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Occupants of Madad Mash Inam Lands (Occupant Class-II)**
* **Impact:** It provides a mechanism to regularize previously unauthorized transfers for residential purposes, potentially upgrading their occupancy status to Occupant Class-I.
* **Action Required:** Submit a registered instrument (sale deed, gift deed, lease deed, etc.) or a certified copy of the property tax assessment register to the Collector for regularization.
**Stakeholder: Collector**
* **Impact:** Responsible for regularizing land transfers under the conditions specified in the amendment.
* **Action Required:** Review and approve/reject regularization requests based on the submitted documentation.
**Stakeholder: Transferees of Madad Mash Inam Lands**
* **Impact:** If the transfers are approved, they can obtain official recognition as Occupant Class-I.
* **Action Required:** Apply for regularization through the Collector and submit the required documents.
Key Entities Referenced
Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants Act, 1954: Original act being amended by the Maharashtra Act No. LXI of 2025.
Maharashtra Act No. LXI of 2025: An Act further to amend the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants Act, 1954.
Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966: Referenced legislation relating to land revenue in Maharashtra; relevant to the occupancy rights established by the amendment.
Maharashtra: State where the act is applicable.
RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528
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In pursuance of clause )3( of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation
in English of the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants )Amendment( Act, 2025 )Mah. Act
No. LXI of 2025(, is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
SUPRIYA DHAWARE,
Draftsman-cum-Joint Secretary to Government,
Law and Judiciary Department.
MAHARASHTRA ACT No. LXI OF 2025.
(First published, after having received the assent of the Governor in the
“Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 31st December 2025).
An Act further to amend the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants
Act, 1954.
Hyd. WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Hyderabad Abolition
Act No. of Inams and Cash Grants Act, 1954 for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
VIII of
it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India as
1955.
follows :—
1. This Act may be called the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Short title.
Grants )Amendment( Act, 2025.
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भााग आठ-१२६–१2 महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग आठ, डि�संबुरा ३१, २०२५/पौर्ष १०, शाके १९४७
Amendment 2. In section 6 of the Hyderabad Abolition of Inams and Cash Grants Act, Hyd.
of section 6 of 1954, in sub-section )3(, in clause (b), after the existing proviso, the following Act No.
Hyd. Act No. VIII of
proviso shall be added, namely:-
VIII of 1955. 1955.
“Provided further that, before the commencement date, any such occupancy
of Madad Mash Inam Lands, held on new and impartible tenure )Occupant
Class-II(, has already, without prior sanction of the Collector or any other
competent authority, been transferred by the occupant for residential purpose,
such transfer may be regularized by the Collector by an Order without payment
of any sum as Nazarana, upon submission of a registered instrument such as
sale deed, gift deed, lease deed, etc., or if such registered instruments are not
available then the certified copy of property tax assessment register of local
authority as proof of such transfer; and thereafter such land shall be deemed
to be held by such transferee occupant as Occupant Class-I in accordance with Mah.
the provisions of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, from the date of XLI of
1966.
such Order.”.
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ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.