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Section 135 of The Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, 1881

Procedure when person injuring cannot be found.

Whenever the person erasing, removing or damaging such mark cannot be discovered, or if for any other reason it is found impracticable to recover from him the sum which he has been ordered to pay, the mark shall be re-erected or repaired at the cost of the proprietors, mortgagees or framers of such one or more of the adjoining lands as the Deputy Commissioner thinks fit.

Summary

This section deals with situations where a boundary mark is damaged, but the guilty person cannot be found.
It also applies if the guilty person is known but it is impossible to collect the repair money from them.
In these cases, the cost of fixing the boundary mark is charged to the people holding the surrounding land.
The Deputy Commissioner decides which of the adjoining landowners, mortgagees, or farmers have to pay for the repair.

Practical examples

1Someone completely destroys the border stone between two large farms during the night, and no one knows who did it. The Deputy Commissioner orders the owners of both adjoining farms to split the cost of putting up a new stone.

2A known transient breaks a boundary mark but has absolutely no money or property to pay the fifty rupee repair fee. Since recovery is impracticable, the Deputy Commissioner orders the farmer leasing the land next to the mark to pay for its repair.

FAQ

1. Who pays to fix a boundary mark if the vandal escapes, according to Section 135 of the Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, 1881?

According to Section 135 of the Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, 1881, the mark is repaired at the cost of the proprietors, mortgagees, or farmers of the adjoining lands.

2. What happens if the person who broke the mark has no money under Section 135 of the 1881 land revenue law?

Section 135 of the 1881 land revenue law states that if it is impracticable to recover the sum from the guilty person, the adjoining landowners or farmers must bear the cost.

3. Who decides which neighbor pays for the broken mark under Section 135 of the Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act?

Under Section 135 of the Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, the Deputy Commissioner thinks fit to decide which of the adjoining lands' proprietors, mortgagees, or farmers pay.

Test yourself

Q1.Under Section 135 of the Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, 1881, what happens if the person who damaged a boundary mark cannot be discovered?

Q2.Which officer has the authority to decide who among the adjoining landholders will pay under Section 135 of the 1881 land revenue law?

Q3.How does Section 135 of the Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act relate to the penalty described in Section 134?

Q4.What is a valid reason to use the rules in Section 135 of the 1881 Act rather than making the vandal pay?

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