Paper IV

Land Laws

Telangana and Andhra agrarian reforms, ceiling, tenancy and assignment, land acquisition under RFCTLARR 2013, forest rights and urban land.

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Unit I: Constitutional framework of land reform and ceiling

Agrarian reform, Articles 31A–31C and the Ninth Schedule 3 cases Agricultural land ceiling: Andhra Pradesh / Telangana Act, 1973 3 cases

Unit II: Tenancy and assigned lands

Telangana Area tenancy and protected tenancy 3 cases Assigned lands: prohibition of transfer 3 cases

Unit III: Land acquisition and RFCTLARR, 2013

Public purpose, compensation and Article 300A 3 cases RFCTLARR procedure, award, rehabilitation and lapse 3 cases

Unit IV: Forest rights and tribal land

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 3 cases Fifth Schedule, PESA and prohibition of tribal land alienation 3 cases

Unit V: Urban land, planning acquisition and livelihood

Urban land ceiling and planned development 3 cases Eviction, slums and the right to livelihood 3 cases