1] I would like to know about the present lan ceiling for agricultural land prevailing on maharashtra .
The ceiling in Maharashtra for two crops is 7.28, one crop is 10.93 and 2.93 hectares for dry land
2] Whether a company/ partnership firm operating in the business of agriculture also comes under the ceiling act or they are exempted .
Company cannot hold agricultural land without relevant approvals under BTAL act 1948. Land ceiling act is applicable to all Land holders including company.
3] Does the government count all the lands held by an individual in different states under the land ceiling act or they are assessed saperately as per the ceilings of respective states .
All land held by a person, or as the case may be, a family unit whether in this State or
any other part of India in excess of the ceiling area, shall, notwithstanding anything
contained in any law for [he time being in force or usage, be deemed to be surplus..
land, and shall be dealt within the manner hereinafter provided for surplus land.
4] If a person has excess land than as mentioned in ceiling then what happen
Prohibition on holding land in excess of ceiling area and area in excess of ceiling
to be surplus lands
determining surplus land from the holding of a person, or as the case may be, of a
family unit, the fact that the person or any member of the family unit has died (on or
after commencement date or any date subsequent to the date on which the holding
exceeds the ceiling area, but before the declaration of surplus land is made in
respect of that holding) shall be ignored; and accordingly the surplus Land shall he
determined as if that person or as the ease may be, the member of a family unit hid
not died.
Explanation -. In calculating the ceiling area to be held in this Stale, and
determining the surplus land, the area of land in any other pa of India (being land
which a person or family unit is entitled to hold in such other part of India under any
law relating to ceiling on land.) shall be taken into consideration. Only land held in
this State may be declared as surplus.