The study of land is not an easy affair, considering the deep-rooted history of its evolution in Bengal. Also, most students of land law have expressed fears about the studies of land law, as they find it too technical and complex. This book has attempted to address this fear of understanding land laws. Academics, students, graduates, and newly qualified lawyers have also urged a book that presents the fundamental understanding of land law using deeds, documents, survey rules, khatian, maps, etc. Accordingly, this book has detailed information about the various stages in the formation of the territory of Bangladesh and explanations of its relevance to the study of land law, the development of land rights, the surveys, and the preparation of land records. Using a great number of patta-kabuliyats to exemplify the grant and transfer of land rights by various classes of landholders and appended various khatians to demonstrate how these persons, Emperor of India, Zamindars, Independent Talukdars, dependant Talukdars, other
under-tenants, Raiyat, Korfa Raiyatas, Bargadars recorded their respective rights to the land. The survey process has been explained with the relevant and important survey rules for the readers to develop a footing in the study of the survey rules, which are crucial for understanding land laws. This book also explained in detail the CS, RS (British period), SA, RS, BS, Dhaka City Jarip Khatians, Mutation and Separation Proposals, DCR, Khajna receipt, mouza maps so that the readers can deeply understand these documents, which are fundamental to the learning and understanding of land laws. Though this is not a casebook on land law, however, relevant cases have been referred to as required. This book uses many reference materials to convey to the readers a collection of academic resources for further research. The study of land is not an easy affair, considering the deep-rooted history of its evolution in Bengal. Also, most students of land law have expressed fears about the studies of land law, as they find it too technical and complex. This book has attempted to address this fear of understanding land laws. Academics, students, graduates, and newly qualified lawyers have also urged a book that presents the fundamental understanding of land law using deeds, documents, survey rules, khatian, maps, etc. Accordingly, this book has detailed information about the various stages in the formation of the territory of Bangladesh and explanations of its relevance to the study of land law, the development of land rights, the surveys, and the preparation of land records. Using a great number of patta-kabuliyats to exemplify the grant and transfer of land rights by various classes of landholders and appended various khatians to demonstrate how these persons, Emperor of India, Zamindars, Independent Talukdars, dependant Talukdars, other under-tenants, Raiyat, Korfa Raiyatas, Bargadars recorded their respective rights to the land. The survey process has been explained with the relevant and important survey rules for the readers to develop a footing in the study of the survey rules, which are crucial for understanding land laws. This book also explained in detail the CS, RS (British period), SA, RS, BS, Dhaka City Jarip Khatians, Mutation and Separation Proposals, DCR, Khajna receipt, mouza maps so that the readers can deeply understand these documents, which are fundamental to the learning and understanding of land laws. Though this is not a casebook on land law, however, relevant cases have been referred to as required. This book uses many reference materials to convey to the readers a collection of academic resources for further research.