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Section 15: Disposal of surplus land.

The Jammu and Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 17 of 1976

(1) The Government shall be competent, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), to dispose of land, vested or which may vest in the 22334[(4-a) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, the Government shall be competent to give first priority to the refugees of 1947 in the allotment of surplus land for making up the deficiencies in the unit of land prescribed under any of the orders issued by it in this behalf :

Provided that the aggregate land shall not exceed the ceiling area].

(5) The person allotted land under this section shall be entitled to acquire ownership rights of such land on payment of such levy in such manner as is mentioned in part C of Schedule III.

Explanation.––For purpose of this section, ‘‘basic area’’, in reference to a person, shall mean the aggregate area of land, held as owner or as tenant or otherwise, by a person and other members of his family, if any, as it existed, in respect of refugees of 1947, in the year of allotment in each individual case subject to such date being not later than the first day of September, 1950, and in case of others, on the first day of May, 1973.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976
Section15
Marginal noteDisposal of surplus land.
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Substituted for “State” by S.O. 3808 (E) of 2020 dated 26.10.2020.
  • omitted, Act No. V of 1978. . The word ‘orchard’ omitted by Act No. V of 1978, s. 6.
  • substituted. . Substituted for “State” by S.O. 3808 (E) of 2020 dated 26.10.2020.
  • inserted, Act No. VII of 1979. . Sub-section (4-a) along with proviso inserted by Act No. VII of 1979, s. 4.

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