The Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996 (1939 A.d.)
Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 12 of 1966161 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to amend, consolidate and re-enact the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Regulation No. 1 of 1980. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 12 of 1966 |
| Year | 1966 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 161 |
| Subjects | property |
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- Section 1 Title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Repeal.
- Section 3 Definition
- Section 4 Exclusion of certain land from operation of the Act.
- Section 5 Power to vary limits and alter number of Tehsils Districts and Provinces.
- Section 5-A Board of Revenue.
- Section 5B Powers and functions of the Board.
- Section 6 Classes of Revenue Officers.
- Section 6-A Combination of offences.
- Section 8 Control.
- Section 9 Power to distribute business.
- Section 10 Power to withdraw and transfer cases.
- Section 10-A Exercise of powers by Revenue Officers.
- Section 11 Appeals.
- Section 12 Limitation for appeals, revisions and reviews.
- Section 13 Review by Revenue Officers.
- Section 15 Power to revise orders.
- Section 15-C Mode of service of notice, order of proclamation or copy thereof.
- Section 15-D Mode of making proclamation.
- Section 15-A Power of Revenue Officers to summon persons.
- Section 15-B Mode of service of summons.
- Section 16 Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue Officers.
- Section 17 Place of sitting
- Section 18 Holidays.
- Section 19 Retention of powers by the Revenue Officer on transfer.
- Section 19-A Power to refer for enquiry and report.
- Section 21 Record-of-rights and documents included therein.
- Section 22 Making of special revision of record-of-right.
- Section 22-I Issue of Pass Book to the heirs of land holder.
- Section 22-C Official copy of the Pass Book to be kept upto date.
- Section 22-D Pass Book to be kept up to date.
- Section 22-A Preparation of Pass Book.
- Section 22-B Responsibility of the Competent Authority.
- Section 22-E Entries to be made by the Banks and financial institutions in the Pass Book.
- Section 22-F Alteration in the Pass Book.
- Section 22-G Issue of the true copy of the Pass Book.
- Section 22-H Issue of additional Pass Book to the joint holders.
- Section 23 Annual records.
- Section 23-A. Consolidation of land and prevention of fragmentation of land holdings.
- Section 24 Making of that part of the annual record which relates to land-holders and occupants.
- Section 25 Making of that part of the annual record which relates to other persons.
- Section 26 Determination of disputes.
- Section 27 Restriction on variation of entries in records
- Section 28 Mutation fees.
- Section 29 Penalty for neglect to report acquisition of any right referred to, in section 24.
- Section 30 Obligation to furnish information necessary for the preparation of records.
- Section 31 Presumption in favour of entries in records-of-rights and annual records.
- Section 32 Suit for declaratory decree by person aggrieved by an entry in a record.
- Section 33 Power to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith.
- Section 34 Records-of-rights and annual records for groups of estates.
- Section 35 Right of the Government in mines and minerals.
- Section 35-A Trees on Kaslsa land.
- Section 36 Provision relating to royal and reserved trees.
- Section 37 Reserved trees.
- Section 38 Penalties.
- Section 39 Presumption as to ownership of forest and water land.
- Section 40 Compensation for infringement of the rights of third parties in exercise of a right of the State.
- Section 53 Formation of State forests from excess waste land.
- Section 57 Rules to regulate collection, remission and suspension of land revenue.
- Section 60 Recovery of public demands by enforcement of process in other districts than those in which they become payable.
- Section 61 Process for recovery of arrears.
- Section 62 Writ of demand.
- Section 63 Arrest and detention of defaulter.
- Section 64 Distress and sale of moveable property and crops.
- Section 71 Proceedings against other immovable property of defaulter.
- Section 72 Remedies open to person denying his liability for an arrear.
- Section 73 Proclamation of sale.
- Section 74 Indemnity to revenue officer with respect to contents of proclamation.
- Section 75 Publication of proclamation.
- Section 76 Time and conduct of sale.
- Section 77 Power to postpone sale.
- Section 78 Stay of sale.
- Section 79 Payment of deposit by highest bidder.
- Section 80 Consequence of failure.
- Section 81 Time for payment in full.
- Section 82 Procedure on default of payment.
- Section 83 Report of sale to Divisional Commissioner.
- Section 84 Application to set aside sale.
- Section 85 Order confirming or setting aside sale.
- Section 86 Refund of purchase-money on setting aside of sale.
- Section 87 Proclamation after postponement or on re-sale.
- Section 88 On confirmation of sale possession and certificate to be granted to purchaser.
- Section 89 Proceeds of sale.
- Section 90 Recovery of certain arrears through Revenue officer instead of by suit.
- Section 91 Other sum recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
- Section 92 Application of Chapter VII to sums recoverable under this Chapter.
- Section 92-A Recovery of certain arrears through Revenue officers instead of by suit.
- Section 93 Power of Government to make rules for demarcation of boundaries and erection of survey marks.
- Section 94 Power of Revenue officer to define boundaries.
- Section 95 Power of Revenue officer in proceedings under section 94 to reinstate party dispossessed.
- Section 96 Cost of erection and repair of survey marks.
- Section 97 Recovery of cost incurred by the Government.
- Section 98 Power of Revenue officers to enter on land for purposes of survey and demarcation.
- Section 99 Surveys for purpose of preparation of records.
- Section 100 Provision of flag-holders and chainmen for surveys.
- Section 101 Professional surveys.
- Section 102 Penalty for destruction, injury or removal of survey-marks.
- Section 103 Report of destruction or removal of, or injury to, survey-marks.
- Section 104 Effect of partitions of estates and tenancies on joint liability for revenue and rent.
- Section 105 Application for partition.
- Section 106 Restrictions and limitations on partition.
- Section 107 Notice of application for partition.
- Section 108 Addition of parties to application.
- Section 109 Absolute disallowance of partition.
- Section 110 Procedure on objection that partition has already been made privately.
- Section 111 Procedure on admission of application.
- Section 111-A Objection raising question of title.
- Section 112 Collector’s decrees equivalent to decrees of Civil Court.
- Section 112-A Stay of partition pending decision of appeal.
- Section 113 Disposal of other questions.
- Section 114 Administration of property excluded from partition.
- Section 115 Distribution of revenue and rent after partition.
- Section 116 Instrument of partition.
- Section 117 Procedure for dealing with applications for parti- of Shamilat lands.
- Section 118 Affirmation of partitions privately effected.
- Section 118-C Disposal of questions of title.
- Section 118-D Completion of partition and delivery of possession.
- Section 118-A Partition of Shamilat lands.
- Section 118-B Procedure for dealing with applications for partition of Shamilat lands.
- Section 118-E Procedure for determining mode of partition where Shamilat land held by a co-sharer exceeds the share due.
- Section 119 Power to make rules as to costs of partition.
- Section 119-C Preparation of Regional plan by Board.
- Section 119-D Offences and penalties.
- Section 119-A Proceedings.
- Section 119-B Land lease-agreement, termination, rights and responsibilities.
- Section 119-E Punishment under other law not barred.
- Section 119-F Offences by companies.
- Section 119-G 119-G
- Section 120 Power to refer to arbitration.
- Section 121 Procedure to be followed in Settlement proceedings when question of title arises.
- Section 122 Power to supply certain sums other than rent.
- Section 123 Disposal of the deposit.
- Section 124 Orders of civil and criminal Courts for execution of processes against land or the produce thereof to be addressed to a Revenue officer.
- Section 125 Attachments of assigned land revenue.
- Section 126 Preservation of attached produce.
- Section 127 Division of produce.
- Section 128 Village cesses.
- Section 132 Penalty for failure to attend in obedience to order of Revenue officer.
- Section 133 Prevention of encroachment on common land prevention of encroachments on or cultivation of common land, or land reserved for public purposes or of which cultivation has been prohi…
- Section 133-I Transfer of land in favour of public trust for charitable purposes.
- Section 133-L Transfer of land under sections 133-H, 133-I, 133-J and 133-K subject to conditions.
- Section 133-C Land converted in violation to escheat to Government.
- Section 133-D Punishment.
- Section 133-A Restriction on conversion of agricultural land and process for permission of nonagriculture (NA) use.
- Section 133-B Prohibition to convert water surface, water field or floating field into land in Kashmir Province.
- Section 133-BB Restriction on use of grazing land, etc. and prohibition on transfer
- Section 133-F Appeal.
- Section 133-G Jurisdiction of civil courts barred in certain matters.
- Section 133-H Transfer of land to non-agriculturist barred.
- Section 133-J Transfer of land for the purpose of promotion of healthcare or education.
- Section 133-K Transfer of land for industrial, commercial or housing agricultural purposes or any other public purpose.
- Section 134 Papers kept by village officers to be deemed public documents.
- Section 135 Costs.
- Section 136 Restriction on Revenue Officers bidding at auction or trading.
- Section 137 Power to make rules.
- Section 138 Rules.
- Section 138-A 138-a
- Section 139 Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil Courts in matters within the jurisdiction of Revenue Officers.
- Section 140 Repeal.
- Section 140-A Regularization of certain cases of unauthorised occupation.
- Section 141 Removal of difficulties.
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