Section 134: Papers kept by village officers to be deemed public documents.

The Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996 (1939 A.d.)Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 12 of 1966

(1) Any record or paper which a village officer is required by any law or by any rule having the force of law to prepare or keep shall be deemed to be the property of the Government.

(2) A village officer shall, with respect to any such record or paper in his custody, be deemed for the purposes of [the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872)], to be a public officer having the custody of a public document which any person has a right to inspect.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996 (1939 A.d.)
Section	134
Marginal note	Papers kept by village officers to be deemed public documents.
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Status	In 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 by S.O. 3808(E) dated 26.10.2020 for “the Evidence Act, XIII of 1977”.

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