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Section 136: Restriction on Revenue Officers bidding at auction or trading.

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

(1)[An officer of the Revenue Department] or a person employed in a Revenue office or patwari or kanungo shall not––

(a) purchase or bid for, either in person or by agent, in his own name or that of another, or jointly or in shares with others, any property situated within his jurisdiction which any Revenue officer or Revenue Court has ordered to be sold, or

(b) in contravention of any rules made by the Government in this behalf, engage in trade.

(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to preclude any person from becoming a member of a company incorporated under the Companies Act or any law in force in the [Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] regarding the incorporation of companies.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996 (1939 A.d.)
Section136
Marginal noteRestriction on Revenue Officers bidding at auction or trading.
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 by Act XIII of Svt. 2000 for “A Revenue Officer”.
  • substituted. . Substituted by S.O. 3808(E) dated 26.10.2020 for “State”.

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