Section 6: Validation of actions of Bhoodan Yagna Board

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 4 of the Rajasthan Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1954 (Rajasthan Act No. XVI of 1954) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) or in any other provisions of the Act as they stood before the commencement of the Rajasthan Bhoodan Yagna (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1984, the Rajasthan Bhoodan Yagna Board (hereinafter referred 40 as the „Board‟) constituted under Notification No. F. 8 (26) Rev./B-68 dated 22nd June, 1976 of the Revenue (Group IV) Department of the Government of Rajasthan shall be, and shall be deemed always to have been validly constituted with respect to the period commencing from 22nd June, 1980 and upto the coming into force of the Rajasthan Bhoodan Yagna (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1984 and accordingly (i) all actions taken, things done, appointments and transfers made, powers exercised by the Board or by any Officer or authority subordinate to it and functions performed by it, shall be deemed, during the said period, to have been lawfully and validly taken, done, made, exercised or, as the case may be, performed: (ii) the administration of all lands vested in the Board, the acceptance of grants. donations, gifts or loans by the Board from the Central or State Government or local authority or any individual or body for the purpose of the Board, the acceptance of donations and grants of land from any owner of the land, the holding of funds and other assets vesting in the Board and their application, the constitution of Tehsil committees, and the preparation of list of lands donated to the Bhoodan Yagna, shall, during the said period, be deemed to have been validly made or done by the Board; and (iii) the grant of land vested in the Board to landless persons, the transfer, sale or exchange of land by the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the rules made by it thereunder shall, during the said period, be deemed to have been validly made. (2) No action taken, thing done, appointment or transfer made, power exercised or function performed by the Board or by any officer or authority subordinate to it and no other action, transaction or act referred to in sub-section (1) taken, made or as the case may be, done by the Board, during the said period, shall be liable to be questioned in any court on the ground that after the expiry of the term of the Board on 21st June, 1980, fresh Board was not constituted on 22nd June, 1980.