Allotment and settlement of unoccupied land in certain circumstances.

All unoccupied lands in a village on which inhabitants of such village have, prior to the 31st day of December 2014, erected any building for the purpose of residence or purposes ancillary thereto and such building exists on that date shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Code or the rules made thereunder, be allotted and settled with such inhabitants in Bhumiswami rights in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to unoccupied land which is- (a) situated in,- (i) any development plan area; (ii) any local body or village situated on the outer periphery of any local body; (iii) area of operation of the Madhya Pradesh Nagriya kshetro ke bhoominin Vyakti (Pattadhriti Adhikaron ka Pradan kiya jana) Adhiniyam, 1984 (No. 15 of 1984); (iv) five hundred metres on both sides of a national highway specified in, or declared under, the National Highways Act, 1956 (XLVII of 1956) or highway notified under section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Rajmarg Adhiniyam, 2004 (No.11 of 2005); (b) set apart under Section 237 of the Code for the following purposes- (i) for burial ground and cremation ground; (ii) for gaothan; (iii) for threshing floor; (iv) for skinning ground; (v) for bazar; (vi) for public purpose such as schools, playgrounds, parks, roads, lanes and drains. (c) held or reserved by the Central Government or the State Government for any specified purpose. Explanation. - For the purpose of this section; (a) "development plan" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 23 of 1973); (b) "local body" means any municipal corporation constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. 23 of 1956), or any municipality or any municipal council constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961).