Bare Act
The Haryana Kisan Pass Book Act, 1994
The Haryana Kisan Pass Book Act, 1994 introduces an official, consolidated record book for farmers and landowners across Haryana. It mandates that every agricultural landowner, tenant, or land interest holder receives a official Kisan Pass Book issued by the local Patwari, containing certified details of their landholdings, encumbrances, and financial liabilities. The Act makes presenting this book compulsory when registering property transfers or applying for institutional loans, creating an automatic legal charge on mortgaged land to prevent fraudulent double-mortgaging. For ordinary citizens and farmers, it provides a trustworthy single document that acts as legal proof of title, simplifies access to bank credit, and protects them from land fraud.
- 1. Short title extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Act to override other laws.
- 4. Issue of Kisan Pass Book.
- 5. Contents of Kisan Pass Book.
- 6. Presumption of truth as to entries.
- 7. Transfer not to be registered except on production of Kisan Pass Book.
- 8. Alteration not to be made in the revenue record except on production of Kisan Pass Book.
- 9. Grant of financial assistance by financial institutes.
- 10. Priority of charge.
- 11. Periodicity of Kisan Pass Book.
- 12. Cost of Kisan Pass Book.
- 13. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 14. Penalty for disobedience of orders of revenue officer and for interpolation etc. in the Kisan Pass Book.
- 15. Power to make rules.
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