THE HIMACHAL PRADESH LAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION) ACT, 1976

The Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue (Amendment and Extension) Act, 1976

This Act amends and extends the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, providing immediate commencement to rectify discrepancies between the statute's short title and geographical application (Section 1). It extends to territories added to Himachal Pradesh under the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966, ensuring continued applicability of existing rules, notifications, and judicial precedents (Section 2). The Act contains a savings clause preserving all existing orders while repealing conflicting provisions (Section 3), thereby creating legal certainty for land revenue administration across the state's expanded boundaries without disrupting ongoing land governance. For an ordinary citizen, this means any land record, revenue assessment, or rights claim governed by prior law remains valid even in new territories, preventing retroactive administrative chaos.

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