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The Jammu and Kashmir Big Landed Estates Abolition Act, 2007

The Jammu and Kashmir Big Landed Estates Abolition Act, 2007

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This Act abolished big landed estates in Jammu and Kashmir. Proprietors lost ownership of land above the permitted limit, and that land was transferred to the tillers who cultivated it. The Act deals with land that has no tillers, disputes over the description of land, and land that was mortgaged or leased out. The Collector can decide the equities between parties and eject mortgagees.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Act not to apply to certain lands
  4. 4. Extinction of the right of ownership in certain lands
  5. 5. Transfer of land to tillers
  6. 6. Lands of which there are no tillers
  7. 7. Description of lands owned by a proprietor
  8. 8. Disputes relating to the description or the area of the aggregate land
  9. 9. Consequences of transfer
  10. 10. Lands mortgaged or leased out by the proprietor
  11. 10A. Power of the Collector to determine the equity of the mortgage
  12. 10B. Power of the Collector to determine the equity of the lease
  13. 10C. Power of the Collector to eject mortgagee or lessee after the expiry of the term of the mortgage or lease
  14. 11. Lands transferred or let in farm in default of payment of land revenue
  15. 12. Authority to implement transfer
  16. 13. Private wells, water-mills and buildings to belong to the existing owner thereof
  17. 14. Demarcation of land left with proprietors
  18. 15. Procedure for making records
  19. 16. Determination of disputes
  20. 17. Presumption regarding entries in the records of rights and annual records
  21. 18. Correction of clerical error or arithmetical mistake in the records
  22. 19. Application for correction of records
  23. 20. Interest of a proprietor or tiller not transferable and relinquishment by a proprietor or tiller
  24. 20A. Prohibition of transfer of land to non-State subjects
  25. 20B. Prohibition of transfer in respect of Kah-Krisham, Araks, Kaps and other areas
  26. 21. Transfer in contravention of the Act
  27. 22. Omitted
  28. 23. Omitted
  29. 24. Extinction of the interest of a proprietor or tiller
  30. 25. Limit of the holding of a proprietor
  31. 26. Payment of annuity but no compensation
  32. 27. Omitted
  33. 28. Powers of revenue officers
  34. 29. Omitted
  35. 29A. Termination of the right of non-cultivating tenure-holders in lands left with the proprietors
  36. 29B. Revision of assessment on orchards and seed farms
  37. 29C. Omitted
  38. 30. Appeal and Revision
  39. 30A. Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to revenue officers
  40. 31. General application of Land Revenue Act
  41. 32. Bar to jurisdiction of Civil or Revenue Courts
  42. 33. Protection of action taken under this Act
  43. 34. Power of the Revenue Minister in case any difficulty arises
  44. 35. Power of the Government to delegate authority
  45. 36. Transfer of land in the interest of development or otherwise
  46. 37. Powers of revenue officers
  47. 38. Penalty
  48. 39. Power to issue instructions
  49. 40. Power to make rules
  50. 41. Repeal
  51. 42. Legalisation of orders passed previous to the Act

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