Prohibition of transfer of land to non-State subjects

A. Prohibition of transfer of land to non-State Subjects.—(1) Transfer of land in favour of any person who is not a State Subject as defined in the Judicial Department Notification No. 1-L/E4, dated the 20th April, 1927, is prohibited except to an extent of four kanals required for residential purposes in the immediate vicinity of a town or a village, or in areas which are being or are likely to be developed as health resorts or trade or commercial centres and are declared as such by the Government by a notification in the Government Gazette : Provided the transferee has obtained an Iljazatnama under the Iljazatnama Rules sanctioned under Council Order No. 804 of 1935.

1. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no right or title can accrue to a non-State Subject by prescription in respect of such land as has not been otherwise lawfully acquired by him.