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Bare Act

The Jammu and Kashmir Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1962

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This Act governs the process of consolidating land holdings in Jammu and Kashmir to transform fragmented agricultural parcels into larger, compact, and manageable units. It applies to all landholders within the state and outlines specific legal procedures, committee structures, and authority definitions to execute consolidation schemes effectively. The legislation excludes vulnerable land types such as orchards, erosion-prone areas, and waterlogged sites to focus on high-value agricultural productivity. By eliminating land fragmentation, the Act aims to improve farming efficiency, simplify land management, and increase agricultural output in the region.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Act to over-ride other laws

Chapter II REVISION AND CORRECTION OF MAPS AND RECORDS →

  1. 4Declaration regarding consolidation
  2. 5Effect of declaration
  3. 6Cancellation of declaration under section 4
  4. 7Revision of estate map
  5. 8Revision of the Khasra Girdawari and current Jamabandi and disposal of disputed cases
  6. 9Appeal
  7. 10Bar on objections
  8. 11Publication of revised records
  9. 12Decision of matters relating to changes and transactions affecting rights or interests recorded in revised records
  10. 13Assessment of land revenue or rent on new holdings and distribution of revenue or rent on parts of holdings
  11. 14Partition of joint-holdings
  12. 15Objections regarding partition
  13. 16Amalgamation of plots of two or more tenure-holders

Chapter III PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATION SCHEME →

  1. 17Consolidation Scheme
  2. 18Basis for consolidation of holdings
  3. 19Division of the area of a unit and determination of compensation for trees, etc
  4. 20Statement of valuation of plots
  5. 21Statement of holdings
  6. 22Statement of Principles
  7. 23Publication and objection on the Statement of Principles
  8. 24Disposal of objections on the Statement of Principles
  9. 25Confirmation of the Statement of Principles
  10. 26Statement of Proposals
  11. 27Publication and objections on the Statement of Proposals
  12. 28Disposal of objection on the statement
  13. 29Objections and appeals after period of limitation
  14. 30Confirmation of the Statement of Proposals

Chapter IV ENFORCEMENT OF THE SCHEME →

  1. 31Possession and accrual of compensation for trees, etc
  2. 32New Revenue Records
  3. 33Delivery of possession
  4. 34Compensation
  5. 35Recovery of compensation
  6. 36Compensation for land contributed by a tenure-holder for public purposes
  7. 37Rights after consolidation
  8. 38Encumbrances
  9. 39Right to transfer holding
  10. 40Costs
  11. 41Objection on enforcement
  12. 42Disposal of objections

Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 43Power to enforce attendance of witnesses in certain matters
  2. 44Powers for production of documents etc
  3. 45Proceedings before holders to be judicial proceedings
  4. 46Application of Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Svt. 1996
  5. 47Officers and authorities
  6. 48Correction of clerical or arithmetical errors
  7. 49Constitution of Consolidation Committee
  8. 50Delegation
  9. 51Powers of Officers to enter upon land for purposes of survey and demarcation
  10. 51-AReport of destruction or removal of or injury to survey marks
  11. 52Penalty for contravening provisions of section 5
  12. 52-ABar against possession of a plot or holding previously held by a tenure-holder
  13. 52-BRecovery of fines
  14. 53Penalty for destruction, injury or removal of survey marks
  15. 54Appeals, etc. to be allowed by the Act
  16. 55Power of Financial Commissioner to call for records and to revise order
  17. 56Special provision with respect to evacuee property
  18. 57Bar to civil jurisdiction
  19. 58Protection of action taken under this Act or rules made there-under
  20. 59Exemption from Court Fee
  21. 60No instrument necessary to effect transfer
  22. 61Close of consolidation operations
  23. 62Rules
  24. 63Repeal
  25. 64Validation of acts done before commencement of the Act

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