The Jammu and Kashmir Land Grants Act, 1960
The Jammu and Kashmir Land Grants Act, 1960
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This Act regulates the leasing of government land for building purposes within the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It empowers the government to determine available land, set conditions for leases, and manage the administration of these properties. The law restricts the transfer of leasehold rights, allowing them only to natural inheritors, and grants the government the power to enhance ground rent upon lease renewal. Furthermore, the state retains the right to re-enter and evict lessees if the lease expires or is terminated, ensuring strict control over land use and ownership.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Application.
- 3. Definitions.
- 4. Lease of Land.
- 5. Dues recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
- 6. Government to have a right of re-entry on expiry of lease.
- 7. Power to enhance ground rent.
- 8. Management and administration of lands.
- 9. Power to make rules.
- 10. Omitted.
- 11. Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882) not to apply to Government grants.
- 12. Government grants to take effect according to the tenor.
- 12-A. Termiation of lease.
- 13. Repeal and savings.
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