Bare Act
The Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1939
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This Act governs land revenue administration in Jammu and Kashmir. It sets out the classes of Revenue Officers and their powers, control and distribution of business, and appeals, reviews and revisions. It also covers records of rights, assessment and collection of land revenue, and partition of land.
Chapter IV RECORDS →
- 100Provision of flag-holders and chainmen for surveys
- 101Professional surveys
- 102Penalty for destruction, injury or removal of survey-marks
- 103Report of destruction or removal of, or injury to, survey-marks
- 104Effect of partitions of estates and tenancies on joint liability for revenue and rent
- 105Application for partition
- 106Restrictions and limitations on partition
- 107Notice of application for partition
- 108Addition of parties to application
- 109Absolute disallowance of partition
- 110Procedure on objection that partition has already been made privately
- 111Procedure on admission of application
- 111AObjection raising question of title
- 112Collector's decrees equivalent to decrees of Civil Court
- 112AStay of partition pending decision of appeal
- 113Disposal of other questions
- 114Administration of property excluded from partition
- 115Distribution of revenue and rent after partition
- 116Instrument of partition
- 117Delivery of possession of property allotted on partition
- 118If an applic:ation be made after the expiry of three years the applicant shall be referred to the Civil Court to seek his rdief by a suit for possession.
- 118APartition of Shamilat lands
- 118BProcedure for dealing with applications for partition of Shamilat lands
- 118CDisposal of questions of title
- 118DCompletion of partition and delivery of possession
- 118EProcedure for determining mode of partition where Shamilat land held by a co-sharer exceeds the share due
- 119Power to make rules as to costs of partition
- 119AProceedings
Chapter XI ARBITRATION →
Chapter XII SPECIAL JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO LAND →
Chapter XIII SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS →
- 122Power to deposit certain sums other than rent
- 123Disposal of the deposit
- 124Nothing herein contained shall prevent thz rightful person from maintaining a suit for recovery of the money from the person to whom the same may have been paid.
- 125Attachments of assigned land revenue
- 126Preservation of attached produce
- 127Division of produce
- 128Village cesses
- 129Superior land-holder's dues
- 130Substitution of service for payment of land revenue
- 131Recovery of cost of assessing assigned land revenue
- 132Penalty for failure to attend in obedience to order of Revenue officer
- 133Prevention of encroachment on common land
- 133ANo land which grows or has been growing within the preceding two years shall crop, vegetables, or saffron bulbs be used for any purpose other than agricultural purpose, without, permission in writing of the Revenue Minister
- 133BProhibition to convert water surface, water field or floating field into land in Kashmir Province
- 133CNotice in writing to be served before any contravention of the provisions of sections
- 133DPunishment
- 133EApplication of provisions of section
- 133FProvided that the penalty of fine imposable for such contravention shall not exceed the amount provided for under the law as it stood at the time of commission of such contravention.
- 133GJurisdiction of civil courts barred in certain matters
- 134Papers kept by village officers to be deemed public documents
- 135Costs
- 136Provided that, if he orders that the costs of any such proceeding shall not follow the event, he shall record his reasons for the order.
- 137Power to make rules
- 138Rules
- 138ADelegation of powers by Government
- 139Exclusion of jurisdiction of Civil Courts in matters within the jurisdiction of Revenue officers
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