Suit for declaratory decree by person aggrieved by an entry in a record

Suit for declaratory decree by person aggrieved by an entry in a record.--

1. (1) If any person considers himself aggrieved by an entry in a record-of-rights 1[he may institute a suit before the Collector (Deputy Commissioner)] for the correction of the record, and for possession of the right claimed if he is not in possession thereof, within one year (2 years in the case of Frontier Districts of Gilgit and Ladakh) from the date of publication of the record of the distribution of the assessment under section 49, sub-section (1).
2. (2) If any person considers himself aggrieved by an entry in an annual record, 1 [he may institute a suit before the Collector (Deputy Commissioner),] within the period prescribed by the Limitation Act No. IX of 1995 for correction of the record and for possession of the right claimed if he is not in possession thereof, or for declaration of his right if he is in possession thereof : Provided that, nothing in this sub-section shall entitle any person to bring a suit for the correction of the record-of-rights of a preceding Settlement after the period prescribed for such suit in sub-section (1) has expired.
3. (3) Nothing in this section shall be a bar to a suit by a tenant, to contest his liability to ejectment on the ground that he is an occupancy tenant under sections 2[7-A
4. (1) and 50 (7)] of the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 1980.