The Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue (Validation of Orders, Proceeding) Act, 1988

(1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue (Validation of Orders, Proceedings and Acts) Act, 1988. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 3rd day of July, 1986.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or judgement, decree or order of any court, all orders made, proceedings taken or acts done by Shri Basharat Ahmad Koul, Revenue and Rehabilitation Officer, Srinagar Development Authority, purporting to act as Collector within the Kashmir Division for purposes of land acquisition work relating to the schemes introduced by the Srinagar Development Authority within the said division during the period commencing from 16-8-1984 and ending with the date of publication of notification SRO-375 dated 24th of June, 1988, shall be deemed to be and always to have been validly made, taken or done and for the purposes of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Samvat 1996, and of any other law for the time being in force, all such orders, proceedings and acts shall be as good and valid as if a notification specifically empowering the said officer to exercise such powers as aforesaid had been issued by the Government under sub-sections (4) and (5) of section 6 of the aforesaid Act.

No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie, if instituted, shall be proceeded with in any court against the Government or any authority subordinate to it on account of or in respect of any such order validated by the provisions of the preceding section.

The Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue (Validation of Orders, Proceedings and Acts) Act, 1986 (Governor's Act XVII of 1986) is hereby repealed.