The Rajasthan Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025.

1. (2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 24, Rajasthan Act No. 35 of 1959.- For the existing section 24 of the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 (Act No. 35 of 1959), hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “24. Power to create separate common service for the Trust.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, create a separate common service for the Trust, ensuring uniformity in administration and governance.

1. (2) The State Government shall have the power to determine the nomenclature, structure, and cadre strength of the service created under sub-section (1), and may, from time to time, modify or revise the same as it considers appropriate.
2. (3) The State Government may, in respect of the service created under this section,-
   • (a) sanction the creation of posts, their classification, control, and the terms and conditions of service, including recruitment, promotion, and retirement; and
   • (b) frame and enforce common service rules, applicable to the services created under this section, prescribing the qualifications, methods of appointment, and duties of persons to be appointed to the services, etc.”.

3. Amendment of section 74, Rajasthan Act No. 35 of 1959.- In sub-section (1) of section 74 of the principal Act, after the existing clause (c) and before the existing clause (d), the following new clause (cc) shall be inserted, namely:- “(cc) for prescribing strength, salary, the conditions of service and emoluments, recruitment, granting leave, censuring, reducing, suspending or dismissing an employee of any of the services of the Trust for misconduct and dispensing with their services for any other reason under section 24.;”.

4. Insertion of section 77-A, Rajasthan Act No. 35 of 1959.- After the existing section 77 and before the existing CHAPTER-XI of the principal Act, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:- “77-A. Supremacy of rules and Repeal of Existing Regulations.- (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law or regulation for the time being in force, the rules made under this Act shall have overriding effect and shall prevail over any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Trust, insofar as such regulations, bylaws, or notifications are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder.

1. (2) Upon the commencement of this Act and the enforcement of rules thereunder, any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Trust that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall stand repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
2. (3) Any action taken or decision made under any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Trust prior to the commencement of this Act shall remain valid unless expressly invalidated by the rules framed under this Act.”.

5. Amendment of section 8, Rajasthan Act No. 25 of 1982.- For the existing clause (iv) of sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982 (Act No. 25 of 1982), hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the principal Act, after the existing expression “below the rank of” and before the existing expression “Joint Legal Remembrancer”, the expression “District Judge, or” shall be deleted.

6. 1982 के राज थान अ ध/नयम सं. 25 क2 धारा 9 का संशोधन.- मल अ धनयम कI वJयमान धारा 9 के थान पर न7 न%ल8खत त था पत Lकया जायेगा, अथा3त :- ''9. 'ा धकरण के 5लए पथक सामा4 य् सेवा सिजत करने क2 शि:त.- (1) त0 समय व0 त Lकसी अ@ य व ध म1 अ@ त व3N ट Lकसी बात के होते हए भी, रा- य सरकार, राजपO म1 अ धसचना Jवारा, शासन और शासन म1 एकPपता सनिEचत करते हए, ा धकरण के %लए एक पथक सामा@य सेवा सिजत कर सके गी।

1. (2) रा-य सरकार को उप-धारा (1) के अधीन सिजत सेवा कI नाम पQत, संरचना और काडर सद य-संRया अवधाSरत करने कI शिTत होगी और वह समय-समय पर उसे, जैसा वह सम चत समझे, उपांतSरत या पनरVWXत कर सके गी।
2. (3) रा-य सरकार, इस धारा के अधीन सिजत सेवा के संबंध म1,- (क) पदY के सजन, उनके वगZकरण, नयंOण और भतZ, पदो@नत तथा सेवानवि0त स[हत सेवा के नबंधनY और शत\ को मंजर कर सके गी; और (ख) सेवाओं म1 नयTत Lकये जाने वाले ^यिTतयY कI अह3ताएं, नयिTत कI रVतयां और कत3^य आ[द व[हत करते हए इस धारा के अधीन सिजत सेवाओं पर लाग सामा@य सेवा नयमY को वर चत और वत3त कर सके गी।''।

7. 1982 के राज थान अ ध/नयम सं. 25 क2 धारा 95 का संशोधन.- मल अ धनयम कI धारा 95 कI वJयमान उप-धारा (1) के पE चात और वJयमान उप-धारा (2) से पव3, न7 न%ल8खत नयी उप-धारा (1-क) अंत: था पत कI जायेगी, अथा3त :- ''(1-क) रा-य सरकार, सेवा कI सद य संR या, वेतन, शतc और पSरलिdधयां, भतZ, छeी मंजर करने, ा धकरण कI सेवाओं म1 के Lकसी कम3चारV कI अवचार के %लए पSरन@ दा करने, अवनत करने, नलि7बत करने, या पदf य त करने, उ@ ह1 सेवाओं से अ%भमT त करने और Lकसी अ@ य कारण के %लए, धारा 9 के अधीन नयम बना सके गी।''।

8. 1982 के राज थान अ ध/नयम सं. 25 क2 धारा 96-क का अंत: थापन.- मल अ धनयम कI वJयमान धारा 96 के पE चात और वJयमान धारा 97 से पव3, न7 न%ल8खत नयी धारा अंत: था पत कI जायेगी, अथा3त :- ''96-क. /नयम= क2 सव>?चता और वAयमान व/नयम= का /नरसन.- (1) त0समय व0त Lकसी अ@य व ध या वनयम म1 अ@ त व3N ट Lकसी तकल बात के होते हए भी, इस अ धनयम के अधीन बनाये गये नयमY का अDयारोहV भाव होगा और वे ा धकरण Jवारा जारV Lकसी वनयम, उप व ध या अ धसचना पर, तब तक अ%भभावी हYगे जब तक, ऐसे वनयम, उप व धयां या अ धसचनाएं इस अ धनयम या तदधीन बनाये गये नयमY के उपबंधY से असंगत न हY।

1. (2) इस अ धनयम का आरं भ होने पर और तदधीन नयमY के वत3न पर, ा धकरण Jवारा जारV कोई वनयम, उप व ध या अ धसचना, जो इस अ धनयम या तदधीन बनाये गये नयमY के उपबंधY से असंगत है, ऐसी असंगत के व तार तक नर%सत होगी।
2. (3) इस अ धनयम के आरं भ से पव3 ा धकरण Jवारा जारV Lकसी वनयम, उप व ध या अ धसचना के अधीन कI गयी कोई कार3वाई या Lकया गया वनE चय, जब तक Lक इस अ धनयम के अधीन वर चत नयमY Jवारा उसे अ%भ^ यT त Pप से अ व धमा@ य न कर [दया जाये, व धमा@ य रहेगा।''।

9. 2009 के राज थान अ ध/नयम सं. 2 क2 धारा 8 का संशोधन.- जोधपर वकास ा धकरण अ धनयम, 2009 (2009 का अ धनयम सं. 2), िजसे इस अD याय म1 इसके पE चात मल अ धनयम कहा गया है, कI धारा 8 कI उप-धारा (2) के वJयमान ख5 ड (iv) म1, वJयमान अ%भ^ यिTत “नदेशक, व ध जो” के पE चात और वJयमान अ%भ^ यिTत “राज थान रा- य” से पव3 वJयमान अ%भ^ यिTत “िजला @ यायाधीश या” हटायी जायेगी।

10. 2009 के राज थान अ ध/नयम सं. 2 क2 धारा 9 का संशोधन.- मल अ धनयम कI वJयमान धारा 9 के थान पर न7 न%ल8खत त था पत Lकया जायेगा, अथा3त :- ''9. 'ा धकरण के 5लए पथक सामा4 य् सेवा सिजत करने क2 शि:त.- (1) त0 समय व0त Lकसी अ@ य व ध म1 अ@ त व3N ट Lकसी बात के होते हए भी, रा- य सरकार, राजपO म1 अ धसचना Jवारा, शासन और शासन म1 एकPपता सनिEचत करते हए, ा धकरण के %लए एक पथक सामा@य सेवा सिजत कर सके गी।

1. (2) रा-य सरकार को उप-धारा (1) के अधीन सिजत सेवा कI नाम पQत, संरचना और काडर सद य-संRया अवधाSरत करने कI शिTत होगी और वह समय-समय पर उसे, जैसा वह सम चत समझे, उपांतSरत या पनरVWXत कर सके गी।
2. (3) रा-य सरकार, इस धारा के अधीन सिजत सेवा के संबंध म1,- (क) पदY के सजन, उनके वगZकरण, नयंOण और भतZ, पदो@नत तथा सेवानवि0त स[हत सेवा के नबंधनY और शत\ को मंजर कर सके गी; और (ख) सेवाओं म1 नयTत Lकये जाने वाले ^यिTतयY कI अह3ताएं, नयिTत कI रVतयां और कत3^य आ[द व[हत करते हए इस धारा के अधीन सिजत सेवाओं पर लाग सामा@य सेवा नयमY को वर चत और वत3त कर सके गी।''।

11. Amendment of section 91, Rajasthan Act No. 2 of 2009.- After the existing sub-section (1) and before the existing sub-section (2) of section 91 of the principal Act, the following new sub-section (1-A) shall be inserted, namely:- “(1-A) The State Government may make rules for prescribing strength, salary, the conditions of service and emoluments, recruitment, granting leave, censuring, reducing, suspending or dismissing an employee of any of the services of the Authority for misconduct and dispensing with their services for any other reason under section 9.”.

12. Insertion of section 92-A, Rajasthan Act No. 2 of 2009.- After the existing section 92 and before the existing section 93 of the principal Act, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:- “92-A. Supremacy of rules and Repeal of Existing Regulations.- (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law or regulation for the time being in force, the rules made under this Act shall have overriding effect and shall prevail over any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority, insofar as such regulations, bylaws, or notifications are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder.

1. (2) Upon the commencement of this Act and the enforcement of rules thereunder, any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall stand repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
2. (3) Any action taken or decision made under any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority prior to the commencement of this Act shall remain valid unless expressly invalidated by the rules framed under this Act.”.

13. Amendment of section 8, Rajasthan Act No. 39 of 2013.- For the existing clause (iv) of sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Ajmer Development Authority Act, 2013 (Act No. 39 of 2013), hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the principal Act, after the existing expression “below the rank of” and before the existing expression “a Joint Legal Remembrancer”, the expression “ a District Judge, or” shall be deleted.

14. Amendment of section 9, Rajasthan Act No. 39 of 2013.- For the existing section 9 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “9. Power to create separate common service for the Authority.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, create a separate common service for the Authority, ensuring uniformity in administration and governance.

1. (2) The State Government shall have the power to determine the nomenclature, structure, and cadre strength of the service created under sub-section (1), and may, from time to time, modify or revise the same as it considers appropriate.
2. (3) The State Government may, in respect of the service created under this section,-
   • (a) sanction the creation of posts, their classification, control, and the terms and conditions of service, including recruitment, promotion, and retirement; and
   • (b) frame and enforce common service rules, applicable to the services created under this section, prescribing the qualifications, methods of appointment, and duties of persons to be appointed to the services, etc..”.

15. Amendment of section 91, Rajasthan Act No. 39 of 2013.- After the existing sub-section (1) and before the existing sub-section (2) of section 91 of the principal Act, the following new sub-section (1-A) shall be inserted, namely:- “(1-A) The State Government may make rules for prescribing strength, salary, the conditions of service and emoluments, recruitment, granting leave, censuring, reducing, suspending or dismissing an employee of any of the services of the Authority for misconduct and dispensing with their services for any other reason under section 9.”.

“92-A. Supremacy of rules and Repeal of Existing Regulations.- (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law or regulation for the time being in force, the rules made under this Act shall have overriding effect and shall prevail over any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority, insofar as such regulations, bylaws, or notifications are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder. (2) Upon the commencement of this Act and the enforcement of rules thereunder, any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall stand repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. (3) Any action taken or decision made under any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority prior to the commencement of this Act shall remain valid unless expressly invalidated by the rules framed under this Act.”.

Amendment of section 8, Rajasthan Act No. 28 of 2023.- For the existing clause (iv) of sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Udaipur Development Authority Act, 2023 (Act No. 28 of 2023), hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the principal Act, after the existing expression “below the rank of” and before the existing expression “a Joint Legal Remembrancer”, the expression “ a District Judge, or” shall be deleted.

Amendment of section 9, Rajasthan Act No. 28 of 2023.- For the existing section 9 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “9. Power to create separate common service for the Authority.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, create a separate common service for the Authority, ensuring uniformity in administration and governance. (2) The State Government shall have the power to determine the nomenclature, structure, and cadre strength of the service created under sub-section (1), and may, from time to time, modify or revise the same as it considers appropriate. (3) The State Government may, in respect of the service created under this section,- (a) sanction the creation of posts, their classification, control, and the terms and conditions of service, including recruitment, promotion, and retirement; and (b) frame and enforce common service rules, applicable to the services created under this section, prescribing the qualifications, methods of appointment, and duties of persons to be appointed to the services, etc..”.

Amendment of section 95, Rajasthan Act No. 28 of 2023.- After the existing sub-section (1) and before the existing sub-section (2) of section 95 of the principal Act, the following new sub-section (1-A) shall be inserted, namely:- “(1-A) The State Government may make rules for prescribing strength, salary, the conditions of service and emoluments, recruitment, granting leave, censuring, reducing, suspending or dismissing an employee of any of the services of the Authority for misconduct and dispensing with their services for any other reason under section 9.”.

Insertion of section 96-A, Rajasthan Act No. 28 of 2023.- After the existing section 96 and before the existing section 97 of the principal Act, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:- “96-A. Supremacy of rules and Repeal of Existing Regulations.- (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law or regulation for the time being in force, the rules made under this Act shall have overriding effect and shall prevail over any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority, insofar as such regulations, bylaws, or notifications are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder. (2) Upon the commencement of this Act and the enforcement of rules thereunder, any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall stand repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. (3) Any action taken or decision made under any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority prior to the commencement of this Act shall remain valid unless expressly invalidated by the rules framed under this Act.”.

21. Amendment of section 8, Rajasthan Act No. 31 of 2023.- For the existing clause (iv) of sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Kota Development Authority Act, 2023 (Act No. 31 of 2023), hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the principal Act, after the existing expression “below the rank of” and before the existing expression “a Joint Legal Remembrancer”, the expression “a District Judge, or” shall be deleted.

22. Amendment of section 9, Rajasthan Act No. 31 of 2023.- For the existing section 9 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “9. Power to create separate common service for the Authority.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, create a separate common service for the Authority, ensuring uniformity in administration and governance.

1. (2) The State Government shall have the power to determine the nomenclature, structure, and cadre strength of the service created under sub-section (1), and may, from time to time, modify or revise the same as it considers appropriate.
2. (3) The State Government may, in respect of the service created under this section,-
   • (a) sanction the creation of posts, their classification, control, and the terms and conditions of service, including recruitment, promotion, and retirement; and
   • (b) frame and enforce common service rules, applicable to the services created under this section, prescribing the qualifications, methods of appointment, and duties of persons to be appointed to the services, etc..”.

23. Amendment of section 95, Rajasthan Act No. 31 of 2023.- After the existing sub-section (1) and before the existing sub-section (2) of section 95 of the principal Act, the following new sub-section (1-A) shall be inserted, namely:- “(1-A) The State Government may make rules for prescribing strength, salary, the conditions of service and emoluments, recruitment, granting leave, censuring, reducing, suspending or dismissing an employee of any of the services of the Authority for misconduct and dispensing with their services for any other reason, under section 9 of the Act.”.

24. Insertion of section 96-A, Rajasthan Act No. 31 of 2023.- After the existing section 96 and before the existing section 97 of the principal Act, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:- “96-A. Supremacy of rules and Repeal of Existing Regulations.- (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law or regulation for the time being in force, the rules made under this Act shall have overriding effect and shall prevail over any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority, insofar as such regulations, bylaws, or notifications are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder.

1. (2) Upon the commencement of this Act and the enforcement of rules thereunder, any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall stand repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
2. (3) Any action taken or decision made under any regulation, bylaw, or notification issued by the Authority prior to the commencement of this Act shall remain valid unless expressly invalidated by the rules framed under this Act.”.