The Rajasthan Requisitioning of Land (Improvement of Agriculture) Act, 1951
The Rajasthan Requisitioning of Land (Improvement of Agriculture) Act, 1951
The Rajasthan Requisitioning of Land (Improvement of Agriculture) Act, 1951, regulates the state government's power to temporarily take possession of private land for agricultural improvement projects, such as irrigation tanks, plant nurseries, and composting. Applying to all landowners and state authorities across Rajasthan, this legislation matters because it balances public developmental needs with private property rights. It allows the government to systematically upgrade farming infrastructure while legally guaranteeing that affected landowners receive fair financial compensation, hold rights to appeal valuation disputes to a district judge, and eventually have their property returned in its original condition once the public use ends.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definition
- 3. Application for requisition by competent authority
- 4. Requisition of land
- 5. Requisitioned land may be placed at the disposal of competent authority
- 6. Payment of compensation
- 7. Power to take possession
- 8. Release from requisition
- 9. Power to obtain information
- 10. Service of orders
- 11. Power to enter and inspect land
- 12. Power to inquiry
- 13. Delegation of functions
- 14. Savings as to orders
- 15. Protection of action taken under the Act
- 16. Officers to be deemed public servants
- 17. Power to make rules
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