Chapter VII Acquisition and Disposal of Land

The Trust may enter into an agreement with any person for the purchase, leasing or exchange by the Trust from such person, of any land which the Trust is authorised to acquire or any interest in such land.

1. (1) Where on a representation from the Trust or otherwise it appears to the State Government that any land is required for the purpose of improvement or for any other purpose under this Act, the State Government may acquire such land under and in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894). x x x
2. (2) After the land has been acquired and its possession taken, the State Government shall, on payment of the amount of compensation as determined under section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894) the amount of interest thereon and of all other charges incurred by the State Government in this connection, transfer it to the Trust or to any other prescribed authority or department for the purpose for which it is acquired: Provided that such transfer of the land may be made to the Trust or to any other prescribed authority or the department of the Government without recovering any amount,-
   • (i) where the State Government is satisfied that any such land is urgently needed by the Trust, prescribed authority or department of the Government for carrying out improvement under the Act immediately, or
   • (ii) where any such land is intended to be allotted free of charge to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or to person entitled under section 31 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955) to possess a site for a residential house in the 'abadi' of the urban area free of charge.

1. (1) The Trust may-
   • (a) with the sanction of the State Government, dispose of by way of allotment, regularization or auction, any land acquired by the State Government and transferred to the Trust without undertaking or carrying on any improvement thereon, or
   • (b) subject to any directions given by the State Government dispose of any such land after undertaking or carrying on such improvement as it thinks fit, to such persons, in such manner and subject to such terms and conditions as it considers expedient for securing the improvement of the urban area concerned according to the master plan or the scheme or both.
2. (2) The power of the Trust with respect to the disposal of land under sub-section (1) shall be so exercised as to secure, so far as practicable, that persons who are living or carrying on business or other activities on the land shall, if they desire to obtain accommodation on land belonging to the Trust and are willing to comply with any requirements of the Trust as to its improvement and use have an opportunity to obtain thereon accommodation suitable to their reasonable requirements on terms settled with due regard to the price at which any such land has been acquired from them: Provided that where the Trust proposes to dispose of by sale any land without any improvement having been undertaken or carried out thereon, it shall offer the land in the first instance to the persons from whom it was acquired, if they desire to purchase it, subject to such requirements as to its improvement and use as the Trust may think fit to impose.
3. (3) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as enabling the Trust to dispose of land by way of gift but subject as aforesaid references in this Act to the disposal of land shall be construed as references to the disposal thereof in any manner, whether by way of sale, exchange, mortgage or lease or by the creation of any easement, right or privilege or otherwise.
4. (4) All lands which are deemed to have been placed at the disposal of the Trust under section 90-B of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Act No. 15 of 1956) upon resumption or surrender of tenancy rights and interest of khatedars thereof, as the case may be, shall be available for allotment or regularization preferably to the persons having possession over such land or part thereof, as the case may be, on the basis of allotment made or Patta given to them by the Housing Co-operative Society or on the basis of any other document of transfer of land to them either by tenant or any other person claiming through the tenant, whose tenancy rights have been resumed or surrendered, under the said provision, on such terms and conditions and subject to payment to the Trust of such charges or premium or both, as the case may be, and at such rates as may be prescribed by the State Government in this behalf: Provided that no allotment or regularization of any land shall be made which has been duly earmarked for public utilities/services such as park, nursery, civil or military aviation, bus stand, transport terminal, railways, public roads, highways, footpath, sewage lines, water supply, electricity supply, telephone lines, hospital, school, educational institution, university, cremation ground, grave-yard and for such other purposes as State Government may specify by notification in the Official Gazette.
5. (5) The charges realised under sub-section (4) shall be credited to the Consolidated Fund of the State and the fund of the Trust as may be determined by the State Government. 60A. Transitory provisions for pending matters relating to acquisition of land. - (1) Notwithstanding anything otherwise contained in sub-section (1) of section 52, where, in any matter relating to the acquisition of land pending between 24th day of September, 1984 and 31st July, 1987, an action, thing or order has been taken, done or made under and in accordance with the provisions of this Act, as it stood before the 1st day of August, 1987, such action, thing or order shall not be re-opened or reviewed or be liable to be challenged on the ground that such action, thing or order was at variance with that provided in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1984) (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Land Acquisition Act) subject, however, that any further proceeding, action or order in such matter conducted, taken or made on or after the 1st day of August, 1987 shall, subject to the other provisions of this section, be made under and in accordance with the Land Acquisition Act.
6. (2) The amount of compensation or interest or that payable for any other reason shall, in a matter pending on the 1st day of August , 1987, be payable under and in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act and the money paid prior to the 1st day of August, 1987 shall be deducted from or adjusted against the said amount.
7. (3) Where in a matter pending on the 1st day of August, 1987, a notice under sub-section (2) of section 52 or a notice under subsection (1) thereof has been served or, as the case may be, published, such notice shall be deemed to be the notification or declaration published or made under sub-section (1) of section 4 or, as the case may be, under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act and the declaration or award in such a matter shall be made within a period of one year or, as the case may be, two years from the 1st day of August, 1987.
8. (4) Where any land has, prior to the 1st day of August, 1987, vested in the State Government or its possession has been taken in accordance with the provisions of this Act as it stood before the 1st day of August, 1987, such vesting or possession of land shall not be liable to be challenged on the ground that no amount of compensation was tendered and paid in accordance with sub-section (3-A) of section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, subject, however, that such amount shall be tendered and paid within a period of six months from the 1st day of August, 1987.
9. (5) In determining the amount of compensation to be awarded in a matter pending on the 1st day of August, 1987, the market value of the land at the date on which the notice was published in the Official Gazette under sub-section (2) of section 52, as it stood before the 1st day of August, 1987, shall be taken into consideration.
10. (6) Every transfer of land under this section shall be either on free hold basis or on lease hold basis.
11. (7) Any land sold, allotted, regularized or otherwise transferred on lease hold basis may be converted in free hold basis subject to such terms and conditions, and on payment of such conversion charges, as may be prescribed. Explanation. - For the purposes of tins section, "free hold" means tenure in perpetuity with right of inheritance and alienation. Validation. - Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order or finding of any court, tribunal or Authority to the contrary, any action, thing or order taken, done or made under and in accordance with the provisions relating to acquisition of land contained in the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 (Rajasthan Act 35 of 1959), shall be deemed to be valid and effective as if such action, thing or order has been made, taken or done under the said Act as amended by this Act.