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The Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996 (1939 A.d.)
Section 7

1Title, extent and commencement
2Repeal
3Definition
4Exclusion of certain land from operation of the Act
5Power to vary limits and alter number of Tehsils Districts and Provinces
5-ABoard of Revenue
5BPowers and functions of the Board
6Classes of Revenue Officers
6-ACombination of offences
7Omitted
8Control
9Power to distribute business
10Power to withdraw and transfer cases
10-AExercise of powers by Revenue Officers
11Appeals
12Limitation for appeals, revisions and reviews
13Review by Revenue Officers
14Omitted
15Power to revise orders
15-APower of Revenue Officers to summon persons
15-BMode of service of summons
15-CMode of service of notice, order of proclamation or copy thereof
15-DMode of making proclamation
16Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue Officers
17Place of sitting
18Holidays
19Retention of powers by the Revenue Officer on transfer
19-APower to refer for enquiry and report
20Rules respecting Lambardars
21Record-of-rights and documents included therein
22Making of special revision of record-of-right
22-APreparation of Pass Book
22-BResponsibility of the Competent Authority
22-COfficial copy of the Pass Book to be kept upto date
22-DPass Book to be kept up to date
22-EEntries to be made by the Banks and financial institutions in the Pass Book
22-FAlteration in the Pass Book
22-GIssue of the true copy of the Pass Book
22-HIssue of additional Pass Book to the joint holders
22-IIssue of Pass Book to the heirs of land holder
23Annual records
23-A.Consolidation of land and prevention of fragmentation of land holdings
24Making of that part of the annual record which relates to land-holders and occupants
25Making of that part of the annual record which relates to other persons
26Determination of disputes
27Restriction on variation of entries in records
28Mutation fees
29Penalty for neglect to report acquisition of any right referred to, in section 24
30Obligation to furnish information necessary for the preparation of records
31Presumption in favour of entries in records-of-rights and annual records
32Suit for declaratory decree by person aggrieved by an entry in a record
33Power to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith
34Records-of-rights and annual records for groups of estates
35Right of the Government in mines and minerals
35-ATrees on Kaslsa land
36Provision relating to royal and reserved trees
37Reserved trees
38Penalties
39Presumption as to ownership of forest and water land
40Compensation for infringement of the rights of third parties in exercise of a right of the State
41Assessment of land revenue
41-ASurcharge
42Notification of intended reassessment and instruction as to principles of assessment
43Sanction to proposed assessment and its duration
44Announcement of assessment
45Application of reconsideration of assessment
46Confirmation of assessment
47Assessment to remain in force till new assessment takes effect
48Refusal to liable for assessment and consequences thereof
49Distribution of the assessment on an estate over the holdings comprised therein
50Application for amendment of the distribution of an assessment
51After Settlement, Collector or Assistant Collector to discharge duties of Settlement Officer
52Special assessment
53Formation of State forests from excess waste land
54Security for payment of land revenue
54-AExemption from payment of land revenue
55Further security for payment of Land revenue
56Orders to regulate payment of land revenue
57Rules to regulate collection, remission and suspension of land revenue
58Interest chargeable on arrear accrued more than six months; such interest and costs of any process, recoverable as part of arrear
59Certified account to be evidence as to arrear
60Recovery of public demands by enforcement of process in other districts than those in which they become payable
61Process for recovery of arrears
62Writ of demand
63Arrest and detention of defaulter
64Distress and sale of moveable property and crops
65Transfer of holding
66Attachment of estate or holding
67Annulment of assessment of estate or holding
68Proclamation of attachment or annulment of assessment and consequences of the proclamation
69Sale of estate or holding
70Effect of sale on encumbrances
71Proceedings against other immovable property of defaulter
72Remedies open to person denying his liability for an arrear
73Proclamation of sale
74Indemnity to revenue officer with respect to contents of proclamation
75Publication of proclamation
76Time and conduct of sale
77Power to postpone sale
78Stay of sale
79Payment of deposit by highest bidder
80Consequence of failure
81Time for payment in full
82Procedure on default of payment
83Report of sale to Divisional Commissioner
84Application to set aside sale
85Order confirming or setting aside sale
86Refund of purchase-money on setting aside of sale
87Proclamation after postponement or on re-sale
88On confirmation of sale possession and certificate to be granted to purchaser
89Proceeds of sale
90Recovery of certain arrears through Revenue officer instead of by suit
91Other sum recoverable as arrears of land revenue
92Application of Chapter VII to sums recoverable under this Chapter
92-ARecovery of certain arrears through Revenue officers instead of by suit
93Power of Government to make rules for demarcation of boundaries and erection of survey marks
94Power of Revenue officer to define boundaries
95Power of Revenue officer in proceedings under section 94 to reinstate party dispossessed
96Cost of erection and repair of survey marks
97Recovery of cost incurred by the Government
98Power of Revenue officers to enter on land for purposes of survey and demarcation
99Surveys for purpose of preparation of records
100Provision of flag-holders and chainmen for surveys
101Professional surveys
102Penalty for destruction, injury or removal of survey-marks
103Report of destruction or removal of, or injury to, survey-marks
104Effect of partitions of estates and tenancies on joint liability for revenue and rent
105Application for partition
106Restrictions and limitations on partition
107Notice of application for partition
108Addition of parties to application
109Absolute disallowance of partition
110Procedure on objection that partition has already been made privately
111Procedure on admission of application
111-AObjection raising question of title
112Collector’s decrees equivalent to decrees of Civil Court
112-AStay of partition pending decision of appeal
113Disposal of other questions
114Administration of property excluded from partition
115Distribution of revenue and rent after partition
116Instrument of partition
117Procedure for dealing with applications for parti- of Shamilat lands
118Affirmation of partitions privately effected
118-APartition of Shamilat lands
118-BProcedure for dealing with applications for partition of Shamilat lands
118-CDisposal of questions of title
118-DCompletion of partition and delivery of possession
118-EProcedure for determining mode of partition where Shamilat land held by a co-sharer exceeds the share due
119Power to make rules as to costs of partition
119-AProceedings
119-BLand lease-agreement, termination, rights and responsibilities
119-CPreparation of Regional plan by Board
119-DOffences and penalties
119-EPunishment under other law not barred
119-FOffences by companies
119-G119-G
120Power to refer to arbitration
121Procedure to be followed in Settlement proceedings when question of title arises
122Power to supply certain sums other than rent
123Disposal of the deposit
124Orders of civil and criminal Courts for execution of processes against land or the produce thereof to be addressed to a Revenue officer
125Attachments of assigned land revenue
126Preservation of attached produce
127Division of produce
128Village cesses
129Omitted
130Omitted
131Omitted
132Penalty for failure to attend in obedience to order of Revenue officer
133Prevention of encroachment on common land prevention of encroachments on or cultivation of common land, or land reserved for public purposes or of which cultivation has been prohibited or is objectionable, or by person not entitled to bring it under cultivation
133-ARestriction on conversion of agricultural land and process for permission of nonagriculture (NA) use
133-BProhibition to convert water surface, water field or floating field into land in Kashmir Province
133-BBRestriction on use of grazing land, etc. and prohibition on transfer
133-CLand converted in violation to escheat to Government
133-DPunishment
133-EOmitted
133-FAppeal
133-GJurisdiction of civil courts barred in certain matters
133-HTransfer of land to non-agriculturist barred
133-ITransfer of land in favour of public trust for charitable purposes
133-JTransfer of land for the purpose of promotion of healthcare or education
133-KTransfer of land for industrial, commercial or housing agricultural purposes or any other public purpose
133-LTransfer of land under sections 133-H, 133-I, 133-J and 133-K subject to conditions
134Papers kept by village officers to be deemed public documents
135Costs
136Restriction on Revenue Officers bidding at auction or trading
137Power to make rules
138Rules
138-A138-A
139Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil Courts in matters within the jurisdiction of Revenue Officers
140Repeal
140-ARegularization of certain cases of unauthorised occupation
141Removal of difficulties

Section 7

The Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996 (1939 A.d.)Jammu and Kashmir

Section 7. Omitted

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Section 7, Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996 (1939 A.d.), 1966

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