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The Rajasthan Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 THE RAJASTHAN LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 201^^ (Act No. 12 of 2012) (Received the assent of the Governor on the 30* day of April, 2012) An Act further to amend the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956, the Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982, the Jodhpur Development Authority Act, 2009, the Rajasthan Urban Im- provement Act, 1959 and the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009. Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Sixty- third Year of the Republic of India, as follows:- CHAPTER-I PreHmJnary 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012. (2) It shall come into force at once. CHAPTER-li Amendments in the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 2. Amendment of section 90-A, Rajasthan Act No. 15 of 1956.- After the existing sub-section (5) of section 90-A of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Act No. 15 of 1956), hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the principal Act, the following new sub-sections shall be added, namely:- "(6) Where permission under this section is sought with respect to a land situated in an urban area, the per- mission shall be granted only if the desired non-agricultural purpose is permissible in accordance with the iaw appli- cable in that area and is in consonance with the master plan or any other development plan or scherrse, by whatever name called, in force, if any, in that area. 1. Published in Raj. Gazette E.O. Part 4C^) dated 02-05-2012

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The Rajasthan Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012

THE RAJASTHAN LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 201^^ (Act No. 12 of 2012)

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 30* day of April, 2012)

An Act

further to amend the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956, the Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982, the Jodhpur Development Authority Act, 2009, the Rajasthan Urban Im­

provement Act, 1959 and the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009.

Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-

CHAPTER-I PreHmJnary

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012.

(2) It shall come into force at once. CHAPTER-li

Amendments in the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 2. Amendment of section 90-A, Rajasthan Act No. 15 of

1956.- After the existing sub-section (5) of section 90-A of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Act No. 15 of 1956), hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the principal Act, the following new sub-sections shall be added, namely:-

"(6) Where permission under this section is sought with respect to a land situated in an urban area, the per­mission shall be granted only if the desired non-agricultural purpose is permissible in accordance with the iaw appli­cable in that area and is in consonance with the master plan or any other development plan or scherrse, by whatever name called, in force, if any, in that area.

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(7) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, when an order granting permission under this section is passed with respect to a land situated in an urban area, on and from the date of such order,-

(a) tenancy rights over such land of the person to whom permission under this section is granted shall stand extinguished; and (b) the land shall be deemed to have been placed at the disposal of the local authority under

section 102-Aand shall be available for allotment to the person to whom permission is granted under this section, or to the successors, assignees or transferees of such person, by the local authority

for any permissible non-agricultural purposes in accordance with the rules, regulations or bye-laws made under the taw applicable to the local au­thority, subject to the payment to the local author­ity of urban assessment or premium or both levi­able and recoverable under sub-section(4).

(8) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act and the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Act No. 3 of 1955) where before 17 th June, 1999 any person, holding any land for agricultural purposes in an urban area or within the urbanisable limits or peripheral belt of an urban area, has used or has allowed to be used such land or part thereof for non-agricultural purposes or, has parted with possession of such land or part thereof for consideration by way of sale or agreement to sell and/ or by executing power of attorney and/or Will or in any other manner for purported non-agriculturai use, the rights and interest of such person in the said land or holding or part thereof, as the

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case may be, shall be liable to be terminated and the officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf, shall, after affording an opportunity of being heard to such person and recording reasons in writing for doing so, or­

der for termination of his rights and interest in such land and thereupon the land shall vest in the State Govern­ment free from all encumbrances and be deemecLto have been placed at the disposal of the local authority under sec­tion 102-A and shall be available for allotment or regular-ization by the local authority for any pemiissible non-agricultural purposes in accordance with the rules, regu­lations or bye-laws made under the law applicable to the local authority 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, by a Housing Co-opera­tive Society or on the basis of any document of sale or agreement to sell or power of attorney or a Will or any other document purporting transfer of land to them either by the person whose rights and interests have been or­dered to be terminated under this sub-section or by any other person claiming through such person, subject to the payment to the local authority of urban assessment or pre­mium or both leviable and recoverable under sub-section(4):

Provided that-

(i) nothing in this sub-section shall apply to any land belonging to deity, Devasthan Department, any public trust or any religious or charitable insti­tution or a wakf;

(ii) no proceedings or orders under thfs sub-section shall be initiated or made in respect of lands for which proceedings under the provisions of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976

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(Central Act No. 33 of 1976), the Rajasthan Imposition of Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1973 (Act No. 11 of 1973) and the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Acquisition of Land Owners Estate Act, 1963 (Act No. 11 of 1964) are pending.

(9) Any person aggrieved by an order of an officer or authority made under this Section may appeal within thirty days from the date of such order to such officer not below the rank of Collector as may be authorized by the State Government in this behalf, who shall, as far as practi­cable, disposed of such .appeal within a period of sixty days from the date of its presentation and if he is unable to dispose of the appeal within the aforesaid period, he shall record reasons therefor. An order passed under this sub-section shall be final.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this section,-(a) "local authority", in relation to a local area, means

an authority constituted or designated for, or en­trusted with the function of, planned develop­ment of that area and includes an Urban Im­provement Trust constituted under the Rajasthan Urban improvement Act, 1959 (Act No. 35 of 1959), the Jaipur Development Au­thority constituted under the Jaipur Develop­ment Authority Act, 1982 (Act No. 25 of 1982), the Jodhpur Development Authority constituted under the Jodhpur Development Authority Act, 2009 (Act No. 2 of 2009) or a Municipality consti­tuted under the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009 (Act No. 18 of 2009);

(b) "urban area" means an area failing within Jaipur region as defined in clause (8) of section 2 of the Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982 (Act

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No. 25 of 1982), Jodhpur region as defined in clause (8) of section 2 of the Jodhpur Develop­ment Authority Act, 2009 (Act No. 2 of 2009) or a municipal area as defined in clause (xxxix) of sec­tion 2 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009 (Act No. 18 of 2009) or an area specified as such in a notification issued under section 3 of the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 (Act No. 35 of 1959) or an area for which a local au­thority is constituted or designated under any law for the time being in force;

(c) "urbanisable limits" means the urbanisable limits indicated in the master plan or master develop­ment plan of a city or town prepared under any law for the time being in force and where there is no master plan or master development plan, the outer limits of the municipal area;

(d) "peripheral belt" means the peripheral belt indi­cated in the master plan or master develop­ment plan of a city or town prepared under any law for the time being in force and where there is no master plan or master development plan or where peripheral belt is not indicated in such plan, the area as may be notified by the State Govern­ment from time to time." '

3. Deletion of section 90-B, Rajasthan Act No. 15 of 1956.- The existing section 90-B of the principal Act shall be deleted.

CHAPTER-III Amendment in the Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982

4. Amendment of section 54-B, Rajasthan Act No. 25 of 1982.- For the existing sub-section (1) of section 54-B of the

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Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982 (Act No. 25 of 1982), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(1) Any land deemed to have been placed at the dis­posal of the Authority under section 90-A of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Act No. 15 of 1956) shall be available for allotment or regulariza-tion by the Authority to the person or persons, as the case may be, specified in that section subject to the terms and conditions prescribed, and on pay­ment to the Authority of the urban assessment or pre­mium or both leviable and recoverable, under that section.".

CHAPTER-IV Amendment in the Jodhpur Development Authority Act, 2009

5. Amendment of section 49, Rajasthan Act No. 2 of 2009.- For the existing sub-section (1) of section 49 of the Jodhpur Development Authority Act, 2009 (Act No. 2 of 2009), the following shall be substituted, namely.-

"(1) Any land deemed to have been placed at the dis­posal of the Authority under section 90-A of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Act No. 15 of 1956) shall be available for allotment or regulariza-tion by the Authority to the person or persons, as the case may be, specified in that section subject to the terms and conditions prescribed, and on pay­ment to the Authority of the urban assessment or pre­mium or both leviable and recoverable, under that section.".

CHAPTER-V Amendment in the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 6. Amendment of section 60, Rajasthan Act No. 35 of

1959.-For the existing sub-section (4) of section 60 of the

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Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 (Act No. 35 of 1959), the follovying shall be substituted, namely:-

"(4) Any land deemed to have been placed at the dis­posal of the Trust under section 90-A of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Act No. 15 of 1956) shall be available for allotment or regulariza-tion by the Trust to the person or persons, as the case may be, specified in that section subject to the terms and conditions prescribed, and on pay­ment to the Trust of the urban assessment or pre­mium or both leviable and recoverable, under that section.".

CHAPTER-VI Amendments in the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009

7. Amendment of section 71, Rajasthan Act No. 18 of 2009,- For the existing sub-section (1) of section 71 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009 (Act No. 18 of 2009), hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(1) Any land deemed to have been placed at the dis­posal of the Municipality under section 90-A of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Act No. 15 of 1956) shall be available for allotment or regulariza-tion by the Municipality to the person or persons, as the case may be, specified in that section subject to the terms and conditions prescribed, and on payment to the Municipality of the urban assess­ment or premium or both leviable and recoverable, under that section.".

8. Amendment of section 337, Rajasthan Act No. 18 of 2009.- The existing clause (xviii) of sub-section (2) of section 337 of the principal Act shall be deleted.

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