The RAJASTHAN LAND REVENUE ACT, 1956

--- Section 1. Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement --- (1) This Act may be called "The Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956." (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may be notification in the official Gazette1 appoint. --- Section 2. Section 2.Enactments not affected by Act --- Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as in any way of affect or restrict the operation of the provisions of the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952 (Rajasthan Act VI of 1952) or the Ajmer Abolition of Intermediaries and Land Reforms Act, 1955 (Ajmer Act 3 of 1955) or the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagir Abolition) Act, 1953 (Bombay Act XXXIX of 1954) in so far as it applies to the Abu area or the Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, Samvat 2008 (Madhya Bharat Act 28 of 1954) in so far as they apply to the sunel area)2or the Rajasthan Land Summary Settlement Act, 1953 (Rajasthan Act XIX of 1953) of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955) or the Rajasthan Panchayat Act, 1953 Rajasthan Act XXI of 1953) or and other law or enactment not repealed by Section 263. [Footnotes] 1 --- Section 3. Section 3.Interpretation --- In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires - (i) “Land Records Officer” shall mean the collector and shall include Additional or Assistant Land Records Officer; 3(ia) “Municipality” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Rajasthan Town Municipalities Act, 1951 (Rajasthan Act 23 of 1951) or any other municipal law for the time being in force; (ib) “Nazul Land” shall mean abadi land within the limits of a municipality or a panchayat circle or a village, town or city, vesting in the State Government; ic) “Panchayat circle” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Rajasthan Panchayat Act, 1953 (Rajasthan Act 21 of 1953) or any other Panchayat law for the time being in force; (ii) “Prescribed” shall mean prescribed by this Act or by rules made under this Act; (iii)“Recognised Agent” of a party shall, subject to rules made under this Act, mean a person authorised in writing by such party to make appearances and applications and to do other acts on his behalf; 4(iiia) “Revenue Appellate Authority” shall mean the officer appointed as such authority under Section 20-A; (iv) “Settlement Officer” shall include an Assistant Settlement Officer; 1 Substituted by Sec. 4 of the Rajasthan Act No. 2 of 1958, pub. in Raj. Gaz. Part IV-A, Extraordinary, dt. 13-1-1958. 2Ins. By Part-B of the First Schedule of Rajasthan Act No. 2 of 1958, pub. in Raj. Gaz., Part IV-A, Extraordinary, dt.13-1-1968. 3 Inserted by Section 2 of Rajasthan Act No. 33 of 1959, Pub. in Raj. Gaz. Part IV-A, Extraordinary, dt. 30-6-1959. 4Ins. vide item 16 of the Schedule of the Rajasthan Act No. 8 of 1962, pub. in Raj. Gaz. Part IV-A, Extraordinary, dt. 23-4-1962. (v) “Village” shall mean the tract of land which ha sbeen recognised and recorded, or may here after be recognised & recorded to be a village; (vi) “Reference” to an officer appointed under this Act shall be construed to include references to an additional officer of the same grade likewise apointed; (vii) “Words and expressions” defined in the Rajasthan Tenanacy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955) shall, wherever used herein, be construed to have the meaning assigned to them by the said Act; and (viii) “Words & expressions used to denote” the possessor of any right, title and interest shall be deemed to include the predecessors and successors in right, title or interest of such person. [Footnotes] 2 --- Section 4. Section 4.Establishment and Composition of Board --- (1) There shall be established for the State of Rajasthan, a Board of Revenue here in after referred as the Board. 5(2) The Board shall consist of a Chairman, and not less than three and not more than 6fifteen other members. (3) All appointments made under sub-section (2) shall be notified in the 7Official Gazette. 8 (4) The State Government shall prescribe the qualifications of persons who shall be eligible for appointment as Chairman and member of the Board, the method of their selection for appointment and the condition of their service: Provided that till the qualifications of persons to be eligible for appointment as Chairman and Members of the Board are prescribed by the Government and appointments are made in accordance therewith their qualification shall continue to be the same as prescribed by sub- section (4), as it stood immediately before the commencement of the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance,1969. 9(5) The Constitution of the Board shall not be deemed to be invalid if any vacancy occurs on account of the death, resignation, expiry or termination of the appointment or temporary absence of the Chairman or any member. [Footnotes] 2 --- Section 5. Section 5.Tenure of Members --- All members of the Board shall hold office during the pleasure of the 10Governor. [Footnotes] 2 --- Section 6. Section 6.Place of Sitting --- The headquarters of the Board of Revenue shall be at 11Ajmer but subject to the general or special orders of the State government, it shall be lawful for the Board to sit at any place within its jurisdiction. 5 Subs. And shall be deemed always to have been subs. Vide Sec. 2(ii) of Raj. Act No. 21 of 1966, pub. in Raj. Rajpatra, Part IV-A, Extraordinary dt. 13-10-1966. 6 Subs. For ten vide Sec. 2 of the Raj. Revenue (Admt.) Act 1986, pub. in Raj. Rajpatra, Part IV-(ka), Extraordinary dt. 15-9- 1986, Page 1, w.e.f. 23-7-1986. 7 Subs. By Sec. 4 of Raj. Act No. 2 of 1958, pub. in Raj. Rajpatra, dt. 13-1-1958. 8 Subs. Vide Raj. Act No. 6 of 1970, pub. in Raj. Rajpatra, dt. 24-4-1970. 9 Ins. vide Raj. Act No. 6 of 1970, pub. in Raj. Rajpatra, dt. 24-4-1970. 10 Subs. Vide Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule to the Rajasthan Adaptation of Laws Order, 1955, pub. in Raj. Rajpatra, dt. 1- 11-1956. 11 Union of India v. Col. J.N. Sinha, AIR 1951 SC 40 : 1970 (2) SCC 458. [Footnotes] 2 --- Section 7. Section 7.Ministerial Officers --- (1) There may be appointed for the Board, a registrar and such other ministerial officers as may be necessary for the exercise and performance of the powers conferred and duties imposed on it by the Act or by or under any other enactment, rule or order for the time being in force. (2) The Registrar and other officers appointed under sub-section (1) shall, subject to general or special orders of the State Government, exercise such powers and discharge such functions as the Board may direct. [Footnotes] 3