THE KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2006
(Promulgated by the Governor of Karnataka in the fifty-seventh year of the Republic of India and first published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Eleventh day of December, 2006)
An Ordinance further to amend the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964.
Whereas both Houses of the State Legislature are not in session and the Governor of Karnataka is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action further to amend the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 12 of 1964) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 213 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Karnataka is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Ordinance may be called the Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance, 2006.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Insertion of new Chapter-XIV-A.- After Chapter XIV of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 12 of 1964), the following new Chapter shall be inserted, namely:-
"CHAPTER-XIV-A
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
192-A.- Offences and Penalties.- Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act or the rules made thereunder whoever commits any of the offences specified in the first column of the table below, shall on conviction by a judicial Magistrate of the first class for each of such offence be punishable with the sentence indicated in the column (2) thereof.-
TABLE Offence
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Punishment
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Unlawfully enters or occupies on any Government land with the intention of holding that Government land.
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Imprisonment for one year and fine of rupees five thousand.
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Cheats and thereby dishonestly creates documents for the purpose of selling, mortgaging or transferring by gift or otherwise of any Government land.
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Imprisonment for three years and fine of rupees ten thousand.
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Creates a forged document regarding Government lands knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose.
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Imprisonment for three years and fine of rupees five thousand
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Being a Revenue Officer entrusted with the responsibility of reporting unlawful occupation of Government land or initiating action to remove such unauthorised occupiers fails to report or take action to remove such unlawful occupants
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Imprisonment for three years and fine of rupees ten thousand.
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Sells any agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes without getting such land converted or without obtaining prior approval of the competent authority
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Imprisonment for three years and fine of rupees ten thousand.
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Creates a forged document regarding conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural use or a document authorising in this behalf knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose.
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Imprisonment for one year and fine of rupees five thousand.
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Being a public servant entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining records fails to report to the competent authority or to initiate action against unlawful conversion of revenue lands for non-agricultural purposes.
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Imprisonment for three years and fine of rupees ten thousand.
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Contravenes any lawful order passed under this Act.
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with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for the first offence and five times the fine for the second and subsequent offences.
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192-B. Abetment of offences.- Whoever abets any offence punishable by or under this Ordinance or attempts to commit any such offence shall be punished with the penalty provided by or under this Ordinance for committing such offence.
192-C. Punishment under other laws not barred.- Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person from being prosecuted and punished under any other law for the time being in force for any act or omission made punishable by or under this Ordinance.
Provided that no person shall be so prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once." |
