THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR ALIENATION OF LAND (VALIDATION) ACT, 1962
[Act No. 13 of 1962]
[16th July, 1962]
PREAMBLE
An Act to provide for the validation of certain alienations of land. Be it enacted by the J&K State Legislature in the Thirteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
Section 1 - Short Title
This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Alienation of Land (Validation) Act, 1962.
Section 2 - Power of the Revenue Minister to validate certain alienation
Notwithstanding the repeal of the J&K Alienation of Land (TemÂporary Restrictions) Act, 1959 (XXI of 1959), the Revenue Minister may, in respect of an alienation or a class of alienations made between the 10th day of July, 1959 and 23rd day of July, 1959, validate such an alienation if he is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded in writing, that the need for such an alienation was genuine and in case of a sale, mortgage, exchange or lease exceeding one year, the consideration was fair and the refusal to validate such an alienation was likely to result in undue hardship. |
