Jammu and Kashmir Lambardari Act, 1972
No: 10 Dated: Aug, 22 1972
THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LAMBARDARI ACT, 1972
(Act No. X of 1972)
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to payment of remuneration of Lambardars for recovery of public demands.
Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
1. Short Title, extent and Commencement. - (1) This Act may be called as the Jammu and Kashmir Lambardari Act, 1972.
(2) It extends to the whole of Jammu and Kashmir.
(3) It shall Come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint.
2. Remuneration of Lambardars. - Notwithstanding anything contained in any law , rule or instrument having the force of law, when any sum is recoverable as land revenue or as cess or as arrears of land revenue under any law for the time being in force, the Lambardar processing the recovery proceedings, shall be entitled to receive such remuneration , not exceeding five percent of the sum recovered by or through him,(or such amount) as the Government may by rules present.
3. Manner of depositing the sum recovered by Lambardars. - Whenever a Lambardar collects, receives or comes into possession of any sum recovered by or through him, as land revenue or as cess or as arrears of land revenue under any law for the time being in force he shall remit or deposit the sum in such office or with such officer and in such manner and within such time, as the Government may by rules prescribed.
4. Penalty for contravening the provisions of this Act and Rules. - If any Lambardar contravenes the provisions of section 3 or any rule made in there under, the sum collected ,received or taken possession of, by him in the process of any recovery proceeding, shall be recoverable from him as arrears of land revenue.
5. Application of other law. - The recovery of any sum as arrears of land revenue from any Lambardar under section 4,shall not protect such Lambardar from any other criminal or civil liability under any law for the time being in force.