Jammu and Kashmir Land Grants Act,1960

No: 38 Dated: Oct, 24 1960

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LAND GRANTS ACT, 1960

(Act No. XXXVIII of 1960)

An Act to provide for grant of lands by Government.

Be it enacted By the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

1. Short Title, extent and Commencement. - (1) This Act shall be called the Jammu and Kashmir Land Grants Act,1960.

(2) It shall extent to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Application. - This Act shall apply to the following areas, namely -

(a) Jammu City and its suburbs within a radius of [Thirteen kilometer] from Purani Mandi;

(b) Srinagar City and its suburbs within a radius of [Sixteen Kilometers] from Shergarhi;

(c) All Town Areas and Notified Areas; and

(d) Such other areas as the Government may, from time to time notify;

But it shall not apply to areas in villages recorded as abadideh under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act,Svt.1996, other than the villages included within the limits of the Municipalities, Town Areas or Notified Areas.

3. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires : -

(a) "building purposes" means construction of a building or buildings for residential, commercial or industrial purposes and includes addition to or alterations and improvement of existing buildings, courtyards and compounds;

(b) "Land" means land which belongs to Government and includes buildings standing on such land;

(c) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(d) "Single Family" includes a person or wife or her husband and children living with and dependent upon the parent, but does not include sons living separately with wives and children.