The Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948
gujarat · 1948
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- S. 1For Statement of Object and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazette, 1948, Part V, Page 216
- S. 2The first paragraph and the word “AND” in the second paragraph were deleted by Bom
- S. 3This word was substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws order, 1950
- S. 4Section 4 defines key terms such as "land," "landlord," "premises," and "to requisition" for the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 5Section 5 allows the State Government to requisition land for public purposes, excluding buildings where occupants have lived for six months.
- S. 6Section 6 mandates landlords to notify the government of vacant premises and prohibits letting them without government permission, while allowing the government to requisition them for public purposes.
- S. 7Section 7 allows the state government to continue land requisition for public purposes and determine compensation for its use.
- S. 8Section 8 outlines the compensation process and appeal rights for land requisitioned under the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 8ALandlord’s duty to execute necessary repairs
- S. 8BVacation of requisitioned land and recovery of dues as arrear of land revenue
- S. 9Section 9 allows the State Government to release and restore requisitioned land, with compensation for any deterioration, after a set period.
- S. 9ANotice to owner of land or premises requisitioned or to be requisitioned to submit application for compensation
- S. 9BSection 9B outlines the application process and time limits for compensation claims under the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 9CSection allows officer to determine compensation ex parte if application is not timely made, but can be reviewed if owner objects within 30 days.
- S. 10Section 10 grants the authorized officer powers similar to civil courts for inquiry purposes.
- S. 11Section 11 authorizes state officers to take possession of requisitioned land and allows the state to sell remaining property after notice.
- S. 12Section 12 allows state-authorized officers to request land-related information from individuals for requisition purposes.
- S. 13Section 13 outlines the methods for serving and publishing land requisition orders in Gujarat.
- S. 14Section 14 allows state government officers to inspect land to enforce or determine land requisition orders.
- S. 15Section 15 allows the state government to delegate certain powers and duties under the act to officers of a rank not below Collector.
- S. 16Section 16 allows the State Government to exempt certain lands from requisition rules under sections 5 or 6.
- S. 17Section 17 protects individuals and the State Government from legal actions for actions taken in good faith under the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 18Section 18 deems officers authorized under the Gujarat Land Requisition Act as public servants under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 19Section 19 empowers the State Government to make rules for implementing the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 20Repeals the Bombay Land Requisition Ordinance, 1947, and applies certain provisions of the Bombay General Clauses Act to the repeal.
- S. 20ARepeal of C
- S. 20BSection 20B validates requisition orders made before 1951 without specified purposes for state or public use.
- S. 21Section 21 removes the term "elsewhere" from the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 22Certain order not to be invalid on ground of absence of declaration
- S. 23Saving
- S. 24Section 8-A1 was inserted by Bom
- S. 25Section 8A was inserted by Bom
- S. 26Section 8B was inserted by Bom
- S. 27Section 27 changes "Provincial" to "State" in the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 28Sub-section (1A) was inserted by Guj
- S. 29These words were substituted for the words “Eleven Years” by Guj
- S. 30These words, brackets, figures and letter were inserted by Guj
- S. 31Section 31 changes "Provincial" to "State" in the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 32Sections 9A, 9B and 9C were inserted by Bom
- S. 33Section 33 changes "Provincial" to "State" in the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 34These words, brackets, figures and letter were inserted by Bom
- S. 35Section 35 updates the term "State" to replace "Provincial" in the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 36These words were added by Bom
- S. 37The figures, letters and words “8A or 8B or 9A or” were inserted by Bom
- S. 38The word, figure and letter “or 9A” were deleted by Bom
- S. 39Section 39 changes "Provincial" to "State" in the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.
- S. 40This clause was inserted by Bom
- S. 41Sections 20A and 20B were inserted by Bom
- S. 42These words stand unmodified by the Gujarat Adaptation of Laws (State and concurrent subjects ) (Third Amendment ) Orde
- S. 43These words were substituted for the words “State of Bombay, ibid
- S. 44This section was inserted by Bom
- S. 45This section was inserted by Bom
- S. 46This section was inserted by the Bombay Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1956
- S. 47Section 47 of the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948, had entries deleted by a 1960 amendment.
- S. 48This entry was substituted for the original, ibid
- S. 49Section 49 removes Entry 11 from the Gujarat Land Requisition Act, 1948.