Jammu and Kashmir · Act 12 of 1966

Section 40 — Compensation for infringement of the rights of third parties in exercise of a right of the State.

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LAND REVENUE ACT, 1996 (1939 A.D.)

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(1) Whenever in the exercise of any right of the Government referred to in section 35, the rights of any person are infringed by the occupation or disturbance of the surface of any land, the Government shall pay, or cause to be paid to that person compensation for the infringement.

(2) The compensation shall be determined as nearly as may be in accordance with the provisions of the *[Land Acquisition Act] for the time being in force.

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* Now Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013).

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More sections of this actSection 1 · Title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Repeal.Section 3 · DefinitionSection 4 · Exclusion of certain land from operation of the Act.Section 5 · Power to vary limits and alter number of Tehsils Districts and Provinces.Section 5-A · Board of Revenue.Section 5B · Powers and functions of the Board.Section 6 · Classes of Revenue Officers.
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