1[14-A. Transfer of property in lieu of evacuee property. ––(1) Where any evacuee or his heir is entitled to the restoration of any evacuee property on an application made by him in this behalf 2[under section 14 or where the claim of any person is established under section 8] and the Government or any Officer not below the rank of the Financial Commissioner authorised by the Government in this behalf, is of the opinion that it is not expedient or practicable to restore the whole or any part of such property to the applicant by reason of such property or a part thereof being in the occupation of a displaced person or otherwise, then, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall be lawful for the Government—
(a) to transfer to the applicant in lieu of the evacuee property or any part thereof, any immovable property belonging to the Government which, as nearly as may be, of the same value as the evacuee property, or any part thereof, as the case may be ; or
3[(b) to acquire any land alloted to such displaced person in respect of which claim has been established under section 8 or 14 of this Act, by publishing a notification in the 4[Official Gazette] to the effect that the Government has decided to acquire such land in pursuance of this section ;
(c) subject to the provisions of section 14-B, on and from the date of publication of the notification under clause (b), the right, title and interest of any person in the land shall be extinguished and the land shall vest absolutely in the Government free from all encumbrances :
Provided that the displaced person shall continue to be in possession thereof on the same conditions on which he held it immediately before the date of the said notification :
Provided further that notwithstanding anything contained in the 5[Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013)], when a notification under this section is made, it shall be deemed as if notifications under 6[sections 11 and 19] of the said Act have been made].
(2) Where in pursuance of sub-section (1) any evacuee or his heir has been granted any immovable property belonging to the Government or the property of any evacuee has been acquired, his right, title and interest in such evacuee property shall be deemed to have been extinguished and vested absolutely in the Government free from all encumbrances and the displaced person to whom such property stands allotted under valid order, shall continue to be in possession of such property on the same conditions on which he held the property immediately before it was vested in the Government.
(3) Where in pursuance of sub-section (1) an evacuee or his heir has been granted immovable property in lieu of evacuee property and the evacuee or his heir has any objection to the evaluation of the property granted to him in lieu of the evacuee property, he may, within 90 days from the date of such grant, apply to the Government stating the grounds of his objection and on receipt of such application the Government shall refer the matter to the District Judge within whose jurisdiction the property is situate, for determining the question of evaluation of the property granted to the applicant.]
(a) to transfer to the applicant in lieu of the evacuee property or any part thereof, any immovable property belonging to the Government which, as nearly as may be, of the same value as the evacuee property, or any part thereof, as the case may be ; or
3[(b) to acquire any land alloted to such displaced person in respect of which claim has been established under section 8 or 14 of this Act, by publishing a notification in the 4[Official Gazette] to the effect that the Government has decided to acquire such land in pursuance of this section ;
(c) subject to the provisions of section 14-B, on and from the date of publication of the notification under clause (b), the right, title and interest of any person in the land shall be extinguished and the land shall vest absolutely in the Government free from all encumbrances :
Provided that the displaced person shall continue to be in possession thereof on the same conditions on which he held it immediately before the date of the said notification :
Provided further that notwithstanding anything contained in the 5[Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013)], when a notification under this section is made, it shall be deemed as if notifications under 6[sections 11 and 19] of the said Act have been made].
(2) Where in pursuance of sub-section (1) any evacuee or his heir has been granted any immovable property belonging to the Government or the property of any evacuee has been acquired, his right, title and interest in such evacuee property shall be deemed to have been extinguished and vested absolutely in the Government free from all encumbrances and the displaced person to whom such property stands allotted under valid order, shall continue to be in possession of such property on the same conditions on which he held the property immediately before it was vested in the Government.
(3) Where in pursuance of sub-section (1) an evacuee or his heir has been granted immovable property in lieu of evacuee property and the evacuee or his heir has any objection to the evaluation of the property granted to him in lieu of the evacuee property, he may, within 90 days from the date of such grant, apply to the Government stating the grounds of his objection and on receipt of such application the Government shall refer the matter to the District Judge within whose jurisdiction the property is situate, for determining the question of evaluation of the property granted to the applicant.]
Source footnotes
1. Section 14-A inserted by Act XlV of 1962.2. Substituted by Act XXXII of 1974, s. 4.
3. Substituted by Act XIX of 1987, s. 4.
4. Substituted for “Government Gazette” by S.O. 3808 dated 26.10.2020.
5. Substituted for “State Land Acquisition Act, Samvat 1990” ibid.
6. Substituted for “sections 4, 6 and 7” ibid.
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