Section 142 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950
Record and rent-rate operations.
- (1)The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, order that in any estate mentioned in the Second Schedule or group of such estates or in any other area of the State, a preparation or revision of the record-of-rights or survey or re-survey, or the determination of rent-rates for any class or classes of soils, or some or all of these operations be taken in hand, whether by revision of the most recent records and rent-rates or otherwise, and may appoint an officer as a record officer or rent-rate officer to be in charge of record or rent-rate operations, as the case may be, and as many assistant record officers as it deems fit.
- (2)From the date of the notification every such estate or group of estates or other area shall be held to be under record, or rent-rate operations or both, as the case may be, until the issue of another notification, declaring such operations to be closed therein.
Summary
- This section gives the Central Government the power to order a major update or revision of land records and rent prices.
- These update projects can include preparing new maps, revising owner lists, or deciding rent rates for different soil types.
- A government project of this type is officially started by publishing a notice in the Government Gazette.
- The government appoints a record officer or a rent rate officer to lead these operations.
- The area is considered to be under these special operations until the government publishes another notice saying the work is finished.
Practical examples
FAQ
1. Who has the power to order a re-survey of land under Section 142 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950?
Under Section 142 of the Act, the Central Government has the authority to order a re survey or a revision of the record of rights.
2. How is the start of record operations announced under Section 142 of the Ajmer Tenancy Act?
According to Section 142 of the Act, the government must publish a notification in the official Gazette to order these operations.
3. When do record and rent-rate operations end under Section 142 of the Ajmer Tenancy Act?
They continue until the government issues another notification declaring that the operations are closed, as per Section 142.
4. What specific officers can be appointed under Section 142 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950?
The government can appoint a record officer, a rent rate officer, and as many assistant record officers as it deems fit under Section 142.
Test yourself
Q1.Under Section 142 of The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950, how must the Central Government order land record operations to begin?
Q2.Who is in charge of record operations once they are ordered under Section 142 of the Ajmer Tenancy Act?
Q3.According to Section 142 of the Ajmer Tenancy Act, what happens to an area after a notification for rent-rate operations is issued?
Q4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Section 142 of the Ajmer Tenancy Act as a possible operation?