Centre notifies land law; anyone can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

New Delhi Oct 27 (PTK) :Centre has notified land laws, paving the way for any citizen of India to buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The ministry of home affairs in its release stated that the order will be called the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020.

The order comes into force with immediate effect. The General Clauses Act, 1897 applies for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for interpretation of laws in force in the territory of India, the order stated.

With the abrogation of Article 370, the act re-constituted the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, ‘Jammu and Kashmir’ and ‘Ladakh’.

Earlier in September 2020, the Jammu and Kashmir administration amended the Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2020.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 309 of the Constitution of India, read with Section 15 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment) Act, 2010, the administration hereby makes the following amendment in the Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2020,” read an official notification.

It hall come into force with immediate effect and the General clauses Act, 1897 applies for the intepretation of this Order as it applies for interpretation of laws in torce in the termtory of india, the order reads, while adding that, with immediate effect, the Acts mentioned in the Schedule to this Order shall, until repealed or amended by a competent Legislature or other competent authority, have etfect, subject to the adaptations and modifications directed by the Schedule to this Order, or if it is so directed, shall stand repealed.

Where this Order requires that in any specified section or other portion of an Act, certain words shall be substituted for certain other words, or certain words shall be ommted, such substitution or omission, as the case may be, shall, except where it 15 otherwise expressly provided, be made wherever the words refered to occur in that section or portion, it further reads and adds that the provisions of this Order which adapt or modify any law so as to alter the manner in which,

the authority by which or the law under or in accordance with which, any powers are exercisable, shall not render invalid any notification, order, commitment, attachment, bye-law, rule or regulation duly made or issued, or anything duly done before the 31 day of October, 2019, and any such notification, order commtment, atfachment, bye-law, rule, regulation or anything may be revoked, varied or undone in the like manner, to the like extent and in the like circumstances as if it had been made, issued or done after the commencement of this Order by the competent authority and in accordance with the provisions then applicable to such case

The repeal or amendment of any law specified in the Schedule to this Order shall not affect the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered there under, any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accured or incured under any law so repealed, any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any law so repealed; or any nvestigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced,and any such penalty or punishment may be imposed, as if the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 or this Order had not been passed or issued., the order reads.

Subject to the provsions of sub-paragraph 0), anything done or any action taken Concluding any appointment or delegation made, notification, instruction or direction issued, form, bye-law or scheme framed, certificate obtained, pet or licence granted or registration effected or agreement executed) under any such law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the coresponding provisions of the Central Laws now extended and applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the Central Laws now extended to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, order reads. (PTK)