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Section 144: Consideration which shall determine whether re settlement shall be made

The Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Rajasthan (the "updated" English file), with amendments up to Rajasthan Act No. 9 of 2022.

A Rajasthan Land Revenue (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2025 (Bill No. 7 of 2025) inserts section 100-A (Government land placed at the disposal of RIICO for industrial areas) and clause (xvii-a) in section 261(2). Its Act number and assent could not be confirmed from an official source; these changes are not shown in this text.

This copy does not print the Chapter headings of the Act and contains many typing errors (for example "swim partition" and "audible estate" in section 186); the text is reproduced as printed.

In deciding whether a district or any other focal area shall be brought re-settlement, the State Government shall consider -

(i) whether a reasonable increase or decrease of avenue is likely to result;

(ii) whether, in case there is a prospect of such an increase there are Satisfactory reasons for post ponding re-settlement.

(iii) whether the existing assessment has become uneven or is unduly severe or whether other sufficient reasons exist for entering without the prospect of a reasonable increase of revenue e upon the work of re-settlement :

Provided that an increase of revenue which will re-coup the expenditure on re-settlement in ten years shall ordinarily be deemed to be reasonable.

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