The Rajasthan Government Grant Act, 1961

Act No. 20 of 1961

8th day of July, 1961

An Act to provide for the non-applicability of certain laws to grants or transfers from the central government or the state government and to declare the validity of the provisions, restrictions, conditions and limitations contained in or imposed by such grants or transfers.

S.1-. Short title, commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Government Grants Act, 1961.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

S.2-. Transfer of Property Act 1882 not to apply to Government Grants

Nothing in the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Central Act, 4 of 1882) Contained shall apply or be deemed ever to have applied to any grant or other transfer of land or any interest heretofore made or hereafter to be made by or on behalf of the State Government or the Central Government to, or in favor of, any person whomsoever; but every such grant and transfer shall be construed and take affect as the said Act had not been passed.

S.3-. Certain laws not to apply to grants from Central Government

Nothing contained in the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955) shall apply or be deemed ever to have applied to any grant or other transfer of land or any interest therein heretofore made or hereafter to be made by, or on behalf of the Central Government to, or in favor of any person whomsoever; but every such grant and transfer shall be construed and shall take effect as if neither of the said Acts had been passed.

S.4-. Government grants to take effect according to their tenor

All provisions restrictions, condition and limitations even contained in any such grant of transfer as is referred to in section 2 or section 3 shall be valid and shall take effect according to their tenor, any provision contained in any of the Acts mentioned in those sections or any rule of law, statute or enactment or any decree or direction of a court of competent jurisdiction to the contrary notwithstanding.