ACT NO. 42 OF 1969

[26th December, 1969.]

An Act to validate certain provisions contained in the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, and the

Bihar Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1964, and action taken and things done in

connection therewith.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

Short title.—This Act may be called the Bihar Land Reforms Laws (Regulating Mines and

Minerals) Validation Act, 1969.

Validation of certain Bihar State laws and action taken and things done connected

therewith.—(1) The laws specified in the Schedule shall be, and shall be deemed always to have been, as

valid as if the provisions contained therein had been enacted by Parliament.

(2) Notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any court, all action taken, things done, rules

made, notifications issued or purported to have been taken, done, made or issued and rents or royalties

realised under any such laws shall be deemed to have been validly taken, done, made, issued or realised,

as the case may be, as if this section had been in force at all material times when such action was taken,

things, were done, rules were made, notifications were issued, or rents or royalties were realised, and no

suit or other proceeding shall be maintained or continued in any court for the refund of rents or royalties

realised under any such laws.

(3) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that nothing in sub-section (2) shall be construed

as preventing any person from claiming refund of any rents or royalties paid by him in excess of the

amount due from him under any such laws.

THE SCHEDULE

(See section 2)

Section 10 of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar Act XXX of 1950), as amended by the Bihar

Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1964 (Bihar Act IV of 1965) and by the Bihar Land Reforms

(Amendment) Act, 1965 (Bihar Act VI of 1965).

Section 10-A of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar Act XXX of 1950), as inserted by the Bihar

Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1964 (Bihar Act IV of 1965).

Section 31 of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar Act XXX of 1950), as amended by the Bihar

Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1964 (Bihar Act IV of 1965) and by the Bihar Land Reforms

(Amendment) Act, 1965 (Bihar Act VI of 1965).

Sub-rule (2) of Rule 20 of the Bihar Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1964, as inserted by the Bihar

Minor Mineral Concession (First Amendment) Rules, 1964, published under the Bihar State

Government notification No. A/MM-1099/64(Pt.) 7700/M, dated the 19th December, 1964, in the

Gazette of Bihar (Pt. II) dated the 30th December, 1964.