The Gujarat Land Revenue Amendment Bill-2025 is set to be introduced in the Vidhan Sabha. Once the Bill goes through, court proceedings against those violating the conditions under various sections of Bombay Land Revenue Act, 1879, will be withdrawn.

The Sections include–

Section 65 (uses to which occupant may put his land for purposes of agriculture ), Section 68 (conditions where a person can occupy unalienated, unoccupied land, subject to rules prescribed by the state government), Section 84-C (empowers mamlatdar of proceeding on invalid land transfers post-1955 amendment, suo moto or on application), and Section 122 (disposal of land, transfer, or acquisition of which is invalid).

If any condition related to non-agricultural (NA) permission under Section 65 has been violated and court proceedings have been initiated against the individual, those proceedings will be withdrawn. This action will be shifted to Section 79-A of the Gujarat Land Revenue Act.

If a violation has occurred on land under the new conditions of Section 43 and a case has been filed, that will also be withdrawn.

The amendment bill includes provisions to withdraw proceedings under Section 84-C if indivisible land, new condition land, or re-surveyed land has been sold without the collector’s approval. Experts in the matter suggest this provision has been added to the Gujarat Land Revenue Amendment Bill-2025.

They further explain that if land under new conditions has been sold to another person without obtaining NA permission from the government, the government initiates court proceedings against the seller under Section 84-C and seeks clarification.

If the explanation is unsatisfactory, the government takes possession of the land. The proposed amendment bill also introduces a provision where the government, after taking possession, can sell the land to another individual for a price. 

Similarly, if land under Section 43’s new conditions has been transferred without obtaining NA permission and a violation has occurred, any ongoing court proceedings will also be withdrawn.