The Himachal Pradesh Kisan Pass Book Rules, 1982
Published vide Notification R.H.P. Extra ordinary dated 31st July, 1982 (Pages 746 to 749) vide Revenue Department Notification No.11-21/71-111 Revenue dated 16-6-82-
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(a) 'Act' means the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1953 (6 of 1954);
(b) 'form' means a form attached to these rules;
(c) 'Kisan' means a person having any interest in a holding whether as a landowner tenant, mortgagee or a pattadar;
(d) 'Kisan Pass Book', 'Pass Book' or a 'Book', means a book containing certified extracts from record of rights (Jamabandi), maintained under section 32(2)(a) of the Act showing the nature and extent of interest of a Kisan in his holding/holdings in a Patwar Circle and other particulars as prescribed in these rules:
(e) 'section' means a section of the Act;
(f) All other words used in these rules but not defined herein shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act
3. Issue of Kisan Pass Book. - These shall be issued by a Patwari a Kisan Pass Book to every Kisan in his Patwar Circle in the presence of the Naib-Tehsildar/Tehsildar concerned as soon as may be after the commencement of these rules Provided that in a Patwar Circle where Settlement or Consolidation of Holdings Operations are being conducted, the pass book shall be issued only in respect of the estates where such operations are not being conducted and in respect of the estates where Settlement or Consolidation of holdings operations are being conducted, it shall be issued as soon as such operations are concluded and record-of-right is prepared. 4. Contents of Kisan Pass Book. - (1) The Kisan Pass Book shall contain the following parts in a composite book form duly stitched, bound and numbered:-(i) Name and address of the Kisan;
(ii) Details of land in the Patwar Circle showing the nature of interest of the Kisan as land-owner, tenant, mortgagee or pattadar in form 'A';
(iii) Details of the changes occurring in the interest in the land holding, of the Kisan due to order of Revenue Officer/official, decree of a Civil Court or otherwise, if any, in form ‘B’;
(iv) Details of transactions affecting the land holding mentioned in part II, in form 'C',
(v) Details of loans, if any, taken by a Kisan from a Government Agency or from a Bank or any other Institution and their effect on the nature and extent of interest in the land mentioned in Part II, in form 'D';
(2) The pass book shall be completed by the persons or agencies in the manner indicated hereinafter:-(a) Parts I and II by the Patwari concerned at the time of issue of the pass book;
(b) Part III by the Revenue Officer/official, at the time of making the change in the records of rights or annual record;
(c) Part IV by the Registrar or the Sub-Registrar, as the case may be, at the time of registration of the document affecting the land-holdings;
(d) Part V by an authorised representative of the agency/institution advancing the loan at the time of advancement of such loan.
(3) After completing parts I and II of the Book, the Patwari shall record the following certificate duly signed and dated by him at the end of the entries in part II:- "Certified that the entries in this part are true extracts from the original records of right covering the total holding of the Kisan in Patwar Circle.........", 5. To make the pass book up-to-date. - (1) A Kisan may present his pass book at any time to the Patwari for making the entries up-to-date in Part II by effecting the operative changes therein that may have been recorded in Parts III, IV and V of the pass book or any other changes in the records, and the Patwari shall complete the book on such presentation. (2) After making the book up-to-date under sub-rule (1), the Patwari shall record the following certificate with-dated signature at the end of the entries so completed: - "Certified that the entries in this part have been made up-to-date after completing with the original record" 6. Cost of Kisan Pass Book. - (1) The Pass Book shall be issued to a Kisan:-(a) free of cost, for the first time or if it is exhausted and a Kisan demands a new book;
(b) against a fee of rupees five, if the original is misplaced, lost, defaced or torn in such a way as to make the contents in it illegible.
(2) Where a fresh pass book is issued under sub-rule (1)(b) the Patwari shall record the following certificate in red ink with dated signature on the title page of the book:- "Certified that his book has been issued in lieu of the original book issued on............which is reported to have been lost/defaced/torn, against payment of a fee of Rs.5/- received vide receipt No.............................dated.........................................." 7. Periodicity of Kisan Pass Book. - A book once issued and made up-to-date from time to time, shall remanin in force until revision of record of rights. 8. Account of Pass Book. - An account of pass books shall be maintained by the Patwari in form 'E'.Part II
Form 'A'
See Rule 4(1)
Name of Village |
Year of Jamabandi |
Khata No. |
Khatauni No. |
Name of owner/mortgagee with parentage etc. according to Jamabandi |
Name of cultivator or person in possession |
Means of irrigation |
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Khasra No. |
Area with classification |
Rent |
Demand, with land revenue |
details of and cesses |
Remarks |
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Part III
Form 'B'
See Rule 4(1)
Name of Village |
Harvest in which a change has been effected |
Khasra Number With Area |
Nature of |
Signature with designation of the officer/official effecting the change with date of change |
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Part IV
Form 'C'
See Rule 4(1)
Sr. No. |
Name of village |
Khata No. |
Khatauni No. |
Nature and date of transaction |
Khasra No.with area involved |
Remarks |
Signature of Registrar/Sub-Registrar |
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Part V
Form 'D'
See Rule 4(1)
SI. No. |
Name of the agency granting loan |
Amount of loan granted with date |
Nature of effect on the holding of the Kisan |
Area involved with Khata/ Khatauni/ Khasra No. |
Remarks |
Signature of the authorised authority of the agency granting loan |
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Form 'E'
See Rule 8
SI. No. |
Name of village |
Name and parentage of the Kisan |
SI. No. of Kisan Pass Book |
Date of preparation of book |
Date of delivery of the book |
Signature of Kisan receiving the Pass Book |
Remarks |
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Sd/-
Secretary.