State Act

The Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act-1948

63AC. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 63 or 63AD but subject to the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, any institution registered as a public trust for charitable purpose under the Gujarat Public Trusts Act, 1950, or any company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 which has in its objects the promotion of charity and to which provisions of section 8 of the said Act are applicable, has purchased the land in contravention of the provision of sub-section (1) of section 63 on or before the 30th June, 2015, such institution shall be entitled to make an application within six months from the commencement of the Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Land Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015, to the Collector for conversion of such land into non-agricultural purpose. (2) On an application made under sub-section (1), the Collector shall make a detailed inquiry and comes to the conclusion that such institution has, in contravention of the provisions as referred to in sub-section (1) purchased the land, he shall call upon such public trust or the company as referred to in sub-section (1) to pay such amount in such manner as may be prescribed by the Sate Government and if such public trust or company pays such sum as directed by the Collector, the Collector shall allow the conversion of such land into the non-agriculture purpose and pass the order accordingly.