State Act

Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955

39[251A. Laying of underground pipeline or opening a new way through another khatedar's holding or enlarging the existing way. - (1) Where - (a) a tenant intends to lay an underground pipeline through the holding of another khatedar for the purpose of irrigation of his holding; or (b) a tenant or a group of tenants intend to have a new way, or enlargement or widening of an existing way, through the holding of another khatedar to have access to his holding or, as the case may be, their holdings of and the matter is not settled by mutual agreement, the tenant or the tenants, as the case may be, may apply for such facility to the Sub-Divisional Officer concerned, and the Sub-Divisional Officer, if he is satisfied after a summary inquiry, that (i) the necessity is absolute necessity and it is not for mere convenient enjoyment of holding; and (ii) particularly in case of a new way through another khatedar's holding, that absence of alternative means of access proved may, be order, allow the applicant, to lay pipeline, at least three feet beneath the surface of the land, along 'the line demarcated or pointed out by the tenant who holds that land, or to have a new way. not wider than thirty feet, through the land on such track as pointed out by the tenant who holds that land, and if no such track is pointed out, through the shortest or nearest route, or to enlarge or widen the existing way, not exceeding up to thirty feet, on payment of such compensation as may be determined by the Sub-Divisional Officer, in the prescribed manner, to the tenant who holds the land through which the right to lay pipeline or have a new way or enlarge or widen an existing way is granted 40a[or in lieu of payment of compensation, on transfer of land in exchange of equal area in the name of such tenant preferably having the same price and adjoining to his land.] (2) Where a right to have a new way or enlarge or widen an existing way is granted under sub-section (1), the tenancy in respect of the land comprising such way shall be deemed to have been extinguished and the land shall be recorded as rasta in the revenue records. (3) The persons permitted to avail any of the facilities referred to in sub-section (1) shall not, by virtue of the said facility, acquire any other right in the holding through which such facility is granted.]