HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 26, 2025 (AGHN. 5, 1947 SAKA)

PART II

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 26th November, 2025

No. Leg. 30/2025.— The following Ordinance of the Governor of Haryana promulgated

under clause (1) of article 213 of the Constitution of India, on the 20th November, 2025 is hereby

published for general information:-

HARYANA ORDINANCE NO. 6 OF 2025

THE HARYANA ABADI DEH (VESTING, RECORDING AND RESOLVING OF

OWNERSHIP RIGHTS) ORDINANCE, 2025

ORDINANCE

to provide for vesting, recording and resolving of ownership rights within the abadi deh

area of a revenue estate in the occupier and the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;

WHEREAS, the rights in the land both possessory and proprietary were crystallized

through a process called settlement of land holdings which is embodied in the Punjab Settlement

Manual and eventually lead to enactment of the Haryana Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act

XVII of 1887). The record of rights of the private agricultural land were prepared by recognizing

the permanent right of an individual to occupy the land leading to creation of proprietary right in

the land, or in other words called as ownership, besides keeping apart the common land for

common use called as “shamilat deh”, the possessory and proprietary rights of which also vested

in the proprietors subject to the village administration paper known as “Sharat Wazib-ul-arz”;

WHEREAS, the agricultural land in the revenue estate was demarcated into khewats,

khatonis and khasra numbers and was made amenable to assessment of land revenue, however, the

inhabited area of the village together with the small plots attached in which cattle were penned,

manure was stored and straw was stacked and other waste land attached to the village site was

measured in one number, and single khewat, khatoni and khasra number was allotted to such area

called as “abadi deh”. The said area was not assessed to land revenue;

WHEREAS, the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 18

of 1961) was enacted to consolidate and amend the law regulating the rights in shamilat deh and

abadi deh. By virtue of vesting provision as embodied in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4

of the said Act, all rights, title and interests whatever in the land which was situated within or

outside the abadi deh of a village and which was under the house owned by a non-proprietor, were

deemed to have been vested in such non-proprietor, on the commencement of shamilat law;

WHEREAS, despite vesting provided under the Haryana Village Common Lands

(Regulation) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 18 of 1961), the common rule of ownership within abadi deh

remained and followed even today is that ownership follows possession, however, neither there

has been an acknowledgement of such ownership over the land in abadi deh nor a valid

corresponding legal document has ever been prepared which shall validate and recognize an

individual as an owner of the land in abadi deh, occupied by such an individual permanently. As a

result of which, the household in abadi deh have been deprived of recognized ownership rights

over the land vested and occupied by them permanently;

WHEREAS, the abadi deh area in the State of Haryana has remained without recording of

rights of the proprietors, preparation of record or the marking of boundaries by carrying out a

survey. The right holder enjoy the use and occupation of the land/property during their lifetime

and on death, the rights including possession pass on to the successor-in-interest (s), however,

great hardship is caused in transferring of rights, i.e. ownership, lease, will, mortgage etc. in the

absence of recorded rights. This has over the years resulted in disputes about demarcation of

boundaries and identification of rights in the dwelling and other areas; besides causing hardship in

the effective transfer of rights;

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WHEREAS, considering it necessary to endow the proprietary rights on the occupier in the abadi

deh, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on the 8^th March, 2019 between the Survey of

India (SoI) and the State Government for survey, and updating of survey and settlement rewards.

Thereafter, a pilot project was launched in the village Sirsi (Karnal) on the 24^th April, 2020 wherein

survey was conducted for mapping the area for the purposes of preparing record of rights. Thereafter,

survey of villages abadi and mapping with improvised technology in village areas, shortly known as

SVAMITVA scheme, was initiated as a reformative step towards establishment of clear ownership of

property in rural inhabited abadi areas, by mapping of land parcels using drone technology and

providing ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners with issuance of legal ownership card i.e.

SVAMITVA

Rights

Certificate/Property

Identification

Right

Certificate/Certificate/Deed

Title/Ownership to the property owner(s). Under the said scheme, drone mapping was carried out

extensively in several villages of State of Haryana by Survey of India for demarcating the land within

abadi deh area and title deeds were executed and property cards were issued declaring the individuals as

owners of the land occupied by them in the abadi deh areas;

WHEREAS, amendment in Haryana Land Records Manual was carried out vide notification No

CFMS-824-R-2022/3185, dated the 1^st April, 2022 by adding a new Chapter 7A titled as “The Record

of Rights-Abadi Deh” for prescribing a procedure for identifying and preparing the record of rights and

resolving the existing rights of the occupier within the abadi deh by a process of ascertaining the person

entitled to be recorded as owner, on best effort basis;

WHEREAS, it has been felt expedient to provide a statutory recognition to the entire process

carried out and sought to be carried out in future for preparation of record of rights in abadi deh areas in

the State of Haryana and thus this Ordinance. The object of this Ordinance is to identify, record and

resolve the existing rights of the occupiers within the abadi deh by a process of ascertaining the

person(s) best entitled to be recorded as owner and vesting the ownership rights in such person(s);

besides, demarcating, delineating the boundaries and areas of each survey unit and to create a

presumption of truth in the records so prepared, though rebuttable;

WHEREAS, considering that despite providing of vesting of the land having house constructed

thereupon within the abadi deh area in the proprietor and non-proprietor in the Haryana Village

Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 18 of 1961) due to lack in preparation of

corresponding record of such vesting and subsequent changes, it is deemed necessary to provide for a

cut-off date for ascertaining the person(s) best entitled to be recorded as owner(s) which was initiated by

way of Memorandum of Understanding signed on the 8^th March, 2019 between the Survey of India and

the State Government and further by way of SVAMITVA scheme and since the Memorandum of

Understanding was signed on the 8^th March, 2019 between Survey of India and the State Government,

the said date is being considered as appointed cut-off date for the purposes of this Ordinance;

And whereas, the preparation of record shall provide for development of the abadi deh that

preserves the heritage of the village to the extent possible, provide and upgrade civic services and

environment in villages to integrate them with planned urban development, levying any cess/ tax for

community development, enhance the land value by improving the lay out and provide a road map or

development norms for villages in an easy and simple manner and further for facilitating the occupier

for monetizing the property by taking financial assistance etc.

Promulgated by the Governor of Haryana in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India.

Whereas the Legislature of the State of Haryana is not in session and the Governor is satisfied

that the circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 213 of the

Constitution of India, the Governor of Haryana hereby promulgates the following Ordinance:-

Short title,

extent,

application and

commencement.

(1)

This Ordinance may be called the Haryana Abadi Deh (Vesting, Recording and

Resolving of Ownership Rights) Ordinance, 2025.

(2)

It extends to the whole of the State of Haryana.

(3)

It shall apply on abadi deh areas falling outside municipal limits:

Provided that if process of recording of rights is commenced under this Ordinance or

had commenced from the appointed day, the same shall be concluded or deemed to have

been concluded under this Ordinance, even if before such conclusion, the area comes within

municipal limits.

(4) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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(1)

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a)

“abadi deh” means the site recorded as such in the Record of Rights

prepared and maintained under the Haryana Land Revenue Act, 1887

(Punjab Act XVII of 1887), which is not assessed to land revenue;

(b)

“appointed day” for the purposes of this Ordinance shall be the 08^th March,

2019 i.e. the day on which Memorandum of Understanding was signed

between the Survey of India and the State Government;

(c)

“Assistant Collector 1^st Grade” means and includes an officer as notified

under the Haryana Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of 1887) to

perform the functions of Assistant Collector 1^st Grade;

(d)

“Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade” means and includes an officer as notified

under the Haryana Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of 1887) to

perform the functions of Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade;

(e)

“Collector” means and includes an officer as notified under the Haryana

Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of 1887) to perform the

functions of Collector;

(f)

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Division notified as such

under the Haryana Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of 1887);

(g)

“common area” means an area but not limited to an area or building within

the abadi deh used for any common need, convenience or benefit of the

community and shall include roads, paths, streets, public parks, drains,

public toilets, ponds, tanks, wells, water courses, playgrounds, bus stands or

waiting places, places used for public sittings and gatherings or for any such

other purpose used by the inhabitants and any vacant site or plot in abadi

deh which is vested in Panchayat under shamilat laws but does not include a

building or area which houses an establishment/office/ institution under the

control of the Central Government or the State Government;

(h)

“courtyard” means an open space in and around the dwelling and residential

area enclosed either by boundary wall, fencing, in form of barbed wire or

any other means;

(i)

“Financial Commissioner” means the Financial Commissioner, Revenue

notified as such to perform the functions under the Haryana Land Revenue

Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of 1887);

(j)

“Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana in the

administrative department;

(k)

“occupier” means a person(s) who is in permanent possession of a built-up

structure including dwelling and residential area along with its courtyard,

shop and establishment, having rights akin to an owner, and is not in

possession as a tenant, lessee, mortgagee, assignee or such other possession

which is temporary in nature;

(l)

“owner” means an occupier whose name is recorded in the final record of

rights prepared under this Ordinance;

(m)

“ownership right” means the right of ownership recorded in the name of a

person, Panchayat, Central Government or State Government, juristic person

or any other entity but does not include the rights of a tenant, lessee,

mortgagee or any other right which does not confer ownership;

(n)

“Panchayat” means a Gram Panchayat constituted under the Haryana

Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (11 of 1994);

(o)

“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance;

(p)

“Revenue Officer” means and includes an officer as notified under the

Haryana Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of 1887) to perform

the functions of Revenue Officer;

(q)

“Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Ordinance;

(r)

“State Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana;

Definitions.

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(s)

“survey agency” means and include Survey of India or any other agency

designated by the Government to act and perform functions under this

Ordinance;

(t)

“Survey Officer” means an officer appointed by the Government to act and

perform functions under this Ordinance;

(u)

“survey number” means the unique number assigned to each survey unit in

the prescribed manner;

(v)

“survey unit” means the area within the abadi deh, to which a survey number

is assigned under this Ordinance;

(w)

“SVAMITVA scheme” means the Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping

with Improvised Technology in Village Areas Scheme for establishment of

clear ownership of property in rural inhabitated abadi area.

(2)

Words and expressions used in this Ordinance but not defined herein shall have the same

meaning as assigned to them in the Haryana Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of 1887).

Vesting of

rights with

occupier.

(1)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other State law for the

time being in force including clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana Village

Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 18 of 1961), all rights, title and interests

whatever in the land including ownership, which is situated within the abadi deh of a village

whereupon a built-up structure in the form of dwelling and residential unit along with its courtyard,

vacant land, plot, shop and establishment exist, shall be deemed to have been vested in the occupier

of such land on the appointed day:

Provided that such vesting shall however be subject to the procedure laid down under this

Ordinance as regards preparation of standing record of rights:

Provided further that such land in abadi deh which was vested in the Panchayat as per

clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act,

1961 (Punjab Act 18 of 1961) shall continue to remain vested in the Panchayat and shall not vest in

the occupier as on the appointed day, except in the cases wherein possession is acknowledged,

authorized or admitted in accordance with the provisions of the Haryana Village Common Lands

(Regulation) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 18 of 1961), in which eventuality, the land shall vest in such

occupier, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2)

Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect validity and enforcement of the Haryana

Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 18 of 1961) with regard to the land

within the abadi deh which was vacant and vested in the Panchayat under clause (a) of sub-section

(1) of section 4 of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 18 of

1961).

Officers.

(1)

The following officers shall perform the functions and exercise powers under this

Ordinance, namely: -

(a)

Financial Commissioner;

(b)

Commissioner;

(c)

Collector;

(d)

Assistant Collector 1^st Grade;

(e)

Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade; and

(f)

Survey Officer.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the officers shall have, for the purposes

of discharging their functions under this Ordinance, the same powers as are vested in a civil Court

under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908), in respect of the following

matters, namely:-

(i)

the summoning and enforcing of attendance of any person and examining

him;

(ii)

requiring the discovery and production of documents;

(iii)

receiving evidence on affidavit;

(iv)

subject to the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

(Central Act 47 of 2023), requisitioning any public record or document or

copy of such record or document from any office; and

issuing commission(s) for the examination of witnesses or documents.

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(1)

The superintendence and control over all officers in their administrative functioning

under this Ordinance shall vest in the Financial Commissioner.

(2)

Subject to the superintendence and control of the Financial Commissioner, the

Commissioner of the division shall have control over all officers within his division.

(3)

Subject as aforesaid and to the control of the Commissioner, the Collector shall

have control over all the officers within his district.

Superintendence

and control of

officers.

(1)

The Government may, by notification, appoint one or more Survey Officer(s) for

abadi deh area(s) in a Tehsil to conduct a survey for the purposes of this Ordinance.

(2)

The Government may itself or through an agency get a survey conducted and

mapping done or may consider the survey from the appointed day and as conducted under the

SVAMITVA scheme of such area to determine the boundary of the abadi deh, define the area and

dimension of each survey unit and assign a unique survey number to each such unit.

(3)

Field book shall be prepared for each survey unit in the manner and format as

provided in Schedule-I, giving therein the details as regards the dimension, area, type and user of

survey unit and such other details, which shall be recorded in such manner, as may be prescribed.

(4)

The survey report and map prepared of the area shall be submitted to the Assistant

Collector 2nd Grade for the purpose of preparing the standing record of rights in the survey units.

(5)

A map prepared under sub-section (2) along with the field book shall form part of

record of rights and shall have the feature of permanency so far as record of rights is concerned

along with the statement showing nature and extent of interest of the persons who are

occupier(s)/tenant(s)/lessees/assignee(s) in the survey unit.

(6)

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, the survey and mapping

done by an agency of the Central Government or the State Government for identifying the

boundary of an abadi deh and demarcating the units within the abadi deh in accordance with the

instructions, directions or orders issued by the Government from time to time, before the

commencement of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done under this Ordinance and

shall be considered as a valid and legal document for all intents and purposes under this

Ordinance.

Survey and

mapping.

The Survey Officer or any person authorized by the Government to act as such may enter,

when necessary for the purpose of measurement, demarcation, fixation or inspection of

boundaries or boundary marks, or for any other purpose connected with the lawful exercise of his

office under the provisions of this Ordinance, upon any land or premises, whether belonging to

Government or to private individual:

Provided that no premises used as human dwelling shall be entered upon, except with the

consent of the occupier thereof or without serving on the occupier a notice of not less than three

days in the manner, as may be prescribed and in case of refusal to receive, by affixing a copy of

such notice on the unit:

Provided further that due regard shall always be paid to the social and religious prejudices

of the occupier.

Power to enter.

There shall be a standing record of rights for each abadi deh area, which may comprise of

the following, namely:-

(i)

statement showing-

(a)

the persons who are owners, tenants, lessees or assignees of land within

abadi deh in the village or who are entitled to receive any of the rent, profit

and to occupy land therein;

(b)

the nature and extent of the interests of those persons and the conditions and

liabilities attaching thereto;

(c)

the rent, rate, cess or other payments due from and to each of those persons

and to the Government; or

(ii)

the record of ownership rights of each survey unit; or

(iii)

the survey reports and maps prepared; or

(iv)

Property Identification Right Certificate/ Svamitva Rights Certificate/Certificate/

Deed of Title/Ownership; or

(v)

genealogical or pedigree table of the owner; or

(vi)

the record of proceedings of the meetings of the village committee; or

(vii)

such other document, as may be prescribed.

Standing record

of rights.

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Inquiry by

Assistant

Collector 2^nd

Grade.

(1)

The Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade shall constitute a village committee comprising of

the following for identifying the ownership rights of the occupiers in the survey unit, namely:-

(a)

the Sarpanch of the Panchayat;

(b)

the Lambardar of the village of which standing records of right is to be

prepared;

(c)

one-woman Panch of the Panchayat, if any or one-woman nominated by

Gram Sabha;

(d)

one Panch belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Backward Class;

(e)

any other member, as may be specified by the Government.

(2)

The Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade, in respect of the abadi deh of which the standing

record of rights is to be prepared, shall inform the inhabitants of the area about the proposal of such

record for each of the survey unit, in the manner, as may be prescribed.

Preparation of

draft standing

record of rights.

10.

(1)

The Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade, after due deliberation and consultation with the

village committee shall in summary manner, as may be prescribed, record the proposed entries of

owners, their ownership rights of the boundaries of the survey unit in the standing record of rights

as per Schedule-II, as on the appointed day.

(2)

The entry of owner and his ownership rights shall be recorded by the Assistant

Collector 2^nd Grade in the name of -

(i)

the occupier of a built-up structure including dwelling and residential area

along with its courtyard, vacant land, plot, shop and establishment:

Provided that in the case of co-occupier, ownership rights shall be

recorded in their respective share, unless the share is expressly relinquished or

released in favour of the occupier to be recorded in the manner, as may be

prescribed;

(ii)

the panchayat for the common area and such land which is vested in the

Panchayat as per clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Haryana

Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 18 of 1961),

except in cases wherein possession is acknowledged, authorized or admitted

in accordance with the provisions of the Haryana Village Common Lands

(Regulation) Act, 1961 (Punjab Act 18 of 1961);

(iii)

the Central Government or State Government or juristic person or other

entity in respect of the land or institutions owned by it:

Provided that the Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade while making the

aforesaid entry shall take into consideration any change on account of

inheritance, transfer, gift etc., which might have taken place in between the

appointed day and preparation of record of rights.

(3)

In the preparation of record of rights under sub-sections (1) and (2), if a survey unit

is found to be sub-divided, which escaped the attention of the Survey Officer at the time of survey,

the Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade shall assign a unique number to each such survey unit.

Display of

record.

11.

The survey map prepared under section 6 with demarcation, boundary and area of the survey

unit as per Schedule-II, shall for the purposes of inviting objections be displayed on the website to

be specified by the Government, at a conspicuous place in the village such as Panchayat ghar,

village co-operative society, patwar khana, dharamshala, community centre, gram sachivalya,

citizen service centre or common religious places and a copy thereof shall be supplied to the

Panchayat through the Sarpanch of the village, in such manner, as may be prescribed.

Raising of

objections and

decisions

thereof.

12.

(1)

Any person aggrieved by the demarcation of any boundary in the survey record or an

entry regarding the ownership rights in the draft standing record of rights in a survey unit, may

within ninety days from the date of display of record in the manner as provided in section 11, file

objections about the correctness thereof before the Assistant Collector 2nd Grade as per

Schedule-III:

Provided that the Assistant Collector 2nd Grade may entertain objection(s) after the expiry

of such period if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing the objections within that

period.

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(2)

The Assistant Collector 2nd Grade after hearing the parties and perusing the record,

if any, shall make necessary correction of the boundaries in the survey map and ascertain the best

entitled occupier to be recorded as the owner of the survey unit and pass an order in this regard by

recording reasons within a period of ninety days from the date, the parties interested puts in

appearance or is proceeded against ex-parte.

(3)

Any correction or amendment made in the area, boundary or dimension of a survey

unit while passing an order be incorporated by the Assistant Collector 2nd Grade in red ink in the

field book.

(4)

The Assistant Collector 2nd Grade may take into consideration such relevant and

material document or writing prepared in course of documentation, for the purposes of this

Ordinance.

13.

(1)

In case no objection is filed within the period provided under sub-section (1) of

section 12 for any entry recorded under section 10, the same shall be treated as final and shall be

recorded as such in the final record of rights in the format provided in Schedule-IV.

(2)

In case of any objection recorded under sub-section (1) of section 12, the entry in

record of rights shall be made in accordance with the decision taken under sub-section (2) of

section 12, after the expiry of period of thirty days from the date of such decision.

(3)

The standing record of rights finalized by the Assistant Collector 2nd Grade shall be

amended or modified in accordance with the decision in appeal, review or revision, as the case

may be.

(4)

The Assistant Collector 2nd Grade shall issue a SVAMITVA Rights Certificate/

Property Identification Right Certificate/Certificate/Deed of Title/Ownership to the occupier,

whose name is recorded in the final record of rights in such form, as may be prescribed, unless

rebutted.

(5)

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, the certificate issued by any

authority acting under the directions of the Government or any other department of the State

Government on appointed day, shall be deemed to have been issued under this Ordinance.

(6)

Any person aggrieved with the entry as recorded, shall have the right to invoke the

provisions of appeal, review and revision, as the case may be, provided under this Ordinance and

the limitation period for such cases shall commence from the date of publication of this Ordinance

in the Official Gazette.

Preparation of

final standing

record of rights.

14.

(1)

Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Assistant Collector 2nd Grade

under section 12 may, within thirty days of the passing of such order, file an appeal before the

Assistant Collector 1st Grade:

Provided that the Assistant Collector 1st Grade may entertain an appeal after the expiry of

the such period if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period.

(2)

The Assistant Collector 1st Grade after hearing the parties interested and likely to

be affected either accept the appeal or dismiss the same by passing a reasoned order.

(3)

Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Assistant Collector 1st Grade

under sub-section (2) may, within thirty days of the passing of such order, further appeal to the

Collector, who shall after hearing the parties interested and likely to be affected either accept the

appeal or dismiss the same by passing a reasoned order.

(4)

Appeals filed under sub-sections (2) and (3) shall be decided by the Assistant

Collector 1st Grade and the Collector, as the case may be, within sixty days from the date the

respondent puts in appearance or is proceeded against ex-parte unless for reasons to be recorded in

writing or it is directed otherwise.

(5)

An appellate authority shall not remand a case except where it is established from

the record that an adverse order has been passed against a necessary party who was not duly

served.

Appeal.

15.

The Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade, the Assistant Collector 1^st Grade and the Collector

may, within sixty days of the order sought to be reviewed either on their own motion or on the

application of a party interested, after notice to the party likely to be affected and after giving

reasonable opportunity of hearing, review and on so reviewing, modify, reverse or confirm any

order passed by him:

Review.

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Provided that-

(i)

when an Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade finds it necessary to review any order, he shall

first obtain the sanction of the Assistant Collector 1^st Grade;

(ii)

when an Assistant Collector 1^st Grade finds it necessary to review any order, he shall

first obtain the sanction of the Collector;

(iii)

when a Collector finds it necessary to review any order, he shall first obtain the

sanction of the Commissioner;

(iv)

when any such order is modified or reversed on review by the Assistant Collector

2^nd Grade or the Assistant Collector 1st Grade, an appeal shall lie against the order

of the Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade to the Assistant Collector 1st Grade and from the

order of the Assistant Collector 1^st Grade to the Collector and the order on such

appeal shall be final;

(v)

an order against which an appeal or revision has been preferred shall not be

reviewed; and

(vi)

an appeal shall not lie from an order refusing or granting permission to review or

confirming on review a previous order.

Revision by

Commissioner.

16.

The Commissioner may, on an application of an aggrieved party within sixty days of an

order being passed, or on its own motion, call for and examine the records relating to any order

passed or proceedings taken under this Ordinance for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the

legality or propriety of such order or proceedings and after hearing the affected parties, may pass

such order in relation thereto as he may deem fit or modify or reverse or confirm any order passed

under this Ordinance.

Transfer of

record to the

District

Collector.

17.

(1)

After preparation and finalization of the standing record of rights of the abadi deh

area, the Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade shall attest and transfer the same to the District Collector

concerned, which shall be consigned to the district office.

(2)

One set of the standing record of rights as prepared shall be maintained with the

concerned Patwari. The mutations thereafter shall be recorded based on the standing record of

rights as per Schedule-V.

Application of

Chapter IV of

Punjab Act

XVII of 1887.

18.

The provisions of Chapter IV of the Haryana Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of

1887) after transfer of the record under section 17 of this Ordinance shall apply mutatis mutandis

to such record.

Consensual

partition of

survey units.

19.

In case where all the co-owners have reached to the consensus about the partition of the

survey units situated within the abadi deh, the Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade shall finalize the

record of rights by passing an order:

Provided that the Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade after examining such co- owners of the

survey unit and other persons, may, if he is of the opinion that survey unit is impartible or the

partition is impractical, and there is good and sufficient cause to disallow the partition, may refuse

partition of the survey unit after recording the grounds of his refusal, by passing a speaking order.

Dispute as to

partition.

20.

In case of dispute, an application for the partition of a survey unit shall lie before the

Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade in such manner, as may be prescribed. The Assistant Collector

2^nd Grade shall issue notice to all the co-owners as mentioned in the final record of rights of the

survey units and shall proceed to adjudicate in the manner and within such period, as may be

prescribed.

Appeal in case

of partition.

21.

(1)

Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade

under section 20 may, within thirty days of the passing of such order, file an appeal before the

Assistant Collector 1^st Grade:

Provided that the Assistant Collector 1^st Grade may entertain an appeal after the

expiry of thesuch period if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it

within that period.

(2)

The Assistant Collector 1^st Grade after hearing the parties interested and likely to be

affected either accept the appeal or dismiss the same by passing a reasoned order.

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 26, 2025 (AGHN. 5, 1947 SAKA)

(3)

Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Assistant Collector 1^st Grade

under sub-section (2) may, within thirty days of the passing of such order, further appeal to the

Collector, who shall after hearing the parties interested and likely to be affected either accept the

appeal or dismiss the same by passing a reasoned order.

(4)

Appeals filed under sub-sections (2) and (3) shall be decided by the Assistant

Collector 1^st Grade and the Collector, as the case may be, within sixty days from the date the

respondent puts in appearance or is proceeded against ex-parte unless for reasons to be recorded

in writing or it is directed otherwise.

(5)

An appellate authority shall not remand a case except where it is established from

the record that an adverse order has been passed against a necessary party who was not duly

served.

22.

(1)

A summon issued by an officer appointed under this Ordinance shall be served-

(i)

personally, on the person to whom it is addressed;

(ii)

his recognized agent; or

(iii)

an adult member of his family usually residing with him.

(2)

A summon may be served by pasting a copy thereof at the usual or last known

place of residence of the person to whom it is addressed.

(3)

A summon may, if an officer appointed under this Ordinance so directs, be served

on the person named therein, either in addition to, or in substitution for, any other mode of

service, by forwarding the summons by post in a letter addressed to the person and registered

under Chapter VI of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (Central Act VI of 1898), or sent through a

reputed courier agency notified by the Government in this regard.

(4)

When a summon is so forwarded in the form of a letter, and it is proved that the

letter was properly addressed and duly posted and registered, the officer appointed under this

Ordinance may presume that the summon was served at the time when receipt of its delivery is

furnished:

Provided that in case of a letter sent through registered post, its delivery may be

presumed after thirty days in case it is not received back undelivered within such period.

(5)

A summon may be served on the person named therein by publication of the

contents thereof in a daily Hindi newspaper having vide circulation in the area:

Provided that if the summon relates to a case in which persons having the same

interest are so numerous that personal service on all of them is not reasonably practicable,

may, in the first instance and if the officer appointed under this Ordinance so directs, be

served by delivery of a copy thereof to such of those persons as the officer appointed under

this Ordinance nominates in this behalf, and by publication of the contents thereof in a

daily Hindi newspaper having wide circulation in the area, for the information of the other

persons interested.

(6)

The summon may be served through Short Message Service or email or through

any other electronic mode at the phone number or e-mail address otherwise known or made

known to the officer appointed under this Ordinance:

Provided that if service is effected through any of the above modes, a printout of the

delivery of summons shall be placed on the record.

(7)

Any notice, order of proclamation or copy of any such document issued by an

officer under this Ordinance for service on any person shall be served in the same manner as

provided in this section for the service of a summons.

(8) In case of service of summons through any of the modes referred to in above sub-sections, a

printout of the delivery of summons shall be placed on the record, which shall be substantive

proof of service of summons.

Summoning.

23.

Any entry made in a standing record of rights in accordance with the provisions of this

Ordinance shall be presumed to be true until the contrary is proved or a new entry is lawfully

substituted thereof.

Presumption in

favour of entries

in standing record

of rights.

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 26, 2025 (AGHN. 5, 1947 SAKA)

Bar of

jurisdiction.

24.

No civil Court shall have any jurisdiction to entertain or decide any question relating to

matters falling under this Ordinance.

Correction of

clerical errors.

25.

The clerical or arithmetical mistakes in any order passed by any officer under this

Ordinance may, at any time be corrected by the authority concerned either on its own motion or on

the application of any of the parties and an intimation of such correction shall be made to the

parties free of charges and also to the concerned officer for its implementation.

Protection of

action taken in

good faith.

26.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any officer under this

Ordinance or any official acting under the directions of such officer, for anything which is in good

faith done or intended to be done under the provisions of this Ordinance or any rules made

thereunder.

Power to

remove

difficulties.

27.

(1)

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance, the

Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not

inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for

removing the difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years

from the date of commencement of this Ordinance.

(2)

Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be, after it is made, be laid

before the State Legislature.

Power to enter

premises.

28.

The officers under this Ordinance may, in the discharge of his official duty, enter upon and

survey land, put and erect survey marks thereon and demarcate the boundaries thereof and do all

such acts necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance, in such manner, as may be

prescribed.

Fine and

reward.

29.

(1)

If any person willfully destroys, dismantles or without lawful authority removes a

survey or demarcation mark lawfully erected or put, the Assistant Collector 1^st Grade shall impose

a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees for each mark so destroyed, dismantled or removed, as

may, in the opinion of such officer be necessary to defray the expenses of restoring the same and

rewarding the person, if any, who gave information of the destruction, dismantling or removal.

(2)

The amount of fine levied under sub-section (1), if not paid in the manner as

prescribed, shall be recoverable as the arrears of land revenue.

Power to make

rules.

30.

(1)

The Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette, make rules for

carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.

(2)

Every rule made under this Ordinance shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made,

before the State Legislature.

Savings.

31.

Anything done or any action taken by the Government from the appointed day, under the

SVAMITVA scheme, Chapter 7A of Haryana Land Records Manual and the orders issued by the

Government from time to time in relation to the purposes of this Ordinance shall be deemed to

have been done or taken under this Ordinance.

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 26, 2025 (AGHN. 5, 1947 SAKA)

Schedule – I

[see section 6(3)]

Record-of Rights – Abadi Deh (lal dora)

(Field Book)

Revenue Estate _________________, H.B. No. ___________________ (Abadi Deh), Tehsil _______________,

District ________________.

Sr.

No.

Name of

Locality,

wherever

identifiable

Survey

unit

Number

Dimensions in

Meter &

Centimeter/

Yard, Feet and

Inch

Boundaries

East:

West:

South:

North:

Total Area

in Sq. meters

& Sq. Yards.

Type of

Property.*

Remarks / Corrections

and amendments, if

any, made to columns 2

to 6 in appeals, revision

etc. to be recorded in

red ink.

Field Kanungo

Patwari

*Type – whether house, shop, institution, common area, path etc.

Note : The survey of the abadi deh depicting the number of the survey unit shall be submitted with this Schedule.

Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 26, 2025 (AGHN. 5, 1947 SAKA)

Schedule – II

[see section 10(1)]

Record-of-Rights – Abadi Deh

(Draft record of entries of owner in a survey unit)

Name of the Village ________, Revenue Estate __________, H.B. No. ______, Tehsil ______, District __________.

Financial Year:

Field Kanungo

Patwari

Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade

Sr. No. of

proprietorship

Name of

Locality,

wherever

identifiable

Name of

owner

(Panchayat

& Govt.

and its

entities /

private

owner

with father

& grand-

father’s or

husband &

husband’s

father’s

name and

extent of

share of

each, if

there are

more than

one co-

sharer in a

survey

unit

Survey

unit

No.

Dimensions

in Meters &

Centimeter/

Yard, Feet

and inch

Boundaries

East:

West:

South:

North:

Area

in Sq.

meters

& Sq.

Yards.

Type of

Property.

Remarks

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 26, 2025 (AGHN. 5, 1947 SAKA)

Schedule – III

[see section 12(1)]

Record-of-Rights – Abadi Deh

(Objections with regard to Survey units)

Name of the Village ______________________, Revenue Estate ______________, H.B. No. _________________,

Tehsil _____________, District ________________.

The Revenue Officer

Tehsil ______, District ______.

Subject: -

Objections with regard to survey Unit No. ______.

Sir/Madam,

The applicant submits the following objection(s) in relation to (tick one):-

Dimension, measurement, boundary or area;

ii. Ownership / Proprietary rights; or

iii. Both the above.

iv. Any other objection.

Brief description of the objection(s):

Place:

(Signature of the applicant/objector)

Date:

Name (with ID Proof):

Father’s & Grandfather’s or Husband’s &

Husband’s father Name:

Complete Address:

Note: In case of Panchayat and Government and its entities, the objection shall be filed by them in this form as well.

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 26, 2025 (AGHN. 5, 1947 SAKA)

Schedule – IV

[see section 13(1)]

Record of Rights – Abadi Deh

(Final record of rights of the survey units)

Name of the Village _________________, Revenue Estate __________, H.B. No. _________, Tehsil ____________,

District ____________.

Financial Year:

Sr. No. of

proprietorship

Name of

Locality,

wherever

identifiable

Name of owner

(Panchayat and

Government

and its entities /

private owner

with father &

grand-father’s

or husband &

husband’s

father’s name

and extent of

share of each, if

there are more

than one co-

sharer in a

survey unit

Survey

unit No.

Dimensions

in Meter &

centimeter/

Yard, Feet

and Inch

Boundaries

East:

West:

South:

North:

Area

in Sq.

meters

& Sq.

Yards.

Type of

Property.

Remarks

It is certified that all necessary corrections have been made and entries in the record of rights are complete and correct

in all respects.

Patwari

Field Kanungo

Assistant Collector 2^nd Grade/Assistant Collector 1^st Grade

Place:

Date:

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 26, 2025 (AGHN. 5, 1947 SAKA)

Schedule-V

[see section 17(2)]

Records of Rights – Abadi Deh

(Register of Mutations)

Revenue Estate _____________________, H.B. No. _________________ (Abadi Deh), Tehsil _______________,

District ________________.

Entry in last jamabandi abadi deh,

which is proposed to be corrected.

New entry which is proposed

to substitute

Sr.

No.

No. of holding

as in last

jamabandi

abadi deh

Owner’s

name,

father’s

name,

grand-

father’s

name /

husband’s

name,

husband’s

father’s

name,

extent of

Survey

unit No.

Area and

type ( in

Meter &

centimeters/

Yard / Foot

& inch)

No. of

holding in

new

jamabandi

abadi deh

Owner’s

name,

father’s

name,

grand-

father’s

name /

husband’s

name,

husband’s

father’s

name,

extent of

Survey

Unit

No.

Area and

type ( in

Meter &

centimeters /

Yard / Foot

& inch)

Nature and

date of

transfer,

with price

in case of

sale and

amount of

mortgage

debt in

case of

mortgage

Mutation

fee

Reports

and orders.

CHANDIGARH:

PROF. ASHIM KUMAR GHOSH,

THE 20TH NOVEMBER, 2025.

GOVERNOR OF HARYANA.

RITU GARG,

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HARYANA,

LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

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