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Enactment Date3rd October 2025 (Governor's assent)
Amended ActRajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956
ObjectiveStreamline land administration, validate past transactions, accelerate industrial development
TriggerSupreme Court ruling (April 2023) in State Govt. vs Arafat Petrochemicals stripped RIICO of powers over 37 industrial areas transferred before 1979
Key AgencyRajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO)
Powers GrantedFull authority over land management, planning, development, conversion, and disposal in industrial zones
Legal StatusRIICO recognized as principal agency for industrial area development
Validation ClauseAll past RIICO decisions (land transfers, sub-divisions, mergers, land-use changes, regularisations) validated, even if procedural errors existed
ExemptionIndustrial land leases cancelled before 18th September 1979 excluded
Impacted SectorsIT, warehousing, hotels - expected boost in investor confidence due to legal certainty

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