Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964
← Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964
X — ASSESSMENT AND SETTLEMENT OF LAND REVENUE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND · Section 125

Power of State Government to direct assessment for irrigation facilities

Synced on 03 Sept 2026Text as per India Code

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, the State Government may 1[at any time direct]1 that any land in respect of which a settlement is made under this Chapter, shall be liable to be assessed to additional land revenue during the term of the settlement for additional advantages accruing to it from water received on account of irrigation works or improvements in existing irrigation works completed after the State Government has directed the settlement under section 114, and not effected by or at the expense of the holder of the land. Such land revenue shall be leviable only when no water rate in respect of such additional advantage is levied under the 1[Karnataka]1 Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution and Water Rate) Act, 1957 ([Karnataka]1 Act No. 28 of 1957):

Provided that the State Government shall, before making such direction publish a notice in this behalf in the village concerned in Kannada and in such language of the village, if any, as may be directed by the State Government in this behalf, and shall consider the objections, if any, received to the proposal contained therein and no such direction shall be made until after the expiry of the period of six months from the date of publication of such notice.

Judgments on Section 125