Rule 23
Sale Of The Land
(1) The land reform officer shall sale the land which
has been acquired or confiscated (seized) as pursuant to the Act, as
according to the priority prescribed by the Act, within the following
limitation and for that purpose he/she shall call the application of the
persons desiring to take the land on sale. The notice of such a call shall
be sent to all the concerned Village Development Committee or
Municipalities within the district and the Village Development
Committee or Municipality shall publish such a notice within its own
territory and shall send its notice to the land reform office.
(a) Maximum up to two Kattha in the city area under
terai region and maximum up to ten Kattha in case
of the land of other area.
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(b) Maximum up to Eight Ana in the city area of
Kathmandu Valley and maximum up to One
Ropani in other area.
(c) Maximum One Ropani in the city area of hilly
region and maximum Five Ropani in other area.
(d) In case of educational Institution and other public
organization or institution generally up to the limit
mentioned in Clause (a) to (c) above.
(2) While selling the land pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the land
reform officer may make the sale if possible by keeping in the joint
ownership of a husband and a wife who are single coparcener.
(3) The land reform officer shall provide a certificate in the
format prescribed in Schedule – 9 to the person or institution receiving
the land in the sale (auction) pursuant to Sub-rule (1), after his/her name
has been registered in the status of a landowner.
(4) The registration book of a land as pursuant to the Section 21b.
of the Act, shall be kept as in the format prescribed in Schedule – 18.
(5) In relation to the compensation that has to be provided to the
previous landowner of the land which has been sold in the name of a
educational institution or organization pursuant to Clause (d) of Sub-rule
(1) shall be as decided by the Government of Nepal.
(6) The land reform officer may resale the land which has been
seized, pursuant to Sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the Act, as
following :
(a) If any person had received any land as according
the existing (prevailing) rules, before the
commencement of these rules, in case of the land
that has been seized pursuant to Section 22 of the
Act if such land has been being cultivated by the
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person or his family in the selling then to resale the
land to the person by taking the value and due land
revenue as determined by these rules,
(b) If the land as pursuant to Sub-rule (1) has not been
being cultivated by the person as mentioned in the
Clause and has been being cultivated by any other
person, then in case of the land to sale as pursuant
to Sub-rule (1) and (2) under the Section 21 of the
Act.
(7) In case of the land that has been seized pursuant to Subsection
(2) of Section 24(a) of the Act, shall be resold under the Subrule
(1) and (2).
has been acquired or confiscated (seized) as pursuant to the Act, as
according to the priority prescribed by the Act, within the following
limitation and for that purpose he/she shall call the application of the
persons desiring to take the land on sale. The notice of such a call shall
be sent to all the concerned Village Development Committee or
Municipalities within the district and the Village Development
Committee or Municipality shall publish such a notice within its own
territory and shall send its notice to the land reform office.
(a) Maximum up to two Kattha in the city area under
terai region and maximum up to ten Kattha in case
of the land of other area.
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(b) Maximum up to Eight Ana in the city area of
Kathmandu Valley and maximum up to One
Ropani in other area.
(c) Maximum One Ropani in the city area of hilly
region and maximum Five Ropani in other area.
(d) In case of educational Institution and other public
organization or institution generally up to the limit
mentioned in Clause (a) to (c) above.
(2) While selling the land pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the land
reform officer may make the sale if possible by keeping in the joint
ownership of a husband and a wife who are single coparcener.
(3) The land reform officer shall provide a certificate in the
format prescribed in Schedule – 9 to the person or institution receiving
the land in the sale (auction) pursuant to Sub-rule (1), after his/her name
has been registered in the status of a landowner.
(4) The registration book of a land as pursuant to the Section 21b.
of the Act, shall be kept as in the format prescribed in Schedule – 18.
(5) In relation to the compensation that has to be provided to the
previous landowner of the land which has been sold in the name of a
educational institution or organization pursuant to Clause (d) of Sub-rule
(1) shall be as decided by the Government of Nepal.
(6) The land reform officer may resale the land which has been
seized, pursuant to Sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the Act, as
following :
(a) If any person had received any land as according
the existing (prevailing) rules, before the
commencement of these rules, in case of the land
that has been seized pursuant to Section 22 of the
Act if such land has been being cultivated by the
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person or his family in the selling then to resale the
land to the person by taking the value and due land
revenue as determined by these rules,
(b) If the land as pursuant to Sub-rule (1) has not been
being cultivated by the person as mentioned in the
Clause and has been being cultivated by any other
person, then in case of the land to sale as pursuant
to Sub-rule (1) and (2) under the Section 21 of the
Act.
(7) In case of the land that has been seized pursuant to Subsection
(2) of Section 24(a) of the Act, shall be resold under the Subrule
(1) and (2).