Jammu & Kashmir: In a significant change, the Central government has notified land laws, which now enables citizen of India to buy land in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, as the Ministry of Home Affairs notified UT of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020.

With notification of UT of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020, twelve state laws have been repealed as a whole out of the 26 others adapted with changes and substitutes.

On August 5 last year, Centre abrogated the Article 370 which provided special status to the erstwhile state, bifurcating it into Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.


"With immediate effect, the Acts mentioned in the Schedule to this Order shall, until repealed or amended by a competent Legislature or other competent authority, have effect, subject to the adaptations and modifications directed by the said Schedule, or if it is so directed, shall stand repealed," read the order.

The General Clauses Act, 1897 applies for the interpretation of this current Order since it applies for interpretation of laws in force in India, said the order.

Meanwhile 12 state laws have been repealed as a whole.