Section 15A. Khatedari rights not to accrue in Indira Gandhi Canal Area

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 13 or in sub-section (1) of section 15 of this Act to in any other law for the time being in force, or in any lease, Patta or other document, land in the Indira Gandhi Canal area leased out on any terms what ever shall be deemed to have been let out temporarily with in the meaning of the proviso to the said sub-section of the said section 15 of this Act and no Khatedari rights shall accrue or shall be deemed ever to have accrued in any such land leased out as aforesaid. Provided that nothing in sub-section (1) shall affect or apply to any person to whom Khatedari rights shall accrue in accordance with the provision of the Rajasthan Colonisation (General Colony) Conditions, 1955 or any other Statement of Conditions or Rules of Allotment and Sale of Government land made in exercise of the power conferred by section 7 of the Rajasthan Colonisation Act, 1954 (Rajasthan Act 27, 1954) or the rules for allotment of land for Khudkasht in the Rajasthan Canal area made under the Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952 (Rajasthan Act 6 of 1952). (2) Any person claiming that he possesses and is in enjoyment of Khatedari rights in any land referred to in sub-section (1) because such land had been let out to him permanently before the commencement of this Act may within four years from the date of such commencement and on payment of a court fee of twenty-five naya paise apply to the Assistant Collector having jurisdiction, praying for a declaration to that effect and the provisions of sub-section (5) of section 15 shall apply to such application.