Azad Jammu and Kashmir Land Reforms Rules, 1960 (Government Order No. 352/60).

These Rules, consist of 14 sections divided into four Chapters. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6 of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Land Reforms Act, 1960, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Land Commission makes the following rules to implement the Act. The Land Commissioner may at any stage transfer any case pending before a Deputy, an Assistant or Sub Assistant Land Commissioner to himself or any Officer subordinate to him, and the Officer to whom the case is transferred may, subject to any special directions contained in the transfer order, proceed with it from the stage at which it was transferred to him. Every Officer appointed under the Act shall, for the purpose of making an enquiry or hearing an appeal under the Rules, have the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, as adopted in Azad Jammu and Kashmir Territory, when trying a suit, in respect of the following matters,