Section 3 in Sikkim Agricultural Land Ceiling and Reforms Act, 1977
3. Act to override other laws.
(1)The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law or any contract or any usage or custom;(2)for the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that all bustiwallas and all persons holding agricultural lands hold such lands directly under the State and that there is no intermediate or interposing or intervening agency or interest between the State and the bustiwalla or other persons holding agricultural lands and that all such bustiwallas and other persons are liable to pay revenue to the Government of the State of Sikkim for such lands held by them.
