In force · As amended up to 2026-08
6. Subs. by Act 67 of 1984, s. 65, for "from the date of the order sought to be revised" (w.e.f. 1-10-1984).
7. Ins. by Act 21 of 1998, s. 71 (w.e.f. 1-10-1998).
8. Subs. by s. 71, ibid., for sub-section (4) (w.e.f. 1-10-1998).
6. Adjustments to value arrived at under rule 3, for unbuilt area of plot of land. — Where the unbuilt area of the plot of land on which the property referred to in rule 3 is constructed exceeds the specified area, the value arrived at in accordance with the provisions of rule 3 shall be increased by an amount calculated in the following manner, namely:—
(a) where the difference between the unbuilt area and the specified area exceeds five per cent. but does not exceed ten per cent. of the aggregate area, by an amount equal to twenty per cent of such value;
(b) where the difference between the unbuilt area and the specified area exceeds ten per cent but does not exceed fifteen per cent of the aggre-gate area, by an amount equal to thirty per cent of such value;
(c) where the difference between the unbuilt area and the specified area exceeds fifteen per cent but does not exceed twenty per cent of the aggregate area, by an amount equal to forty per cent of such value.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this rule and rule 6,—
(a) "aggregate area", in relation to the plot of land on which the property is constructed, means the aggregate of the area on which the property is constructed and the unbuilt area;
(b) "specified area", in relation to the plot of land on which the property is constructed, means—
(i) where the property is situate at Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi or Madras, sixty per cent of the aggregate area;
(ii) where the property is situate at Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bhopal, Cochin, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Salem, Sholapur, Srinagar, Surat, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Vadodara (Baroda) or Varanasi (Benaras), sixty-five per cent. of the aggregate area; and
(iii) where the property is situate at any other place, seventy per cent. of the aggregate area:
Provided that where, under any law for the time being in force, the minimum area of the plot of land required to be kept as open space for the enjoyment of the property exceeds the specified area, such minimum area shall be deemed to be the specified area;
(c) "unbuilt area", in relation to the aggregate area of the plot of land on which the property is constructed, means that part of such aggregate area on which no building has been erected.
Source: India Code