The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961

6. Appeal.-- (1) If any person is aggrieved by an act ordecision of Panchayat under section 5, he may, witf;in thirty daysfrom the date of such act or decision, appeal to [the AssistantCollector of the first grade] who may confirm reverse or modifythe act or decision or make such other order as he thinks to hejustand proper.. (2) The appellate order of l[the Assistant Collector of thefirst grade] shall be final.7.Power toput Panchayat inpossession ofcertain lands --2[(1)An Assistant Collector of the first gr(ide having jurisdiction in thevillage may, either suo mota or on an application made to him byaPanchayat or an inhabitant of the village or the BlockDevelopment and Panchayat Officer or Social Education andPanchayat Officer, or any other Officer authorised by the BlockDevelopment and Panchayat Officer, after making such summaryenquiry as he may deem fit and in accordance with such procedureas may be prescribed, eject any person who is in wrongful orunauthorised possession of the land or other immovable propertyinthe shamilat deh ofthat village which vests or isdeemed to haveheen vested in the panchayat under this Act and put the panchayatin possession thereof and for so doing the Assisumt Collector ofthe first grade may exercise the powers 'of a revenue court inrelation to the execution of a decree for possession of land underthe Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887:Provided that if in any such proceedings the question of titleisraised and proved prima facie on the hasis ofdocuments that thequestion of title is really involved, the Assistant Collector of thefirst grade shall record afinding to that effect and first decide thequestion oftitle inthe manner laid down hereinafter.(2) The Assistant Collector of the first grade shall by anorder, inwr.~ting,require any person to pay apenalty, in respect ofthe land or other immovable property which was or has been in hiswrongful or unauthorised possession, at a rate not less than fivethousand rupees and not more than ten thousand rupees perhectare per annum, having regard to the benefit which could bederived from the land or other immovable property. If the penaltyis not paid within the period of thirty days from the date of theorder, the same shall be recoverable asarrears ofland revenue.(3) The procedure for deciding the question of title underproviso to suh-section (1) shall be the same as laid down in theCode ofCivil Procedure, 1908.1. Substituted by IIaryana Act :'\0. -17of IlJ732.Substituted by lIaryana Act :'\0.9 of 1')')2