The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961

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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
decision -Chattar Singh ,:.The Collector, Hissar, 1995 HRR 452 = 1995 (3) PLRR2.8.Saving of existingpossession.-- (1) Where on any land in theshamilat deh immediately before itvests or isdeemed to have beenvested in a Panchayat under this Act, a person is in cultivatingpossession and his uncut and ungathered crops are standingthereon, he shall not be ejected from such land unless his cropshave ripened and he has been allowed reasonable time to harvestthem.(2) Any person aggrieved by any determination made by a·Panchayat ynder sub-section (1) may, within thirty days thereof,appeal to [the Assistant Collector 'of the first grade] whosedecision thereon shall be final.9. Utilisation of income.-- Any income accruing from the useand occupation of the lands vested or deemed to have been vestedinaPanchayat shall be credited to the Panchayat fund and shall beutiliseq.in the manner prescribed.*** ** *.****10.Bar of compensation.-- No person"shall be entitled to anycompensation for any loss suffered or alleged to have beensuffered as a result of the coming into force of this Act or of theShamilat Law.. 2{1P,-A. Power of JjAssistant Collector offi:st grade] to cancelor vary 'jsales or leases} etc, of lands vested tn Panchayats.--(l)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, 0) the Shamilatlaw or in any other law for the time being in force, [the AssistantCollector of first grade may call for fro~any Panchayat in the areaof his jurisdiction] the record of any [sale, lease], contract oragreement entered into by the Panchayat in respec~ of any landvested or de~med to be vested in it, whether such [sale, lease],contract or agreement is entered into before or after thecommencement of the Punjab Village Common Lands(Regulation) Amendment Act, 1964, and examine such record forthe pf.rpose of satisfying himself as to the legality or propriety ofsuch' [sale, lease], contract or agreement.**********I. SubstItuted for the words "Collector" by Haryana Act :-10.47 of 19732.Inserted by Punjab Act :'\0. 19of [1)(>4.Section 43.SubSllluted for the words "Leases" byI1aryana Act :'\0.34 of 1974
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