The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961

Provided that no order adversely affecting any person shallbe passed unless he has been afforded an opportunity of beingheard.l3-G. Finality of orders.-- Save as otherwise expresslyprovided inthis Act, every order made bythe Assistant Collectorofthe firstgrade, the Collector orthe Commissioner shallbe finalandshallnotbe calledinquestion inanymanner inanycourt.l3-D. Provisions of this Act is to be over-riding.--Theprovisions ofthisActshallhaveeffect.notwithstanding anything tothe contrary contained inanylaw,agreement, instrument, custom,usage,decree ororder ofanycourtorother authority.}. 1[l3_E. Public Servant.-- Every officer or employee actingunder theprovisions ofthisActortherulesmade thereunder shallbe deemed tobe apublic servantwithinthe meaning ofsection 21oftheIndian Penal Code.]. COMMENTARYAgreement of lease - Landlordffenant - Petitioner rued an applicationbefore theAuthority belowfordropping proceeding u/s.7inwhichdamages for~unauthorised occupation were claimedbyGram Panchayat -Itwasalleged thatproceeding should havt}been dropped as relationship of landlord and tenantwere existingbetween the parties -Noevidenceonrecord to prove existence ofagreement of lease - Dismissal of application for dropping proceeding byauthority below are perfectlyjust and proper -Petition dismissed -Arms StrongRubber Ltd. (M/s.) v.Gram Panchayat villageHambran, 2002HRR 21D.E.Appeal - The definition of Commissioner given under Section 2 (1) (aa)means the Commissioner of the Division - Commissioner of the Division iscompetent to entertain appeal under Section 7 (2) against an order passed b~Collector/Competent Authority under Section7(1)oftheAct -Impugned ordepassedbyCommissioner andnotbyanyofficerempowered todosointhisbehalfheld to be legally valid - An academic issue cannot be made a ground forupsetting avalidorder -Petition dismissed-Gram Panchayat, Dadhera v.State 0Punjab, 2001HRR 104D.~.Civiljurisdiction -Aquestion pertaining tonature ofland asbeingShamlatornot canbe decided onlyunder thePunjab Act 1961-Thejurisdiction ofCivilCourt onthe question astowhether theproperty isorisnotShamlat Deh underthe Act is barred by Section 11& 13of the Act - Order of Lower AppellatAuthority returning the plaintto plaintiffforfilingthe samebefore AppropriateAuthority isjust and reasonable -Raghbir Singh v. Gram Panchayat Samgauli,2000HRR 349.Constitutionality -Land inquestion wasShamlatDehwhichwasallotted bRehabilitation Department between 4.5.1961 and 6.7.1985 - Legislature hexcluded such land from ambit ofShamlat Deh to protect interest ofaclass 0persons - The plea that section 2 (g) (ii) (a) is ultra vires Article 14 0Constitution, isMt tenable -Challengetosaidamendment hasnoforce -HamekSingh v.State ofHaryana, 2001HRR 472D.B.Constitutionality - Haryana Amendment Act No. 2 of 1981, operatin!retrospectively nullifyingCivilCourt decree passed before Amendment Act II