The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961

period oflease-Itwaspleaded bypetitioner that theyhad obtained adecree intheir favourfrom CivilCourt pertaining to I-iaryanaAmendment Act, 1974andtheywerenotinanauthorised possessionofsuitland-Noequitycanbeshowninfavourof petitioner - Order of authority below upheld -.Petition dismissed inlimine-Sardara Singh v.State ofHaryana, 2001HRR 603D.B.***********14. Indemnity.-- No suit, prosecution or other legalproceedings shall lie against the State Government or anypersonorauthorityforanythingdone orintended tobe done ingoodfaithinpursuance oftheprovisions ofthisAct.1[14_A. Saving.-- Nothing contained in this Act or theshamilatlawshall--(a) affect orshallbe deemed ever tohave affected anyrightofthe State Government inthe landvested.or deemed tobevested inaPanchayat under thisAct;or(b) entitle or shall be deemed ever to have entitled aPanchayat or any other authority under this Act or the'shamilat law' to exercise any right or to do any act inrespect ofanyland inthe "hillyarea"vested ordeemed tobe vested in the Panchayat whether such land has or has.notbeen declared asaprotected forest under section29ofthe Indian Forest Act, 1927, in contravention of theprovisions ofthat ActortheRules made thel'eunder.]15.Power tomake rules.-- (1)The State Government may,bynotification inthe officialGazette, make rules for carryingout the .purposes ofthisAct.(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality oftheforegoing power, suchrulesmayprovide for-- .(a) the principles onwhichandthe extent to and the mannerin which the inhabitants ofthe village shall make use ofthe lands vested or deemed to have been vested in aPanchayat;(b) the 'maximum and minimum area to be leased to anysingleperson.;(c)the prescribing offorms for suchbooks, entries, statisticsand accounts asmaybe considered necessary to be kept,made or compiled lh any office or submitted to anyauthority ;(d) det~rrnining the principles on which and the manner inwhich compensation maybe paidunder sub-section (2)ofsection 3;(e)the terms andconditions onwhichthe useand oc~upationofany.suchlandispermitted;