Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 34, 35, 36, 37 -- Mutation of inheritance - Property of a female Hindu who inherited it from her father or mother - Succession governed by Section 15(2)(a) Hindu Succession Act - Property should go to female's son and daughter (including sons and daughters of any predeceased son or daughter) and if such heirs are not there then..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 13 -- Appeal in lambardari case - Choice of Collector - Perverse and against Rules - Ample justification for over-looking Collector's choice - Interference in appeal upsetting choice of Collector - Not illegal and against Rules - Does not suffer from any infirmity or illegality...........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 34, 35, 36, 37 -- Mutation of inheritance - Unregistered Will - Revenue Officer not competent to adjudicate complex civil issues which fall within scope of jurisdiction of Civil Courts - Should go by rights apparent from entries in record of rights...........
East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, Section 16A -- Subject to provisions of Section 117 Punjab Land Revenue Act - Question of title if arises - Consolidation Authorities cannot decide this question...........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 37, 45, 15, 16 -- Correction of mutation entry - Mutation entry incorporated in Jama-sandi - Parties should be left to approach Civil Court - Illegal transaction when reflected in mutation entry incorporated in Jamabandi - Revenue Authorities cannot ignore - Empowered to delete such entry...........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 34, 35, 36, 37 -- Mutation - Incorporation in revenue record of accepted facts or agreements recognised by law - Agreement if illegal and void - No mutation can be entered or attested in respect of such transaction - Mutation attested being illegal - Cannot be maintained - Must be set aside...........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 16 -- Powers of Financial Commissioner - Unlimited - Correction of patent errors of fact - Can be made at any stage...........
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 7, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964, Rule 19, 6 -- Unauthorised occupant - Scope of - Once relationship of landlord and tenant established between occupant and Panchayat - Unless Panchayat establishes infraction of any of the terms of tenancy or lease- - Occupant cannot be styled unauthorised..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 34, 35, 36, 37 -- Mutation of inheritance - Registered Adoption Deed - Revenue Officer not to go into intricate questions of validity of such a registered document - Pendency of appeal about genuineness and validity of registered document - Does not debar Revenue Officer to act upon registered document unless and until declared..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 16 -- Revision in lambardari case - Choice of Collector upheld by Commissioner - Continuing to work as Sarbarah Lambardar for a number of years without informing Revenue Authorities about death of Lambardar - Circumstance to be held against appointment - Financial Commissioner set aside choice of Collector upheld by Commissioner...........
