Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 4(3)(ii) -..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 3, 4, 245, 246, Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, Section 49, 92, Punjab Re-organization Act, 1966, Section 72 -- Denial of right to vote to Sehajdhari Sikhs in the elections of Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee by notification issued by Central Government - Held, constitutionally invalid and is hereby quashed - Reasons for rendering..........
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, Section 13(2)(v) -- Eviction - Concurrent finding of fact - Contention of petitioner/tenant that she was occupying shop in dispute for a continuous period till filing of eviction petition - Held, question `whether petitioner has ceased to occupy shop in dispute for a continuous period till filing of eviction petition' is..........
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 2(g)(1), 7, 11, Wakf Act, 1995, Section 5(2) -- Vesting of land in Gram Panchayat - Jurisdiction of Collector - Held, only Collector under the Village Common Lands Act has jurisdiction to determine issue as to whether land in dispute vests in Gram Panchayat or not, and said question can be raised by Punjab Wakf..........
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 2(g)(1), 7, 11, Wakf Act, 1995, Section 5(2) -- Petitioner neither claims himself to be owner of land in dispute nor claims to be lessee of Punjab Wakf Board - Held, he cannot raise question of title - His possession is totally illegal and unauthorized - In view of S.2(g)(1) of the Village Common Lands Act, all..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 42(2) -- Brick earth - Whether brick earth which belongs to the private owners, which is a minor mineral would vest in the appellant-State? - Entry in wazib ul arz when translated in English showed that there was no old building, nazul land, mine stone, coal, etc. in village and in future, any such thing if discovered then, it would..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 158 -- Brick earth - Jurisdiction of civil court - Declaratory suit with consequential relief of permanent injunction restraining appellant-State from assessing, levying or recovering royalty on brick earth - Maintainability - Held, once notice has been found to be beyond the four corners of the Land Revenue Act then suit would be..........
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, Section 13 -..........
Punjab Housing Development Board Act, 1972, Section 3, 16(b) -- Punjab Housing Board - Whether establishment of State Govt.? - Held, if Punjab Housing Board were to be treated as an establishment belonging to or under the control of the State Govt., then S.16(b) would completely exclude the applicability of the Central Act but the Housing Board is a creature of statute and..........
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 11 -- Public passage - Claim of ownership - Petitioner did not lead any evidence to establish that site in dispute was never used by inhabitants as a passage and it was owned by `B' from whom he had purchased site in dispute vide registered sale deed - Respondent No.5 clearly led evidence which establishes that..........