Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 13, 16, Punjab Land Revenue Rules, 1908, Rule 15 -- Appointment of Lambardar - Petitioner worked as Sarbrah Lambardar for 30 years without being appointed as such - Petitioner failed to show that he had requisite educational qualification - Held, petitioner cannot seek advantage of illegal act which allowed to perpetuate for quite..........
Civil suit -- Correction of Khasra Girdawari during pendency of civil suit for title and possession - Held, a Revenue Authority has jurisdiction to conduct spot inspection with regard to change of entries in the khasra girdawari even if a suit involving a question of title and/or possession is pending - However, such an entry is not binding upon Civil Court and any change..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 15 -- Appointment of Lambardar - Held, candidate if involved in criminal case but is acquitted may not earn any disqualification - But this can be a factor to be considered while comparing relative merits - If it is viewed that acquittal will still carry some stigma, then there would hardly be any distinction between acquittal and..........
Punjab Land Records Manual -- Chapter 4.23 - Tatima Shajra - Method of preparation - Held, in case of transaction based upon registered deed, revenue officer should immediately on receipt of registration memorandum from Registration Officer, direct Kanungo and Patwari to proceed on spot and prepare Tatima Shajra on basis of material given in registration memorandum and on..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 15, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 14 -- Appointment of Lambardar - Held, Constitution of India mandates that no person shall be differentiated on account of his religion - Thus, a candidate for Lambardar cannot be appointed or rejected on ground that he belongs to particular religion or has converted to another religion...........
Mutation -- A mutation of revenue entries on basis of Will - Held, cannot transfer title to the property - Revenue entries are at best only subsidiary evidence, when issue of an assertion to title to the property is made...........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 117 -- Partition proceedings - Abeyance of - Claim of petitioner is based on an agreement to sell - Suit for specific performance is pending where respondent No.3 has been restrained from alienating suit property - Said suit was filed in year 2008 and is yet to be decided - Both parties are recorded as owners of disputed land - Held,..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 15 -- Appointment of Lambardar - Disqualification earned by father of petitioner on account of criminal case registered against him - Effect - Held, it cannot be a taint on petitioner - Petitioner has an independent life to live and has his own right to claim - Case remanded to Collector for fresh consideration - Collector shall..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 15 -- Appointment of Lambardar - Registration of criminal case - Effect - Held, no adverse inference could be drawn from mere registration of criminal case - However, this is one of the relevant consideration which may weigh if other merits are found equal - While comparing merit, if a person with clean record is available, he..........
Bombay Revenue Tribunal Act, 1958, Section 4, 13, 20, Gujarat Revenue Tribunal Rules, 1982, Rule 3(1)(iii)(a), Constitution of India, 1950, Article 234 - - Revenue Tribunal - Akin to Court - Tribunal, while dealing with appeals, references, revisions, would act giving strict adherence to the procedure prescribed in CPC, for deciding a matter as followed by Civil Court and..........
