Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 2(g), 3, Pepsu Village Common Lands Act, 1954, Section 3 -- Expression "Shamilat Bachat", "Shamilat Deh", "Bachat" and "Jumla Mushtarka Malkan" - Held, expression "Shamilat Bachat" is unknown to law - "Shamilat Deh" is land that is used for common purposes of a village before consolidation and vests in a Gram..........
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964, Rule 7A -- Sale of Shamlat land by Gram Panchayat - Validity - Panchayat failed to give any reason for sale of disputed land and also what are plans of Panchayat to utilize said income - Held, Panchayat acted as an ordinary individual and not as an elected representative body of entire village while entering into..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Public Interest litigation - Sale of Shamlat Land by Gram Panch - Matter brought to notice of High Court in public interest - Held, it is for Court to see as to whether instrumentalities of State and elected body of democratic set up, may be at lowest level i.e. Panchayat, is discharging its solemn duties in accordance with law..........
East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, Section 42, 2(d), 5, 15(2)(f), Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 2(d), Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964, Rule 5 -- Exchange of Gram Panchayat land - Held, Director Consolidation has no jurisdiction to order exchange of Gram Panchayat land with land..........
East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, Section 42, 2(d), 5, 15(2)(f), Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 2(d), Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964, Rule 5 -- Exchange of Gram Panchayat land - Held, a purchaser of land subsequent to consolidation, who was not shareholder in khewat at that..........
East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, Section 42, 2(d), 5, 15(2)(f), Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 2(d), 10A, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964, Rule 5 -- Exchange of Gram Panchayat land - Orders of exchange have been passed by Director Consolidation u/s.42 of the Act of 1948 - Held,..........
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 11 - - Abadi Deh - Management & Control of Abadi Deh of village `H' given to Gram Panchayat `B' - Challenge to - Petitioners conceded that because of river action, they are not staying in village and they have shifted to place which is 2 K.Ms away from village `H' - Place where petitioners are residing now fall in..........
East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Rules, 1949, Rule 16(ii), 13 -- Panchayat land - Transfer to District Red Cross Society - Validity - Resolution passed by Gram Panchayat was a mere proposal - It was not placed for approval before State Govt. in terms of R.13 of the 1964 Rules - Held, it did not lead to a transfer of title - Revenue..........
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 2(g) - - Gram Panchayat - Land described as `Mustarka Thola Panchayam' - In record of rights land in dispute belong to Mustarka Thola Panchayam and in column of cultivation words Makhbooja Malkan were entered which was reflective of the fact that only proprietors of such Thola Panchayam were in possession of such..........
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, Section 7 -- Ejectment - `Jumla Mushtarka Malkan' Land - Held, Gram Panchayat has no right to file petition u/s.7 of the Act 1961 seeking ejectment of petitioners from land described as `Jumla Mushtarka Malkan' - Gram Panchayat is required to file petition by following procedure prescribed, under Punjab Gram Panchayat..........
