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  "title": "PUNJAB GOVERNMENT LANDS (RESUMPTION OF GRANTS AND EXTINGUISHMENT OF RIGHTS) ACT, 1950",
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  "text": "THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT LANDS (RESUMPTION OF \r\nGRANTS AND EXTINGUISHMENT OF RIGHTS) ACT, 1950 \r\n(XVI of 1950) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement.  \r\n2.  Definitions.  \r\n3. Resumption of grants and extinguishment of rights in land.  \r\n4. Collector to resume possession and grant of compensation, etc.  \r\n5. Possession to be taken pending payment of compensation, etc.  \r\n6. Bar of Courts jurisdiction.  \r\n7. Rules. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB \r\n2\r\n[GOVERNMENT] LANDS (RESUMPTION OF GRANTS AND \r\nEXTINGUISHMENT OF RIGHTS) ACT, 1950 \r\n(XVI of 1950) \r\n[10 June 1950] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for resumption of certain grants of \r\n3\r\n[Government] land. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS certain grants of \r\n4\r\n[Government] land were made under \r\nsection 10 of the Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act, 1912, during the \r\nyears 1945 to 1947 in material d isregard of public interest and Government policy \r\nand of procedure governing the making of such grants; \r\n AND WHEREAS  the Governor of the Punjab has, in pursuance of a \r\nproclamation issued\r\n5\r\n by the Governor-General of Pakistan under section 92 -A of the \r\nGovernment of India Act, 1935, assumed on behalf of the Governor -General all \r\npowers vested in or exercisable by the Provincial Legislature under the said Act; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers so assumed the Governor is \r\nhereby pleased to enact as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act shall be called the \r\nPunjab \r\n6\r\n[Government] Lands (Resumption of Grants and Extinguishment of Rights) \r\nAct, 1950. \r\n (2)  It shall extend to the whole of the Punjab. \r\n (3)  It shall come into force at once. \r\n2.  Definitions.– In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or \r\ncontext the word– \r\n(i) “Collector” shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 3 of the \r\nColonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act, 1912\r\n7\r\n; \r\n(ii) “Grantee” means a p erson to whom a grant of land is made on any \r\nterms by the Government under the Colonization of Government Lands \r\n                                                           \r\n1This Act was assented to by  the Governor of the Punjab on June  9, 1950, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated June 10, 1950, pp. 115-116. \r\n2Substituted for the word “Crown” by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964 (w.e.f. 8.6.1962), published in the \r\nGazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 3, 1964, pp. 1805-1849, s. 2 read with Schedule. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5It was issued on January 24, 1949 and stood revoked on April 5, 1951. \r\n6Substituted for the word “Crown” by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Ord er, 1964 (w.e.f. 8.6.1962), published in the \r\nGazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 3, 1964, pp. 1805-1849, s. 2 read with Schedule. \r\n7V of 1912. \r\n(Punjab) Act, 1912\r\n1\r\n, and includes the successor in interest of such \r\ngrantee; and \r\n(iii) “Government” means the Provincial Government \r\n2\r\n[*]. \r\n3. Resumption of grants and extinguishment of rights in land .– \r\nNotwithstanding anything contained in the Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) \r\nAct, 1912\r\n3\r\n, or any other law for the time being in force, the Government if satisfied, \r\nafter such enquiry as it may consider necessary, that any grant of \r\n4\r\n[Government] land, \r\non any conditions, made during the years 1945 to 1947 was made in disregard of \r\npublic interest or Government’s policy or of the procedure required to be followed in \r\nsuch cases, whether the grantee has taken possession of the land or not and \r\nirrespective of the acquisition of proprietary rights in the land by the grantee, may \r\norder resumption of the grant and extinguishment of all rights of the grantee in the land \r\ncovered by the grant from such date as it may specify generally or in particular cases. \r\n4. Collector to resume possession and grant of compensation, etc .– (1) \r\nWhere an order resuming any grant or extinguishing rights in land covered by such \r\ngrant has been made under the last section, the Col lector may forthwith re -enter \r\nupon the said land and resume possession thereof. \r\n (2) The grantee or any one claiming through or under him shall not be \r\nentitled to any compensation except for any buildings erected or trees planted by him \r\non the land which i n the opinion of the Government were necessary for the \r\nenjoyment of the grant. \r\n (3) If prior to the making of an order under section 3 proprietary rights have \r\nbeen acquired by the grantee in the whole or part of any land covered by the grant, \r\nthe money paid by him towards such acquisition shall be refunded. \r\n5. Possession to be taken pending payment of compensation, etc .– (1) \r\nWhere a grantee is entitled to any compensation under sub -section (2) or to any \r\nrefund under sub -section (3) of section 4, the Collect or may take possession of the \r\nland pending payment thereof. \r\n (2) The amount of the compensation shall be assessed by such officer and \r\non such basis and be paid in such manner as may be prescribed by rules made by \r\nthe Government in this behalf. \r\n6. Bar of Co urts jurisdiction .– No court shall have jurisdiction in any matter \r\nwhich the Government or a Collector or any other officer appointed by the \r\nGovernment is empowered by this Act to dispose of, or shall take cognizance of the \r\nmanner in, or the reasons for, w hich the Government or a Collector or other officer \r\nappointed by Government, exercises any power vested in it or in him by or under this \r\nAct. \r\n                                                           \r\n1V of 1912. \r\n2Omitted the words “of the Punjab” by the West Pakistan (Adaptation and Repeal of Law s) Act, 1957 (XVI of 1957) (w.e.f. \r\n14.10.1955), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary),  dated July 2, 1957, p p. 709-789, s. 3 read with  \r\nSchedule III. \r\n3V of 1912. \r\n4Substituted for the word “Crown” by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Ord er, 1964 (w.e.f. 8.6.1962), published in the \r\nGazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 3, 1964, pp. 1805-1849, s. 2 read with Schedule. \r\n7. Rules.– The Government may frame rules for carrying out the purposes of \r\nthis Act.",
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