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Tribunal to have the powers of a civil court and a court of sessions \r\n16. Procedure of the Tribunal \r\n17. [Omitted] \r\n18. Delivery or restoration of possession to lawful owner \r\n19. Appeal \r\n20. Prohibition of alienation \r\n21. [Omitted] \r\n22. [Omitted] \r\n23. Public Prosecutor \r\n24. Indemnity \r\n2 \r\n \r\n25. Power to make rules \r\n26. Removal of difficulties \r\n27. Repeal and saving \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n3 \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB PROTECTION OF OWNERSHIP OF IMMOVABLE \r\nPROPERTY ACT 2025 \r\n(Cl of 2025) \r\n[18 December 2025] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto protect lawful ownership of immovable property in the Punjab. \r\nIt is necessary to protect lawful ownership of immovable property and to provide \r\neffective legal remedies against dispossession of a lawful owner from his \r\nimmovable property and to provide a mechanism for expeditious resolution of \r\ndisputes arising therefrom and for the matters connected therewith and ancillary \r\nthereto. \r\nIt is hereby enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nPunjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Act 2025. \r\n(2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In the Act: \r\n(a) “Act” means the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable \r\nProperty Act 2025; \r\n2\r\n[(aa) “accused” means any person and includes a company, corporation, \r\npartnership or firm, sole proprietorship, society, trust, a group or body \r\nof persons, an association, a religious or charitable institution or \r\nendowment or any entity, whatsoever, whether incorporated or not; \r\nand in the case of such an accused, the subscriber, promoter, \r\nsponsor, member, guarantor, chairman, chief executive, managing \r\ndirector, director, partner, ultimate beneficial owner, manager, \r\nsecretary, trustee, governor, sole proprietor, officer, o wner or anyone, \r\nby whatever name called, or who is in any way in charge of, or is \r\nresponsible for, or is exercising direction or control of the affairs of \r\nsuch an accused for the conduct of its business, whatsoever;] \r\n(b) “Committee” means the \r\n3\r\n[Scrutiny] Committee provided under section \r\n8 of the Act; \r\n(c) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 08 December 2025; and was assented to by Governor of the \r\nPunjab on 17 December 2025; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 18 December 2025, pp. \r\n3269-3276. \r\n2Inserted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6084, s.2 (a). \r\n3Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6080, s.2 (b). \r\n4 \r\n \r\n(d) “immovable property ” includes land, building, benefit to arise out of \r\nland, things attached to the earth, or permanently fastened to anything \r\nattached to the earth, but does not include: \r\n(i) standing trees, crops or grass whether immediate severance \r\nthereof is intended or not; \r\n(ii) fruit upon and juice in trees whether in existence or to grow in \r\nfuture; and \r\n(iii) machinery embedded in or attached to the earth, when dealt \r\nwith apart from the land; \r\n \r\n4\r\n[(e) “Judge” means the Presiding Officer designated for the Tribunal;] \r\n5\r\n[(f) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * *] \r\n(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules; \r\n(h) “rules” means rules made under the Act; and \r\n(i) “Tribunal” means the \r\n6\r\n[Punjab Property] Tribunal established under \r\nsection 11 of the Act. \r\n3. Overriding effect .– Notwithstanding anything, contained to the contrary in \r\nany other law for the time being in force, the provisions of the Act shall override the \r\nprovisions of such other law. \r\n7\r\n[4. Illegal possession.– An accused who, whether himself or through any other \r\naccused, obtains or retains possession of any immovable property without lawful \r\nauthority or lawful means or through fraud, deceit, cheating, dishonesty, forgery, \r\nmisrepresentation, intimidation, force, coercion or any other illegal means, shall be \r\nguilty of an offence, which shall be punished with imprisonment for a te rm which \r\nmay extend to ten years but not less than five years or with fine which may extend \r\nto ten million rupees or with both.] \r\n8\r\n[5. Punishment for attempt, abetment, etc .– Any person who attempts, aids, \r\nabets, facilitates or conspires for the commission of an offence under the Act shall \r\nbe punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years but not \r\nless than one year or with fine which may extend to one million rupees or with both.] \r\n9\r\n[6. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *] \r\n10\r\n[7. Filing of complaint .– (1) A complaint for an offence under the Act may be \r\nfiled by the lawful owner of the immovable property before the Tribunal constituted \r\n \r\n4Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6080, s.2 (c). \r\n5Omitted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6080, s.2 (d). \r\n6Inserted by th e Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6080, s.2 (e). \r\n7Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6080, s.3. \r\n8Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6080, s.4. \r\n9Omitted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6080, s.5. \r\n5 \r\n \r\nunder section 11 having territorial jur isdiction over the area in which the immovable \r\nproperty is situated. \r\n(2) The complaint shall include: \r\n(a) sufficient particulars to identify the immovable property; \r\n(b) material facts alleged to constitute an offence under the Act; \r\n(c) evidence of lawful title or lawful ownership, as the case may be; and \r\n(d) particulars of the alleged accused, so far as known to the \r\ncomplainant. \r\n(3) Within three days of the receipt of a complaint, the Tribunal shall refer \r\nit to the Committee for probe, scrutiny and encouraging and facili tating an amicable \r\nresolution thereof and submission of its report within thirty days of referral thereto.] \r\n11\r\n[8. Scrutiny Committee .– (1) For each district, there shall be a Scrutiny \r\nCommittee which shall consist of: \r\n(a) Deputy Commissioner (Convener); \r\n(b) District Police Officer; \r\n(c) Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue); \r\n(d) Assistant Commissioner concerned; \r\n(e) Sub-Divisional Police Officer concerned; \r\n(f) Circle Revenue Officer concerned; \r\n(g) Officer-in-charge of the police station concerned; and \r\n(h) an officer of any agency of the Government, to be co -opted by the \r\nCommittee. \r\n(2) For the purposes provided in su b-section (3) of section 7, the \r\nCommittee may: \r\n(a) scrutinize relevant record and afford an opportunity of hearing to the \r\npersons concerned; \r\n(b) require attendance of any person and require such person to provide \r\ninformation relevant to the complaint; \r\n(c) call for requisition and examine any record or document from any \r\noffice of the Government or any public authority; \r\n(d) record statements of persons appearing before it, through th e Officer-\r\nin-charge of the police station concerned; and \r\n(e) encourage and facilitate an amicable resolution of disputes. \r\n(3) The Officer -in-charge of the police station concerned shall be \r\nresponsible for, inter alia , ensuring attendance of any person, recording of the \r\nstatement of any person, seizure memos and collecting all the record. \r\n \r\n10Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6080, s.6. \r\n11Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6081, s.7. \r\n6 \r\n \r\n(4) The Committee shall finalize and submit its report along with all \r\nrelevant record, through the Circle Revenue Officer concerned and Officer -in-\r\ncharge of the police -station concerned, to the Tribunal, within thirty days from the \r\ndate of referral of the complaint from the Tribunal; \r\nProvided that the Circle Revenue Officer concerned shall be the focal person \r\nto liaise with the Tribunal throughout the proceedings, who sha ll appear as a \r\nwitness along with the Officer -in-charge of the police station concerned, for and on \r\nbehalf of the Committee, and other Members of the Committee shall not be called \r\nas witnesses. \r\n(5) In case, the dispute has been amicably resolved, or the pa rties have \r\narrived at a compromise, the Committee shall reduce it into writing and send the \r\nsame to the Tribunal for its approval and for passing of judgment and decree \r\nthereupon and restoration of possession to the lawful owner on such terms and \r\nconditions as to compensation or otherwise as may be deemed appropriate by the \r\nTribunal. \r\n(6) The parties shall appear before the Committee in person: \r\nProvided that if a party is unable to appear in person, the Committee may, \r\non the written request of such party, al low appearance through electronic means \r\nsubject to his biometric verification.] \r\n12\r\n[9. Preventive measures .– (1) In case, a lawful owner of an immovable \r\nproperty apprehends commission of an offence under the Act, he may file \r\napplication before the Tribunal, having territorial jurisdiction over the area in which \r\nthe immovable property is situated, for taking preventive measures. \r\n(2) On receipt of an application under sub -section (1), the Tribunal may \r\nsummon the parties in person, and after examining the releva nt record and hearing \r\nthe parties, pass such order as it may deem fit and appropriate and such order may \r\ninclude taking reasonable and adequate surety or guarantee from the party \r\nconcerned or sealing of the property.] \r\n13\r\n[10. Interim relief.– (1) During pendency of the case, the Tribunal may, at any \r\nstage, pass any interim order to regulate the possession of the immovable property, \r\nand pass such other orders, as it may deem fit and appropriate. \r\n(2) For the purposes of securing compliance with any order ma de under \r\nsub-section (1), the Tribunal may issue appropriate directions to the Officer -in-\r\ncharge of the police station or authorize any functionary, or officer, or official, o r \r\nauthority of the Government.] \r\n14\r\n[11. Punjab Property Tribunal.– (1) The Government may, by notification in the \r\nofficial Gazette, constitute the Punjab Property Tribunal for each district in the \r\nPunjab under the Act, and may, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Lahore \r\nHigh Court, designate Judge of the Tribunal amongst the se rving Additional \r\nSessions Judges, for all the districts in the Punjab, as it may specify. \r\n \r\n12Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6081, s.8. \r\n13Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6081, s.9. \r\n14Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6082, s.10. \r\n7 \r\n \r\n(2) An Additional Sessions Judge so designated under sub -section (1) \r\nshall exercise exclusive jurisdiction, powers and functions conferred upon the \r\nTribunal by or under the Act. \r\n(3) The Government may constitute more than one Tribunal for a district \r\nand, where more than one Tribunal is so constituted, it shall specify the territorial \r\nlimits within which each of such Tribunal shall exercise its respective jurisdiction \r\nunder the Act.] \r\n15\r\n[12. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *] \r\n16\r\n[13. Exclusive jurisdiction of Tribunal .– (1) Notwithstanding anything \r\ncontained in any other law fo r the time being in force, the Tribunal shall have \r\nexclusive jurisdiction to try the offences under the Act. \r\n(2) While trying any offence under the Act, the Tribunal may also try any \r\nother offence with which the alleged accused may, under the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure, 1898 (V of 1898), be charged, at the same trial if the offence is \r\nconnected with such other offence.] \r\n17\r\n[14. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *] \r\n15. Tribunal to have the powers of a civil court and a court of sessions .– \r\nSave as otherwise expressly provided in the Act, the provisions of the Code of Civil \r\nProcedure, 1908 (V of 1908) and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of \r\n1898), in so far as they are not inconsistent with th e provisions of the Act, shall \r\napply to the proceedings before the Tribunal and for the purposes of the provisions \r\nof the said enactments, Tribunal shall be deemed to be a Civil Court, or as the case \r\nmay be, a Court of Sessions and shall have all the power s of a Civil Court and \r\nCourt of Sessions. \r\n18\r\n[16. Procedure of the Tribunal.– (1) Upon receipt of the report of the Committee \r\nunder section 8 of the Act, the Tribunal shall proceed with the matter and try every \r\ncase arising out of any alleged offence with respect to the ownership, or illegal \r\npossession of the immovable property. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being \r\nin force, the Tribunal shall also have exclusive jurisdiction to determine the question \r\nof title, if any, of the immovable property being subject matter of the case. \r\n(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being \r\nin force, the Tribunal shall have exclusive jurisdiction for the trial of any complainant \r\nwhose complaint has been found false, frivolous or vexatious and if the complaint is \r\nfound false, frivolous or vexatious by the Tribunal, the complainant shall be liable to \r\nbe punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years but not \r\nless than one year and fine which may extend to five hundred thousand rupees. \r\n \r\n15Omitted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6082, s.11. \r\n16Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6082, s.12. \r\n17Omitted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6082, s.13. \r\n18Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6083, s.14. \r\n8 \r\n \r\n(4) For the purposes of sub -sections (2) and (3) of this section, the \r\nTribunal may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, follow such summary procedure \r\nas it may deem appropriate. \r\n(5) The Tribunal shall try the offences under sections 4 and 5 of the Act in \r\naccordance with the procedure provided under Chapter XXII -A of the Code of \r\nCriminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898). \r\n(6) Every case shall be proceeded on a day -to-day basis and decided by \r\nthe Tribunal within a period o f thirty days from the date of receipt of report by the \r\nTribunal and the case shall not be adjourned for any purpose unless such \r\nadjournment is, in its opinion, necessary in the interest of justice, and no \r\nadjournment shall, in any case, be granted for more than seven days. \r\n(7) The Tribunal may award monetary compensation for wrongful and \r\nillegal possession of the immovable property which shall not be less than the value \r\nof the immovable property so possessed, as determined in accordance with the \r\nvaluation table notified under the Stamp Act, 1899 (II of 1899), as on the date of the \r\nfinal judgment and in addition thereto, the Tribunal may order payment to the lawful \r\nowner of any profit or gain accrued from such immovable property or any \r\nsuperstructure constructed thereupon, by the accused. \r\n(8) The amount of compensation and profit so awarded and the cost of \r\nrestoration of possession, if any, shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue. \r\n(9) The Tribunal may, at any stage of the case, order the arrest of any \r\naccused for an offence under the Act, through police or an agency or authority of \r\nthe Government. \r\n(10) Subject to the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V \r\nof 1898), no court other than the Lahore High Court shall have the power to grant \r\nbail or order release of the accused arrested under sub-section (9). \r\n(11) Where any case involving illegal possession of the immovable \r\nproperty is pending before any court or tribunal, other than the Federal \r\nConstitutional Court of Pakistan, Supreme Court of Pakistan or Lahore High Court, \r\na lawful owner may file an application before such court or tribunal for transfer of \r\nthe said case to the Tribunal and such court or tribunal, after evaluating the record \r\nof the case and hearing all the persons concerned, if it is satisfied that the case, \r\nprima facie, falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tribunal, shall transfer the \r\nsaid case to the Tribunal: \r\nProvided that such court or tribunal shall decide such application within a \r\nperiod of fifteen days positively. \r\n(12) Upon receipt of a case or proceeding by means of a transfer under \r\nsub-section (11), the Tribunal may proceed with the case from the stage at which it \r\nwas pending before such other court or tribunal, and it shall not be necessary for \r\nthe Tribunal to r e-examine any witness or record any evidence that has already \r\nbeen recorded; however, the Tribunal may refer such case to the Committee for \r\namicable resolution of the matter or for its report, as the case may be, in terms of \r\nsections 7 and 8 of the Act. \r\n(13) Upon conclusion of the trial, the Tribunal, if deciding the title or \r\nownership of the immovable property, shall pronounce a judgement and pass a \r\ndecree accordingly.] \r\n9 \r\n \r\n19\r\n[17. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *] \r\n20\r\n[18. Delivery or restoration of possession to lawful owner.– (1) Upon \r\nconclusion of the proceedings, either through trial or otherwise, the Tribunal shall \r\norder delivery or restoration of the possession of the immovable property to its \r\nlawful owner if such lawful owner is not already in possession. \r\n(2) For the purposes of sub -section (1), the Tribunal may direct the \r\nOfficer-in-charge of the police station or any functionary of any other agency or \r\nauthority of the Government to rende r such assistance as may be necessary for \r\nensuring the delivery or restoration of possession of the immovable property to its \r\nlawful owner.] \r\n21\r\n[19. Appeal.– (1) Any person convicted under the Act, the complainant, or the \r\nPublic Prosecutor if a so directed in writing by the Prosecutor General, Punjab, \r\nbeing aggrieved by the final judgment of the Tribunal including a judgment and \r\ndecree passed by the Tribunal, may, within thirty days of the date of such judgment \r\nor decree, prefer an appeal to the Lahore High Court: \r\nProvided that no appeal or revision shall lie against a judgment or a decree \r\npassed under sub-section (5) of section 8 of the Act. \r\n(2) All appeals filed under sub -section (1) shall be heard by the benches \r\nto be constituted by the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, and shall be \r\ndecided within a period of thirty days of their filing. \r\n(3) No appeal or revision shall lie against an interim order or interlocutory \r\norder passed by the Tribunal.] \r\n22\r\n[20. Prohibition of alienation .– Any trans action involving alienation of the \r\nimmovable property, which is the subject matter of the trial or any part thereof, \r\nwhether by sale, lease, gift, exchange, settlement, surrender, usufructuary \r\nmortgage or otherwise, or any partition effected or a trust cre ated, or by any mode \r\nof alienation, whatsoever, in respect of such immovable property, after filing of the \r\ncomplaint, shall be prohibited and shall be deemed to be null and void, except to \r\nthe extent permitted by an order of the Tribunal.] \r\n23\r\n[21. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * *] \r\n24\r\n[22. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * *] \r\n23. Public Prosecutor .– The Government shall appoint, for each Tribunal, a \r\nPublic Prosecutor on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, and until \r\n \r\n19Omitted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6083, s.15. \r\n20Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6083, s.16. \r\n21Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6083, s.17. \r\n22Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and \r\nwas published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6084, s.18. \r\n23Omitted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership o f Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6084, s.19. \r\n24Omitted by the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act 2026 (XXXVII of 2026), and was \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 14 May 2026, pp.6079-6084, s.19. \r\n10 \r\n \r\nsuch appointment is made, Public Prosecutors from the Public Prosecution \r\nDepartment of the Government shall be deputed to per form the functions of Public \r\nProsecutor before the Tribunal. \r\n25\r\n[24. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against \r\nthe Committee or any functionary or any agency or authority of the Government or \r\nofficer or official acting unde r the Act or the rules for any act or thing done or \r\nintended to be done in good faith.] \r\n25. Power to make rules .– The Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act. \r\n26. Removal of difficulties.– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to or applying \r\nthe provisions of the Act, the Government may make such order, not inconsistent \r\nwith the Act, as may be necessary for removing such difficulty. \r\n27. 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