THE PUNJAB ABOLITION OF JAGIRS ACT, 1952 
(IX of 1952) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement. 
2. Definitions. 
3. Abolition of Jagirs. 
4. Indemnity. 
5. Rules. 
6. Repeal. 
 
 
TEXT 
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THE PUNJAB ABOLITION OF JAGIRS ACT, 1952 
(IX of 1952) 
[4 February 1952] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the abolition of Jagirs 
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to abolish Jagirs in the Punjab; 
 It is hereby enacted as follow:– 
1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the 
Punjab Abolition of Jagirs Act, 1952. 
 (2) It shall extend to the Punjab. 
 (3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Act unless there be anything repugnant to the subject or 
context– 
(i) “Jagir” includes– 
(a) any grant of money made or continued by or on behalf of 
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[State] 
which purports to be or is expressed to be payable ou t of land 
revenue, or any assignment or release of land revenue made by 
a competent authority before the passing of the Punjab Jagirs 
Act, 1941, or made or deemed to have been made under the 
said Act; and 
(b) any estate in land created or affirmed by or on  behalf of 
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[State] 
for the sole purpose of enabling the person in whose favour it is 
created to collect or receive land revenue or any portion thereof; 
(ii) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; 
(iii) “Military Jagir” means a jagir granted to a ny person as a reward for his 
personal services as a member of the military forces or for the military 
services of any one related to him by blood or marriage; 
(iv) “Religious or charitable institution” means an institution maintained for 
the purpose of pr oviding religious or educational instruction or for the 
relief of the poor or for providing medical relief or the advancement of 
any other object of general public utility. 
                                                           
1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on January 11, 1952, assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on January 29, 
1952 and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 4, 1952, pp. 97-98. 
2Substituted for the words “the Crown” by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964 (w.e.f. 8.6.1962), published in the 
Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 3, 1964, pp. 1805-1849, Article 2(1) read with Schedule, Part II. 
3Ibid. 
3. Abolition of Jagirs .– (1) All jagirs not being military jagirs or jagirs in favo ur 
of any religious or charitable institution, created at any time and operative at the time 
of the coming into force of this Act shall immediately cease to be operative. 
 (2) No jagir shall be created after the coming into force of this Act. 
 (3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) all rights, which have 
accrued or are due to accrue to the holder of any jagir or to his successor -in-interest 
or assignee in respect of such jagir shall forthwith terminate. 
4. Indemnity.– No compensation shall be claim ed by any one affected by the 
foregoing provisions and no court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or other 
proceedings instituted by or on behalf of any person claiming any sum or other 
benefit in respect of a jagir. 
5. Rules.– The Government m ay frame rules
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 to give effect to the provisions of 
this Act. 
6. Repeal.– The Punjab Jagirs Act, 1941, is hereby repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                           
1For Rules, see Revenue Department’s Notification No. 1294-R, dated June 8, 1953, published in the Punjab Gazette, Part I, 
dated June 19, 1953, pp. 470-471.