Friday, October 25, 2013

WEST PAKISTAN LAND REVENUE RULES, 1968 (As amended upto date) (April 2010 ) Part 4



(viii-a)
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 persuade the residents of the estate to adopt modern technique of framing,
enhance productivity and send their children / wards to school.
(ix) report to the Patwari any outbreak of disease among human beings or cattle in
the estate or sub-division of an estate in which he holds office;
(x) report to the Patwari the deaths of any right-holders in the estate, or subdivision
of the estate,
in
which
he
holds
office;

(xi) report any breach or cut in a Government Irrigation canal or channel, to the
nearest Canal Officer, zilladar or canal Patwari;
(xii) under the general or special directions of the Collector, to use his good offices
to assist all officers of Government and other persons duly authorized by the
Collector, in the enrolment of military personnel.
23. Collection, control and distribution of village officers' cesses.- (1) The Collector
may, at any time, revise the arrangements in an estate regarding the collection, control and
distribution of the village officers' cess.
(2) The headman shall be paid the following remunerations for his services-
(i) for collection of land revenue (Pachotra), 5% of the amount of land revenue
collected;
(ii) for collection of water-rate (abiana), 3% of the amount collected.
(iii) for collection of-
       
(a) Rehabilitation Fee ;
(b) Historical Mosque Fund Cess;
(c) Temporary Cultivation Lease Money and Cash Rent;
(d) Consolidation Fee;
(e) Development Cess; and
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Explanation l.-The remuneration of Lambardari fee shall be calculated on the actual
amount collected and not on the demand.
Explanation 2.- The remuneration for the collection of land revenue (Pachotra) is a
surcharge and is to be recovered from the land-owners, in addition to the land revenue.
Explanation 3.-In the case of water-rate (abiana) and the fees and cesses mentioned
in sub-rule (2), the commission payable to the Lambardar is not recovered as surcharge, but
is deducted from the amount recovered.
24. Punishments.-Where a headman commits a breach of or neglects, the duties
imposed on him, by or under these rules or by or under any other law for the time being in
                                             

30 Substituted by Board of Revenue, Punjab’s notification No. 881-2010/397-LR-II, dated 20th April, 2010. In exercise of
the powers conferred under section 36 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967), with the previous approval of
the Government and after previous publication vide notification No. 3724-2009/1436-LR-II, dated 4th November, 2009
published in the Punjab Weekly Gazette Part-I dated 16th December, 2009.

31 Item “(f)  Mutation Fee” deleted by Board of Revenue, Punjab’s notification No.3969-73/1492-LR-II, dated 29
 June,
1973, published in the Gazette of Punjab, Extraordinary, June 29, 1973.

Commission at the
rate of 3% of the
amount collected.
thforce, the Collector may. after giving him an opportunity of showing cause against the
proposed action, by order direct that-
(a) the emoluments of his office be withheld and forfeited to Government, for a
term, not exceeding one year; or
(b) he may be suspended from office, for a term not exceeding one year.
Explanation.- In the case of suspension, the Collector may appoint a substitute.
25.  Appointment of substitutes for non-resident headmen.- (1) Where an estate is
owned by a non-resident land-owner, he may nominate for the Collector's approval, a
substitute (Sarbrah) from among the residents in the estate to discharge the duties of
headman. If the owner fails to nominate a fit person, the Collector may appoint a substitute
from among the residents tenants.
(2) Where, in an estate owned by more land-owners than one, a non-resident headman
is liable for more than half the land revenue of the estate, a substitute for such headman may
be appointed from among the resident land-owners or tenants. In making such appointment,
the Collector shall consult the wishes of the non-resident headman.
26.  Appointment of other substitutes and their position
32.- (l) Where, by reason of
absence from his circle or estate, with the permission of the District Collector, or for any
other good cause, a headman is unable to perform the duties of his office in person, a
substitute may be appointed for the purpose.
27. Determination of office of substitute.- (l) When the person on whose behalf the
substitute was appointed vacates his office, the tenure of office by the substitute shall also
abate, thereon.
(2) In other cases, an order appointing a substitute shall remain in force until it is
revoked, or until the substitute dies or is dismissed or resigns the appointment.
28. Rules governing appointment and removal of substitute
33.- (1) In making
substitute appointments under rule 26, the District Collector shall consult the substantive
headman (Lambardar).
(2) Any resident land-owner in the estate or circle or any resident tenant in cases
falling under rule 16(2) shall be eligible for appointment as a substitute.
(3) A substitute may be removed at any time by the District Collector either on his
own motion, or at the request of the person for whom the substitute was appointed, for any
reason which would justify the removal of the headman (Lambardar).
29. Remuneration of substitute.- (1) For special reason to be recorded in the order
appointing a substitute, the person in whose stead a substitute is appointed may be permitted
to enjoy a portion not exceeding one-half of the Lambardari fee.
                                             

32 Substituted by Board of Revenue, Punjab’s notification No. 881-2010/397-LR-II, dated 20th April, 2010. In exercise of
the powers conferred under section 36 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967), with the previous approval of
the Government and after previous publication vide notification No. 3724-2009/1436-LR-II, dated 4th November, 2009
published in the Punjab Weekly Gazette Part-I dated 16th December, 2009.

33 Substituted by Board of Revenue, Punjab’s notification No. 881-2010/397-LR-II, dated 20th April, 2010. In exercise of
the powers conferred under section 36 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 (XVII of 1967), with the previous approval of
the Government and after previous publication vide notification No. 3724-2009/1436-LR-II, dated 4th November, 2009
published in the Punjab Weekly Gazette Part-I dated 16th December, 2009.



(2) In the absence of any such order, a substitute is entitled to the whole fee.
PART IV-RECORDS-OF-RIGHTS AND PERIODICAL RECORDS
30. Other documents included in the records-of-rights and periodical records.- (l) In
addition to the documents specified in clauses (a) to (c) of sub section (2) of section 39, the
following other documents shall be included in the record-of-rights (Misl-i-Haqiat) under
clause (d) of that sub section:-
(i) Preliminary proceeding (Form II),
(ii) Genealogical tree (Form III).
(iii) Index Survey / Khasra Numbers (Form IV).
(iv) Alphabetical index of owners
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[and mortgagees] (Form V).
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(vi) Note of changes in kind of soil (Form VII).
(vii) Register haqdaran nakhlistan (where) the nakhlistan is assessed to revenue
(Form VIII).
(viii) Statement of rights in wells and tube-wells (Form IX).
(ix) Statement of distribution of water (where the lands are irrigated by means of
Karez or other similar source) (Form X).
(x) Statement of rights in water-mills (Form XI).
(xi) Order of the Revenue Officer determining the assessment.
(xii) Order of the Revenue Officer distributing the assessment over holdings.
(xiii) Field Book (Form XII).
(2) The following documents shall also be included in the periodical record
(Chaharsala) under the provisions of sub section (2) of section 41:-
(i) Title page of register haqdaran zamin (Form XIII).
(ii) Documents referred to in items
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[(ii) to (iv)] and (vi) to (x) of sub-rule (1).
(iii) Supplementary map (Form XIV).
(iv) Fard Badar (Form XV).
(v) Checking and attestation notes by the Kanungo.
(vi) Checking and attestation notes by the Revenue Officer.
(vii) Final attestation certificate of Register Haqdaran Zamin by the Revenue
Officer (Form XVI).
31. Manner in which the Record-of-Rights prepared, signed and attested.-(l) A
schedule shall be approved by the Collector for each Tehsil, prescribing the arrangements for
the preparation of the record referred to in rule 30(2) of the estates, and shall be so arranged
that the work of each year shall cover about a fourth of each Kanungo's whole circle.
                                             

34 Added by Board of Revenue, Punjab’s notification No.1750-88/281-LR-II dated 02-04-1989, published in the Gazette of
Punjab, Extraordinary, April 4, 1989.
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 Item “(v) Alphabetical index of mortgagees (Form VI)” omitted ibid.
 Substituted ibid for the figures “(ii),(iii)”


(2) Cent per cent entries of the record-of-rights and periodical records shall be
checked and attested on the spot by the Field Kanungo.
(3) The entries and documents included in the record-of-rights (Misl-i-Haqiat) shall
be checked and attested, cent per cent by the Naib Tehsildar/Head Munshi incharge of the
circle in all respects and at least 25% by the Tehsildar concerned.
(4) The Tehsildar or Naib-Tehsildar/Head Munshi incharge of the circle, shall check
the periodical records and make his final attestation and shall observe the following
procedure:-
(i) 25 per cent Khatauni shall be read out on the spot, in the presence of the rightholders.

(ii) At least 25% of the mutations attached to the Register Haqdaran Zamin shall
be compared with the Khewats concerned.
(iii) At least 25% of the Khata holdings shall be compared with the previous
Register Haqdaran Zamin.
(5) The Assistant Collector of the first grade, Collector, Commissioner, Assistant to
the Director of Land Records and the Director of Land Records shall also check and attest the
record-of-rights and periodical records, from time to time, to ensure that the Kanungo and
Tehsildar, Naib-Tehsildar (Head Munshi) have carried out the prescribed checking and
attestation and that the other provisions of the Act and these rules are being complied with.
(6) A statement in Form XVII with regard to checking and attestation carried out
under sub-rules (2) to (5), for each month, shall be submitted by the Tehsildar to the
Collector through the Revenue Assistant, Sub-Divisional Officer concerned and the Collector
shall submit all such statements in a consolidated form to the Commissioner and to the
Director of Land Records.
(7) The original copy of the record-of-rights and periodical records shall be consigned
to the District Revenue Record Room; and the second copy thereof shall be kept by the
Patwari:
Provided that in the case of the map of the estate, the second copy shall be consigned
to the Tehsil/Sub-Divisional Revenue Record Room and a copy of the map of the estate,
prepared on cloth, shall be kept by the Patwari.
(8) A third copy of the documents listed below, shall be supplied to the Union
Committee, Town Committee or Union Council concerned:-
(i) Register Haqdaran Zamin.
(ii) Register Girdawari.
(iii) Dhal Bachh.
(iv) Map of the estate.
32. Gist of the order of mutation.-When a mutation is decided by a Revenue Officer,
a gist of the order, shall be sent, in Form XVIII to the
*
[Secretary of the Union Committee,
Town Committee or the Union Council, as the case may be], in which the estate is situated
and to the
person whose right has been transferred.
                                             

*
 Now “Union Administration”

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