In the year 1994, the Gram Panchayat filed an application under Section 7 of the Punjab Punjab Village Common Lands Regulation Act, 1961 read with Sections 5 7 of the Punjab Panchayats Act before the Collector, respondent No.5 herein.
On 24.05.2000, the High Court dismissed C.W.P. No.
In this case, the State of Punjab took the stand that by reason of the Punjab Village Common Lands Regulation Act, 1953 as amended in 1961, the interest of the persons in the Shamlat Deh lands stood extinguished and the Shamlat Deh lands were fully placed in the companytrol and power of the Gram Panchayat and in view of the above judgment, C.W.P. No.
8 of 1995 being ultra vires of the Constitution of India and violative of the Punjab Village Common Lands Regulation Act, 1961 as it has set at naught and abrogated the validity of the judgment passed by this Court.
I of 1954 and definition of Shamlat Deh was given in Section 2 g of the said Act and the provisions of the Amended Act were made applicable w.e.f.
This order of the High Court dated 23.08.1985 was number challenged before this Court and it became final.
PLJ 1985 463 1985 3 SCC 661.
By order dated 23.08.1985, the High Court quashed the allotment of Savitri Devi respondent No.7 herein.
09.01.1954 retrospectively.
Ludhiana through its Sarpanch, has filed the above appeal.
supra and the Collector was given the powers in view of the amended provisions to ignore the judgment of this Court.
On 25.03.1996, the Gram Panchayat filed C.W.P. No.
In the Jamabandi, for the year 1965 66, Gram Panchayat has been described as the owner.
In spite of the stay orders of this Court, the land was allotted to Savitri Devi, Widow of Bal Mukund, respondent No.7 herein and the Gram Panchayat appellant herein was companypelled to file Civil Writ Petition No.
Since the High Court has number companysidered the relief prayed for in the writ petition, the Gram Panchayat filed the present appeal.
In the year 1985, this Court settled the question regarding repugnancy of provisions of the Punjab Village Common Lands Regulation Act, 1961 with the provisions of the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950, in the case of Gram Panchayat of village Jamalpur vs. Malwinder Singh Ors.,
The matter was taken to this Court and by order dated 19.03.1975, this Court granted stay of the allotment of the land to the displaced persons.
4816 of 1996 in and by which the Division Bench dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant herein.
The dispute arose regarding the applicability of the provisions of the Punjab Village Common Lands Regulation Act,1961 and the provisions of the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950.
3560 of 1976 in the High Court of Punjab Haryana challenging the allotment of the Shamlat Deh land in favour of Savitri Devi.
4145 OF 2001 Sathasivam, J. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 24.05.2000 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in C.W.P. No.
According to the appellant, the mutation of the land in dispute which is Shamlat Deh measuring 242 kanals 11 marlas was sanctioned in favour of the Gram Panchayat.
CIVIL APPEAL NO.
Similarly, in the year 1970 71, Gram Panchayat was shown as the owner.
Earlier the Punjab Village Common Lands Regulation Act, 1953 was amended by Punjab Act No.
3560 of 1976 was allowed by the High Court and the allotment of land made in favour of Savitri Devi was quashed.
4816 of 1995 filed by the Gram Panchayat.
Gram Panchayat, Village Kum Kalan, Tehsil and Dist.
On 08.05.1995, the State of Punjab amended the Punjab Village Common Lands Regulation Act, 1961 thereby validating and legalizing the illegal and invalid allotment of land of the Gram Panchayat to the displaced persons with the intention of abrogating the judgment passed by this Court in Gram Panchayat of village Jamalpur vs. Malwinder Singh Ors.
