(Punjab Act 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 [2][2][State] which
purports to be or is expressed to be payable out 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 [3][3][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 any 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
providing religious or educational instruction or for the relief of the poor or
for providing medical relief or the advancement of any other object or general
public utility.
3. Abolition of Jagirs.—
(1) All jagirs not being military jagirs or jagirs in favour 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 sub-section (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 claimed 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.
6. Repeal.—
The Punjab Jagirs Act, 1941, is hereby repealed.
[1][1]This Act was
passed by the Punjab Assembly on 11th January, 1952, assented to by the
Governor of the Punjab on 29th January, 1952; and, published in the Punjab
Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 4th February, 1952, pages 97-98.
[2][2]Substituted,
for the words “the Crown”, by the West Pakistan Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1964,
section (1), Schedule II.
[4][4]For Rules,
see Notification No. 1294-R, dated: 8th June 1953, published in the Punjab Gazette, Part I, 1953, page 470.
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