Punjab Village Common Lands [DIVISION BENCH]Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, S.ll–EvictionHELD are of the considered opinion that the petitioners do not have any locus standi to maintain this petition for the prayer made in the writ petition, particularly in respect of the orders passed by the Commissioner by which he has deleted the directions issued by the Collector in his order dated 10.12.2013. The locus standi to challenge the said order of the Commissioner was with the Gram Panchayat who could have filed the present writ petition had it been so advised. May 1, 2020 phlaw
Punjab Village Common Lands Shamlat Deh~ Land reserved for manure pit for the villagers—It will be covered under exception clause 2(g)(5)(vi) of the VCL Act-Accordingly, the municipal corporation cannot be owner of the said land and application under Public Premises Act was not maintainable. January 1, 2020 phlaw
Punjab Village Common Lands [DIVISION BENCH] Village Common Lands—Revision would be maintainable before the Commissioner against the order passed by the Collector on an application filed under both S.7(l) and S.7(2) of 1961 Act December 31, 2019 phlaw
Punjab Village Common Lands Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1962—Change of Land Use- Use of site earmarked for Hada Rodi cannot be changed into Johar(pond) without resorting to the procedure prescribed under the Act/Rules of obtaining due permission by village Gram Panchayat from competent authorities June 27, 2019 phlaw
Punjab Village Common Lands Village Common Lands—Question of Title– Proceeding under S.11 are in nature of a civil suit and it should not be adjudicated in summary procedure January 23, 2019 phlaw
Punjab Village Common Lands Gram Panchayat sought eviction after being held as owner of land in dispute-Private respondents contended that land in possession is different from land adjudicated u/s 11 of 1961 Act-Eviction petition was dismissed-Matter remitted to collector to reconsider the matter to give categoric findings on disputed questions of fact. July 16, 2018 phlaw
Punjab Village Common Lands Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, S.11–Suit for Declaration-Damages for demolition-Petitioner to firstly file a petition under Section 11 of the 1961 Act and get a declaration that the land where the construction was raised does not vest in Gram Panchayat or any other public authority-As soon as such a declaration is granted, the petitioner shall be at liberty to claim damages before the appropriate forum July 9, 2018 phlaw
Punjab Village Common Lands Village Common Lands—Declaration of Title—Subject land was under the ownership of Gram Panchayat and was under the cultivating possession of tenant—Till the time the land is actually put to use for a common purpose, even if it Is cultivated by a tenant on Will, such tenant cannot does not acquire ownership rights. July 2, 2018 phlaw
Punjab Village Common Lands A person who has been in cultivating possession of ‘Shamlat Deh’ land for more than 12 years on the date of commencement of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1953 cannot be evicted there from May 10, 2018 phlaw
Punjab Village Common Lands Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, S.11–Claim for ownership- Petitioner claimed to be in cultivating possession of land since 1930–However, as per revenue records even prior to 1950 land has been record as ‘ Banjar Kadim’ (Uncultivable) and therefore he cannot be in cultivating possession April 19, 2018 phlaw
