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PETITIONER:

RAM SINGH & ORS.

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

GRAM PANCHAYAT MEHAL KALAN & ORS.

DATE OF JUDGMENT22/09/1986

BENCH:

VENKATARAMIAH, E.S. (J)

BENCH:

VENKATARAMIAH, E.S. (J)

KHALID, V. (J)

CITATION:

1986 AIR 2197 1986 SCC (4) 364

JT 1986 497 1986 SCALE (2)472

ACT:

Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961: ss.

11-13 Suit against Panchayat seeking declaration and

possession of shamlat deh-Correctness of entries in revenue

records-Whether Civil Court has jurisdiction.

Civil Procedure Code, O.I., R. 8-Civil Suit for

declaration/possession of Shamlat deh lands-Not

maintainable.

HEADNOTE:

Section 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands

(Regulation) Act, 1961 conferred jurisdiction on the

Collector to decide cases of persons claiming right, title

or interest in any land vested or deemed to have been vested

in a Panchayat, or claiming that any land has not so vested

in a Panchayat and against such order an appeal was provided

to the Commissioner. Under s. 12 every order of the

Collector or Commissioner was final and such