Law: Punjab Tenancy Act, (XVI of 1887)

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  Review-No error or omission patent on face of record No petition for review lies.   Punjab Tenancy Act (XVI of 1887); S. 4 (5)-Tenant Seri (helper) is not "tenant."   ORDER   This order will dispose of the two applications Nos. 46 and 47 of 1960 61, for a review of my order dated 6-6-1961 by this order I had rejected the revision applications filed by the two petitioners, and had upheld the orders of the officers below declining to make any changes in the khasra girdawari of Chak No. 87/9L, district Montgomery to which the petitioners belong. The facts seem to be that the landlord employed one tenant to cultivate a square of land, but as the latter could not or did not own two pairs of bullocks necessary for the purpose, he engaged serfs to help him. Under the Land Reforms it is only the tenant entered in the khasra girdawari who is entitled to purchase the surplus surrendered area. An attempt was made by the tenant and his serfs, to get the name of the latter also entered as tenant in which they failed. I had rejected the revision applications on the ground that the petitioners had not adopted the proper remedy as they had neither appealed against the…