Law: Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act (V of 1912)

Section: 10

  Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act (V of 1912), S. 10-Allotment of land as Rifah-i-Am (public we fare) Ihata-----To be made not in name of an individual but in that of the total community-Allotment by Assistant Collector without Collector's approval invalid.     ORDER   The Rifah-i-Am Ihata in dispute was meant for allotment for purposes of erecting a guest house. It was clearly inappropri ate that it should be allotted in favour of an individual while a considerable number of other villagers object to such an allotment. The Assistant Commissioner's order of allotment is not a valid order under the Colonization Act. It can be considered to be an order passed in anticipation of the Collector's approval. Such an approval was refused in this case. The position, therefore is that the alleged allotment in favour of…