Punjab Conferment of Proprietary Rights on Occupancy Tenants and Muqarraridars Act, 2012

From: 2012-02-11 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to confer proprietary rights on occupancy tenants and muqarraridars. Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to confer proprietary rights on occupancy tenants and muqarraridars in respect of land in their possession and in conformity with the injunctions of Islam as set out in the Holy Quran and Sunnah; It is enacted as follows:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Conferment of Proprietary Rights on Occupancy Tenants and Muqarraridars Act 2012. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the Punjab. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.– (1) In this Act– (a) “land” means the land in occupation of a muqarraridar or an occupancy tenant according to the revenue record; and (b) “occupancy tenant” means a tenant having the right of occupancy under Chapter II of the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 (XVI of 1887). (2) A word or expression used in this Act but not defined shall mean the same as in the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 (XVI of 1887). 3. Conferment of proprietary rights.– (1) Subject to section 4, an occupancy tenant or muqarraridar shall be deemed to be the owner of the land. (2) The Revenue Officer shall enter in the revenue record the name of the occupancy tenant or the muqarraridar as the owner of the land. (3) No person shall claim any compensation from an occupancy tenant, a muqarraridar or the Government for conferment of ownership of the land on the occupancy tenant or the muqarraridar. 4. Remedy of a landlord.– (1) A landlord may, within six months from the date of coming into force of this Act, file an application before the Collector on the ground that the land was originally brought under cultivation by a predecessor-in-interest of…