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(REGULATION) ACT, 1961

The Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961

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This Act vests village common lands (shamilat deh) in Haryana in the village panchayats. It regulates how such land is used, occupied and disposed of, protects the panchayat's rights against certain transfers, and lets the authorities put panchayats in possession. Income from the land must be used for village purposes, no compensation is payable for the vesting, and unlawful occupation is an offence.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Land to which this Act applies
  4. 4. Vesting of rights in panchayats and non-proprietors
  5. 5. Regulation of use and occupation etc. of lands vested or deemed to have been vested in panchayats
  6. 5A. Disposal of lands vested or deemed to have been vested in panchayat
  7. 5B. Certain transfers not to affect panchayat's right
  8. 6. If any, for which no compensation shall be payable.
  9. 7. Power to put panchayats in possession of certain lands
  10. 7A. Cognizance of offence
  11. 7B. Procedure for prosecution
  12. 8. Such proceedings shall be initiated only after the ejectment order against such person has become final under section 7.
  13. 9. Utilisation of income
  14. 10. Bar of compensation
  15. 10A. Power of Assistant Collector of the first grade to cancel or vary sales or leases etc. of lands vested in panchayats
  16. 11. Sales of land in Shamilat deh not to be pre-emptible
  17. 12. Rent of Shamilat lands to be recoverable as arrears of land revenue
  18. 13. Bar of jurisdiction
  19. 13A. Adjudication
  20. 13B. Provided that no order adversely affecting any person shall be passed unless he has been afforded an opportunity of being heard.
  21. 13C. Provided that no order adversely affecting any person shall be passed unless he has been afforded an opportunity of being heard.
  22. 13D. Provisions of this Act to be overriding
  23. 13E. Public Servant
  24. 13AA. Appeal and Revision
  25. 14. Every officer or employee acting under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
  26. 14A. Saving
  27. 15. Power to make rules
  28. 16. Repeal and saving
  29. 17. Validation

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