H. P. ABOLITION OF PAYMENT OF HAQ-CHUHARAM ACT, 2011

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires ,— (a) “Haq-Chuharam” means the one-fourth share of the gross income from the sale of trees as indicated in para 61 of the Kangra Forest Settlement Report of Anderson (1887), to be divided among proprietors i.e. Khewatdars and the village servants i.e. Lambardars, Patwaris and Rakhas; and (b) The words “Khewatdar”, “Lambardar” and “Rakha” shall have the same meaning and expression as assigned to them in the Report on Forest Settlement of the Kangra Valley.