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The Punjab Abolition of Villages Cess (Kuri Kamini) Act, 1950

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The Punjab Abolition of Village Cess (Kuri Kamani) Act, 1950 is a social reform law aimed at eradicating an obsolete and oppressive feudal tax known as Kuri Kamini or Khurdi Kamini. Historically collected by landowners or village elites from artisans, laborers, and non-proprietory residents, this custom-based village cess imposed unfair financial burdens on rural communities. The law applies across the state, making the collection or recovery of this cess illegal regardless of custom, tenancy agreements, or land revenue records. Courts are barred from hearing suits to recover it, and anyone attempting to demand or collect it faces criminal fines and potential imprisonment.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent.
  2. 2. Cess declared unleviable.
  3. 3. Recovery of cess barred.
  4. 4. Penalty for contravention.

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