Bare Act
The Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972
Civil197221 sections
This law regulates land ownership and tenancy in Punjab to ensure fair distribution of agricultural land. It applies to landowners, tenants, and cultivators, aiming to limit the size of holdings and eliminate surplus land. By taking possession of excess land from large landowners and vesting it in the state, the government redistributes it to landless or marginal farmers. This measure is crucial for reducing economic inequality, promoting social justice, and increasing agricultural productivity by ensuring that land is used by those who actually cultivate it rather than sitting idle in large estates.
- 6. Collection of information where declaration is not furnished
- 7. Determination of permissible and surplus areas
- 8. Vesting of surplus area
- 9. Power to take possession of surplus area
- 10. Amount payable for surplus area
- 12. Bar on future acquisition of land in excess of permissible area
- 13. Power to separate share of landowners in joint lands
- 14. Exemption of lands belonging to religious or charitable institutions
- 16. Vesting of surplus area
- 17. Power to take possession
- 18. Payment of amount for the land vesting in the State Government
- 19. Disposal of surplus area
- 20. Exemption of certain lands
- 21. Power to remove difficulties
- 22. Power to make rules
- 23. Bar of jurisdiction
- 24. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25. Act to override other laws
- 26. Special provisions for certain categories
- 27. Definitions
- 28. Repeal and saving
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