THE PUT4YAB RESUMPTION OF JAGIRS ACT, 1657
The Punjab Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1957
This Act ends the traditional system of jagir grants, where land or funds were settled with individuals, by automatically extinguishing all such holdings in Punjab immediately after it takes effect. It applies to holders of these feudal-style assignments, known as jagirdars, transferring their rights directly to the State Government. The law ensures the elimination of these personal hereditary claims, allowing the administration to reclaim control over territories and resources. While there are narrow exemptions for military service rewards and religious institutions, the Act fundamentally modernizes the region's land and revenue administration by abolishing these vestiges of the past.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Resumption of jagirs
- 4. Removal of doubts
- 5. Compensation for resumption of Jagirs
- 6. Procedure for payment of Compensation
- 7. Apportionment of Compensation
- 7A. Payment of Compensation and arrears of jagir after death of jagirdar
- 7B. Payment of compensation and arrears of jagir to widows or other members of the family of deceased jagirdar
- 8. Power of State Government to call for proceedings
- 9. Effect of other laws
- 10. Bar to suits and proceedings
- 11. Power to make rules
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