The Punjab Revenue Appeals and Proceedings (Disposal and Restoration) Act, 1956

Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Punjab Revenue Appeals and Proceedings (Disposal and Restoration) Act, 1956.

1. (2) It shall extend to¹[the territories specified in sub-section
2. (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966].
3. (3) It shall come in force at once.

Disposal of certain revenue appeals and revisions instituted before the 15th August, 1947.—Where any appeal or revision relating to Amritsar or Gurdaspur District instituted prior to the 15th day of August, 1947, before the Commissioner of the Lahore Division or the Financial Commissioner of the undivided Punjab was transferred after the said date for disposal to the Commissioner, Jullundur Division, or the Financial Commissioner, Punjab (India), it shall be deemed to have been validly transferred notwithstanding anything contained in any law to the contrary and shall be disposed of by the Financial Commissioner, Punjab (India), or the Commissioner, Jullundur Division, as the case may be, in accordance with law.

Restoration of certain appeals and revisions.—If any appeal or revision transferred in the manner mentioned in section 2 was dismissed after the 15th day of August, 1947, solely on the ground that it should have been heard and disposed of by the appropriate authority in Punjab (Pakistan), the Commissioner, Jullundur Division, or the Financial Commissioner, Punjab (India), as the case may be, shall on application made by the aggrieved party or his legal representative within thirty days from the commencement of this Act, or such further time as the appellate or revising authority may grant on sufficient cause, make an order, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, setting aside the dismissal and shall thereafter proceed with the appeal or revision in accordance with law.

Validation of certain appeals and revisions decided after transfer.—If any appeal or revision transferred in the manner mentioned in section 2 was disposed of on merits by the Commissioner, Jullundur Division, or the Financial Commissioner, Punjab (India), as the case may be, it shall be deemed to have been validly decided notwithstanding any other law for the time being in force.