The East Punjab Displaced Persons (Land Resettlement) Act, 1949
The East Punjab Displaced Persons (Land Resettlement) Act, 1949
The East Punjab Displaced Persons (Land Resettlement) Act, 1949 provides a legal framework for reallocating non-urban agricultural land to individuals displaced during the partition of India. It applies to refugees who lost or abandoned their lands in Pakistan-administered territories and were allotted or leased evacuee property in India. The Act defines the timeline and conditions under which displaced allottees or lessees can take physical possession of land, while establishing the rights, rent liabilities, and handover duties of current occupants. By streamlining land transfers without stamp duty or registration fees, it ensured swift rehabilitation, financial support, and agricultural continuity for uprooted families.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power of Custodian to earmark land in Shamilat
- 4. Right of allottee or lessee to possession
- 5. Rights and obligations of the present holder
- 6. Right of the allottee or lessee to a share in rent
- 7. Liability of the allottee or lessee
- 10. Delegation
- 11. Instruments not to require stamp and registration
- 12. Order not to be questioned
- 13. Bar of legal proceedings
- 14. Power to make rules
- 15. Repeal of East Punjab Ordinance, 1949, and savings
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