Section 103 of The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887 in hindi — Recovery of cost incurred by the Government

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Official Legislative Text

(1)If the persons interested in the land fail to erect or repair a survey-mark within thirty days from the date of their being required by a Revenue-officer to do so, the Revenue-officer may cause it to be erected or repaired.
(2)Where the Revenue-officer causes a survey-mark to be erected or repaired, he shall, subject to any rules or direction under the last foregoing section, apportion the cost amongst the persons interested in the land in such manner as he deems just, and certify the same to the Collector.
(3)The Collector may recover the cost as if it were an arrear of land-revenue.

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Summary

If interested persons fail to build or repair a survey mark within thirty days of being ordered to, the Revenue-officer can have the work done for them.
The Revenue-officer decides how to fairly split the bill for this work among the people interested in the land.
The officer must then certify this divided cost and send it to the Collector.
Finally, the Collector has the power to collect this money from the people as if it were an overdue payment of land-revenue.

Practical examples

1A Revenue-officer tells local land owners to fix a broken boundary stone, and when 35 days pass with no action, the officer hires someone to fix it and bills the owners.

2Three siblings ignore a May 1895 order to mark their shared estate boundary, so the Revenue-officer has the work done, splits the cost equally, and certifies this to the Collector for collection.

FAQ

1. Under Section 103 of The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887, how long do interested persons have to repair a survey mark before the government steps in?

Under Section 103 of the Act, they have thirty days from the date of being required by a Revenue-officer to do so.

2. What happens if land owners do not put up a survey mark on time according to Section 103 of the Punjab land law?

Section 103 of the Punjab land law states the Revenue-officer may cause the mark to be erected or repaired themselves.

3. How is the cost recovered if the government does the work under Section 103 of the 1887 land revenue rules?

Section 103 of the 1887 land revenue rules says the Collector may recover the cost as if it were an arrear of land-revenue.

Practice Quiz

Q1.According to Section 103 of The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887, how many days are given to persons interested in the land to erect or repair a survey-mark before the Revenue-officer takes action?

Q2.Under Section 103 of the 1887 Punjab land act, who is responsible for apportioning the cost of the survey-mark if the government has to build it?

Q3.When enforcing Section 103 of The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887, how does the Collector recover the money spent on erecting a survey-mark?

Q4.Sections 102 and 103 of the Punjab land revenue rules work together regarding costs. If the Local Government uses Section 102 to say the Government will bear the cost of a survey mark, how does this affect the Revenue-officer's actions under Section 103?

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