Section 60 of The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887 in hindi — Formation of waste-land into separate estates

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(1)When in the opinion of the Collector or of an officer making a general re-assessment of land-revenue under the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, the waste-land belonging to or adjoining an estate is so extensive as to exceed the requirements of the owners of the estate with reference to pasturage or other useful purpose, the Collector or officer may at any time, with the previous sanction of the Financial Commissioner, make a separate assessment of the waste-land which he considers to be so in excess, and offer that land at that assessment, for such term and on such conditions as he thinks fit, to the owners of the estate to which it belongs, and, if they refuse the offer, to the owners of any estate which the land adjoins, and, if they also refuse the offer, to any other person.
(2)When the owners of the estate to which the waste-land belongs refuse the offer, the Collector shall assign to them an annual allowance not less than five and not more than ten per cent. of the net income realized by the Government form the land.

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Summary

This section allows the government to separate excessively large areas of waste land from an estate and tax them separately.
The Collector must get the previous sanction of the Financial Commissioner to do this.
The newly separated waste land must be offered first to the original owners of the estate.
If the original owners refuse the offer, it is offered to adjoining owners, and if they refuse, to anyone else.
If the original owners refuse, the Collector must assign them an annual allowance between five and ten percent of the government's net income from that land.

Practical examples

1A village estate contains miles of unused scrubland that the local farmers never use for grazing. The Collector gets permission, assesses the scrubland separately, and offers it to the farmers to manage. They refuse, so the Collector offers it to a neighboring village.

2Because the original farmers refused the new scrubland estate, the government leases it to a logging company for a profit. The Collector calculates the net income and pays the original farmers a seven percent annual allowance from those profits.

FAQ

1. Who gets the first chance to claim newly separated waste land under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887?

Under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887, the offer must first go to the owners of the estate to which the waste land originally belonged.

2. What compensation do I get if I refuse extra waste land under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887?

Under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887, you will receive an annual allowance of not less than five and not more than ten percent of the net income the government makes from that land.

3. Who decides if waste land is too extensive under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887?

Under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887, it is the opinion of the Collector or an officer making a general re-assessment that determines if the land exceeds the owners' requirements.

Practice Quiz

Q1.Under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887, to whom must the newly assessed waste land be offered first?

Q2.Under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887, what happens if both the original owners and the adjoining estate owners refuse the offer?

Q3.Under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887, what is the maximum allowance the original owners can receive if they refuse the waste land offer?

Q4.Under Section 60 of the Punjab Land-Revenue Act 1887, whose previous sanction is needed before the Collector makes a separate assessment of extensive waste land?

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