PREFACE - PLRS

1 Page No. 1 PREFACE The Land Records manual is designed to take the place of those of the standing orders of the Financial Commissioner which deal with Department of Land Records. As each of those standing orders comes under revision its place will be taken by a chapter in this manual . It has been compiled by Sir Miles Irving who Financial Commissioner Revenue Punjab till 15th February,1934 and is issued under the authority of the Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Punjab. With this manual should be read chapters IX to XIII of the Land Administration manual and chapter XIV and appendices VII to XI and XXI of the Settlement manual . Financial Commissioner , Revenue, Punjab. The 15th September,1935 Page No.

2 2 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION The Punjab Land Records manual was compiled and issued during the year 1935. A thorough revision of the manual became necessary as a very large number of provisions have been amended from time to time. In fact a large number of prvisions have no applicability now in the changed circumstances. The manual has been revised and brought up-to. date. The Punjab Kanungo Service Rules,1945, have been incorporated in the revised . The new rules will be issued separately when finalized . , CHANDIGARH Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Punjab. The 1st October ,1973 Page No. 3 PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION The Punjab Land Records manual 1935 was updated in the year 1973. A further revision was necessary in view of a number of amendments made from time to time.

3 The copies of the second revised edition is essential in view of the number of amendments made since 1973. This edition of the Punjab Land Records manual has been updated incorporating all amendments till date with the view to affect more clarity. I hope this revised edition will be extremely useful to the revenue officers of the State. GURBINDER CHAHAL, CHANDIGARH Financial Commissioner , Revenue, Punjab. The 8th June,2004 Page No. 4 CHAPTER 1 THE DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS [Replaces standing order , original issue dated 16th June, 1909, revised issue, dated 22nd December,1916. Second Revised Issue, dated 2nd September 1929.] Note: -For an account of the duties and origin of the office of Director of Land Records, see paragraphs 207, 271, 274 and 275 of the Land Administration manual .

4 The Director of Land Records deals with the following:- (a) Land records, the kanungo and Patwari establishment and Patwari Revenue Training School and its establishment.(His duties with regard to settlements are defined in parts B and C of appendix VI to the Settlement manual ), (b) Crops and price reports, returns of agricultural statistics and the cattle census, (c) Rain gauges. Note:- In dealing with (b) the Director consults the Director of Agriculture in all important matters. The Director is the Head of Department as regards income from : (1) Mutation fees; (2) Copying and inspection fees of Patwari s records; Duties of the Director of Land Records Control of certain charges. Page No. 5 (3) Copying fee for the preparation of produce statement, and five-yearly abstracts of Yields; and (4) All expenditure on contingencies connected with the kanungo and Patwari establishment and with the revenue records.

5 In cases where sanction to incur expenditure is required or in which Government have to be addressed, the Director of Land Records shall write to the Financial Commissioner officially. Otherwise he will usually obtain the orders of the Financial Commissioner unofficially through the Revenue Secretary concerned, and in issuing orders so obtained will use the secretarial form of address. On matters of routine or detail, the Director addresses Deputy Commissioners direct, but in important matters he writes to them through the Commissioner. A separate inspection minute book with butts should be kept at each tehsil office and a copy of the notes written by the Director of Land Records should be pasted into this book. The Director of Land Records should put, in the ordinary tehsil inspection book, a note:- Inspected on_____See separate book".

6 A separate minute book shall also be maintained at the district office for the record of notes on the inspection of the district Kanugo s Office and the Revenue Record-room by the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the officer-in-charge of Revenue Branches and the Director of Land Records. Rule of correspondence with local authorities . Inspection notes. Page No. 6 In the case of districts not under settlement, all reports by the Director of Land Records regarding his inspections of the land record shall be submitted by him to Commissioners, who will themselves dispose of them or if they think it necessary, forward them for the information or orders of the Financial Commissioner. In case of district under settlement, the Director shall submit his reports to the Financial Commissioner who will return them with his orders through the Commissioner.

7 Deleted The following is a list of reports and returns submitted by the Director of Land Records, Punjab:- No. Name of the report or return Period covered REMARKS Economic and Statistical Adviser to Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi .. A copy is forwarded to:- 1. Retail sale prices current return Fortnight Controller, Printing and Stationery, Punjab Chandigarh. 2. Wholesale price current return Director General of Observatories Do Ditto 3. Rainfall returns Month Ditto 4. Annual statement of rainfall Year Ditto 5. Report on the working of rain gauges Financial Commissioners Year .. 6. Departmental Report of Director of Land Records Year Economic and Statistical Adviser to the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi. 7. Season and Crop Report of Punjab Do Ditto 8. The statement showing the approximate yield per hectare of principal crops in each district Do Ditto Disposal of Reports by Director.

8 List of Reports. Page No. 7 REVENUE DEPARTMENT Notification The 24th June, 1976 No. 80 309 exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules for regulating the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to the Punjab Land Records (State Service Class III), namely:- PART-I-GENERAL 1. (i) These rules may be called the Punjab Land Records (State Service Class III) Rules, 1976. (ii) They shall come into force on the date of their first publication in the official Gazette. 2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise (a) Cadre means the strength of the service or a part thereof; (b) Director means the Director of Land Records, Punjab; (c) Direct appointment means an appointment made otherwise than by promotion, or by transfer of an official already in the service of Government of India or a State Government; (d) Government means the Punjab Government in the Revenue Department; (e) Recognised University or Institution means (i) any university or institution incorporated by law in any of the States of India, or (ii) in the case of degrees or diplomas obtained as a result of examinations held before 15th August, 1947, the Punjab, Sindh or Dacca, university, or Short title and commencement Definitions Page No.

9 8 (iii) any other university or institution which is declared to be a recognised university or institution for the purpose of these rules; (f) recruiting authority means the Punjab Subordinate Service Selection Board or any other authority authorised or by the Government to make recruitment of persons to the Service. (g) Service means the Punjab Land Records (State Service Class III). PART II-Recruitment to posts and qualifications 3. The service shall comprise the posts shown in Appendix A to these rules: Provided that nothing in these rules shall effect the inherent right of Government to make additions or reductions in the cadre of the Service or create new posts with different designations and scales of pay whether permanently or temporarily. 4. (i) Appointment to the post of Chief Instructor (Naib-Tehsildar) shall be made by the Commissioner, Jullundur Division.

10 (ii) Appointment to other posts shall be made by the Director. 5. No person shall be appointed to the Service, unless he is - (a) a citizen of India; (b) a subject of Nepal; or (c) a subject of Bhutan; or (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the Ist January, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India; or Number and character of posts Appointing authority Nationality, domicile and character of candidates Page No. 9 (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma Ceylon and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganika and Zanzibar) with the Intention of permanently settling in India: Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b) (c) ,(d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been given by the competent authority and if he belongs to category (e) the certificate of eligibility will be issued for a period of one year, after which such candidate will be retained in service subject to his having acquired Indian citizenship.