https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290309 The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 creates a special mechanism for disputes over land claimed as shamlat deh or as property vested in a Gram Panchayat: claims of right, title or interest must be raised before the Collector, with an appeal to the Commissioner, and sections 12 and 13 give finality to those orders while barring civil court jurisdiction. A suit framed as a challenge to revenue entries or a declaration of title is still barred if it necessarily requires determination whether the land is shamlat deh and belongs to the Panchayat. The civil court therefore had no jurisdiction to try such a dispute, and the challenge to the High Court's view was dismissed. en-us Mon, 22 Sep 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:17:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290309 The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 creates a special mechanism for disputes over land claimed as shamlat deh or as property vested in a Gram Panchayat: claims of right, title or interest must be raised before the Collector, with an appeal to the Commissioner, and sections 12 and 13 give finality to those orders while barring civil court jurisdiction. A suit framed as a challenge to revenue entries or a declaration of title is still barred if it necessarily requires determination whether the land is shamlat deh and belongs to the Panchayat. The civil court therefore had no jurisdiction to try such a dispute, and the challenge to the High Court's view was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Sep 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290309