village common land
anupam sharma
(Querist) 16 March 2010
This query is : Resolved
A land in punjab (village common land/shamlat deh)is in possession and ownership of cultivators from the very begining but in 1955-56 there was anotification from the govt. putting the land in possession of gram panchayat but such notification was cancelled the very same year,,,fron then on the land is in possession of cultivators only...but now the gram panchayat is alleging its ownership on it with connivance of high officials...kindly give the remedies for such cultivators.......
R.R. KRISHNAA
(Expert) 16 March 2010
File a writ petition before the high court.
anupam sharma
(Querist) 16 March 2010
thanks sir.....but will it be effective enough??? the villagers are illiterate people and a writ would take long time...till then the panchayat would usurp the land leading to great loss to poor cultivators??? is there a remedy by way of civil /criminal suit???
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 16 March 2010
It is necessary to know the nature of status/entry of you in the Jamabandi before commenting anything on your specific case.
Generally, occupancy rights should be claimed through civil court and stay order against eviction should be obtained at the very first stage against the defendants. In the light of long possession, such rights can be provided therein.
