(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
1 Substituted by Haryana Act, 9 of 1992.
2. Inserted by ibid.
3 Inserted by Punjab Act 19 of 1964, section 5.
Finality of orders.
Provisions of this Act to be overriding.
Public Servant.
Indemnity.
Saving Power to make rules.
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(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for—
(a) the principles on which and the extent to and the manner in which the inhabitants of the village shall make use of the lands vested or deemed to have been vested in a panchayat;
(b) 1[the maximum and minimum area to be sold, gifted, exchanged or leased to any single person;]
(c) the prescribing of forms for such books, entries, statistics and accounts as may be considered necessary to be kept, made or complied in any office or submitted to any authority;
(d) determining the principles on which and the manner in which compensation may be paid under sub-section (2) of section 3.
(e) the terms and condition on which the use and occupation of any such land is permitted;
(f) the manner and circumstances in which any such land may be disposed of transferred or sold;
2[(ff) the terms and condition on which the land in shamilat deh may be gifted, sold, exchanged or leased, and
(g) the purposes for which any such land may be gives free of charge;
(h) the regulation of procedure where panchayat 3[sues or is sued] in its representative capacity;
(i) the manner and the order of priority in which the excess area shall be utilised by 4[the Assistant Collector of the first grade] under sub-section
(1) of section 5;
(j) the officer by whom and the manner in which the area of shamilat deh referred to in sub-section 5 shall be demarcated; and 5[(k) the form and manner of filing an appeal under section 13AA and 13B;
(l) any other matter which can be or may be prescribed.]
16. The Punjab Village Common Lands(Regulation) Act, 1953, and the Pepsu Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1954, are hereby repealed :
Provided that anything done or any action taken under any law so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of this Act, and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.
6[Important Note.
(1) On the commencement of this Act, the appeals pending before the Collector shall be disposed of by him while the other proceedings shall stand transferred to the Assistant Collector of the first grade.
1 Substituted by Haryana Act no.8, of 2007.
2 Substituted by Haryana Act no.8, of 2007.
3 Substituted by Haryana Act 2 of 1981 and shall always be deemed to have been substituted.
4 Substituted by Haryana Act 47 of 1973.
5 Substituted by Haryana Act no.8, of 2007.
6 See Haryana Act 47 of 1973.
Repeal and saving.
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(2) An appeal shall lie to the Commissioner from any order passed by the Collector before the commencement of this Act shall be disposed of by him.]
1[17. Notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any civil court, all actions taken, rules made and orders or decree or passed by Revenue Court, Officer or authority under the principal Act as amended by the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Haryana Amendment Act, 1980, shall be deemed to have been validly taken, made or passed, as the case may be, as if the principal Act, as amended by the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Haryana Amendment Act, 1980, had been in force at all material times when such action was taken, rules were made and judgements, orders or decrees were passed by the Revenue Court, officer or authority.]
1 See Haryana Act 2 of 1981.
Validation 18 HARYANA GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THE HARYANA VILLAGE COMMON LANDS (REGULATION) ACT, 1961 (Punjab ACT No. 18 of 1961) (As amended upto 31st August, 2017) 19 THE HARYANA VILLAGE COMMON LANDS (REGULATION) ACT, 1961 (Applicable to Haryana) Arrangement of sections Sections pages
1.Short title, extent and commencement3
2.Definitions.3
3.Land to which this Act applies. 5
4.Vesting of rights in panchayats and non-proprietors.7
5.Regulation of use and occupation etc. of lands 7 Vested or deemed to have been vested in panchayats.
5A.Disposal of certain lands vested or deemed to have been vested 8 in panchayat.
5B.Certain transfers not to affect panchayat’s right.8
6.Appeal8
7.Power to put panchayats in possession of certain lands. 9
7A.Cognizance of offence. 9
7B.Procedure for prosecution. 9
8.Saving of existing possession.10
9.Utilisation of income. 10
10.Bar of compensation.10
10A.Power of Assistant Collector of first grade to cancel 10 Or vary sales or leases etc. of lands vested in panchayats.
11.Sales of land in shamilat deh not to be pre-emptible. 11
12.Rent of Shamilat lands to be recoverable as arrears of 11 Land revenue.
13.Bar of jurisdiction.11
13A.Adjudiction. 12
13AA.Appeal and Revision.12
13B.Appeal and Revision. 12
13C.Finality of orders.13
13D.Provisions of this Act to be overriding.13
13E.Public Servant.13
14.Indemnity.13
14A.Saving.13
15.Power to make rules. 13
16.Repeal and saving14
17. Validation.14 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), APR. 1, 2025 (CHTR. 11, 1947
PART-I HARYANA GOVERNMENT LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Notification The 1st April, 2025 SAKA) 59 No. Leg. 6/2025.- The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana received the assent of the Governor of Haryana on the 28th March, 2025 and is hereby published for general information:- HARYANA ACT NO. 5 OF 2025 THE HARYANA VILLAGE COMMON LANDS (REGULATION) AMENDMENT AСТ, 2025 AN ACT further to amend the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. This Act may be called the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2025.
2. In clause (iii) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (hereinafter called the principal Act), for the words and signs "in accordance with such principles and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the Collector on an application by the said lessee, transferee or his legal heir", the words and signs "by the Collector on an application by the said lessee, transferee or his legal heir, in accordance with such principles and in such manner, as may be prescribed" shall be substituted.
3. In section 5A of the principal Act, -
(i) in sub-section (1), the first and second proviso alongwith explanation shall be omitted;
(ii) in sub-section (1A), -
(a) for the words "State Government", the words and sign "Director, Development and Panchayats Department" shall be substituted;
(b) for the words and signs "at the rate not less than the market rate, to be determined in such manner, as may be prescribed", the words and sign "at such rate, as may be prescribed" shall be substituted.
Short title.
Amendment of section 3 of Punjab Act 18 of
1961.
Amendment of section 5A of Punjab Act 18 of
1961.
RITU GARG, ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HARYANA, LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
11786-L.R. H.G.P., Pkl.
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