147: Affirmation of partition privately effected

Affirmation of partition privately effected.– (1) In any case in which a partition has been made or scheme of partition is submitted without intervention of a Revenue Officer, any party thereto, may apply to a Revenue Officer for an order affirming the partition. (2) Where two or more landowners jointly hold rights in more than one holdings in a revenue estate, such landowners may, by mutual consent, shall be entitled to get partition of the land to the extent of their respective rights. (3) On receiving the application under subsections (1) or (2), the Revenue Officer shall enquire into the case, and if he finds that the partition has in fact been made, he may make an order affirming it and proceed under sections 143, 144, 145 and 146, or any of The Punjab Land Revenue Act 1967 (XVII of 1967) 147 those sections, as circumstances may require, in the same manner as if the partition had been made on an application to himself under this Chapter.]

Effective date: 1967-12-07

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