135A: Partition in case of inheritance

Partition in case of inheritance.– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 135, immediately after the inheritance mutation has been sanctioned and without any application, the Revenue Officer shall serve notice on all joint land-owners of the holding to submit, within thirty days, a scheme of private partition agreed to by all the joint land- owners. [(1-a) Where two or more legal heirs jointly hold rights in more than one holdings within an estate, revenue circle, tehsil, district, or division, such legal heirs, within one year after the inheritance mutations have been sanctioned or notices under sub-section The Punjab Land Revenue Act 1967 (XVII of 1967) 143 (1) are issued, shall be entitled to submit a scheme of private partition mutually agreed to by all the legal heirs.] (2) If the scheme of private partition under subsection (1) is submitted, the Revenue Officer shall affirm the scheme in accordance with the provisions of section 147. [(2-a) After the scheme of private partition under subsection (1-a) is submitted before Collector of the Sub-Division, Collector of the District, Commissioner or the Board of Revenue, as the case may be, such officer shall depute an Assistant Collector of the first grade who shall affirm the scheme in accordance with the provisions of section 147.] (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a scheme for private partition between all the joint land-owners may include site of a town or village. [(4) If the scheme under subsection (1) is not filed within the stipulated time, the Revenue Officer shall immediately commence proceedings for partition of the whole joint holding and pass the order of partition within sixty days.]

Effective date: 1967-12-07

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