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PUNJAB VIDHAN SABHA SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
The 30th December, 2025
No. 29-PLA-2025/67.- The Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment)
Bill, 2025 is hereby published for general information under the proviso to rule
121 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Vidhan
Sabha (Punjab Legislative Assembly):-
BILL NO.29-PLA-2025
THE PUNJAB LAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2025
A
BILL
further to amend the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Seventy-
sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1.
(1)
This Act may be called the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment)
Act, 2025.
(2)
It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its
publication in the Official Gazette.
Short title and
Commencement
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2.
In the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (hereinafter referred to as the
principal Act), in section 13, in sub-section (1), in the proviso,-
(a)
for clause (iii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
(iii) no order of remand shall be passed by the appellate
authority;"; and
(b)
Explanation under clause (iv) shall be omitted.
3.
In the principal Act, in section 15, in sub-section (1), in the proviso,-
(i)
in clause (c), at the end, the word "and" shall be omitted; and
(ii)
in clause (d), at the end, for the sign ".", the sign and word ";
and" shall be substituted and thereafter, the following clause shall be added,
namely:-
"(e) no review shall lie against any interim order."
4.
In the principal Act, in section 18, in sub-section (1),-
(i)
in clause (b), at the end, for the sign ":", the sign "." shall be
substituted; and
(ii)
the existing proviso shall be omitted.
5.
In the principal Act, in section 19, for sub-section (1), the following
sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1)
Except in the cases of uncontested mutations, a Revenue
Officer may summon any person whose attendance he considers necessary
for the purpose of any business before him as a Revenue Officer."
6.
In the principal Act, in section 31, after sub-section (2), the following
sub-section shall be added, namely:-
"(3)
Digitally signed land records and Revenue Court Orders shall
be legally valid for all intents and purposes."
7.
In the principal Act, in section 46,-
(i)
in clause (d), at the end, the word "and" shall be omitted; and
(ii)
in clause (e), at the end, for the sign "." the sign and word ";
and" shall be substituted, and thereafter, the following clause shall be added,
namely:-
Amendment in
section 13 of
Punjab Act XVII
of 1887.
Amendment in
section 15 of
Punjab Act XVII
of 1887.
Amendment in
section 18 of
Punjab Act XVII
of 1887.
Amendment in
section 19 of
Punjab Act XVII
of 1887.
Amendment in
section 31 of
Punjab Act XVII
of 1887.
Amendment in
section 46 of
Punjab Act XVII
of 1887.
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"(f) prescribing the form and manner enabling use of Aadhaar,
Permanent Account Number or similar documents for authentication
of identity of parties, for the purpose of authentication of identity of
interested parties in the database, for collection and storage of
information, in digital form, of the interested parties like name, mobile
number, Aadhaar number, and name of parent and grandparent on
whose name the land parcel exists or may exist."
8.
In the principal Act, in section 117, at the end, for the sign ".", the sign ":"
shall be substituted and thereafter, the following proviso shall be added, namely:-
"Provided that the mode of partition shall conform to the standard
format and principles notified by the Financial Commissioner. Any deviation
shall be permitted only through a speaking order recording the reasons for
such deviation."
9.
In the principal Act, in section 121, in sub-section (1), for the
Explanation, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"Explanation- (1) A partition shall be taken to be complete on an order
passed under section 118.
(2)The limitation of sixty days from the date of order passed under
section 118 shall start from the date when the copy of said order is
uploaded on online platform as may be notified by the Financial
Commissioner."
Amendment in
section 117 of
Punjab Act XVII
of 1887.
Amendment in
section 121 of
Punjab Act XVII
of 1887.
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
To expedite the disposal of court cases pending before the various
revenue authorities, key amendments are proposed in the Punjab Land
Revenue Act, 1887.
These amendments will help to avoid the wastage of time of the
litigants. These would help in prevention of unnecessary harassment of
summoning to non litigants. Further, these will provide sanctity to the digital
record and digital signatures, which would result in citizen friendly digitized
record keeping.
To give effect to the above Objectives, it is proposed to amend the
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887.
HARDIP SINGH MUNDIAN,
Revenue, Rehabilitation &
Disaster Management
Minister, Punjab.
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CHANDIGARH
R.L. KHATANA,
THE 29TH DECEMBER, 2025
SECRETARY.
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