THE EAST PUNJAB WAR AWARDS ACT, 1948

1948 : East Pb. Act XXIT] WAR AWARDS 209 THE EAST PUNJAB WAR AWARDS ACT, 194g. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sections. i. Short tithe and commencement. Definitions. Creation of war jagirs. Tenure of war jagirs. Power to attach conditions to enjoyment of war jagir. Assessment and collection of assigned land revenue. De 3, A, 5. 6. 7, Exemption of war jagir from attachment. 8, Savings. 9 Certain question to be referred to Government for final decision. 1948 : East Pb. Act XXII] [ Received the assent of His the 10th April, April 10, 1948.] WAR AWARDS 211 iTHE EAST PUNJAB WAR AWARDS ACT. 194 East Punjab Act No. XXII of 1948 es. Excellency the Governor on 1948, and was first publi 7 , li East Punjab Government Gazette (Extraorainery) 1 2 3 Tt 4 Yra \ J i ‘1 year | No. Short title Whether repealed or otherwise Affected by legislation XXII | East Punjab War Awards Act, 1948 | | | | \For Statement of Obj (Extraordinary), dated the 1 Assembly, see East Punjab 843871. 2For Statement of Obj (Extraordinary), dated the 16th October, _ In the Council, " (2)23—(2)29. This April, 1948. °For Statemen (Extraordinary), 1954, ‘For Statement (Extraordinary), 1957, page 689 5For Statement of Object (Extraordinary), 1959, page < For Statement of Obj (Extraordinary), 1960, page. 7For Statement of Obje page 838 /V. (Ry ®For Statement of O xtraordinary), 1965, page 1115. se a 5d, ee Sth March, , page _ Legislative Assembly Debates, Volume II, 1948, page d Reasons, see Punjab ch OC 1952," page 1154 (b) ; for ‘ ‘ab Legislative Council e his hee yenall SS deemed to have come into force t of Objects and Reasons, of Objects and Reasons, s and Reasons, ects and Reasons, See Punj - cts and Reasons, xtra, i : 890. ordinary), 1964, pe Objects and Reasons, See Amended in part by th i of Laws Order, 1950 til Amended in part by the Adaptation is Laws (Third Amendment) Order, Amended in part by Punjab Act No. XXII of 19528 ) “ Amended by Punjab Act XXXV of 19543 , ° m Extended to the territories which immediately before the lst Novem- . ber, 1956, were comprised _ in the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union, by Punjab Act No. 23 of 1957¢ Amended by Punjab Act No. 17 of 1959° Amended by Punjab Act XXXVI of 19605 Amended by Punjab Act . XXVI of 19647 Amended by. Punjab Act XXII of 1965° Amended py the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandigar™) (Adaptation of laws on. State aod Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. ——e—— Government Gazette i in the see East Punjab 266 ; for proceedings Government Gazette proceedings Volume III. pages 2, ead onthe 10th day of Debates, — Government Gazette see Punjab. : Gazette Punjab Government Government Gazette Gazette see see Punjab ab Government see Punjab Gove rnment Gazette | zette Punjab Government Ga Commencement. Definitions. 212 An Act-to empower.the '[Punjab] ls to award, 5 = 2 . “7 7; 2 1 yore fo parents, three or more of whose ee ies er | or commissioned for service in F on la woe uring the recent Second World War, Forces during the rec It is hereby enacted as follows :— 1 Awards Act, 1948, (2) It shall come into force at once, “[and in its a tion to the territories which, immediately befo . November, 1956, were comprised in the State of Pati and East Punjab States Unions, it shall be deemed Come Into force on 28th August, 1949,] have 2. In this Act, unless there be an XT, “ ABirs €nrolleq x 1. (J) This Act may be called the East Punjap War TE Ig ala to ything repugnant In the subject or context,— “T@) “eligible person’ means— —() a ‘citizen’< of “India ordin the {Union Te ritor of Chan -s-the father; or, Where the father the. mother, of three ot more inarily residing in digarh] who is dead, pérsons who ~ are “Seétving or have served in the armed forces of the emergency declared by the Presid under Article 352 of th Union during the ent of India le 3; € Constitution of India on the 26th - October, ; or "[(ia) a citizen of India the - Union . Terr tory Who’ is *‘the father, is dead, the Mother, of the se ving.or who. has Served j thr Union during the the President 6 1Sub)stituted for the words “fF. Amendment), Order, 1951 *Added at the end o ast Punjab * f sud-sec: 1959, ; - “Substituted by Punjab Act No. 36 of 1969. ‘Substituted for the words “(a) ‘eligible Petson' citizen of India and who *by Punj ‘Substituted for 964, the words «+s 1962, but does not n who has for such reason al- Ordinarily residirig in Of Chandigarh] OT, where the father only son n the armed forces of nergency declared by f India under Article 352 of the i by the Adaptation of Laws (Third » Fourteenth .Schedule, 7 of ion (2) of Seti n | by Punjab Act No. | i w 2a Means a: person who 1s no ib Act No. 26 of 1 ‘of’ : ' tate of Punjab” ’ the Punjab Reorganis4: tion (Chanugarh)(A dapatation of Lay Unjab”’ by the J 1928. ; ®Inserted by Punjab Act No. ; . uel. VS On State and Concurrent Subjects) OF Pplica. WAR: AWARDS [1948 ; Fast Ph. Act. x . SF ee 19483 Fast Pb. Act XXII] War Awards 213 Constitution of India on the 26th : 1962, but does not include a person ate ne for such reason already received a land grant or other award from Government; or] ~ (jj) a person who is now a citizen of India and who.— (a) immediately before the fifteenth day of August, 1947, ordinarily resided in the undivided Punjab, or (b) immediately before the 20th August, 1948 ordinarily resided in the territories which on that date formed the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union, and wha is the father, or where the father 1s dead, the mother of three or more persons who having been at any time enrolled or commis- sioned in forces then referred to as His Majesty's Naval, Military or Air Forces oF in the forces maintained by any of the Indian States com- prised in the 3foresaid territories and who were liable to serve wherever required and have actually served in any of the said forces during the Second World War, but does not include any person who has for such reason already received a land grant or other award from the Government of the undivided Punjab or the Government of the territories formed as afore- said or.of any Indian ‘State comprised in such territories or the [Cent ‘al Government |-]: ° (b) “Government” means. the 2[Centval. Govern- ment] ; : (c) ‘“War Jagir’’ means 4 jagir granted under this Act ; ier of (d) expressions used but not defined in this Act 1941, - have the same meanings as in the Punja Jagirs Act, 1941. 3. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained 1m any other law for the time being in-force, the Government shall have power to grant to every eligible person a war jagit of the value specified hereunder, namely:— 3 () for three children of the grantee so servins or served or SO. enrolled of commus- sioned, a: grant of one hundred rupees Pet annum ; and _ .__, Substituted for the words ‘«Punjab Gover nment”’ by the Punjab Reorge- Order iSee andigarh) (Adaptations of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) ‘Substitute l for the words ‘ ‘State Government of Punjab” by ipid. ‘Substituted by Punjab Act No. 26 of 1964 7 214 War Awards [ (948 : East Pb. Act Xx (6) for every additional child,— i) so serving or served, of the eligible (/) referred to in sub-clause (7) of clang of section 2, an additional] grant of (; rupees per annum : and Ort (ii) so enrolled or commissioned, of person referred to in sub-clg clause (a) of section 2, an addition, grant of ten rupees per annum: the eligi use is Mining th, : _ JAgir Unde sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of section 2, no child &rant of; war jagir under sub-clause (i) of that clause, shal] into account.] of such sum payable le or part of the land revenue tea, and subject in either case to ccount of collection, Suspension or I¢ nue as the Government may direct. aaa Ye -[4) A war jagir sha , partially for br Y Condition imposed unde! for the life-time of the grantee, bul ubse ‘ wer to terminate or reduce uently rece; or 0 award on the a Y Teceives a land grant or. ; Provided that a War ia ir a, ligible perso®: being the father, Shal] tre planted £0 anieligh > tenable for the life-time of the mothentt °F ae geen, ns Inserted by Punjab Act No, 22 of 1965. - *Substituted by Punjab Act No, 26 of 1964 (1948 : East Pb, Act XXII. 215 yernment may attach such conditions as it Power to attach , 7 he to the enjoyment of any or all war jagirs, and “ditions to, enjoy- ment of war jagirs. gee ons shall be communicated to the gran rm conden the grant 1s made to him. grantee at or , time . land revenue assigned under the powers Ass t F Avert shall be assessed and collected “a the 2 ollection of i © ovided by the law for the time being in force — nel | essment and collection of land-revenue as if it r jagir shall be liable to seizure, attach- Exemption of wat tration by process of any Court at the j:girs from attach- ment. No wa “ar seques ol : i ptt of a creditor for any demand against the grantee, nil satisfaction of a decree or order of any Court. g Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect the savings the Pensions Act, 1871 (Act XXIII of 1871), isjons O | pr the Government ] Grants Act, 1895 (Act XV of i995), so far as they are applicable to war jagirs. 9 If any question arises under this Act— Certain _ question \» to be referred to a Government for . final decision. (a) whether or not a person is an eligible person, or (}) whether or not a grantee has_ committed - breach of any condition imposed under sec- tion 5, ii Wuestion shall be referred to the Government whose Bia n thereon shall be final and conclusive and shall not iable to be called in question in any Court. Se “stituted by Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950, Schedule I,