Punjab Revenue Department has launched a special drive to complete the process of partition of agricultural land in all those cases which are pending for one year or more besides expediting the process in new cases. Under this drive, the field officers have been directed to ensure the process of completion partition in such cases by the end of March. The decision came after it was noticed, during reviewing of the progress of cases of partition, that disposal of such cases took a long time.
Admitting that the process of partition was lengthy, Financial Commissioner Revenue Karan A Singh maintained that it was also imperative to expedite such cases. For the purpose, the Deputy Commissioners have been directed for monthly review of pending cases and for further directing Assistant Collectors-I to hear such cases every week.
“Meanwhile, detailed instructions have been issued to field officers regarding early disposal of partition cases. They have been categorically told that there should not be any deviation in prescribed procedure for partition,” said Singh. He added that in case of any objection raised by any stakeholder on mode of partition, the Assistant Collector-I may sort out it by inspecting on the site and the mode of partition should be confirmed after considering all objections.
It was also directed that all maps should be prepared within two weeks after the order of AC-I and the concerned patwari or kanungo should remain present on next hearing so that objections, if any, be removed on the spot to finalise maps.