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45. In all enquiries and proceedings the Collector and any other office under this hall h 45. In all enquiries and proceedings unde Act, the Collector and any other officer shall such powers and follow such have and a such powers and follow shall have such procedure as may be prescribed. Notwithstanding anything contained in the No order of the Findncal Commissioner, the Commissioner, the Collector br the prescribed authority made under or in pursuance of this Act shall be called in question in any court. (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie No suit or The amount of any compensation or other The State Govciiunent may, by notification in the notification, be exercisable also by an officer subordinate to the State Government. *[(1) The provision of this Act shall not apply to— (a) lands owned by or vested in the State Extmption of Government otherwise than under the provisions of this Act; i (b) lands vested in the Central Government which have not been transferred to an allottee either on permanent or quasipermanent basis; (¢) lands belonging to any religious or charitable institution but not to a Mahant, Mohtamim or manager thereof; (d) lands granted to any member of the Armed Forces of the Union for gallantry; (e) private lands leased by the Government; (f) lands belonging to or vested in a Panchayat or a local authority; (g) nazool lands transferred by the State Government to co- "overative societies formed by persons belonging to Scheduled Castes; (h) lands to which the Pepsu Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1955 (25 of 1955), applies. Explanation—For the purposes of clause (e), 'religious or charitable institution' means— (i) a temple; (#1) a gurdwara; "iSubstituted by Pepsu Act 15 of 1956. 2Section 51 re-numbered as sub-secti iSubstituted by Pepsu Ac 2Section 51 re-numbered 15 of 1956. as sub-section (13 of that section by Punjab Acy 16 of 1962, Section 2. . (iii) any other religious place of a public nature; ces (iv) a wakf as defined in clause (I) of section 3 of (Par the amen Muslim Act 29 Wakfs f 1954); Act, or 1954 of the Muslim Wakfs Ac (Parliament Act 29 of 1954); or {vj any other institution of a public nature the object of which is relief to the poor, y other institution of a public nature the object of which is relief to the poor, education, medical relief or the adthe object of which is relief to the poor, education, medical relief or the ad- vancement of education, medical relief or the ad- vancement of any other object of gene- ral public utility including religious gene- ral public utility including religious teaching or worship; ral public utility i teaching or worship; which the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify]. the Official Gazette, specify]. : | e | *[(2) The provisions of section 7, section 7-A and ter IV shall not apply to lands lease *[(2) The provisions of section 7, section 7-A and Chapter IV shall not apply to lands leased out by the Punjab State Co-operative Land shall not apply to lands leased out by the Punjab State Co-operative Land Mortgage Bank Limited established under the Punja o-operative Land Mo Limited established under the Punjab Land Mortgage Banks Act, 1957.] Co-operative the Pu Land Mortgage Banks Act, 1957.] Exemption of lands granted for gallantry before lands granted for gallantry before 26th January, galla 26th

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