Segundo objetivo específico

(iv) any transfer by unregistered deed or by verbal

transfer within six months of the date of the transaction, unless he can prove that he had no means of discovering the transfer at the first harvesting inspection which was made after the said date, or

(e) if he fails to produce the records when called upon by the consolidation staff unless he can give cogent reasons for not producing them; or

(f) if he introduces a client to a legal practitioner or in any way acts as an intermediary between inhabitants of his circle and legal practitioners, whether or not it is proved that he requested for or accepted any remuneration.

(g) if he fails to perform any duty entrusted to him by the Government not inconsistent with his overall role as a revenue official at the village level.

18. Discipline, punishments and appeals.—(1) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, in matters relating to discipline, punishment, appeals and revisions, the members of the service shall be governed by the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1952 , as amended from time to time subject to the

authority and second appellate authority shall be as specified in Appendix 'C', to these rules.

(2) The authority competent to pass an Order under clause (c) and (d) of sub rule(1) of rule 10 of the Punjab Civil Services(Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1952 and the appellate authority shall also be as specified in appendix ‗D,‘ to these rules.

19. Pension, Leave, travelling allowance and other matters.-In respect of leave, pension, general provident fund travelling allowance compensatory allowance, joining time, subsistence allowance and all other matters not expressly provided for in these rules, the members of the service shall be governed by such rules and regulations as may have been or may here after be adopted or framed under the Constitution of India or any law or rules made hereunder for other Class III Government employees.

20. Liability to transfer.-Every member of the Service

shall be liable to transfer under the orders of :-

(i) Collector anywhere within the District, or

(ii) Heads of Department anywhere within the

State, or

(iii) Government anywhere within India under the administrative control of the Punjab Government.

21. Power of relaxation: - Where the Government is of the

opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

22. Repeal and saving.—The rules contained in paragraphs 3.2 to 3.12, 3.24 to 3.28, 3.38 to3.40, 3.46 to 3.47, 3.54, 3.56-A, 3.58, 3.60 and 3.61 of the Punjab Land Records Manual are hereby repealed;

Provided that any order made or action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

APPENDIX 'A' (see rule,13 and 16)

1. Designation of post (Scale of pay)

(i) Patwaris

3120-100-3220-110-3660-120-4260-140-

4400-150-5000-160-5160

2. Number of post in each district:-

Sr.no. District Patwaris

1. Jalandhar 399

2. Hoshiarpur 439 3. Nawanshahr 177 .

4. Amritsar 555

5. Gurdaspur 440

6. Kapurthala 188

7. Patiala 302

8. Fatehgarh Sahib 118

9. Ludhiana 444

10. Rupnagar 252

11. Sangrur 395

12. Ferozepur 350

13. Faridkot 89

14. Moga 146

17. Mansa 133

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Total 4716

APPENDIX ‗B‘

(See rule 18)

1. In rule 4 after clause (i) and ―(ia) fine".

2. In rule 8, between the figures and brackets "(i)‖ and

―(ii)", insert the figure‘ letter and brackets "i.a".

3. Omit rule 9.

4. In sub-rule (i) of rule 10, omit sub – clause (ii) of

clause (a),

5. for rule 14, subsititute the following:-

―14. Revision- The Financial Commissioner or the Commissioner may suo moto or on an application made to him, call for and examine the records of any case in which a subordinate authority passed any order under rule 10 or has inflicted any of the penalties specified in rule 4 or in which no order has been passed or penalty inflicted and after making further investigation, if any, may confirm,remit,reduce or subject to the provisions of sub rule (I) of rule 11, increase the penalty or subject to the provisions of rule 7 and 8 inflict any of the penalties specified in rule 4.‖

6. In rule after sub rule (I), substitute the following:-

―(1) An appeal or application for revision may be withheld by an authority subordinate to the appellate authority or revisionary authority, as the case may be, if -

(a) It is an appeal or application for revision in a case in which under these rules, no appeal or application for revision lies;

(b) It does not comply with the provisions of rule 16;or (c) It is an appeal or an second appeal and is not

preferred within sixty days of the date on which the appellant was informed of the orders appealed against excluding the time spent in obtaining the copy of the said order and no reasonable cause is shown for the delay; or

(d) It is an application for revision and is not preferred within a period of ninety days of the date on which the applicant was informed of the order of the appellate authority excluding the time spent in obtaining the copy of the order sought to be revised and no reasonable cause is shown for the delay;

(e) It is repetition of a previous appeal or application for revision and is made to the same appellate or revisionary authority by which such appeal or application for revision has been decided and no new facts or circumstances are aduced which afford ground for a reconsideration of the case.

Provided that in every case in which an appeal or application for revision is withheld, the appellate or applicant shall be informed of the fact, and the reasons for it and copy a thereof forwarded to the appellate authority, if any, together with a copy of

Provided further that an appeal or application for revision withheld on account only of failure to comply with the provisions of rule 19 may be re-submitted at any time within one month of the date on which the appellant or applicant has been informed of the withholding of the appeal or application, and, if resubmitted in a form which complies with those provisions, shall not be withheld."

APPENDIX ‗C‘

Nature of penalty Punishing authority First appellate authority

(vi) Suspension Collector Commissioner Financial

Commissioner

Note. - The power to inflict fines should be used with care and the Collector should in ordinary cases, look into the matter at tehsil inspections. Fines on patwaris should be recovered by short drawls on salary bills.

APPENDIX ‗D‘

(see rule 18.2)

Sr.No. Designation of the official

Nature of orders Authority empowered to pass orders

First appellate authority

Second appellate authority

1 ^Patwari (a) Reducing the maximum pension or withholding the whole amount of pension admissible under the rules governing pensions.

(b) Terminating appointment otherwise than upon reaching the age fixed for superannuation.

Collector Commissioner Financial Commissioner

PATWARI