Sunil Kumar/ Chandigarh
The Pioneer
"In order to expedite the disposal of the revenue
cases relating to the Non Resident Indians (NRIs)
regarding Partition, Mutation and Correction of Khasra
Girdawari etc, the Punjab Government would soon set
up two Fast Track Courts (Revenue ) at Jalandhar and
Hoshiarpur," said Amarjit Singh Samra, Revenue
& Rehabilitation, Relief & Resettlement and
NRI Affairs Minister of Punjab.
He also said that it came to notice that most of the
NRIs were facing day-to-day problems concerning their
land in the State as they could not fully rely on
their kith and kin. Even they attempted to take undue
benefit of their absence.
Mr Samra revealed that it was proposed that the
revenue cases concerning land of NRIs lying pending
in various courts in a division may be transferred
to one such Fast Track Court for early disposal of
these cases. While further explaining the proposal,
Mr Samra informed that the work for the disposal of
the cases would be entrusted to the Tehsildar on Special
Duty in the office of the Commissioner of respective
division. For this, jurisdictional powers will also
be vested to Assistant Collector Grade-I for the Division
of NRI matters. It was also proposed that Commissioner
(NRI) be designated as Divisional Commissioner for
NRI revenue matters.
He said that with a view to securing quick judicial
redressal of problems of NRIs, the State Government
had already amended the East Punjab Rent Restriction
Act, 1949 and Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act.
These amendments enabled the NRIs to take possession
of their residential, commercial and agricultural
properties by way of summary proceeding, he added.
Mr Samra said that a 'NRI Police Helpline' had already
been established and was working in an effective manner.
'On Air' redressal of grievances was being provided
on 2nd and 4th Wednesday by the State Police Department
which gets feed back from the NRIs in Canada through
the Radio Channels regularly.
