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vide sections 6(2) and 1(2). *Substituted for the words ‘‘State Govern men, (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws 0” State ane oncurrent Subjec ie 250 THE PUNJAB SECURITY OF LAND [A Tenures Act, 1953 ct Lend cuncd by 1 ] q ings i at : ee oe [19-E. Notwithstanding anything —containeg in th; family to be Act ot in other law for the time being in force,— Is deemed land of one land-owner. *(a) where, immediately before the commence of this Act, a land-owner and his decend™ constitute a Hindu undivided family ants land owned by such family shall, for 4° purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the land of that Jand-owner and no descendant shal] ag member of such family, be entitled to claim that in respect of his share of such land he isa land owner in his own right ; and : (h) a partition of land owned by a Hindu un- divided family referred toin clause (a) shall be deemed to be a disposition of land for the purposes of section 10-A and 16. Explanation.—In this section, the expression “‘descen- dant” includes an adopted son. re . fia For the removal of doubts it is hereby de- clared,— (a) that the *[Central Government] or any officer empowered in this behalf shall be competent Inserted by Punjab Act No. 14 of 1962, with effect from the 15th April, 1953, vide sections 7 and 1 (2). *Section 11 of Punjab Act No. 14 of 1962, reads as follows :— 1]. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder or in any other law for the time being inforce or in any judgement, der cree or order of any court or other authority,— (a) where the surplus area in respect of the land owned bya Hindu undivided family referred to in clause (a; of section 19-E of the principal Act, has been determined under that Act at any lme before the commencement of this Act by any authorily competent to determine such area, whether by ignoring Ue partition of any such land made after the commencement lid the principal Act or otherwise, such determination shall be a? and shall be deemed alwas to have been valid and shall not 218 questioned on the ground that the descendants of the land-owne consutuling With him the Hindu undivided family were a owners in their own right in respect of their shares in such la or on the ground that the partition had been ignored 3 (6) where an order under sub-section (2) of section 5-B or sub-section (D of section 5-C, in respect of the surplus area of any pet been passed bya Revenue Officer exercising the pow Collector purporting to act as the prescribed authorily s beet! order shall be valid and shall be deemed always to have not valid and shall not be questioned on the ground that it was passed by the prescribed authority. ‘ati Substituted for thewords **State Government” by the Punjab Reorgansoeg (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, = 1953 Tug PUNJAB SECURITY OF of TeNuRES AcrT, 1953 LAND 251 and shall be deemed alwa | always to have competent, to determine in the sresctibed manner the surplus area referred to in section 10-A of a land-owner out of the lands owned by such land-owner immediately b ef commencement of this Act ; an rid ore the (b) that for evaluating the land of any per any time under this Act, the land Swed iy him immediately before the commencement of this Act, or the land acquired by him after such commencement by inheritance or by be- quest or gift from a person to whom he is an heir, shall always be evaluated for converting into standard acres as if the evaluation was being made on the date of such commence- ment, and that the land acquired by him after such commencement in any other manner shall always be evaluated for converting into stan- dard acres as if the evaluation was being made on the date of such acquisition]. ;