East Punjab Refugees Rehabilitation (Registration of Claims) Rules, 1948

The East Punjab Refugees Rehabilitation (Registration of Claims) Rules, 1948

Published vide East Punjab Government Notification No. 25(A)-P&L/48.Reh./6402, dated 19.5.1948, published in the East Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated 24.5.1948, page 417.

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1. (a) These rules may be called the East Punjab Refugees Rehabilitation (Registration of Claims) Rules, 1948.

(b) These rules shall come into force at once.

2. No claim application shall be entertained unless made in the form given in Appendix "A" to these rules. No court fee shall be chargeable on such applications.
3. A claim application shall be presented to the Registrar, Deputy Registrar, the Assistant Registrar or the Deputy Assistant Registrar, as the case may be, by the applicant either in person or through a recognised agent, or sent by post in a registered cover acknowledgement due.
4. Applications submitted by post shall not be entertained unless the declaration annexed therewith has been duly attested by any of the following :-

(a) Any Magistrate;

(b) Any Sub-Judge;

(c) Any Oath Commissioner appointed by the High Court;

(d) Any Gazetted Officer;

(e) Any member of the Central or Provincial Legislature;

(f) Any two independent witnesses.

5. A receipt shall be issued to the applicant for the claim received and the receipt shall bear the signature and seal of the receiving authority in the form given in Appendix "B".
6. The following officers shall entertain claims to the following extent :-

(a) Registrar or Deputy Registrar; Claims for any value;

(b) Assistant Registrar; Claims upto the value of ten lacs.

7. When a claim is received by the Registrar, Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar, as the case may be, he shall (if the amount of the claim falls within the jurisdictional value) attest the declaration annexed with the application and order the same to be entered in the register of receipt of claims kept in his office for the purpose (For form of register of receipt of claims, see Appendix "C"). He shall then attest the declaration annexed to the application. If the claim is beyond the jurisdictional value of the Assistant Registrar before whom it is presented or by whom it is received, he shall forward it to the Registrar having jurisdiction.
8. The Registrar, Deputy Registrar or the Assistant Registrar, as the case may be, shall after scrutiny register the claim.
9. When the Registrar, Deputy Registrar or the Assistant Registrar, has registered a claim, particulars of the claim shall be entered in the register of claims kept for the purpose and a certificate of registration shall be issued to the claimant. The certificate shall bear the signature and seal of the Registrar (For form of registration, see Appendix "D" and form of certificate, see Appendix "E")
10. The Registrar, Deputy Registrar or the Assistant Registrar, shall not be bound to summon any evidence for the claimant.

(Appendices omitted - Editor)