The spokesman said computerized
transfer deeds would now be used instead of manual ones.
'Properties will only be transferred through the Land Revenue Act,' he said while asking under what law they had been drafting property
transfer deeds.
The chief justice had earlier inquired under what law the patwaris were preparing land
transfer deeds after the establishment of the Punjab Land Revenue Authority (LRA).
As per law stamp duty is required to be paid on instruments of
transfer deeds and other transactions as prescribed by law at the rate stipulated under the Stamp Act 1899.
He asked that under what law the Pawtaris were still preparing land
transfer deeds after establishment of the Punjab Land Revenue Authority (PLRA).
CJP Nisar heard several property-related cases, including a matter of Patwari and Patwarkhanas (offices of Patwaris) for allegedly preparing land
transfer deeds even after the establishment of the Land Revenue Authority.
He said the Punjab Land Record Authority (PLRA) had already started working on the project under which ownership documents,
transfer deeds of ownership documents would be delivered at people's doorstep.
RAWALPINDI -- A court of Tehsil Collector has barred the land revenue department officers from implementing a mutation (land
transfer deeds) in which a group of land revenue officials had cut shortened the land of a private housing scheme measuring 608 kanals and 14 marlas into 68 kanals by tempering record apparently after taking hefty bribes from local land lords, informed sources on Monday.
The meeting in wake of the absence of patwaris from their circles during office hours, violating rule of business, corrupt attitude with applicants and receipt of certain complaints of bribes in
transfer deeds decided that the procedure of transfers deeds would be made more transparent and effective.
The proposed legislation seeks to clear up the confusion - and keep the land in Texan hands - by directing the BLM to
transfer deeds to landowners who can prove ownership through state and county records.
"There was a case in an Arab country which opened land sales for non-nationals, but after a while came up with new legislation that stopped the transfer of properties as an inheritance - forcing the owner's children to sell with refusals to
transfer deeds.