The Punjab government has set up mediation committees to resolve land disputes, as announced by the Board of Revenue Punjab.
A notification has been issued by the department regarding this matter, which has been in effect since April 30.
According to the notification, land disputes in Punjab will now be settled by a mediation committee led by an Assistant Commissioner before escalating to the courts.
Each committee, consisting of five members, will include the Assistant Commissioner, Assistant Collector, local revenue officials (Girdawar and Numberdar), along with three members appointed by the parties involved in the dispute.
The committees have been empowered under Section 151(2) of the Punjab Land Revenue Act 1967.
Their responsibility is to resolve outstanding cases within a 30-day timeframe, thereby ensuring prompt justice. Additionally, a monitoring cell has been established within the Board of Revenue Punjab to supervise their activities.
Punjab govt to issue green property certificate to citizens
Earlier, the Punjab government confirmed that issuance of the green certificate to the citizens will start from May 1, according to official reports.
The green property certificate is an initiative by the Punjab government. A green property certificate is necessary to sell and buy any property in Punjab.
After May 1, without a green property certificate, no one will be able to buy or sell their property.
Individuals who own some property, including agricultural land, can visit their nearby land record centre to get the green property certificate.
Read more: What is green property certificate? Why is it necessary?
