Section 12
Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases.
The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887
About this Act
An Act to amend and declare the Land-revenue Law of the Punjab.
(1) The Financial
Commissioner or a Commissioner or Collector may by written order distribute, in such manner as he
thinks fit, any business cognizable by any Revenue-officer under his control.
(2) The Financial Commissioner or a Commissioner or Collector may withdraw any case pending before any Revenue-officer under his control, and either dispose of it himself, or by written order refer it for disposal to any other Revenue-officer under his control.
(3) An order under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall not empower any officer to exercise any powers or deal with any business which he would not be competent to exercise or deal with within the local limits of his own jurisdiction.
(2) The Financial Commissioner or a Commissioner or Collector may withdraw any case pending before any Revenue-officer under his control, and either dispose of it himself, or by written order refer it for disposal to any other Revenue-officer under his control.
(3) An order under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall not empower any officer to exercise any powers or deal with any business which he would not be competent to exercise or deal with within the local limits of his own jurisdiction.