Section 140
Procedure in case of other deposits.
The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887
About this Act
An Act to amend and declare the Land-revenue Law of the Punjab.
(1) A Revenue-officer receiving a deposit purporting to
be made on any other account shall give notice of the receipt thereof to every person who he has reason to
believe claims or is entitled to the deposit, and may pay the amount thereof to any person appearing to
him to be entitled to the same, or may, if he thinks fit, retain the deposit pending the decision of a Civil
Court as to the person so entitled.
(2) No suit or other proceeding shall be instituted against the Secretary of State for India in Council, or against any officer of the Government, in respect of anything done by a Revenue-officer under this section, but nothing in this sub-section shall prevent any person entitled to receive the amount of any such deposit from recovering it from a person to whom it has been paid by a Revenue-officer.
(2) No suit or other proceeding shall be instituted against the Secretary of State for India in Council, or against any officer of the Government, in respect of anything done by a Revenue-officer under this section, but nothing in this sub-section shall prevent any person entitled to receive the amount of any such deposit from recovering it from a person to whom it has been paid by a Revenue-officer.