State Act

The East Punjab War Awards Act 1948

3[3. (1) Notwithstanding anything in any other law for the time in force, the Government shall have the power to grant to a person a War Jagir of the value of-- (a) 1{twenty thousand rupees} per annum if he is an eligible person within the meanings of sub-clauses (i), (ia), or (ib) of clause (a) of section 2; (b) One hundred rupees per annum, if he is an eligible person with the meanings of sub-clauses (ii) of clauses (a) of section 2: Provided that if the eligible person within the meaning of— (i) sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of section 2 has more than three children who have served or are serving in the manner referred to in the said sub-clause, an additional amount of fifty rupees per annum may be granted for every such child exceeding three ; (ii) sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of section 2 has more than three children who were enrolled and commissioned and were liable to serve and have actually served, in the manned referred to in the said sub-clause, an additional amount of ten rupees per annum may be granted for every such child exceeding three ; Provided further that for the purpose of determining the eligibility of a person to the grant of a War Jagir under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of section 2, no child of such person who has already made him eligible to the grant of a War Jagir under sub-clause (ii) of that clause shall be taken into account. (2) A War Jagir shall provide for assignment of the appropriate sum or for the grant of such sum payable annually charged on the whole or part of the land revenue arising from a specified area and the amount of War Jagir shall, subject to such deductions on account of collection of land revenue as the Government may direct, be payable notwithstanding that the land revenue for the specified area may have been suspended or remitted.]