State Act

The Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972

7. (1) On the basis of the information given in the declaration furnished under section 5 or the information obtained under section 6, as the case may be, and after making such inquiry as he may deem fit, the Collector shall, by an order, determine the permissible area and the surplus area of a landowner or a tenant, as the case may be. 1[(2) If any person referred to in sub-section (1) of section 5 fails to furnish the declaration or files a declaration containing information which is false or which he knows or has reason to believe to be false or which he does not believe to be true, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.] 2[(3) *******] (4) For the purpose of determining the surplus area of any person,- (i) any judgement, decree or order of a court or other authority obtained 3[on or after the appointed day] and having the effect of diminishing the surplus area of such a person; (ii) a tenancy created 14[on or after the appointed day] in any land which has been or could have been declared as surplus area of such a person under the Punjab law, the Pepsu law or this Act; shall be ignored.