Special and Local Laws Past Papers 
Paper# 1
Subject: Special and Local Laws
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Max Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, selecting THREE questions from Part-I and ONE question each from Part-II and III respectively. All questions carry equal marks.
PART-I
Q#1. Discuss various classes of the revenue officers. Also bring to light the duties to be performed by such officers.
Q#2. What do you know about the term record-of-rights? Discuss the documents included in it.
Q#3. What course is to be adopted by a revenue officer in case there arises a question as to title during the course of partition proceedings?
Q#4. Define the term Review. Discuss the law relating to ‘Review’ under the provisions of the Land Revenue Act, 1967
Q#5. Lambardar is considered to be very important unit of revenue administration in Punjab. High light its importance by discussing law relating to appointment, duties and dismissal of a Lambardar. Also state the restrictions imposed on emoluments.
Q#6. Discuss in detail the law relating to sale/auction of the immovable property of the defaulter for the recovery of the arrears of land revenue.
PART-II
Q#7. Analyze various legal provisions relating the ejectment of occupancy tenant, tenant for fixed term and tenant from year to year. Also discuss the restrictions, if any, on such ejectment.
Q#8. Discuss the law relating to extinction of occupancy tenancies under the provisions of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.
PART-III
Q#9. Elaborate the law relating to making of ‘Talbs’ (demands) for exercising right of pre-emption. What procedure shall be adopted in case a person is unable to make the ‘Talbs’ (demands)? –
Q#10. Define and explain the following terms:-
(a) immovable property.
(b) Sale.
(c) Abatement of right of pre-emption.
(d) shafi khalit
Paper# 2
Subject: Special and Local Laws
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Max Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, selecting THREE questions from Part-I and ONE question each from Part-II and III respectively. All questions carry equal marks.
PART-I
Q#1. What is ‘mutation’? Discuss the law relating to making mutation after the introduction of computerized system in revenue administration.
Q#2.What is question as to title? Discuss in detail the procedure to be adopted by a Revenue Officer in case such question arises during the course of partition proceedings.
Q#3. Enumerate various processes prescribed for the recovery of arrears of land revenue. Discuss the law relating to arrest and detention of the defaulter as a process for the recovery of arrears ‘of land revenue
Q#4. Define the term appeal. Discuss the law relating to appeals under the provisions of the Land Revenue Act, 1967.
Q#5. Lambardar is considered to be very important unit of revenue administration in Punjab. High light its importance by discussing the law relating tc appointment, dismissal and emoluments of a Lambardar.
Q#6. Analyze the relevant provisions of law which pertain to fixation of boundary line between the riverain estates. Also highlight the effect of such boundary line.
PART-II
Q#7. Discuss in detail various grounds for the establishment of occupancy tenancies under the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887
Q#8. Elaborate the legal provisions partaking to the limit of holding for personal cultivation after the enforcement of Punjab Tenancy Amendment Act, 1952.
PART-III
Q#9. Discuss the persons who are entitled to claim the right of pre-emption under the provisions of Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1991. Also discuss the provision which requires the plaintiff to deposit sale price of the property.
Q#10. What is the law as to the determination of market value of the property sold? Also highlight the provision governing the issue of limitation for a suit to enforce the right of pre-emption.