A. Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (XVII of 1887), Section 34(1) – Mutation – Right of -- Any person who acquires any right in an estate by inheritance, purchase, mortgage or otherwise as land owners, assignee of land revenue or a tenant having a right of occupancy, has to report his acquisition of right to the Patwari of the estate – Patwari is to enter the said acquired right in his register of mutation, which he has reason to believe to have taken place.

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B. Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (XVII of 1887), Section 34(4) -- Section 34(1) – Mutation – Right of -- Revenue Officer, from time to time, is required to inquire about the correctness of all entries in the register of mutations and into all such acquisitions coming to his knowledge and then pass an order accordingly.

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C. Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (XVII of 1887), Section 34, 36 -- Mutation – Objection to – Jurisdiction of -- In case, any objection to the acquisition of right is raised, then the mutation is called contentious and then the jurisdiction lies with the Assistant Collector Ist Grade to decide the contentious mutation by passing a speaking order as required under Section 36 of the Act.

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D. Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (XVII of 1887), Section 34 –Decree Holder -- Mutation -- Right of – Right cannot be denied only on the ground of pendency of a litigation in respect of that right -- It is well settled that mutation is sanctioned only for the fiscal purposes -- Said judgment and decree is still in subsistence – No merit in the petition, dismissed.

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