Lambardar
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In Pakistan=
The Land Revenue Act, 1967: -
Section 4 (28):
Village Officer means any person appointed under this Act whose duty is to collect, or to supervise the collection of, the revenue of an estate and include Kanungos, Patwaris, Service Centre Officials, Zabits, Kotars or Tapedars, Peons, Arbabs, Rais and Headmen (Lambardars).
Section 36:
The Board of Revenue may, with the previous approval of Government, make rules to regulate the appointments, duties, emoluments, punishments, suspension and removal of Village Officers.
The West Pakistan Land Revenue Rules, 1968
Rule 16.
Number of headmen.
(1) A sufficient number of headmen shall be appointed to every estate, and this number when once fixed shall not be increased except by or under the order of the Commissioner.
(2) Except as provided in Rule 21, if an estate or a considerable portion thereof is owned by Government, the headmen may be appointed from among the tenants and in other estates he shall be appointed from among the land owners.
(3) The lessee of an uncultivated or forest estate owned by Government shall, during the currency of his lease, be the headmen thereof.
In Pakistan
, the zamindari System is still present in some form, especially in the provinces of Sindh
and Punjab
. Zamindars are known by different terms in different provinces. In Sindh
, for example, zamindars are known as Wadera, while in Punjab, different terms such as Chauhdari, Pakhral
, Sardar
, mir
and Malik
are used.
The title of 'Lambardar' is available only to a powerful family of zamindar
, a state-privileged status generally hereditary and equivalent to an English Duke
, but there can be only one Lambardar of the village or city, who, in many cases, has wide ranging governmental powers: the policing authority of the village, and many other governmental and administrative perks.
That has resulted in a feudal system perpetrating the Pakistan Senate and its elected representatives. Almost all elected leaders of the state have been from the landed and feudal gentry in many cases holding the tile of Lambardar. Most Presidents and prime ministers also have been from feudal stock, with the exception of martial law administrators and generals, who led coups.
The Land Revenue Act, 1967: -
Section 4 (28):
Village Officer means any person appointed under this Act whose duty is to collect, or to supervise the collection of, the revenue of an estate and include Kanungos, Patwaris, Service Centre Officials, Zabits, Kotars or Tapedars, Peons, Arbabs, Rais and Headmen (Lambardars).
Section 36:
The Board of Revenue may, with the previous approval of Government, make rules to regulate the appointments, duties, emoluments, punishments, suspension and removal of Village Officers.
The West Pakistan Land Revenue Rules, 1968
Rule 16.
Number of headmen.
(1) A sufficient number of headmen shall be appointed to every estate, and this number when once fixed shall not be increased except by or under the order of the Commissioner.
(2) Except as provided in Rule 21, if an estate or a considerable portion thereof is owned by Government, the headmen may be appointed from among the tenants and in other estates he shall be appointed from among the land owners.
(3) The lessee of an uncultivated or forest estate owned by Government shall, during the currency of his lease, be the headmen thereof.
In Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, the zamindari System is still present in some form, especially in the provinces of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
and Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
. Zamindars are known by different terms in different provinces. In Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, for example, zamindars are known as Wadera, while in Punjab, different terms such as Chauhdari, Pakhral
Pakhral
Pakhral Rajput is a sub clan of Minhas Rajput. Pakhral Rajputs are the Most Dynamic Rulers in the History of the Indian sub-continent and they deservedly hold the dinstinction of being the hero of sub-continent. The founders of the city and state of Jammu and its rulers from ancient times to 1948....
, Sardar
Sardar
Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...
, mir
Mir
Mir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...
and Malik
Malik
Malik is an Arabic word meaning "king, chieftain".It has been adopted in various other, mainly Islamized or Arabized, Asian languages for their ruling princes and to render kings elsewhere. It is also sometimes used in derived meanings...
are used.
The title of 'Lambardar' is available only to a powerful family of zamindar
Zamindar
A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...
, a state-privileged status generally hereditary and equivalent to an English Duke
Duke
A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
, but there can be only one Lambardar of the village or city, who, in many cases, has wide ranging governmental powers: the policing authority of the village, and many other governmental and administrative perks.
That has resulted in a feudal system perpetrating the Pakistan Senate and its elected representatives. Almost all elected leaders of the state have been from the landed and feudal gentry in many cases holding the tile of Lambardar. Most Presidents and prime ministers also have been from feudal stock, with the exception of martial law administrators and generals, who led coups.