West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 — section 147

147. Affirmation of partition privately effected. (l) In any case in which a partition has been made without the intervention of a Revenue Officer, any party thereto may apply to a Revenue Officer for an order affirming the partition.

(2)On receiving the application, the Revenue Officer shall enquire, into the case, and if he finds that the partition has in fact been made, he may make an order affirming it and proceed under sections 143, 144, 145 and 146, or any of those sections, as circumstances may require, in the same manner as if the partition had been made on an application to himself under this Chapter.