Fairview Consultants offers comprehensive legal expertise in land and agrarian laws of Sindh, including specialized advisory, dispute resolution, and litigation services in both revenue and civil courts, as well as before appellate bodies such as the Board of Revenue.
Applicable Laws & Legislative Framework
Our services cover key statutes and amendments relevant to land, agriculture, and revenue administration in Sindh:
- Sindh Land Revenue Act, 1967 (formerly WP Land Revenue Act; governs land records, mutation, revenue collection)
- Sindh Tenancy Act, 1950 and Sindh Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 2013 (paklaws2014.blogspot.com)
- Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – land acquisition, compensation & reference processes
- Colonization of Government Lands Act, 1912 – leasehold, government land encroachment
- Sindh Land Tax & Agricultural Income Tax Ordinance, 2000 – enabling law for taxing agricultural income (brecorder.com)
- Sindh Agricultural Income Tax Act, 2025 – latest law effective Jan 1, 2025, with super‑tax regimes (brecorder.com)
- Survey and Boundaries Act, 1920 – land demarcation, boundary disputes
- Sindh Goth‑Abad (Housing Scheme) Act, 1987 – legalization of informal settlements
- Sindh Land Grant Policy & Government Land Allotment Rules, 2001
- Sindh Irrigation Act, 1879 and Forest Act, 1927 – land classification, command area lands
- Relevant provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Qanoon‑e‑Shahadat Order 1984, and Limitation Act
Services Provided
🏛️ Revenue Court Litigation & Appeals
- Filing revenue appeals and revisions before the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner, Collector, and Commissioner, and Board of Revenue.
- Handling mutation (intiqal), partition, consolidation, boundary, and record-rectification cases.
- Submission of appeals under Sections 161–172 of the Sindh Land Revenue Act.
👨🌾 Tenancy & Agricultural Land Matters
- Representation under the Sindh Tenancy Act, 1950 and its 2013 amendment:
evictions, sharecropping disputes, landlord‑tenant rights, and equitable revenue sharing. - Assistance with tenancy registrations, rent negotiations, and appeals before revenue authorities.
📋 Land Acquisition & Compensation
- End-to-end legal support under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894:
Section 4 notifications, Section 5-A objections, Section 11 awards, and Section 18 judicial references.
💰 Agricultural Income Tax & Revenue Recovery
- Advisory and litigation under Sindh Agricultural Income Tax Act, 2025 and the 2000 Ordinance:
assessment assistance, return filing, exemptions, appeals before SRB and Board of Revenue, recovery proceedings, and super-tax implications (scribd.com, paklaws2014.blogspot.com, en.wikipedia.org, brecorder.com, srb.gos.pk).
🌱 Government‑Owned & Encroached Land
- Representation under Colonization of Government Lands Act, 1912: eviction, lease cancellation, regularization.
- Guidance on Land Grant Policy, Goth‑Abad Act, and informal settlement legalization.
🍃 Land Survey & Boundary Disputes
- Expert assistance under Survey & Boundaries Act, 1920:
surveying, demarcation, and resolution of boundary disputes against misclassification.
💼 Why Fairview Consultants?
- Holistic legal support across revenue, tenancy, taxation, and acquisition laws.
- Robust representation before Revenue Tribunals, Civil Courts, and the Board of Revenue.
- Skilled document drafting, legal strategy planning, and on-field coordination with revenue officers (e.g., Mukhtiarkar, Tapedar).
