(a) Where Government forest adjoins or is included in such village, half the boundary marks shall be constructed and maintained by the Forest Department and the other half shall be constructed and maintained-
(i) if the forest adjoins occupied land, by holders of such land;
(ii) if the forest adjoins unoccupied land set apart for any of the purposes mentioned in Section 198 (1) of the Regulation by the Revenue Department:
(b) the boundary marks between survey numbers and plot numbers of unoccupied land set apart for any of the purposes specified in sub-section (1) of Section 198 of the Regulation, shall be constructed and maintained by the Revenue Department.
(c) a holder of land shall be responsible for the construction and maintenance of-
(i) half the boundary marks on the boundaries of his land and other occupied land;
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(ii) all the boundary marks between his land and unoccupied land of any of the categories specified in sub-section (1) of Section 198 of the Regulation and village roads and village waste land available for disposal.
(2) In allotting to each holder of land the share of boundary marks for the construction ad maintenance of which he is responsible, the Deputy Commissioner shall ordinarily maintain the distribution, if any, recorded in the land records.
144. (1) The notice requiring holders of land to repair or replace boundary marks referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 99 and sub-section
(i) of Section 10 shall be in Form AB.
(2) The Patwari shall prepare the statement of defective or missing boundary marks for purpose of sub-section (2) of Section 99 and subsection (1) of Section 100 in Form “R”.
CHAPTER VII Revision of Maps and Records
145. All disputes regarding boundaries of survey numbers and plot numbers shall be decided by the Survey Officer after local inquiry at which all persons interested shall be given opportunity to appear and produce evidence.
CHAPTER VIII Realization of Land Revenue A. COLLECTIONS OF LAND REVENUE
146. Land Revenue shall be payable in one installment within 30 days of the commencement of the Revenue year unless the Chief Commissioner by notification appoints another date for payment thereof.
147. Land Revenue shall be paid to the Chowdhary of the village and where no Chowdhuries are appointed to the Patwari or such other person as may be authorized by the Deputy Commissioner.
148. The receipt for the amount of land revenue and arrears of land revenue receipt shall be issued in Form “Z”.
B. SUSPENSION AND REMISSION OF LAND REVENUE
149. (i) Suspension or remission of land revenues may be granted in the event of failure of crops due to:
(a) wide-spread calamities, such as, famine, draught, etc.,
(b) local calamities, such as, hail, floods, cyclones and
(ii) in cases in which crops could not be grown in any area in consequence of an order made under any law by a competent authority.
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150. On hearing or getting an application that there has been such a general failure of crops in any part of the District as to make it probable that relief will be required, the Deputy Commissioner shall cause enquiries to be made into the conditions of the affected tract and the degree of crop failure in each village or group of villages. The enquires shall include a reference to the Gram Panchayats or Gram Sabhas and such leading agriculturists of the neighborhood as the Deputy Commissioner may think proper to consult. The degree of relief shall be the same in each village or homogeneous tract and no attempt shall be made to differentiate between the circumstances of individuals.