(i) The Patwari shall prepare a statement of unoccupied land available in each village from the record prepared under Section 194 and submit the same to the Tehsildar by the 30 the September each year. The Tehsildar shall inspect the lands and verify whether the lands are suitable for allotment.
(ii) The Tehsildar shall than with the approval of the Sub-Divisional Officer issue a proclamation in Form “A I.” inviting applications within 15 days from the date of issue of proclamation.
(iii) Applications for allotment of land under Rule 170 in the areas other than colonization area and in the colonization areas under Rule 173 shall be made in Form “A.J.” and “A.K.” respectively.
(iii) (a) Applications for allotment of land under Rule 172 shall be made in Form “AKK”.
Provided that a person who has applied in response to an earlier proclamation issued after the commencement of the A & N Islands Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Amendment) Rules, 1986 and has been unsuccessful in a draw of lots held under rule 172, after being found eligible under the said rule shall be deemed to have applied in response to any proclamation issued later on.
(iv) After the date fixed for the receipt of applications, the Tehsildar shall prepare a list of all applicants stating in brief the particulars of land applied for by each and forward it to the Gram Panchayat with a notice in Form “A.L.” asking it to furnish within 15 days of the receipt of the list, its report on the suitability or otherwise of 34 Section 194 the applicants for the allotment of land. The Gram Panchayat shall send its recommendations to the Tehsildar within such period.
(v) The Tehsildar shall then forward his recommendations after such further enquiry as may be deemed necessary to the Sub-Divisional Officer for further action.
(vi) The Sub-Divisional Officer shall place the recommendation of the Tehsildar before a Committee constituted by the Chief Commissioner under clause (vii) for further comments on the proposal for the disposal of government unoccupied land in each village.
(vii) The Chief Commissioner may, for each group of village located I different areas, constitute a “Land Allotment Advisory Committee” Consisting of :-
(a) a Counsellor as Chairman;
(b) two prominent members of the Pradesh Council as members;
and
(c) the Assistant Commissioner of the Sub-Divisions as Secretary.
Provided that if any Counsellor declines to act as a Chairman, the Deputy Commissioner of the District shall be the Chairman of the Land Allotment Adv. Committee.
Explanation :- In this rule “Counsellor” means a person appointed as Counsellor under section 18 of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Administration) Regulation 1979 and the “Pradesh Council” means the Pradesh Council constituted under section 3 of the said Regulation.
(viii) The Sub-Divisional Officer, after obtaining the comments of the Land Allotment Advisory Committee on the recommendations of the Tehsildar shall then forward the cases villages to the Deputy Commissioner of the District along with his recommendations.
(ix) The Deputy Commissioner shall record his recommendations on the cases received by him under clause (viii) and submit the same to the Administration for obtaining the orders of the Chief Commissioner.
(x) Licences in the appropriate form shall be issued by the Deputy Commissioner in accordance with the order of the Chief Commissioner made under clause (ix).
CHAPTER XI Rights in Abdai and unoccupied land and its produce