Purchaser’s title Purchaser not liable for land revenue due prior to sale Moneys recoverable as an arrear of land revenue 27 2 of 1912
(a) all rents, cases, royalties, water rates, fees, charges, premia, penalties, fines and costs due to the Government under this Regulation;
(b) all moneys falling due to the Government under any grant, licence, lease or contract which provide that they shall be recoverable in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue;
(c) all sums declared by this Regulation, or any other law for the time being in force, to be recoverable in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue; and
(d) any sum ordered by a liquidator appointed under the Cooperative Societies Act 1912, to be recovered as a contribution to the assets of a society or as the cost of liquidation :
Provided that no action shall be taken on application for recovery of a sum specified in clause (d), unless such application is accompanied by a certificate signed by the Registrar appointed under that Act that the sum should be recovered as an arrear of land revenue.
131. Every person who may have become a surety under any grant or license made or granted under this Regulation whereunder the sum secured is recoverable from the principal as an arrear of land revenue shall, in failure to pay the amount or any portion thereof which he may have become liable to pay under the terms of his security bond, be liable to be proceeded against under the provisions of this Regulation in the same manner as for the recovery of arrears of land revenue
CHAPTER X11 VILLAGE OFFICER A-Chaudhari
132. (1) The Deputy Commissioner may appoint for each village or group of village one or more Chaudharis.
(2) When there are two or more Chaudharis in a village, the Deputy Commissioner may distribute, subject to the rules made under this Regulation, duties of the office of Chaudhari among them in such manner as he may think fit.
133. The remuneration of Chaudharis shall be fixed by the Deputy Commissioner in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation
134. It shall be the duty of every Chaudhari,-
(a) to collect and pay into the Government Treasury land revenue and cases payable through him and such other Government dues ordered to be collected by him;
(b) to furnish reports regarding the state of his village at such places and times at the Deputy Commissioner may fix in this behalf;
(c) to prevent encroachments on waste land, public paths, and roadways in the villages;
(d) to preserve such stations and boundary marks erected in his village by surveyors in the service of Government as may be made over to his care and to report any damage caused to such station of marks;
(e) subject to rules made u[nder this Regulation, to keep the village in good sanitary condition;
(f) to prevent unauthorized cutting wood or unauthorized removable of any minerals of other properties belonging to the Government;
Recovery of money from surety Appointment of Chaudharis Remuneration of Chaudharis Duties of Chaudharis 28 Removal of Chaudharis Punishment of Chaudharis Appointment of substitute Chaudhari Entrustment of village management and duties of Chaudhari Appointment of Chaukidars and their duties Remuneration of Chaukidars Classes of tenants Occupancy tenants
(g) to control and supervise the work of the chaukidar;
(h) to perform such other duties as may be prescribed.
135. Subject to the rules made under this Regulation, the Deputy Commissioner may remove from office any Chaudhari.
136. A Chaudhari who is found negligent in the performance of any duty assigned to him by or under this Regulation shall be liable, under the orders of the Tehsildar, to a fine which may extend to twenty rupees.
137. Where a Chaudhari is temporarily unable to perform his duties the Sub-Divisional officer may, on his application or otherwise, appoint a substitute for a period not exceeding six months and the substitute so appointed shall for all the purposes of this Regulation, be deemed to be Chaudhari.
138. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation, the Chief Commissioner may, subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed, entrust the management of a village or the performance of the duties assigned to a Chaudhari by or under this Regulation to a Gram Panchayat:
Provided that no such entrustment shall be made except with the consent of the Gram Panchayat.
B-CHAUKIDAR *
139. (1) For each village or group of villages there shall be appointed, in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation, one or more Chaukidars for the performance of such duties as may be prescribed.
(2) A Chaukidar who is found negligent in the performance of any duty assigned to him by or under this Regulation shall be liable under the orders of the Tehsildar, to a fine which may extend to twenty rupees.
140. The remuneration of Chaukidars shall be fixed by the Deputy Commissioner in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation.
CHAPTER XIII TENURE HOLDERS