(a) by serving a notice on the person or persons in possession of the land requiring such person or persons within such time as may appear reasonable after receipt of the side notice to vacate the land; and
(b) if such notice is not obeyed, by removing or deputing an officer to remove any person who may refuse to vacate the same; and
(c) if the officer removing any such person is resisted or obstructed by any person the revenue officer shall hold a summary inquiry in to the facts of the case, and if satisfied that the such resistance or obstruction was without any just cause , and that resistance or obstruction still continues, may, without prejudice to any proceedings to which such person may be liable under any law for the time being in force for the Adjournment of hearing Power to award costs Manner of executing order to deliver possession of land 8 5 of 1908 Order or revenue officer when reversible by reason of error or irregularity Code of Civil Procedure to apply when no express provision made in the Regulation Appeal and appellate authorities punishment of such resistance or obstruction, take or cause to be taken, such steps and use, or cause to be used, such force as may, in the opinion of such officer, he reasonably necessary for securing compliance with the order.
25. Save as otherwise provided in any other law for the time being in force, all appearances before, applications to and acts to be done before, any revenue officer under this Regulation shall be made or done by the parties themselves or by their recognized agents or by any legal practitioner:
Provided that subject to the provisions of sections 132 and 133 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, any such appearance shall, if the revenue officer so directs, be made by the party in person.
Provided further that appearance alone may be made by a recognized agent referred to in sub-clause (ii) of clause (23) of section 2.
26. (1) No order passed by a revenue officer shall be reversed or altered in appeal or revision on account of any error, omission or irregularity in the summons, notice, proclamation, warrant or order or other proceedings before during any enquiry or other proceedings under this Regulation, unless such error, omission, or irregularity has in fact occasioned a failure of justice.
(2) In determining whether any error, omission or irregularity in any proceedings under this Regulation has occasioned a failure of justice, regard shall be had to the fact whether the objection could and should have been raised at an earlier stage in the proceedings.
27. Unless otherwise expressly provided by or under this Regulation the procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, shall , so far as may be, be followed in all proceedings under this Regulation.
CHAPTER IV APPEAL, REVISION AND REVIEW
28. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, an appeal shall lie from every original order passed under this Regulation of the rules made thereunder-
(a) if such order is passed by any revenue officer subordinate to the Sub-Divisional Officer, whether or not the officer passing the order is invested with the powers of the Deputy Commissioner, to the Sub- Divisional Officer:
(b) if such order is passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, whether or not invested with the powers of the Deputy Commissioner, to the Deputy Commissioner;
(c) if such order is passed by any revenue officer subordinate to the Settlement Officer, to the Settlement Officer;
(d) if such order is passed by a Deputy Commissioner, whether exercising the powers of Deputy Commissioner or Settlement Officer during the currency of the term of any settlement, to the Chief Commissioner;
(e) if such order is passed by a Settlement Officer, whether exercising the powers of Settlement Officer or the powers of a Deputy Commissioner in connection with any settlement operation, to the Settlement Commissioner.
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(2) A second appeal shall lie against any order passed in first appeal-
(i) by the Sub-Divisional Officer or the Deputy Commissioner or the Settlement Commissioner, to the Chief Commissioner
(ii) by the Settlement Officer, to the Settlement Commissioner .
(3) An order passed in review varying or reversing any order shall be appealable in like manner as the original order.
29. No appeal shall lie from an order-
(a) admitting an appeal or application for review on the grounds specified in section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963;
(b) rejecting an application for review;
(c) granting or rejecting an application for stay; or
(d) of an interim nature.
30. No appeal shall lie-
(a) to the Sub-Divisional Officer or Deputy Commissioner or Settlement Commissioner, after the expiration of forty- five days from the date of the order appealed against; or
(b) to the Chief Commissioner after the expiration of sixty days from such date;
Provided that where a party, other than a party against whom the order has been passed ex-parte , had no previous notice of the date on which the order is passed, limitation under this section shall be computed from the date of the communication of such order.
31. Every petition for appeal, review or revision shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the order to which objection is made.
32. (1) The appellate authority may either admit the appeal or after calling for the records and giving the appellant an opportunity to be hard summarily reject it:
Provided that the appellate authority shall not be bound to call for the records where the appeal is time-barred or does not lie.
(2) if the appeal is admitted, a date shall be fixed for hearing and notice shall be served on the respondent.
(3) After hearing the parties, if they appear, the appellate authority may confirm, vary of reverse the order appealed against; or may direct such further investigation to be made, or such additional evidence to be taken, as it may think necessary; or may itself take such additional evidence or may remand the case for disposal with such direction as it thinks fit.
33. The Chief Commissioner or the Settlement Commissioner of the Deputy Commissioner may, either of his own motion or on the application of any party, call for the records of any proceedings before any revenue officer subordinate to him for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the legality or propriety of any order passed by such revenue officer, and may pass such order in reference thereto as he thinks fit;
Provided that he shall not vary or reverse any order affecting any right between private persons without having given to the parties interested notice to appear and be heard:
Provided further that no application for revision shall be entertained against an order appealable under this Regulation:
36 of 1963 Copy of order objected to accompany petition Power of appellate authority Revision 10 5 of 1908 Stay of execution of orders Application of Limitation Act Definition of “order”
Provided also that such application is presented within sixty days to the Settlement Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be, or within ninety days to the Chief Commissioner, from the date of the order
34. (1) Every revenue officer may, either of his own motion or on the application of any party interested, review any order passed by himself or by any of his predecessors-in-office and pass such order in reference thereto as he thinks fit:
Provided that -
(i) no order shall be varied or reversed unless notice has been served on the parties interested to appear and opportunity has been given to them for being heard;
(ii) no order from which an appeal has been made, or which is the subject of any revision proceedings shall be reviewed;
(iii) no order affecting any question of right between private persons shall be reviewed exept on the application of a party to the proceedings and no application for the review of such order shall be entertained unless it is made within ninety days from the date of the order.
(2) No order shall be reviewed expect on the grounds provided for in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
(3) For the Purposes of this section, the Deputy Commissioner shall be deemed to be the successor in office of any revenue officer who has left the district or who has ceased to exercise powers as a revenue officer and to whom there is no successor in the district.
35. (1) A revenue officer who has passed any order or his successorin-office may, at any time before the expiry of the period prescribed for appeal or revision, direct the execution of such order to be stayed for such time as may be requisite for filling an appeal or revision and obtaining a stay order from the appellate or revisional authority.
(2) The appellate or revisional authority may, at any time direct the execution of the order appealed from or against which a revision is made to be stayed for such time as it may think fit.
(3) The authority exercising the powers conferred by section 33 or section 34 may direct the execution of the order under revision or review to be stayed for such time as it may think fit.
(4) The revenue officer or other authority directing the execution of an order to be stayed may impose such condition, or order such security to be furnished, as he or it thinks fit.
(5) No order directing the stay of execution of any order shall be passed expect in accordance with the provisions of this section.
36. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963, shall apply to all appeals and applications for revision or review under this Regulation.
37. In this Chapter the expression “order” means the formal expression of the decision given by a revenue officer in respect of any matter in the exercise of his powers under this Regulation.
Review or orders 36 of 1963 11 Ownership of land Liability to pay land revenue
CHAPTER V LAND AND LAND REVENUE
38. (1) All land in the Union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is vested absolutely in the Government, and, save as provided by or under this Regulation, no person shall be deemed to have acquired any property therein or any right to or over the same by occupation, prescription or conveyance or in any other manner what so ever except by a conveyance executed by, or under the authority of, the Government.
(2) The right to all trees, brush-wood, jungles or other natural product wherever growing, expect in so far as the same may be the property of any person, vests in the Government and such trees, brushwood, jungles or other natural product shall be preserved or disposed of in such manner as may be prescribed keeping in view the interests of the people the area with regard to the user of the natural products.
(3) All such trees which have been planted and reared by, or under the orders, or at the expense, of the Government and all trees which have been planted and reared at the expense of any local authority by the side of any road belonging to the Government, shall vest in the Government.
(4) Where a dispute arises in respect of any right under subsection (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) such dispute shall be decided by the Deputy Commissioner.
(5) Any person aggrieved by any order passed under sub-section
(4) may institute a civil suit to contest the validity of the order within a period of one year from the date of such order.
(6) Where a civil suit has been instituted under sub-section (5) against any order, such order shall not be subject to appeal or revision under this Regulation.
39. All land, to whatever purpose applied and wherever situated, is liable to the payment of land revenue to the Government, except such land as has been wholly exempted from such liability by special grant of, or contract with, the Government, or under the provisions of any law for the time being in force.
40. (1) The assessment of land revenue on any land shall be made, or shall be deemed to have been made, as the case may be. With reference to the use of land-
(a) for the purpose of agriculture;
(b) as sites for dwelling houses;
(c) for industrial or commercial purposes;
(d) for any other purpose.
(2) No land assessed for use for any one purpose shall be diverted to any other purpose without the previous permission of the Sub- Divisional Officer.
(3) Where land assessed for use for any one purpose is diverted to any other purpose, the land revenue payable upon such land shall, notwithstanding that the term for which the assessment may have been fixed has not expired, be liable to be altered and assessed in accordance with the purpose to which it had been diverted.
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(4) Where any land held free from the payment of land revenue on condition of being used for any purpose is diverted to any other purpose it shall become liable to the payment of land revenue and shall be assessed in accordance with the purpose to which it has been diverted.
(5) The assessment made under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) shall be in accordance with the rule made under this Regulation.
(6) Where any land used for any purpose is diverted to any other purpose, and land revenue is assessed thereon under the provisions of this section, the Sub-Divisional Officer shall also have power to impose a premium on the diversion in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation.
Provided that no premium shall be imposed for the diversion of any land for charitable purposes.
41. On all lands on which the assessment of land revenue has not been made before the commencement of this Regulation, such assessment shall be made by the Deputy Commissioner in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation.
42. (1) The primary responsibility for payment of land revenue shall not lie on the tenant, but where a tenant has sub-let for any period any land comprised in his holding and he defaults in the payment of land revenue, such and revenue shall be payable by the sub-tenant and the sub-tenant shall be entitled to credit from the tenant the amount paid by him.
(2) Where there are two or more persons liable to pay land revenue under sub-section (1), all of them shall be jointly and severally liable for its payment.
CHAPTER VI REVENUE SURVEY AND SETTLEMENT IN NON URBAN AREAS
43. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply in respect of lands in non-urban areas.
44. The operation carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter in order to determine or revise the land revenue payable on lands in any local area are called a “revenue survey” the result of the operations are called a “settlement” and the period during which such results are to be in force is called the “ term of settlement”.
45. (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Regulation, the Chief Commissioner may take steps to institute and may cause to be constantly maintained, in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation, and inquiry into the profits of agriculture and into the value of the land used for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes.
(2) For the purpose of determining the profits of agriculture, the following matters shall be taken into account in estimating the cost of cultivations, namely :-
(a) the depreciation of stock and buildings;
(b) the money equivalent of the labour and supervision by the cultivator and his family ;
Assessment on unassessed land Responsibility for payment of land revenue Provisions of Chapter to apply to lands in non urban areas “Revenue survey:”, “settlement”, and “term of settlement” Inquiry into profits of agriculture and value of land 13 Settlement Commissioner, Settlement officer and Assistant Settlement Officers Powers to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to Settlement officer Notification of pro-posed revenue survey Formation of survey numbers and villages Separate demarcation of land diverted or specially assigned
(c) all other expenses usually incurred in cultivation on the land which is under inquiry; and
(d) interest on the cost buildings and stock on all expenditure for seed and manure, and on the cost of agricultural operations paid for in cash.
(3) The Settlement Officer appointed under Sub- Section (2) of section 46 shall take into consideration the information collected in the course of this inquiry when framing his proposals for assessment rates.
46. (1) The Government may appoint a Settlement Commissioner who shall control the operations of the revenue survey.
(2) The Chief Commissioner may appoint an officer (hereinafter referred to as the Settlement Officer) to be in charge of a revenue survey and as many Assistant Settlement Officer as he thinks fit.
(3) The Settlement Officer and the Assistant Settlement Officers shall be subordinate to the Settlement Commissioner and all Assistant Settlement Officers in a local area shall also be subordinate to the Settlement Officers.
47. When any local area is under revenue survey, the duty of maintaining the maps and records may, under the orders of the Chief Commissioner be transferred from Deputy Commissioner to the Settlement Officer, who shall thereupon exercise all the posers conferred on the Deputy Commissioner by any of the provisions in chapter VIII & XVI.
48. (1) Wherever the Chief Commissioner decides that a revenue survey of any local area should be made, he shall publish a notification to that effect, and such local area shall be held to be under such survey from the date of such notification until the issue of a notification declaring the operations to be closed.
(2) Such notification may extend to all lands generally in the local area or to such lands only as the Chief Commissioner may direct
49. Subject to the rules made under this Regulation, the Settlement Officer may-
(a) take measurements of the land to which the revenue survey extends and construct such number of survey marks there on as may be necessary:
(b) divide such lands into survey number and group the survey numbers into villages; and
(c) recognize existing survey numbers, the constitute survey numbers, or form new survey numbers.
50. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 49 when any portion of agricultural land is diverted to any non-agricultural purpose, or when any portion of land is set apart for any of the purpose specified is section 198 or when any assessment is altered on any portion of land under sub-section (3) of section 40, the Settlement Officer may make such portion into a separate survey number or sub-divisional of a survey Number.
51. (1) The Settlement Officer may either re-number survey numbers or sub-divide survey numbers into as any sub-divisions as may be required in view the acquisition of rights in land or for any other reason.
Power to re-number or sub-divide survey number 14 All lands liable to assessment
(2) The division of survey numbers into sub-divisions and the apportionment of the assessment of the survey number amongst the subdivisions shall be carried out in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation and such rules may provide limit either of area of land revenue or of both which no sub-division shall be recognized.
Provided that the total amount of assessment of any survey number shall not be enhanced during the term of Settlement unless such assessment is liable to alteration under the provisions of this Regulation.
(3) Where holding consist of several Kharsa numbers the Settlement Officer shall assess the land revenue payable for each kharsa numbers and record them as separate survey numbers.
(4) Whenever the survey numbers are re-numbered, the Settlement Officer shall correct the entries in all records prepared or maintained under chapter VIII.
52. The area and assessment of survey numbers and sub-divisions of survey numbers shall be entered in such records as may be prescribed.
53. The Settlement Officer may, in the case of every inhabited village, ascertain and determine, with due regard to rights in land, the area to be reserved for the residence of the inhabitants or for purposes ancillary therefore, and each area shall be deemed to be abadi of the village.
54. For the purpose of assessment, the village of each tehsil or part of a tehsil comprised in the area to be assessed shall be formed into groups, and in forming such crops regard shall be head to physical features, agricultural and economic condition, and trade facilities and communications.
55. (1) On completing the necessary inquiries under section 45, the Settlement Officer shall, having regard to soil and position of land and profits of agriculture, prepare a table of assessment rates for different classes of land in the prescribed form and shall publish it in the prescribed manner for the prescribed period.
(2) Any person objecting to an entry in the table of assessment rates may present a petition in writing to the Settlement Officer within the prescribed period and the Settlement Officer shall consider such objections after giving a hearing to the objector.
(3) The Settlement Officer shall submit the table of assessment rate to the Chief Commissioner together with a summary of objections, if any, his decisions on such objections and a statement of the grounds in support of his proposals.
(4) The Chief Commissioner may approve the table of assessment rate submitted to him under sub-section (3) with such modifications, if any, as he may consider necessary.
(5) The assessment rates approved under sub-section (4) shall be finally published in the Official Gazette.
56. The Settlement Officer shall fix the assessment on each holding in accordance with the assessment rates approved under Section 55 and the provisions of Section 58 and such assessment shall be the fair assessment of such holding
57. The Settlement Officer shall have the power to make fair assessment on all lands whatsoever to which the revenue survey extends, whether such lands are liable to the payment of land revenue or not.
Entry of survey numbers and subdivisions in records Determination of abadi of village Grouping of villages for purpose of assessment.
Fixation of assessment rates Fixation of fair assessment 15 Principles of assessment Announcement of Settlement Introduction of Settlement Term of Settlement
58. (1) The fair assessment of all lands shall be calculated in accordance with the principles and restrictions set forth in this section.
(2) No regards shall be had to any claim to hold land on privileged terms.
(3) Regard shall be had in the case of agricultural land to the profits of agriculture, consideration paid for leases, sale prices of land and the principal moneys on mortgages, and in the case of nonagricultural land to the value of the land for the purposes for which it is held.
(4) The fair assessment on land used for non-agricultural purposes shall not exceed one-third of the estimated rental value of the land to be determined in the prescribed manner.
(5) Where an improvement has been affected at any time in any holding held for the purpose of agriculture by or at the expense of the holder thereof, the fair assessment of such holding shall be fixed as if the improvement had not been made.
(6) Except for special reasons to be approved in each case by the Chief Commissioner, no increase in the fair assessment of holding for the purposes of agriculture shall exceed fifty percent of the existing assessment.
59. (1) When the assessment of any land has been fixed in accordance with section 56 notice thereof shall be given in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation and such shall be called the announcement of the Settlement.
(2) The assessment of any land as announced under this section, shall be the land revenue payable annually on such land during the term of the settlement unless it is modified in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation or any other law for the time being in force.
60. The term of a Settlement shall commence from the beginning of the revenue year next following the date of announcement under subsection (1) of section 59 or from the expiry of the term of the previous Settlement, whichever is later.
61. (1) The term of Settlement shall be fixed by the Government and shall not be less than thirty years.
Provided that if, at any time during the currency of the Settlement the Government is of opinion that, having regard to changes in the general conditions subsequent to the Settlement, it is desirable that the assessment, should be reduced, it may, by order, reduce such assessment for such period as it may deem fit.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) in any area where there is ample scope for extensions of cultivation or for agriculture development or where there has been a rapid development of resources owing to the construction of roads or canals since the last Settlement, the Government may, for reason to be recorded fix a term which may be less than thirty years but which shall in no case be less than twenty years.
(3) Notwithstanding that the term of Settlement fixed under subsection (1) or sub-section (2) for any local area has expired such terms shall be deemed to have extended till the commencement of the term of the subsequent Settlement in that area 16
62. The Settlement Officer may alter the boundaries or any village, or divide a village into two or more villages or unite two or more villages into one in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation.
63. When the Settlement operations are closed, all applications and proceedings that pending before the Settlement Officer shall be transferred to the Deputy Commissioner who shall have all the powers of a Settlement Officer for their disposal.
64. The Deputy Commissioner may, at any time during the term of Settlement, correct any error in the area or assessment of any survey number of holding due to mistake of survey or arithmetical miscalculation.
Provided that no arrears of land revenue shall become payable by reason of such correction.
65. During the term of Settlement, the Deputy Commissioner shall, when so directed by the Chief Commissioner, exercise the powers of a Settlement Officer under sections 49, 50,51,53,62.
66. Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, all survey operations commenced under any law, for the time being in force and continuing at the commencement of this Regulation shall be deemed to have been commenced and to be containing under the provisions of this Chapter and all assessment rates in force at such introduced in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and shall remain in force until the introduction of revised assessment rates; and such revised assessment rated may be introduced at any time notwithstanding any thing contained in section 61.
CHAPTER VII ASSESSMENT AND RE-ASSESSMENT OF LAND IN URBAN AREAS
67. The Provision of this Chapter shall apply to all lands in urban areas.
68. Subject to the rules made under this Regulation, the Deputy Commissioner may-
(a) divide the lands in an urban area into plot numbers, and
(b) recognize existing survey numbers as plot numbers, reconstitute plot numbers or form new plot numbers.
69. (1) The Deputy Commissioner may either re-number plot numbers or sub-divide plot numbers into as many sub-divisions as may be required in view of the acquisitions of right in land or for any other reason.
(2) The division of plot numbers into sub-divisions and the apportionment of assessment of the plot numbers amongst the subdivisions shall be carried out in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation and such rules may provide limits of area or of land revenue, as the case may be, or both, in any local area below which no sub-division shall be recognized.
Power of Settlement Officer to divide or unite villages.
Power of Deputy Commissioner to complete unfinished Proceeding.
Power of Deputy Commissioner to correct errors.
Power Of Deputy Commissioner during the term of settlement.
Continuance of survey operation and rates in force at the commencement of the Regulation.
Provisions of Chapter to apply to lands in urban area.
Power of Deputy commissioner to divide the lands in urban area to plot number.
Power of Deputy Commissioner to re-number subdivided plot numbers.
17 Area and assessment of plot numbers and sub divisions to be entered in records Urban area to be divided into blocks for Assessment.
Deputy Commissioner to fix standard rate of assessment and publication of standard rates Fixation of standard rates of assessment Maximum and minimum limits for rate of assessment Deputy Commissioner to assess plot at rate prescribed.
Provided that the total amount of assessment of any plot number shall not be enhanced during the term of Settlement unless such assessment is liable to alteration under the provisions of this Regulation.
70. The area and assessment of plot numbers and sub-divisions of plot number shall be entered in such records as may be prescribed
71. For the purposes of assessment, an urban area shall be divided into blocks and in so dividing regard shall be had to the use of land for agricultural, industrial, commercial, residential or such other purposes as may be prescribed.
72. (1) The Deputy Commissioner shall, with the approval of the Chief Commissioner and in accordance with the provisions of section 73, fix the standard rate of assessment per ten square meters of land in the case of non-agricultural land in each block in an urban area and such standard rate shall be published in the prescribed manner.
(2) Any person objecting to any standard rate may present a petition in writing to the Deputy Commissioner within prescribed period and the Deputy Commissioner shall consider such objections after giving a hearing to the objector.
(3) The Deputy Commissioner shall submit the standard rates to the Chief Commissioner together with a summary of objection, if any, his decision on such objections and a Settlement of the grounds in support of his proposals.
(4) The Chief Commissioner may approve the standard rates submitted to him under sub-section (3) with such modification if any as he may consider necessary.
(5) The standard rates approved under sub-section (4) shall be finally published in the Official Gazette.
(6) The standard rates published under sub-section (5) shall remain in force for a period of thirty years and shall thereafter continue to be in force until altered.
73. (1) The Average annual letting value of lands in each block shall be determined in the prescribed manner.
(2) The standard rates of assessment for lands held for purposes mentioned in clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 40 shall be equal to one third of the average annual letting value of the block determined under sub-section (1) and for purpose mentioned in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 40 shall be one-half of the said value.
(3) The standard rates of assessment for lands held for agricultural purposes shall be fixed in the prescribed manner with due regard to soil and position of land to the profits of agricultural, to the consideration paid for losses and to the sale prices of such lands.
74. The maximum and minimum limit for the rate of assessment shall respectively be one and a quarter times and three fourth of the standard rates in force for the time being.
75. The Deputy Commissioner shall assess every plot at a rate within the limit prescribed by section 74 regard being had to use, situation and other advantages or disadvantages attaching to such plot 18
Provided that if, in case of lands which are being assessed for a purpose with reference to which they were assessed immediately before the revision the assessment so arrived at exceeds, in the case of agricultural land one and a half times of the land revenue and in the case of other lands six times of the land revenue payable immediately before the revision, the assessment shall be fixed at one and a half times of such land revenue in the case of agricultural land and as six times of such land revenue.
Provided further that where on improvement has been affected at any time in any holding held for the purpose of agriculture by or at the expense of the holder thereof, the assessment of such holding shall be fixed as if the improvement had not been made.
76. The assessment fixed under section 75 shall remain in force for a period of thirty years or for such longer period as may elapse before reassessment after that period and such period shall be deemed to be term of Settlement for all purposes.
77. (1) The assessment fixed under section75 shall be the land revenue payable annually on such plot number unless it is modified in accordance with the provisions of this Regulations.
(2) The Deputy Commissioner may, at any time during the term of settlement, correct any error in the area or assessment of any plot number due to any mistake in division of land into plot numbers or arithmetical miscalculation.
Provided that no arrears of land revenue shall become payable by reasons of such correction.
78. The land revenue or rent fixed for any land in an urban area under a Settlement or a lease from Government with rights of renewal, made or granted before the commencement of this Regulation shall, notwithstanding the expiry of the term of such settlement or lease, continue to be in force until the assessment on such land is fixed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
CHAPTER VIII LAND RECORDS
79. (1) The Deputy Commissioner shall from time to time arrange the villages of the tehsil into patwari circles and may, at any time, alter the limits of any existing circle or create new circles or abolish existing ones.
(2) The Deputy Commissioner shall appoint one or more patwaries to each patwari circle for the maintenance and correction of land records and for such other duties as may be prescribed
80. The Deputy Commissioner shall from time to time arrange the patwari circles in the tehsil into revenue inspector’s circles and may at any time, after the limits of any existing circle or create new circles or abolish existing ones.
81. (1) The Deputy Commissioner may appoint for each district as many persons as he thinks fit to be revenue inspectors, town surveyors, assistant town surveyors and may take measures to supervise the preparation and maintenance of land regards and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed.
Term of settlement Assessment fixed shall be land revenue Land Revenue or rent fixed under previous settlement or lease to continue Formation of Patwari circle and appointment of Patwari Formation of revenue circles Appointment of revenue inspectors etc.
19 Acquisition of rights to be reported Register of mutation and register of disputed cases
(2) The town surveyor and assistant town surveyor shall be deemed to be revenue officer for the purpose of sections 14 and 92 and patwari for the purpose of section 84 and 85 in respect of the areas under their charge.
82. There shall be prepared by the prescribe authority a map showing the boundaries of survey numbers or plot numbers and waste lands called the ”field map” for every village, expect when otherwise directed by the Chief Commissioner.