Section 4: Power of District Collector to decide whether a person was the holder of a hereditary village office and appeal therefrom

(1) If any question arises as to whether a person was, immediately before the appointed date, the holder of a hereditary village office, the District Collector shall, after giving the parties affected an opportunity to be heard and after holding an enquiry, decide the question.

(2) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the District Collector under sub-section (1) may, within sixty days of such decision, prefer an appeal to the Board of Revenue, and the decision of the Board of Revenue on such appeal shall be final.