(1) The Director or the Settlement Officer may either of his own motion or on the application of any person:-
(a) if he is satisfied that a bona fide mistake has been made in regard to any decision or proceedings under this Act, make or cause to be made the necessary correction thereon;
(b) at any time correct or cause to be corrected any clerical or arithmetical mistake in any such decision or proceeding.
(2) The Collector may, at any time during the currency of the settlement, correct any error in the area or assessment of any Survey number or sub-division due to a mistake of survey or arithmetical miscalculation:
Provided that no arrears of land revenue accruing to the Government or refund thereof to the registered holder shall become payable by reason of such correction.
Delegation of powers
24. The Government may, by notification, direct that any power or function exercisable by the Settlement Officer under this Act or the rules made thereunder shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions as may be specified in such notification, be exercisable also by such other officer as may be specified in such notification.
________________________________________________________________________ * Substituted vide Act No.5 of 2006, section 3, w.e.f 30.10.2006.
** Section 4 of Act No. 5 of 2006 reads as follows:- Transitory provisions:- “4. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 22 of the principal Act, any revision preferred thereunder and pending at the commencement of this Act, shall after such commencement, be transferred to and disposed of by the officer or authority who has jurisdiction to entertain such revision, as if it had been in force on the date on which such revision was preferred.” 488 Bar of suits in Civil Courts