For purposes of verifying the information furnished by the applicant and to ascertain whether or not he is landless tenant or he has any tenure land held under Khatedari, Mauroosie, or Proprietary rights, at any place in the Project area or 2[any other place in Rajasthan] and whether or not he is a resident of any particular area, the allotting authority or the Colony Tehsildar 3[or Naib Tehsildar duly authorised by the allotting authority in this behalf] may record statement on oath of any local Patel or Patwari of the village in which the applicant resides or cultivates any land or in which the land to be allotted is situated, 4[or of any person whose evidence is considered necessary.]
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1. Substituted by Notfn. No. F.6(77) Rev.B./54, dt. 31.05.1958.
2. Added by Notfn. No. F.6(77) Rev.B./55, dt. 25.5.1956.
3. Added by Notfn. No. F.6(77) Rev.B./55, dt. 25.5.1956.
4. Added by Notfn. No. F.6(77) Rev.B./55, dt. 25.5.1956.
10. 1[Status of Joint Family.]- A joint family shall for the purposes of existing holdings and of allotment of land under these rules shall be deemed to be one person and dealt with accordingly, 2[and all lands held jointly or severally by various members of the joint family under different Khatas of the same or different classes of tenures shall be deemed to be held by the whole family jointly].
3[10-A. 4[Status of Co-partner.]- When a Khata is held jointly by two or more persons, for purposes of computing areas held by each co-partner or areas to the allotment of which each of them is eligible, such co-partner shall be deemed to be in possession of such area of the joint Khata only as falls to his share.]