(1) Subject to rules made under section 67, for areas notified under section 58, the Government shall appoint for any village, or part of village, or more than one village an Irrigation Patwari.
(2) Such Irrigation Patwaris shall be liable to be transferred as Irrigation Patwaris to any other area within the area to which this Act extends notified under section 58.
(3) All Irrigation Patwaris shall be deemed to be Government servants within the meaning of clause (9) of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
PART X.
MISCELLANEOUS.
62. The Government may, for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality and the regularity of any proceeding Performance of work until Irrigation Patwari assumes charge.
Compensation for watan rights.
Appointment of Irrigation Patwaris.
Power of revision.
Central Act 45 of 1860.
[Act No.XXIV of 1357 F.] 23 of a Collector or an Irrigation officer, call for and examine the relevant papers of the proceedings under this Act.
When on examining the papers of any case, the Government considers that the order or decision of such officer should be amended, it may amend or cancel such order or decision or pass such other order as it may think fit.
63. Any officer authorised under this Act to conduct any enquiry may exercise all such powers connected with the summoning of witnesses and recording their statements and the production of documents as are conferred on Civil Courts by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and every such enquiry shall be deemed a judicial proceeding.
64. Service of any notice under this Act shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
65. No Civil Court shall take cognizance of a suit filed in respect of any matter to which this Act applies, except where such provision in this behalf is made in this Act.
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PART XI.
RULES.