Chapter VIII LAND RECORDS

(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

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, alter the limits of any existing circle or create new circles or abolish existing ones.

(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. (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.

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.

A record of, rights shall, in accordance with the rules made under this Regulation, be prepared and maintained for every and such regard shall include the following particulars, namely :-(a) the names of all tenants together with survey numbers or plot numbers held by each of them and their area; (b) the nature and extent of the respective interests of such persons and the conditions or liabilities, if any, attaching there to; (c) The land revenue, if any, payable by each persons; and (d) such other particulars as may be prescribed.

(1) Any person acquiring by succession, survivorship, inheritance, partition, purchase, gift, mortgage, lease or otherwise any right in land shall report orally or in writing his acquisition of such right to the patwari of the village within six months from the date of such acquisition and the patwari shall give a written acknowledgement in the prescribed form for such report to the person making it: Provided that when the person acquiring such right is a minor or is otherwise disqualified his guardian of other person having charge of his property shall make the report to the patwari. Explanation 1- For the purpose of this section, right in land does not include an assessment over or a charge (not amounting to a mortgage of the kind specified in section 100 of the transfer of property act, 1882 on the land. Explanation II- A person, in whose favor a mortgage is redeemed or paid of a lease is determined, acquires a right within the meaning of this section. Explanation III- Intimation in writing required to be given to the patwari under this Section may be given through a messenger or in person or may be sent by registered post. (2) Any such person as is referred to in sub-section (1) may also report in writing his acquisition of such right to the Tehsildar within six months from the date of such acquisition.

(1) The Patwari shall enter in a register of mutations every acquisition of right reported to him under section 24 or coming to his notice from intimation received from the Tehsildar or the Gram Panchayat, if any, from any other source. (2) Whenever the patwari makes an entry in the register of mutation, he shall at the same time post up a complete copy of the entry in any place of public resort appointed by the Deputy Commissioner in the village. (3) The fast of such entry shall be proclaimed in the village by beat of drum and written intimation thereof shall be given to all persons appearing to the patwari to be interested in the mutation and also to the Gram Panchayats or where a Gram Panchayats has been not established, to the Chaudhari appointed under section 132. (4) Should any objection to any entry made under sub-section (1) in the register of mutation be made either orally or in writing to the patwari, he shall enter the particulars of the objections in a register of disputed cases and shall give a written acknowledgement in the prescribed form for the objection to the person making it. (5) Every objection entered in the register of disposed cases shall be disposed of, and every entry in the register of mutations shall be tested, and if found correct or after correction, as the case may be, shall be certified by such officers and in such manner as may be prescribed. (6) Entries in the register of mutations, when duly certified, shall be transferred to the record-of-rights in the prescribed manner. (7) Any report regarding the acquisition of any right of the kind specified in section 84 received by the patwari after the specified period shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this section: Provided that no action on the report of the patwari shall be taken by the Tehsildar unless it is verified by the revenue inspector.

The civil courts shall have jurisdiction to decide any dispute to which the Government is not a party relating to any right which is recorded in the record-of-rights.

The Deputy Commissioner may, any time, Correct or cause to be corrected any clerical errors and any errors which the parties interested admit to have been made in the record-of-rights.

In addition to the map and the record-of-rights, there shall be prepared for each village a kharsa or field book and such other land record as may be prescribed.

If any revenue officer finds that a wrong or incorrect has been made in the land records prepared under section 88 by an officer subordinate to him he shall direct necessary changes to be made therein after making such enquiry from the persons concerned as he may deem fit after due written notice.

(1) If any person is aggrieved by any entry made in the land records prepared under section 88 in respect of matters other than those referred to in section 83 he shall apply to the revenue officer for its correction within one year of the date of such entry. (2) The revenue officer shall after making such enquiry as he may deem fit, pass necessary orders in the matter.

Every entry in the land records existing at the commencement of this Regulation and every entry made therein under this Chapter shall be presumed to be correct until the contrary is proved or a new entry is lawfully substituted therefor.

(1) Every person, whose right, interest or liabilities are required to be or have been entered in any record or register under this Chapter, shall be bound on requisition in writing by any revenue officer, engaged in compiling or reversing the record or register to furnish or produce for his inspection, within one month from the date of such requisition , all such information or documents needed for the correct compilation or revision thereof as may be within his knowledge or possession or power. (2) The revenue officer, to whom any information is furnished, or before whom any document is produced under sub-section (1), shall give a written acknowledgement thereof to the person furnishing or producing the same and shall endorse on any such document a note under his signature stating the fact of its production and the date thereof.

Any person neglecting to make the report required by section 84 or furnish the information or produce the documents required by section 92 within the specified period shall be liable, at the discretion of the Deputy Commissioner, to a penalty not exceeding Rs. 25.

Certified copies of entries in the record-of-rights may be granted by such officers and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed

Subject to such rules or payment of such fee, if any, as may be prescribed, all maps land records shall be open to inspection by the public during office hours, and certified extracts therefrom or certified copies thereof may be given to all persons applying for the same.