Amendment in section-5 of the Bihar Act 23, 2011

The following subsection shall be added after sub-section-(4) of section-5 of the said Act :- "4 (a) After submitting Pre-Mutation Revenue Sketch Map alongwith the petition for Mutation by raiyats, it shall be inquired by the Revenue Karmachari and Revenue Officer and after enquiry, whether found right or wrong, it shall be forwarded to the Circle Officer with inquiry report for further action."

5. Amendment in section-5(5) of the Bihar Act 23, 2011.- Section 5(5) of the act shall be substituted by the following:-

"If the Circle Officer is not satisfied with the inquiry of Revenue Karmachari and Revenue Officer with regard to Pre-Mutation Revenue Sketch Map and Mutation Proposal, he may himself conduct inquiry in such manner as he deems fit and shall record his findings in prescribed manner."

6. Amendment in Section-6(1) of the Bihar Act 23, 2011.- Section-6 (1) of the said Act shall be substituted by the following:-

1. (1) The Circle Officer, on receipt of inquiry report from Revenue Karmachari and Revenue Officer in respect of the Mutation petition and Pre-Mutation Revenue Sketch Map or upon his own inquiry under Section-5 (5) of this Act, shall dispose of the mutation case in the prescribed manner after inviting objections in respect of Mutation Proposal and Pre-Mutation Revenue Sketch Map in the manner prescribed from persons having interest in the holding or the part thereof as well as general public in a-
   • (a) Regular mutation court held in his office; or
   • (b) In camp courts organised for the disposal of mutation cases of the area where the holding or a part thereof is situated.
   • (c) On the basis of information for Pre-Mutation Revenue Sketch Map along with online mutation petition through website or transaction through registration of documents relating to transer of land from the offices of registration, the process of disposal of online land mutation shall be done by the Circle Officers of the Circles notified in this behalf. At the time of registration of documents from the offices of registration, Pre-Mutation Revenue Sketch Map shall also be received and after enclosing this with registered documents it shall be made available to the Circle Office for Online Mutation. 7. Amendment in Section 6(6) of Bihar Act 23, 2011.- Section -6 (6) of the Act, 2011 shall be substituted by the following:- "The cases in which mutation is allowed with pre-mutation Revenue Sketch Map, the Circle Officer shall issue a correction slip in prescribed form and approved Pre-Mutation Sketch Map and make available copies of correction slip and approved Pre-Mutation Revenue Sketch Map to the petitioner to implement his land mutation order. Alongwith this, after the admission of Mutation and approval of Pre-Mutation Revenue sketch Map, necessary amendment/alteration in digital Revenue Map related to the Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act-2011 shall be done in Circle Office." 8. Amendment in Section 7 of Bihar Act 23, 2011.- Section-7(1) of the Act shall be substituted by the following:- " The party aggrieved by the order of the Circle Officer or against Pre-Mutation Revenue Sketch Map approved by the Circle Officer shall appeal to Deputy Collector Land Reforms (DCLR) within 30 days from the date of order/approval." 9. Amendment in Section 8 of Bihar Act 23, 2011.- Section-8(2) of the Act shall be substituted by the following:- "The Party aggrieved by the Deputy Collector Land Reforms (DCLR) Mutation Appeal Suit or Pre-Mutation Revenue Sketch Map being approved shall file an application before the Collector/Additional Collector within 30 days from the date of order/approval for revision. " ihŒlhŒpkS/kjh] ihŒlhŒpkS/kjh] ljdkj ljdkj dsds lfpoAlfpoA

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