Revenue cases

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954, all proceedings under Sections 27 and 28 of that Act shall be transferred by the Tahsildar to the Circle Panchayat within the local area of which the land concerned is situated and the Circle Panchayat shall decide shall proceedings in the manner prescribed: Provided that where land included in the local area of more than one Circle Panchayat is concerned, that Circle, Panchayat shall have jurisdiction in which the recorded Asami or the tenure holder ordinarily resides or if he resides is none, the Tahsildar shall refer the proceeding to the Circle Panchayat within the area of which the greater part of the land is situated: Provided further that no such proceeding in which land paying more than Rs. 100 as land revenue is involved shall be transferred to a Circle Panchayat. (1) All papers relating to the Election shall remain in the custody of Deputy Director until the expiry of three months from the date of declaration of result and shall then be destroyed except when an election has been challenged, in which case, the papers, shall be kept till the final disposal of the election petition, provided that the declaration under the Rule 51 shall, in any case be preserved till the next election. (2) The election papers (the packets of ballot papers and list forwarded by the Presiding Officer) in the custody of the Deputy Director shall not be opened and their contents shall not be inspected except under the written order of Deputy Commissioner and subject to such conditions and payment of such fees as may be specified by him, or under the order of the officer or the prescribed authority appointed for disposal of the election petition in accordance with the provisions of these rules.