Chapter II CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF THE REVENUE OFFICERS

Chief controlling authority in revenue matters.—The State Government shall be the chief controlling authority in all matters connected with land and land revenue administration under this Act.

State to be divided into Districts and Districts to consist of Taluks comprising Circles and Villages.—

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2. (2) The State shall be divided into such districts with such limits, as may, by notification, be determined by the State Government.
3. (3) Each district determined under sub-section (2) shall consist of such taluks and each taluk shall consist of such circles and each circle shall consist of such villages as may, by notification, be determined by the State Government.
4. (4) The State Government may, by notification, alter the limits of any district, taluk or circle and may create new, or abolish existing districts, taluks or circles.
5. (5) The divisions, districts, taluks, circles (by whatever name called) and villages as they exist immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall remain as they are for the purposes of this Act until altered by the State Government by notifications under sub-sections (1), (2),
6. (3) and (4).

Power of State Government to alter limits of or to amalgamate or constitute villages.—The State Government may, subject to such conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed, alter or add to the limits of any village or amalgamate two or more villages or constitute a new village for the purpose of this Act.

Procedure for constitution, abolition, etc., of [xxx], districts, taluks, circles or villages.—Before the publication of any notification under section 4 or 5 declaring any area to be a [xxx], district, taluk, circle or village or altering the limits of any [xxx], district, taluk, circle or village, or abolishing any [xxx], district, taluk, circle or village, the State Government shall [except in cases where it considers not necessary so to do] publish in the official Gazette and in such other manner as may be prescribed, a notice of the proposal

Power of State Government to alter limits of or to amalgamate or constitute villages.—The State Government may, subject to such conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed, alter or add to the limits of any village or amalgamate two or more villages or constitute a new village for the purpose of this Act.

Procedure for constitution, abolition, etc., of [xxx], districts, taluks, circles or villages.—Before the publication of any notification under section 4 or 5 declaring any area to be a [xxx], district, taluk, circle or village or altering the limits of any [xxx], district, taluk, circle or village, or abolishing any [xxx], district, taluk, circle or village, the State Government shall [except in cases where it considers not necessary so to do] publish in the official Gazette and in such other manner as may be prescribed, a notice of the proposal