4. Procedure to be followed when lands are relinquished .-

(1) Where a registered holder or , a registered holder, cultivating tenant and intermediaries, if any, jointly intends or intend to relinquish any land under section 3, such registered holder or, as the case may be, such registered holder, cultivating tenant and intermediaries , if any, jointly may submit an application in the prescribed form to the Revenue Divisional Officer of the division” (2) On receipt of the application mentioned in sub-section (1), the Revenue Divisional Officer shall, if satisfied, after such enquiry as he thinks necessary, that “the registered holder or, as the case may be, the registered holder, the cultivating tenant and the intermediaries, if any, of the land jointly is or are competent to relinquish and has or have valid title in the land.” issue a notice in the prescribed form to all such persons as he may consider interested in the land, calling upon them, before a date specified in the notice, to show cause why the relinquishment may not be accepted. (3) The Revenue Divisional Officer shall also affix a copy of the notice referred to in sub-section (2) on the notice board of his office and shall cause it to be published in such manner as may be prescribed in the village where the land is situate. (4) Any person interested in the land may, before the date specified in the notice, file an objection before the Revenue Divisional Officer showing cause why the relinquishment should not be accepted. (5) When the period for filing objections is over, all objections received shall be enquired into by the Collector and he may pass orders either accepting or rejecting the application for relinquishment (6) The Revenue Divisional Officer may at any stage of the proceedings reject the application on any of the following grounds, namely:- (i) that the registered holder, or, as the case may be, the registered holder, the cultivating tenant and the intermediaries, if any, jointly, is not, or are not, competent to relinquish the land; (ii) that the title of the registered holder, the tenant or the intermediaries, if any, is defective; (iii) that there are arrears of land revenue due on the land; (iv) that the land is not accessible except through land not belonging to the Government; (v) such other grounds as may be prescribed.” (7) [***********************************] (8) [***********************************]