Acquisition of rights to be reported.

Any person acquiring by succession, survivorship, inheritance, purchase or otherwise or by a decree or order of a court, or by an order of the Government or other authority, any right in or over any land as owner shall report in writing his acquisition of such right to the Village Officer. This shall be done within one month from the date of such acquisition or within such period as may be prescribed and the Village Officer shall give a written acknowledgement on receipt of the report to the person making the report and the matter shall be intimated to the Tahsildar within one week and on receipt of the information, the Tahsildar shall make necessary changes in the concerned Revenue Card Register within one month from the date of receipt of such information:

Provided that where the person acquiring the right is a minor or otherwise disqualified, his guardian or any other person holding charge of his property shall report it to the Village Officer:

Provided further that any person acquiring the right by virtue of a registered document shall be exempted from the obligation to report to the Village Officer.

Explanation:—The person in whose favour a mortgage is discharged or extinguished also acquires a right within the meaning of this section. On receipt of a report under this section, the Tahsildar shall cause necessary changes to be made in the Register of Revenue Cards kept by him and also incorporate necessary changes in the Revenue Card issued under section 4 or issue a new Revenue Card after sub-division, if necessary:

Provided that before causing any such change to be made for issuing a new Revenue Card under this section the Tahsildar shall make necessary enquiries as he may deem fit.