Settlement Officer to issue notices and determine the compensation and purchase price

(1) As soon as may be after the appointed day, the Settlement Officer shall publish or cause to be published a public notice in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, calling upon— (a) the landholders; (b) the landowners; and (c) all other persons interested in the land, the right, title and interest in respect of which have vested in the Government, to prefer claims and objections, if any, before such date as may be specified in the notice and to appear before him on the date specified therein with all relevant records to prove their respective claims or in support of their objections. (2) The Settlement Officer shall issue individual notices to the landholders, the landowners and the other person referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (1) so far as known to him, calling upon them to prefer claims and objections, if any, before such date as may be specified in the notice and to appear before him on the date specified therein with all relevant records to prove their respective claims or in support of their objections. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the publication of the notice in the manner referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be sufficient notice to the landholders, the landowners and all other persons interested in the land. (4) The Settlement Officer shall, after considering the claims and objections received in pursuance of the notice issued under sub-section (l) of sub-section (2) and after hearing any person appearing in pursuance of the said notice and after making the due enquiries, pass an order specifying— (a) the extent, survey number and such other particulars as may be prescribed of the land, the right, title and interest in respect of which have vested in the Government under section 3; (b) the amount due to the landowners under section 4; (c) the purchase price payable by the landholder under section 6; (d) such other particulars as may be prescribed. (5) Where the landholder is entitled to the assignment of the right, title and interest in respect of only a portion of the holding held by him, the Settlement Officer shall, as far as possible, assign to the landholder the right, title and interest in respect of the portion of his choice.