For the purpose of preparation [or revision] of a record of rights the survey and settlement Officer shall cause to be prepared a preliminary record of rights.

Bujharat Bujharat.

1. (1) When the preliminary record-of-rights, has been prepared, a general notice in Form 10 shall be published in the village in forming the holders of lands of the date of commencement of Bujharat and calling for their attendance with relevant documents appertaining to their lands in the village.
2. (2) When the areas of the plots have been extracted and entered in the preliminary record, a copy of each ‘Khatian’ shall be made over by the revenue officer to the person or persons in whose name or names the ‘Khatian’ has been opened or to their representatives. The cost of each copy of the ‘Khatian’ styled as ‘Parcha’ shall be twenty five naya paisa. For every realization on account of the costs of parcha a receipt in form 11 shall be prepared, along with a carbon copy thereof, under the signature of the Revenue officer receiving the amount and the signature of the person making the payment shall also be obtained thereon. The original shall be given to the person making the payment and the carbon copy shall be retained for record:-- [ Provided that in case of revision of records such of Khatian styled as parcha may be made over after the completion of the Bujharat of a village instead of making over before Bujharat].
3. (3) Each Khatian shall then be examined of the field with reference to the village map by a revenue officer and explained to the person or persons concerned or their representative, if present. In this process, the revenue officer shall make such corrections as may be necessary in the map, in the preliminary records and in the copies of the khatians where such copies have been distributed and produced for this purpose.
4. (4) At this stage, preliminary entries of rent of revenue which is payable according to the statement of the land holder and according to the statement of the tenant, raiyat, under raiyat or occupant shall be made in the preliminary Khatians and in the copies thereof, if produced. The revenue officer shall dispose of all disputes arising at this stage as well as disputes left undisposed of, if any, during preliminary record writing excepting those relating to rent, revenue of status. Notice for hearing of disputes shall be served on both parties in Form 12 at least three days before the date of hearing.
5. (5) On completion of the bujharat of a village, the revenue officer shall furnish a certificate in Form 13.