Attestation including ascertainment of rent and revenue

Attestation including ascertainment of rent and revenue.

1. (1) The attestation in the village shall be taken up at a convenient place in or near the village as for as possible. A proclamation in Form 14 shall be published at least thirty days before attestation begins in the village, giving due notice to the raiyats, under raiyats, occupants and other land holders calling upon them to appear before the revenue officer, on the date fixed with relevant documents in support of their right, title and possession.
2. (2) When about a week is left before attestation, a reminder notice in form 15 shall be published in the village. Special notice may be served on the Collector or other public bodies and summons may be served on land holders and other persons, if the attendance of such persons may or their authorized representatives is deemed necessary.
3. (3) The revenue officer shall take up the preliminary record of fights Khatian by Khatian. As each person appears before him, the revenue officer shall examine his Khatian, read out all the entries, make corrections where required, and se that the Khatian is complete in all particulars. Disputes regarding ownership of land or ownership of any interest in land shall be decided by the revenue officer in a summary manner and on the basis of present possession or possession during the year proceeding the year in which attestation is done. In the khatian of each [holder or group holders of land] he shall enter with his own hand the class to which each person or group of persons belonging, the special conditions or incidents (if any) o the holding or tenancy and the revenue or rent lawfully payable or deliverable to Government or each land holder or group of land holder. In each of the khatians attested the cesses lawfully payable shall also be recorded.
4. (4) The revenue officer shall then sign and date the Khatian and when he has completed the attestation of all the Khatians of a village, he shall draw up a formal proceeding to that effect.
5. (5) The revenue officer doing attestation shall have a distinctive seal bearing the ‘Attested’.