JAMMU, Sep 15:The extraordinary powers which ex-Financial Commissioner Revenue had put upon Patwaris vide Circular No FC/Cord/misc/Circular/128/2011 Dated 16-09-2011 were again withdrawn by another Government circular issued by the Revenue Commissioner, vide No. Rev/LB/19/2012 dated 14.09. 2012.Order speaks as that on receipt of the application duly marked and endorsed by the Tehsildar/Naib-Tehsildar concerned, the Patwari or the person authorized in this behalf shall enter application in the register maintained for the purpose and prepare four copies of revenue extracts strictly in accordance with Rule 34 of land revenue rules and these circular instructions and submit the same to Girdawar concerned for comparing with the original revenue record. After checking/comparing with the revenue record, he would submit the same to the Naib-Tehsildar concerned for authentication. Naib-Tehsildar concerned, after authentication, strictly as per the guidelines issued hereunder, shall keep one copy of the extract in his office for record and reference and issue three copies to the applicant within the time prescribed under the J&K PSGA of 2001 and the Rules made there under but had any officer noticed that whether PSGA of 2011 has been implemented by any of the officer of concerned Tehsil or just an eye wash.
It was also in the order that the note must make a mention of the total land owned by the land owner prior to the purchase of the proposed land which should not exceed twelve and half standard acres, In case the vendee has availed the benefit of resumption under Sec 7 of the J&K Agrarian Reforms Act 1976, the total ceiling shall not exceed prescribed ceiling, total area of Khasra number under sale/alienation and share of the owner out of said Khasra Number; source of ownership of the land, land sold out by the owner against his recorded share till date and balance land with the land owner at the time of proposed sale.
Deputy Commissioner concerned shall constitute an audit party headed by an officer not below the rank of the Assistant commissioner (R) to ensure that no violation is made in implementation of these guidelines. Naib-Tehsildar concerned shall present office copies of all such extracts of revenue record for inspection of the Audit Team in the first week of each month and information of all such applications shall be consolidated at Tehsil and district levels and conveyed to all higher authorities including Administrative Department by 15th of each month. Had it been done on ground to verify the facts on ground?
Tehsildar shall be responsible for inspection of record pertaining to the issuance of revenue extracts on random basis any time during the month and 100 percent at the close of the month and make record of his visits/inspections in his tour diary and in case any irregularity is noticed, he will take necessary corrective measures. It is to be seen by whom that corrective measure has taken or not..
There are lot of examples where PSGA/Govt. instructions has been violated by revenue officers & shall be publicized in next edition.
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