Lawgist.Download the App Now!
Get our Android app for fast and offline Access.
(1) During the continuance of the consolidation proceedings the Consolidation Officer shall exercise and discharge the functions of a revenue officer under Chapter IX of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879)1, 2[or under Chapter X of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1954 (M. P. Act II of 1955)3, or as the case may be, under Chapter VIII of the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Hyd. Act VIII of 1317F)4], the Mamlatdars' Courts Act, 1906 (Bom. II of 1906), and the 5[relevant tenancy law]; and no revenue officer other than the Consolidation Officer shall take any proceedings under any of the said Acts in respect of any holding or land 6[or which a notice under section 15A has been given]. (2) Where in respect of any holding the Consolidation Officer proceeds to prepare a scheme under section 15,- (a) all applications and proceedings including execution proceeding pending before any revenue officer under Chapter IX of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879)7, 8[or under Chapter X of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1954 (M. P. Act II of 1955)9, or as the case may be, under Chapter VIII of the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Hyd. Act VIII of 1317F)10], the Mamlatdars' Courts Act, 1906 (Bom. II of 1906), and the 11[relevant tenancy law], in respect of any holding or land 12[for which a notice under section 15A has been given] shall be transferred to the Consolidation Officer; and (b) The Consolidation Officer shall, by proclamation, call upon all persons who claim to be entitled to possession under any of the said Acts, of any holding 13[for which a notice under section 15A has been given] to make within the prescribed period an application to be put in possession of such holdings; and any person who fails to do so within the prescribed period shall thereafter be debarred from making it: Provided that nothing in this clause shall debar any person from making, after the coming into force of a scheme of consolidation under section 22, any application in respect of any holding included in the scheme, if such application could lie under the provisions of any law for the time being in force. (3) The Consolidation Officer shall submit any order passed by him under any of the said Acts to the Collector for confirmation if an application in that behalf is made to him by any party to a proceeding under this section within fifteen days from the date of the order.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) During the continuance of the consolidation proceedings the Consolidation Officer shall exercise and discharge the functions of a revenue officer under Chapter IX of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879)<sup>1</sup>, <sup>2</sup>[or under Chapter X of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1954 (M. P. Act II of 1955)<sup>3</sup>, or as the case may be, under Chapter VIII of the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Hyd. Act VIII of 1317F)<sup>4</sup>], the Mamlatdars' Courts Act, 1906 (Bom. II of 1906), and the <sup>5</sup>[relevant tenancy law]; and no revenue officer other than the Consolidation Officer shall take any proceedings under any of the said Acts in respect of any holding or land <sup>6</sup>[or which a notice under section 15A has been given]. <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) Where in respect of any holding the Consolidation Officer proceeds to prepare a scheme under section 15,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) all applications and proceedings including execution proceeding pending before any revenue officer under Chapter IX of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879)<sup>7</sup>, <sup>8</sup>[or under Chapter X of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1954 (M. P. Act II of 1955)<sup>9</sup>, or as the case may be, under Chapter VIII of the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Hyd. Act VIII of 1317F)<sup>10</sup>], the Mamlatdars' Courts Act, 1906 (Bom. II of 1906), and the <sup>11</sup>[relevant tenancy law], in respect of any holding or land <sup>12</sup>[for which a notice under section 15A has been given] shall be transferred to the Consolidation Officer; and <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> The Consolidation Officer shall, by proclamation, call upon all persons who claim to be entitled to possession under any of the said Acts, of any holding <sup>13</sup>[for which a notice under section 15A has been given] to make within the prescribed period an application to be put in possession of such holdings; and any person who fails to do so within the prescribed period shall thereafter be debarred from making it: <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Provided that nothing in this clause shall debar any person from making, after the coming into force of a scheme of consolidation under section 22, any application in respect of any holding included in the scheme, if such application could lie under the provisions of any law for the time being in force. <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) The Consolidation Officer shall submit any order passed by him under any of the said Acts to the Collector for confirmation if an application in that behalf is made to him by any party to a proceeding under this section within fifteen days from the date of the order. <br>