(1) If any question arises- (a) whether any grant is a patel watan; (b) whether any land is watan land; (c) whether any person is a watandar, or representative watandar; (d) whether any watan land is assigned for the remuneration of the officiator; (e) whether any person is an authorised holder or unauthorised holder,- the Collector shall, after giving the party affected an opportunity of being heard and after holding an inquiry, decide the question. (2) Any person aggrieved by such decision may, within ninety days of such decision, file an appeal to the State Government. (3) The decision of the Collector, subject to an appeal under sub-section (2), and the decision of the Government in appeal under that sub-section, shall be final.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) If any question arises-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) whether any grant is a <i>patel watan</i>;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> whether any land is <i>watan</i> land;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) whether any person is a <i>watandar</i>, or representative <i>watandar</i>;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) whether any <i>watan</i> land is assigned for the remuneration of the officiator;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) whether any person is an authorised holder or unauthorised holder,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>the Collector shall, after giving the party affected an opportunity of being heard and after holding an inquiry, decide the question.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) Any person aggrieved by such decision may, within ninety days of such decision, file an appeal to the State Government.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) The decision of the Collector, subject to an appeal under sub-section (<i>2</i>), and the decision of the Government in appeal under that sub-section, shall be final.<br>