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Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954

Sections	Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954
	Preamble

1.	Title, extent and commencement
2.	Repeal and savings
3.	Definitions
4.	Controlling powers of Chief Commissioner
5.	Appointment of Additional Collectors
6.	Powers and duties of an Additional Collector
7.	Assistant Collector or Revenue Assistant
8.	Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars
9.	Subordination of Revenue Officers
10.	Creation or alteration of the limits of Tehsil and Sub-Division
11.	Deputy Commissioner in case of temporary vacancy
12.	Power to form and alter Patwaris’ halka
13.	Appointment etc. of Patwaris
14.	Appointment of Kanungos
15.	Patwaris and Kanungos to be public servants, and their records public records
16.	Maintenance of map and field book
17.	Obligation of Bhumidhars and Gaon Sabhas as to boundary marks
18.	Penalty for injury to, or removal of marks
19.	List of villages
20.	Record of rights
21.	The Annual Register
22.	Report of succession or transfer of possession
23.	Procedure on report
24.	Powers to prescribe fees for mutation
25.	Fine for neglect to report
26.	Correction of mistake or error in Annual Register
27.	Settlement of disputes as to entries in Annual Register
28.	Settlement of boundary disputes
29.	Procedure when rent or revenue payable is disputed
30.	Entries in the Annual Register to be presumed to be true
31.	Obligation to furnish information necessary for the preparation of records
32.	Inspection of records
33.	Notification of record operations and its effect
34.	Record Officers
35.	Powers of Record Officer as to erection of boundary marks
36.	Decision of disputes
37.	Records to be prepared in re-survey
38.	Preparation of new record-of-rights
39.	Attestation of entries and decision of disputes
40.	Particulars to be stated in the list of tenure and sub-tenure holders
41.	Presumption as to entries
42.	Place of holding Court
43.	Power to enter upon an survey land
44.	Power to chief Commissioner to transfer cases
45.	Power to transfer cases to any from subordinates
46.	Consolidation of cases
47.	Power to summons persons to give evidence and produce documents
48.	Procedure in case of non-compliance with summons
49.	Summons to be in writing, signed and sealed
50.	Mode of serving notices
51.	Mode of issuing proclamation
52.	Notice and proclamation not void for error
53.	Procedure for procuring attendance of witnesses
54.	Hearing in absence of party
55.	No appeal from orders passed ex parte or by default. Re-hearing on proof of good cause for non-appearance
56.	Correction of error or omission
57.	Power to refer disputes to arbitration
58.	Procedure in cases referred to arbitration
59.	Application to set aside award
60.	Decision according to award
61.	Bar to appeal and suit in Civil Court
62.	Recovery of fines and costs
63.	Deliver of possession of immovable property
64.	Courts to which appeals lie
65.	First appeal
66.	Second appeal
67.	Limitation for appeal
68.	Appeal against order admitting an appeal
69.	Powers of Appellate Court
70.	Power to suspend execution of order of Lower Court
71.	Power of Deputy Commissioner, etc. to call for records and proceedings and reference to the Chief Commissioner
72.	Power of Chief Commissioner to call for files of subordinate officers and to revise orders
73.	Power of Chief Commissioner to review and alter his orders and decrees
74.	Conferring powers
75.	Powers of officer promoted to a higher officer in the Union territory
76.	Investment of Additional Collector with powers of Deputy Commissioners
77.	Conferring of powers on Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars
78.	Deputy Commissioner to have all powers of an Assistant Collector
79.	Powers of a Revenue Assistant
80.	Powers of Assistant Collectors of first class, other than a Revenue Assistant
81.	Powers of Assistant Collector of second class
82.	Powers of Assistant Record Officers
83.	Matters excepted from cognizance of Civil Courts
84.	Power of the Chief Commissioner to make rules
85.	Interpretation

Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954