Bare ActsThe Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950

Section 30

Correction by Compensation Officer of bona fide mistakes

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Correction by Compensation Officer of bona fide mistakes. - (1) A Compensation Officer may, on application or on his own motion, at any time before payment of compensation in accordance with a Compensation Assessment-Roll under Section 32, correct any entry in the Compensation Assessment-Roll as finally published in respect of any [intermediary] to whom such Compensation Assessment-Roll relates or any entry in such Compensation Assessment-Roll which he is satisfied has been made owing to a bona fide mistake or is necessary as a result of succession to or transfer of the interest of [an intermediary] or any other person whose name appears in such roll as a person entitled to compensation: Provided that no such correction shall be made if an appeal affecting such entry has been presented under Section 27. (2) No correction of any entry in the Compensation Assessment-Roll as finally published in respect of any [intermediary] to whom such Compensation Assessment-Roll relates shall be made under sub- section (1) unless the Compensation Officer has first published a draft of such correction and sent by registered post, with acknowledgement due, a copy of such draft to the [intermediary] to whom such correction relates and has finally published such correction after considering and disposing of any objections which may have been made to any such correction in the manner, provided in the last four preceding Sections. [30A. Fresh preparation of Compensation Assessment-roll where new interests are discovered. - Where the Compensation Assessment-Roll of an intermediary in respect of his interests which have vested in the State has been prepared and finally published under the provisions of this Act, and where subsequent to the final publication of such Compensation Assessment-Roll it is discovered that further interests of such intermediary have vested in the State, then, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Compensation Officer shall prepare a fresh Compensation Assessment-Roll under Section 19 or Section 25, after taking into consideration the total interests of such intermediary including the interests subsequently discovered in the manner provided in the last five preceding Sections: Provided that the amount of the compensation in the fresh Compensation Assessment-Roll shall be reduced by the amount of any compensation which may have been paid to the intermediary before the preparation of such assessment roll: Provided further that in case the amount of compensation which has been paid to the intermediary before the preparation of the fresh Compensation Assessment-Roll exceeds the amount of compensation to which such intermediary would be entitled under the fresh Compensation Assessment-Roll the excess amount shall be recoverable from the intermediary as a public demand.]

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