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[(1) Where a registered holder or, a registered holder, cultivating tenant and intermediaries, if any, jointly intends or relinquish any land under Section 3, such registered holder or, as the case may be, such registered holder, cultivating tenant and intermediaries, if any jointly may submit an application in the prescribed form to [the Revenue Divisional Officer of the Division in which the land is situate].] (2) On receipt of the application mentioned in sub-section (1) the [Revenue Divisional Officer] shall, if satisfied, after such enquiry as he thinks necessary, that [the registered holder or as the case may be, the registered holder, the cultivating tenant and the intermediaries, if any, of the land jointly is or are competent to relinquish and has or have valid title in the land] issue a notice in the prescribed form to all such persons as he may consider interested in the land, calling upon them before a date specified in the notice to show cause why the relinquishment may not be accepted. (3) The [Revenue Divisional Officer] shall, also affix a copy of the notice referred to in sub-section (2) on the notice board of his office and shall cause it to be published in such manner as may be prescribed in the village where the land is situate. (4) Any person interested in the land may, before the date specified in the notice, file an objection before the [Revenue Divisional Officer] showing cause why the relinquishment should not be accepted. (5) When the period for filing objections is over, all objections received shall be enquired into by the [Revenue Divisional Officer] and he may pass orders either accepting or rejecting the application for relinquishment. [(6) The [Revenue Divisional Officer] may at any stage of the proceedings reject the application on any of the following grounds, namely:- (i) that the registered holder, or as the case may be, the registered holder, cultivating tenant and the intermediaries, if any, jointly, is not, or are not, competent to relinquish the land; (ii) that the title of the registered holder, the tenant or the intermediaries, if any, is defective; (iii) that there are arrears of land revenue due on the land; (iv) that the land is not accessible except through land not belonging to the Government; (v) such other grounds as may be prescribed]. [x x x x] [x x x x] Substituted by Act 8 of 1963. Prior to substitution it read as under: "Any registered holder who intends to relinquish any land may submit an application in the prescribed form to the Collector of the district in which the land is situate". Substituted for the words, "the Collector of the district" by Act 13 of 1966. Substituted for the word "Collector" by Act 13 of 1966. Substituted for the words "the registered holder is competent to relinquish and has valid title in the land" by Act 8 of 1963. Substituted for the word "Collector" by Act 8 of 1963. Substituted by Act 8 of 1963. Prior to substitution it read as under: "(6) The Collector may at any stage of the proceeding reject the application of the registered holder on any of the following grounds namely:- (i) that the registered holder is not competent to relinquish the land; (ii) that the title of the registered holder is defective; (iii) that there are arrears of land revenue due on the land; (iv) that the land is not accessible except through land not belonging to the Government; (v) such other grounds as may be prescribed". Omitted by Act 13 of 1966. Prior to omission it read as under: "(7) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Collector may appeal within such time as may be prescribed to the Board of Revenue and the decision of the Board of Revenue on such appeal shall be final. (8) When orders accepting the relinquishment are passed by the Collector or, in cases where there has been an appeal from the orders of the Collector (i) rejecting the application, such appeal has been allowed by the Board of Revenue. OR (ii) accepting the application, such appeal has been rejected by the Board of Revenue, all title and interest of the registered holder in the land shall vest in the Government free of all encumbrances and the land shall be at the disposal of the Government. In sub-section (8), for the words "of the registered holder" the words "of the registered holder or, as the case may be, of the registered holder, the cultivating tenant and the intermediaries if any," were substituted by Act 8 of 1963.