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Before taking proceedings under section 5 or section 6 the Collector or Tahsildar, or Deputy Tahsildar, as the case may be shall cause to be served on the person reputed to be in unauthorized occupation of land being 16[the property of Government] a notice specifying the land so occupied and calling on him to show cause before a certain date why he should not be proceeded against under section 5 or section 6. Such notice shall be served in the manner prescribed in section 25 of 17[the Telangana Revenue Recovery Act, 1864] or in such other manner as the 18[State Government] by rules or orders under section 8 may direct. 19[7-A. (1) Where the District Collector knows or has reason to believe that a group or group of persons, without any entitlement and with the common object of occupying any land, which is the property of the Government, are occupying or have occupied any such land, and if such