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(1) Upon the preparation of the records and the statements mentioned in section 8 and 8-A, the Assistant Consolidation Officer, shall- (a) correct the clerical mistakes, undisputed cases of succession if of the records mentioned in sections 8 and 8- A and the issue of notices for inviting objections any, and send or cause to be sent to the tenure-holder concerned and other persons interested, notices containing relevant extracts from the current annual register and such other record as may be prescribed showing- (i) their rights in and liabilities in relation to the land; (ii) mistakes undisputed cases of succession and disputes discovered under section 8 in respect thereof; (iii) specific shares of individual tenure-holder in joint holdings for the purpose of effecting partitions, where necessary, to ensure proper consolidation; (iv) valuations of the plots ; and (v) valuation of trees, wells and other improvements for calculating compensation there or and its Apportionmenty amongst owners, if there be more owners than one; (b) publish in the unit the current Khasra and the current annual register, the Khasra Chakbandi, the Statement of Principles prepared under section 8-A and any other records that may be prescribed to show, inter alia, the particulars referred to in clause (a), (2) Any person to whom a notice under sub-section (1) has been sent, or any other person interested, may, within 21 days of the receipt of notice, or of the publication under sub-section (1), as the case may be, file before the Assistant Consolidation Officer objections in respect thereof disputing the correctness or nature of the entries in the records or in the extracts furnished therefrom, or in the Statement of Principles, or the need for partition. Disposal of cases relating to claims to land and partition of joint holdings 9-A (1) The Assistant Consolidation Officer shall- (i) where objections in respect of claims to and or partition of joint holdings are filed, after hearing the parties concerned; and (ii) where no objections are filed, after making such enquiry as he may deem necessary, settle the disputes, correct the mistakes and effect partition as far as may be by conciliation between the parties appearing before him and pass orders on the basis of such conciliation; Provided that where the Assistant Consolidation Officer, after making such enquiry as he may deem necessary, is satisfied that a case of succession is undisputed, he shall dispose of the case on the basis of such enquiry. (2) All cases which are not disposed of by the Assistant Consolidation Officer under sub-section (1), all cases relating to valuation of plots and all cases relating to valuation of trees, wells or other improvements for calculating compensation therefore, and its appointment amongst, co-owners, if there he more owners than one, shall be forwarded by the Assistant Consolidation Officer to the Consolidation Officer, who shall dispose of the same in the manner prescribed. (3) The Assistant Consolidation Officer, while acting under sub- section (1) and the Consolidation Officer while acting under sub- section (2), shall be deemed to be a court of Competent jurisdiction anything to the contrary contained any other law for the time being in force notwithstanding. Disposal of objections on the Statement of Principles 9-B (1) Where objections have been filed against the Statement of Principles under section 9, the Assistant Consolidation Officer shall after affording opportunity of being heard to the parties concerned and after taking into consideration the views of the Consolidation Committee, submit his report to the Consolidation Officer who shall dispose of the objections in the manner prescribed. (2) Where no objections have been filed against the Statement of Principles within the time provided therefor under section 9, the Consolidation Officer shall, with a view to examining the correctness, make local inspection of the unit, after giving due notice to the Consolidation Committee and may thereafter make such modification or alterations in the Statement of Principles as he may consider necessary. (3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Consolidation Officer under sub-section (1), or sub-section (2), may, within 21 days of the date of the order, file an appeal before the Settlement Officer, Consolidation, whose decision except as otherwise provided by or under this Act shall be final. (4) The Consolidation Officer and the Settlement Officer, Consolidation shall before deciding an objection or an appeal, make local inspection of the unit after giving due notice to the parties concerned and the Consolidation Committee. Partition of joint-holdings 9-C (1) The Assistant Consolidation Officer or the Consolidation Officer may partition joint holdings under section 9-A notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in 178 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, or any other law, and may also partition the same suo moto. (2) The partition of joint holdings shall be effected on the basis of shares; Provided that where the tenure-holders concerned agree, it may be effected on the basis of specific plots. Preparation and maintenance of revised Annual Registers