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5[The prescribed authority] shalI maintain up-to-date in the orihe rccord-o~- prcscribcd manner the village record-of-rights by incorporaling [herein righrq. chc changes on account of- (a) muralion of names as a result of transfer or inherihnce; 'Sub-scc~ion (5) along with im ',!3planarion' was ndded by s. 5[e) of h e Wesr Bengal h d Rcforms (Amendment) Aa, 1980 (Wm Bcn. Act XLI of 1980). T h e existing ex la nut ion' was renumberad as hplonatio~lr I md after Erplana- riot1 I~wso~numlxrcd, i5planafiotr 11 was ndded by s. 4 of h e West B e n g d h d Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1996 (WESI Bcn, Acl XXW or 1996). 'Seaion 49A was inscncd by s, 3 o f the Wesi Bengal Land Relorms ( h n d m c n i ) Act. 1976 (West Ben. Acr XLI of 1976), 'The hcading underchapter VII was substitured forthe originnl huding"'Majnrcnance md revision of hcrcwrd-or-rights." by s. 41 orthe Wesr Bengnl Land Rciom (Arnendnaenl) Act, 1981 (West Ben. Act L of IgEI), w.e.T. 7.8.69. 'Thc words wilhin h e squm bmckers wcrc subs~iturcd for h c words "The Rcvcnuc Officcr cspcially empwered by h c Srarc Govern~nen[ in this khalf' by s. 43. ibid. nre West Bet~gnl Land Refonns Acr, 1955. (b) paflition, exchange, or consolidalion of lands comprised in holdings, or establishmcn~ of Co-operarivc Farming Societies; (c) new selllement OF lands or of holdings; (d) varialion of revcnuc; (c) alrcradon in the mode of cultivalion, Tor examplc, by a bargudar; - (f) such olhcr causcs as necessi~ate a change in the record-of- righls. 'CHAPTER VIIA. Preparation or revision of record-of-rights. '50A. Sccdon 50 shall'no~ apply to any dislricl or part of such district Scclion $0 where Chaplcr VIlA h a come into farce for ihc purporc of rcvision or preparation of record-of-righis; but section 50 shall apply to any land ems- in any such distric! or pan of such disujct af~cr final publication of any such record-of-rights under section 51A: 2Providcd [hat ndwithslanding any order made undcr sub-scclion (1) of seclion 51 in rcspcct of a district or pan of a diskict, rile State Gp-vernment may make an order direcling the Revenue Oficers specially empowered under section 50 lo incorporate such changes as may be spccificd in rhc said order in !he records-of-righrs in respecr of such district or pan of such dislricl under section 50, if h e State Governmen1 is satisfied t h a ~ incorporation of such changes is necessary io mitigate Ihe hardship af a raiyat. -'51. ( I ) The Starc Government may, jn any case if i~ so lhinks fit, Rcvision or make an ~rder direcling t h a ~ record-of-righls in respect of any disrrict :~phy~~~~ or pan of a district be reviscd or prepared by a Revenue OFFicer in ~cord-oC accordance with the provisions of this Chaplcr and such rulcs as may 'gh'S. be made by he Siatc Govcrnmenr in [his behalf. (2) A notificarion in ~ h c Oficial G ~ e t r e of an order under sub- section (I) shall bc conclusivc evidence h a t the order has been duly madc. (3) When an order is made undcr sub-stction (I), the Revenue Oficer shall rccord in the record-of-rights to bc rcviscd or prcparcd in pursuance of such ordcr, such pmiculars as may be prescribed. 'Chapprcr VIIA along wilh sec~ion 50A w x inscncd by s. 44 o f the \Vest Bengal L n d R c f o m (Amendmcn~) Acr, 1981 (\Ves~ Ben. Acl L of 19811, w.c.f, 7,8.69, IThc proviso was added by s. 16 orrhc Wcst Bcngal Land Rerorms (Third Ammdmcnl) Acr, 1986 (\Vcs~ Bcn. Aci XXXV of 1986). 'Scclion 5 1 w u subsrirurcd for tha original scclion by s. 18 or rhc \Vest Bcngd h d Reforms (Amcndrncnt) ACI, 1965 (West Ben. Act XVlII of 1965). Draft and linal pu blica~ion or thc rzcord-or- righrs. The Wesr Berrgal Lar~d Refornrs Act, 19.55. [West Ben. Act ! '(5) There shall be a scpmtc kltmtian for cach raijat and hc kl~utia~i shalI include all lands held by such ruiyar in onc ttlorrza. 3 1 A . ( 1) When a record-of-righw has been rcviscd or prcparcd, thc Revenue Oficer shall publish a draft of [he record so revised or prepared in h c prescribcd manner and for the prescribed period and shall receive and consider any objeclions which may be made during such pcriod to any entry therein or to any omission therefrom. (2) When all such objections have been considered and disposed of according to such rules as the State Government may make in this behalf, thc Rcvcnuc OCIiccr shall finally prepare the record and cause such record LO be finally published in rhe prescribcd manner and make a ccrlificate staling the fact of such final publicauon and thc datc thcrcof and shall dale and subscribe [he same under his n m c and official designation. (3) Separale publication of dificrent par& of draR or final records may be made under sub-seclion (1) or sub-section (2) TOT different local arcas. .'(4) An officer specially ernpowcrcd by thc Srotc Government may, on application within one year, or on his own mouon wilhin lhrcc ycars, from thc date of publication of the record-of-righrs undcr sub-seclion (2), revise an enuy in rhe rccord finally published in accordance wilh the provisions of sub-seclion (2) afier thc persons inlcrcslcd are given an opponunity of being heard and aRer recording reasons Ihcrcfor. (5) Any person aggrieved by an order passcd in revision under sub- section (4) may, within such period and on paymen1 01 such court-fees as may be prcscribcd, appeal in h e prescribed manner 10'[~(lhe prcscribcd auhorily superior in rank to thc nuthorily from whose order h e appeal is preferred) of h e dislrjcr in which thc land is situated: 'Sub-scclions (4) md (5) welt first inscncd by s. tD of ~hc Wcst Bcngal h d R e f o m (Amendmcnl) Acr. 1974 1Wcs1 Bcn. Act XXXlll of 19741. Thcmfter. subsection I41 wns brnitrcd by 5.45 or the '&.st Btngd h d Reform ( ~ n k n d m c n ~ ) A<(, I98 l (~kt'~en. ACL L of 1981), w.e.f. 7.8.69. 'Sections 51A, 51B. SIC and 51D wcrc inscncd by s. 19 of the WPS! Bengd L a d Reforms (Arncndmcnr) Acl. 1965 (Wesr Ben. Act XVUl of 1965). 'sub-siction (4) was subs~i~urcd Tor the original sub-seclion by s. 171a) OF h e W-1 Bcngd Lmd Reiormr (Third Amendmcnr) Acr, 1986 (Wcsl Bcn. Act KXXV or 1986). Prior to (his subsrirution, thc words "thm y m " werc substituted for rhcwords "one y d , in the original sub-section (4). by s. 46(a) of thc Wcst Bengal L m d Reforms (Amcndmcnt) Ac!. 1981 (West Ben. Aci L of 198 I). 'The panion within the squve bnckek wcrc subsd~u~ed Tor h e words. figures and Iciter "a Spccid ludgc appoinlcd under seciion 51D for lhc p w s c of rhjs saclion" by s. 23 of thc Wcsi Ficngd Land Reform (Arncndrncnt) ACL 1972 (\Yes1 Ben. Acl XI1 of 10771 . . . -,. 'Thc words within the first bnckek were subslilu~cd ror rhc words 'the Additional Disuicl Magislntc" by s. 46(b) of the Wesr Bcngal h n d R e l o r n (hwndrncnr) Acr. 1981 (Wcsl Bcn. Art L or 1931), w.c,F. 7.8.69. Tite West Berrgai l.a~ld Refornrs Act, 1955. (Cl~aptrr V11A.-Preparario~l or revisiorl of record-of rights.- Section 5JB.j Provided that every appeal pending before a Special Judge appointed ~rcsidcnt'.:: undcr scclion 5 1 at [he commencement of sec~ion 19' of h e West Act301 Bengal Land Rciorms (Amcndmcnr) Act, 1971, shall, on such 197 1 , commcnccmenl, stand transferred to, and be disposed of by, '(the prescribed aulhorily superior in rank to the auhority horn whose ordcr [he appeal is prefcrrcd) and on such transfer, cvcry such app~al shall be dealt with from [he sragc ar which it was so rransfcrrcd and shall bc disposed of in accordnncc wilh rhc provisions of this Acl, as amended Wcsl Ben. by [he Wcst Bcngal Land Rcforms (Amcndmcnr) Acl, 1972.1 ACI XII or