or arrange for its tillage. To assess the land-revenue is
the primary object of settlement. It is necessary at the
same time to determine who shall pay the sum
assessed, or with whom the assessment shall be made.
The person who is the actual proprietor, whether he has
or has not under him some subordinate proprietors of
one kind or another, is the person to whom, the
Government deems to be as responsible for the land-
revenue assessed on the estate. When there was more
than one interested party, and it became a question,
“with whom shall the settlement be made”? Or in the
revenue parlance, “who shall hold the settlement”? To
permit an individual to contract to pay the land-revenue
was usually an acknowledgement that he possessed the
proprietary right in the soil.
6 Fard Malkiat copy of ownership is called the "Fard Malkiyat". It can be
prepared by the patwari concerned or district office on
payment of fee as prescribed in schedule of "copies of
extract charges"
7 Shamlaat deh "Shamlat Deh" is additional land of a village which is in
common ownership of land owners of that village.
Ownership in Shamlat Deh is proportionate to the extent
of ownership of the owners in the revenue estate.
8 Khasra
Girdawari
it is a register wherein entry of every crop cultivated in
every khasra number (acre) is made after spot visit by
the patwari in presence of Lambardar and other
interested persons. It also indicates ownership, person
cultivating and the crop sown on the land. It is made
twice in a year i.e. for crops of Kharif (October) and Rabi
(March).
9 Land Land means land which is not occupied by the site of a
town, village, factory or industrial establishment, and is
occupied or has been or can be let for agricultural
purpose allied or subservient to agriculture and includes
the sites of buildings and other structures on such land.
There are 10 main categories of land based on mode of
irrigation and type of soil: -
Chahi (Irrigated from well), Nul Chahi, Nehri (Irrigated
from canal), Nul Nehri, Sailabi (In Flood plane), Abi,
Barani (Rainy), Banjar Jadeed (Not Ploughed), Banjar
Qadeem (Not Ploughed since long time) and Ghair
Mumkin (Impossible to plough, e.g. graveyard, house,
population, etc.)