Anupam Kashyap

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   PatwariStart here

   Patwari / Lekhpal / Talathi / Village Accountant (VA)

   Covers: One village or a small cluster of villages (patwar circle)

   First point of contact for land records: apply for mutation (change of ownership after sale/inheritance), get certified copies of khatauni/jamabandi/RTC, and get field details verified for caste/income/residence/domicile certificate applications.

   If unresolved, escalate to: Escalate to the Revenue Inspector/Kanungo if the Patwari refuses or delays a record entry, makes a wrong entry, or asks for a bribe.
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   RI/Kanungo

   Revenue Inspector / Kanungo / Supervisor (RI)

   Covers: A revenue circle covering several patwar circles/villages

   Supervises Patwaris and their records; a citizen goes here to get a stalled mutation moved forward, to have record errors checked, and to have field measurement/demarcation reports countersigned.

   If unresolved, escalate to: Escalate to the Tehsildar if the RI cannot get the Patwari to act, or the matter needs a formal order (mutation sanction, certificate issue, or a small revenue dispute).
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   Tehsildar

   Tehsildar / Naib-Tehsildar / Mamlatdar / Taluka Magistrate

   Covers: One tehsil / taluka / mandal (a sub-district)

   The key deciding officer at ground level: sanctions/rejects mutations, issues caste, income, residence/domicile and other revenue certificates, orders demarcation and partition, and hears minor land-record disputes.

   If unresolved, escalate to: Escalate (first appeal) to the SDM/SDO if the Tehsildar wrongly rejects/sanctions a mutation, refuses a certificate, or you dispute the order — typically within 30 days.
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   SDM/SDO/RDO

   Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Officer / Revenue Divisional Officer

   Covers: A revenue sub-division (a group of tehsils within a district)

   First appellate/revenue court above the Tehsildar: hears appeals against Tehsildar's mutation and certificate orders, decides bigger partition/boundary disputes, and supervises all Tehsils in the sub-division.

   If unresolved, escalate to: Escalate to the District Collector/DM if the SDM's order is unsatisfactory or the dispute is of district-wide significance — typically within 30-60 days.
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   DC/DM/CollectorThis office

   District Collector / District Magistrate / Deputy Commissioner

   Covers: The whole district

   Chief revenue officer and appellate authority of the district: hears appeals against SDM orders, is the district-level authority on land revenue, records and major land disputes, and controls certificate issuance across the district.

   If unresolved, escalate to: Escalate to the Divisional Commissioner if the Collector's revenue order is disputed or the Collectorate does not resolve the matter — typically within 60 days.
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   Div. Commissioner

   Divisional Commissioner (Revenue Commissioner)

   Covers: A revenue division covering several districts

   Senior revenue appellate authority above the Collector: hears appeals/revisions against Collector's revenue and land-dispute orders and supervises revenue administration across the division. (Some states route revision through the Board of Revenue / Financial Commissioner instead.)

   If unresolved, escalate to: Escalate to the Board of Revenue / State Revenue Department if the Commissioner's order needs revision or the issue is one of state-wide policy.
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   Board of Revenue / Pr. Secy (Revenue)

   Board of Revenue / Financial Commissioner / Principal Secretary (Revenue) — under the Chief Secretary

   Covers: The entire state / UT

   Apex revenue authority: the Board of Revenue (or Financial Commissioner in states without a Board) is the highest revenue court/revision authority, while the Principal Secretary (Revenue) heads the department for policy, rules and administrative complaints — the top of the revenue chain below the political executive.

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