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M.P. Revenue Agents Rules, 1963

The M.P. Revenue Agents Rules, 1963

Published vide Notification No. 1127, dated 16-3-1963, M.P. Rajpatra, Part 4(Ga), dated 29th March, 1963 at pages 364-366

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In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 17 of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 (XVIII of 1879), and in supersession of all rules, previously made on the subject, the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority Madhya Pradesh, hereby makes the following rules, namely

  1. (1) They extend to the Madhya Bharat Region only.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Gazette.

  1. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires -

(a) "Act" means the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 (XVIII of 1879);

(b) "Form" means a form appended to these rules;

(c) "Revenue Agents" means those persons only who were recognised as "Revenue Agents" in the former State of Madhya Bharat.

  1. (1) No person shall practice as Revenue Agent unless he has enrolled as such.

(2) Every Revenue Agent shall get himself enrolled in the office of a Collector of a district or a Commissioner of a division situated in the Madhya Bharat Region of Madhya Pradesh within three months from the date of publication of these rules.

(3) After the expiry of the period specified in sub-rule (2) the enrollment of a Revenue Agent may be made only with approval of the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority.

  1. (1) A certificate in Form A shall be issued to a Revenue Agent on his enrollment by the Commissioner or the Collector, as the case may be, and on such enrollment he shall be allowed to practice in the office in which he is enrolled and the offices subordinate to it.

(2) Except to the extent provided in the proviso to Rule 14 of the rules framed by the Board of Revenue under Section 41 of the M.P. Land Revenue Code, 1959, and published under their notification No. 364, dated the 26th February, 1960, no Revenue Agent shall be permitted to appear, plead or act in the Board of Revenue.

  1. (1) The fee for the grant or renewal of the certificate in Form "A" authorising the holder to practice as a Revenue Agent in the office of the Collector or Commissioner shall be Rs. 5 and Rs. 10 respectively payable in The Form of general stamp and the certificate shall be written on the stamp papers.

(2) The certificate granted or renewed under these rules shall be valid for the calendar year in which it is granted or renewed, but shall be renewable from year to year.

(3) In the event of the certificate being lost or destroyed a duplicate copy of the certificate may be issued on payment of Rs. 2 in the form of general stamp.

  1. (1) Every application for renewal of a certificate shall be made on or before the 15th December. Such application shall be stamped under the provisions of the Court Fees Act, 1870. It shall be addressed to the Collector or Commissioner in whose office the revenue agent is enrolled. The application shall be accompanied by the expiring certificate, and a stamped paper of the value required for the renewed certificate under Rule 5(1) above.

(2) An application for the renewal of a certificate filed after December 15, but not later than December 31st. may be entertained provided adequate reasons are given for the delay in its submission. An application filed after December 31st, shall be submitted for the orders of the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority.

  1. Every officer authorised to enroll Revenue Agents shall maintain a register in Form B.
  2. All Collectors and Commissioners in the Madhya Bharat Region shall submit to the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority by February 15 of each year an alphabetical list of Revenue Agents whose certificates have been renewed along with two separate lists similarly arranged showing the names of revenue agents- (i) who have not applied for the renewal of their certificates; and (ii) who were not enrolled in their offices in the preceding year, but have been enrolled in that year together with information regarding the places where they were practicing last.
  3. (1) If a Revenue Agent accepts any appointment or enters into any trade or business, he shall immediately give notice thereof in writing to the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority through the Collector or Commissioner in whose office he is enrolled and send his last certificate granted or renewed under these rules, with his notice. The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority may thereupon suspend such Revenue Agent from practice or may pass such orders as it may think fit.

(2) The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority may refuse to renew the certificate granted under these rules to a revenue agent who fails to comply with the provisions of sub-rule (1).

  1. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, all cases pending before the Board of Revenue, when these rules come into force, shall he disposed of under the provisions in Rules, Circulars, and Orders in force prior to the commencement of these rules.

Form A

(See sub-rule (1) of Rule 4]

Revenue Agents Certificate

No...............

Office of.................

This is to certify that Shri....................................son of.........resident of.......................who has declared.....................district as his ordinary professional field is hereby permitted to practice as a Revenue Agent in the office of....................... as well in the District and Subordinate Revenue Offices of the district in declaration, for the year.....................

Issued under my hand and the seal of office this the....................... day of.............19....

Commissioner.............. Division/Collector

Form B

[See Rule 7]

Register of Enrollment of Revenue Agents

Revenue Court................District...............Madhya Pradesh.

SI. No Name of Revenue Agent with Parentage Age Residence Date of Admission of each Revenue Agent enrolled by him Subsequent enrollment and suspensions Remarks
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)