State Act

The Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli.

7. (1) The Government may appoint in each district so many 27[Deputy or Assistant Collectors], as it may deem expedient, and they may be called Additional 27[Deputy or Assistant Collectors] or Divisional officers or by any other name, as may be specified in the order of appointment. All the 27[Deputy or Assistant Collectors] and all other officers employed in the revenue administration of the district shall be subordinate to the 28[Collector]. (2) Subject to the general orders of the Government a 28[Collector] may, for the purpose of revenue administration, place one or more of the taluqas in his district in the charge of any 27[Deputy or Assistant Collector], or may himself retain charge thereof. Any 27[Deputy or Assistant Collector] so made in charge of any taluqa shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers imposed or conferred upon a 27[Deputy or Assistant Collector] by virtue of this Act or perform and exercise such of the duties and powers of a 28[Collector] as have been imposed or conferred on a 28[Collector] under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force and as may be assigned to him by the 28[Collector] or by a special or general order of the Government: Provided that the 28[Collector] may, whenever he may deem fit, direct any such 27[Deputy or Assistant Collector] not to perform or exercise certain duties or powers, and may reserve the same to himself or assign them to any other subordinate 27[Deputy or Assistant Collector]. (3) To such 29[Deputy or Assistant Collectors] as it may not be possible or expedient to place in charge of a taluqa 30[Collector] shall, in pursuance of the general or special order of the Government, assign such of his special duties and powers as may, from time to time, appear fit.