Section 31 in Karnataka (Sandur Area) Inams Abolition Act, 1976
31. Enquiries by the Deputy Commissioner.
(1)The Deputy Commissioner may, by general or special order, authorise any officer not below the rank of a Tahasildar subordinate to him to hold enquires on his behalf under this Act :Provided that the Deputy Commissioner may in respect of any enquiry held by any such officer direct such officer to hold a fresh or further enquiry or himself hold a fresh or further enquiry, if in his opinion a fresh or further enquiry is necessary.(2)In respect of every enquiry under this Act by the Deputy Commissioner or any officer authorised under sub-section (1), the provisions of the Act relating to a formal enquiry shall apply, as if such enquiry is a formal enquiry under the Act.
