Section 17 in The Maharashtra Land Revenue Circle Officers and Circle Inspectors, (Duties and Functions) Rules, 1970
17. Inspection of lands.
- The Circle Officer and the Circle Inspector shall detect all encroachments and unauthorised occupation of any land which is the property of the State Government and shall inspect all waste lands disposed of in accordance with the rules regulating the disposal of waste land with a view to verifying whether they are brought under cultivation and whether the conditions subject to which they were granted have been fulfilled by the grantee. Where in any case the Circle Officer or the Circle Inspector detects encroachment on any lands which are the property of the State Government or detects unauthorised cultivation, he shall forthwith report those cases to the Tahsildar for necessary action.
