19. Appointment of Revenue farmers and mortgagees as headmen.
- (i) Where an office becomes vacant in consequence of any proceedings taken for the recovery of an arrear of land-revenue under sections 71, 72, and 73 of the Land Revenue Act, the transferee, agent, or farmer who under those proceedings obtains possession of the land on which the arrears were due may in the discretion of the Collector, be appointed to the vacant office.(ii)Where a headman, who as land-owner is individually responsible for more than half the land-revenue of any estate or of the sub-division thereof in respect of which he holds office, has mortgaged his holding and has delivered possession thereof to the mortgagee, and the office of headman has become vacant in consequence thereof, the mortgagee may, at the discretion of the Collector, be appointed to the vacant office.(iii)On the termination of any such transfer, farm or attachment as is referred to in sub-section (i), or on the release of any such mortgage as is referred in sub-section (ii), a headman appointed under this rule shall cease to hold office, and a new headman shall be appointed with reference to the considerations stated in rule 15.
