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12. The heading of Part I of Chapter X of the Bihar Tenancy Act is "Record-of-Rights" and in this part are Sections 101 to 103-B. Under Section 101 the State Government may make an order directing that a survey be made and record-of-rights be prepared by a Revenue Officer in respect of the lands in any local area, estate or tenure. Section 102 enumerates some of the particulars which are to be recorded in the record-of-rights. Under Section 102-A the State Government has power to order survey and preparation of record-of- -rights as to water. Under Section 103 on the application of one or more of the proprietors or tenure-holders, or of a large proportion of the raiyats of an estate or tenure the Revenue Officer has got power to record the particulars specified in Section 102 with respect to the estate or tenure. Section 103-A prescribes the mode of preliminary publication, amendment and final publication of the record-of-rights. Section 103-B is important. It provides for presumption as to final publication and correctness of the record-of-rights. Sub-section (3) of this section says--