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MR. VISHESH SARANGAL (IAS)
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
Under the Registration Act the District Collector, he exercises the Powers of Registrar of the District and controls and supervises the work of Registration of deeds. He also functions as Marriage Officer under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
Further under the Cinematograph Act, the District Magistrate is the Licencing Authority in his jurisdiction. The administration of the Police in a district is vested in the District Superintendent, but under the General direction of the District Magistrate as per provisions of section 4 of the Indian Police Act, 1861.
Rule 1.15 of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934, also provides the powers of District Magistrate as under:
The District Magistrate is the head of the Criminal Administration of the District and the Police force is the instrument provided by the Government to enable him to enforce his authority and fulfill his responsibility for the maintenance of Law & Order. The police force in a District is, therefore, placed by Law under the General control and direction of the District Magistrate, who is responsible that it carries out its duties in such a manner that effective protection is afforded to the public and against “lawlessness and disorder.”
District Magistrate is thus responsible for the maintenance of Law & Order within the limit of his jurisdiction. He is conferred with very wide powers by the law, which if used prudently can be very effective in maintaining peace and tranquility. The police force is mainly an instrument provided by Law for the District Magistrate. He can impose restrictions on the movement of unlawful Assembly under Section 144 Cr.P.C. and can also impose curfew keeping in view the situation.
He is authorized to inspect the Offices /Courts of Sub Divisional Officers (Civil), Tehsildars, Naib Tehsildars, Treasuries, Sub Treasuries, Jails, Hospitals, Dispensaries, Schools, Blocks, Police Stations, Second Class Local Bodies, Improvement Trusts and all other offices of Punjab Government, the A.C.Rs of whose Heads of offices he is required to write. In this way, he has effective control over the Administration.
The Deputy Commissioner holds courts and hears appeals under the following Acts against the order of Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), passed as Assistant Collector Ist Grade and Sales Commissioner and Settlement Commissioner:
- Under the Land Revenue Act,1887.
- Under the Punjab Tenancy Act,1887.
- Displaced Persons (Compensation & Rehabilitation) Act,1954.
- Punjab Package Deal Properties (Disposal) Act,1976.
- Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulations) Act, 1976.
Besides that, he decides the lambardari cases.
MS. CHARUMITA (PCS)
ADC (GENERAL)
MR. JAGWINDERJIT SINGH GREWAL (PCS)
ADC (D)
Duties of Additional Deputy Commissioner
The post of Additional Deputy Commissioner has been created to assist the Deputy Commissioner in his day-to-day works. The Additional Deputy Commissioner enjoys the same powers as that of Deputy Commissioner under the rules.
With a view to lighten the enormously increasing workload of the Deputy Commissioner, the post of Additional Deputy Commissioner was created in the year 1979. He has been vested with the following powers under the various Acts-within the limits of the district:
As Collector under the following Acts:
- The Punjab Land Revenue Act,1887.
- The Punjab Occupancy Of Tenants (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) Act,1952.
- The Punjab Tenancy Act,1887.
- The Land Acquisition Act,1894.
- The Punjab Restitution of Mortgage Land Act,1938.
- The Punjab Village Common Land(Regulation) Act,1961.
- The Indian Stamp Act,1899.
- As Registrar under the Registration Act,1908.
- As Deputy Commissioner Under the Punjab Aided School (Security of Services) Act,1969.
- As Executive Magistrate, Addl. Deputy Commissioner, D.M under the Criminal Procedure Code,1973.
- As Additional District Magistrate under the Arms Act of India and Petroleum Act,1934.
- He has been appointed as Chairman of District Consultative Committee under Personal Accident Social Security Scheme vide Punjab Government Notification No 13/434/88-SW /9794 dated 27.9.1988.
MR. SARANG PREET SINGH AUJLA (PCS)
SDM, MOGA
MR.BEANT SINGH (PCS)
SDM, BAGHAPURANA
MS. SWATI (PCS)
SDM, NIHALSINGH WALA
MR. HIUMANSHU GUPTA (PCS)
SDM, DHARAMKOT
Duties of Sub Divisional Officers (Civil)
The duties of the Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) within his Sub Division are almost similar to those of the Deputy Commissioner within his district. In all matters of administration, he has to be the Deputy Commissioner’s principal agent.
He is also incharge of various development activities going on in the Sub Division and is also responsible for coordinating the work of various departments. For that he has to tour the area to keep a watch on the development activities, and as the revenue administration, the law & Order situation in his Sub Division. Besides this he has to look after the grievances of the public and to attend to the problems arising out of the natural calamities. He supervises the work of the Revenue agency in the Sub Division.
There is no denying the fact that the job of a Sub Divisional Officer (civil) is independent in character to some extent. He is primarily responsible for everything that happens within his jurisdiction and must accordingly take his decisions to a large extent, independently.
Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) is conferred with various powers under the land revenue and tenancy acts.
He also acts as Assistant Collector under the Punjab Land Revenue Act and Punjab Tenancy Act. He is also the appellate authority in cases decided by his subordinate revenue officers.
The Executive Magistrate placed by the State Government as incharge of the Sub Division is termed as the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Under section 20(4) Cr.P.C.and under section 23 Cr.P.C., the Sub divisional Officer like other Executive Magistrates of the District is subordinate to the District Magistrate and is responsible for the maintenance of law and order within the limits of his local jurisdiction. He enjoys very wide powers under section 107/151, 109, 110, 133, 144 and 145 Cr.P.C. etc. He also hears court cases under these sections.
Tehsildar/ Naib Tehsildar
Tehsildars are appointed by the Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Naib Tehsildar by the Commissioner of the Division. Their Duties within Tehsil /Sub Tehsil are almost similar and manifold (except that partition cases are decided by Tehsildar). They enjoy the powers of Executive Magistrate, Assistant Collector and Sub Registrar /Joint Sub Registrar. Although there has been a recent move to appoint full fledged Sub-registrar for some of the larger Tehsils. The Revenue Duties of Tehsildar are important. He is the Incharge of tehsil Revenue Agency and is responsible for proper preparation and maintenance of tehsil Revenue Record and Revenue Accounts. He is also responsible for recovery of government dues under the various Acts. He is supposed to have proper control over the working of Patwaris and Kanungos and for this purpose the Tehsildar and Naib Tehsildars make inspection of patwaris and kanungos working under them.
Tehsildars and Naib Tehsildar in fact are called Revenue officers holding separate circles and it is provided in para 242 of land Administration Manual that such allotted circle should be changed every year on October first, so that the responsibility of the Tehsildar for the whole of his charge may not be impaired. In Tehsil and Sub Tehsil, as and when Treasury Officers are not posted, then the tehsildar and Naib Tehsildar work as Treasury Officer in addition to their own duties. Tehsildar also registers the marriages solemnized.
Besides enjoying powers under a few other land laws, they also attest uncontested mutations. Tehsildar is further empowered to hear partition cases and to make allotment /transfer and auction of evacuee properties, land under the Displaced Person (Compensation & Rehabilitation) Act,1954 and Punjab Package Deal properties (Disposal Act 1976) as Managing Officer and Tehsildar Sales respectively.
P.S. : The above information regarding the roles of the various administrative officers is given with the reference of the government website :
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