Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955–Secs. 53, 88 & 188–Pendency of revenue matters before the Revenue Courts–Early disposal–Following general directions are issued to all the Subordinate Revenue Courts :
1. To take up all the oldest cases pending for last more than 5 to 10 years, under the category of “oldset cases” and decide them expeditiously.
2. All the Revenue Officers are directed to instruct the concerned staff to keep the old files in file covers having separate colour i.e., red file covers, to get such old cases identified easily.
3. All the Revenue Officers are directed to write the order sheets of these oldest files in their own handwriting and not by the staff / reader or Court Master.
4. The statistics relating to the oldest cases, pending in each Revenue Court, shall be forwarded by every Presiding Officer to the District Collector concerned, once in the month, who shall forward it to the Arrears Committee, duly constituted by the State for enabling it to take further steps.
5. The Chief Secretary of the State of Rajasthan is directed to constitute an Arrears Review Committee at the level of Divisional Headquarters of the State headed by Senior IAS officers, who shall convene a meeting at least four times in a year, after a gap of three months and direct such corrective methods to be undertaken by the concerned Revenue Courts, as it deems fit and shall also monitor the oldest cases constantly.
