8. Payment to be made by Collector, Deputy Commissioner or other authorized officer.—All
pensions or grants by Government of money or land-revenue shall be paid by the Collector or the Deputy
Commissioner or other authorized officer, subject to such rules as may, from time to time, be prescribed
by the Chief Controlling Revenue-Authority.
STATE AMENDMENT
Karnataka
Amendment of section 8.—In section 8, for the words “All pensions or grants” the words “Save as
otherwise provided in any law or any rule regulating grant and payment of pension to persons appointed
to public services and posts in connection with the affairs of the State, all pensions or grants, shall be
substituted and for the words “Chief Controlling Revenue Authority” the words “appropriate
Government” shall be substituted;
[Vide Karnataka Act 23 of 1979, s. 4]
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “Local Government.” (w.e.f. 1-4-1937).
2. I.e., “inams of the classes described in clase 1, s. 2, [Mad.] Regulation 4 of 1831, which have been, or shall be, enfranchised by
the Inam Commissioner and converted into freeholds in perpetuity, or into absolute freeholds in perpetuity”. The classes so
described are “hereditary or personal grants of money or of land-revenue, however, denominated, conferred by the authority of
the Governor in Council [or which, having been made by any Native Govt. have been confirmed or continued by the British
Govt.—Act 31 of 1836] in consideration of services rendered to the State or in lieu of resumed offices or privileges, or of
zamindaris or paleiyams forfeited or held under attachment or management by the officers of Govt., or as a yaumia or
charitable allowance, or as a pension”.
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9. Saving of rights in respect of the recovery of land-revenue.—Nothing in sections 4 and 8 shall
affect the right of a grantee of land-revenue, whose claim to such grant is admitted by Government, to
recover such revenue from the persons liable to pay the same under any law for the time being in force for
the recovery of the rent of land.
10. Commutation of pensions.—The 1
[appropriate Government] may, with the consent of the
holder, order the whole or any part of his pension or grant of money or land-revenue to be commuted for
a lump sum on such terms as may seem fit.