PANAJI
Revenue Minister Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate has said that the decision to assign dedicated mamlatdars only to preside over quasi-judicial proceedings in matters related to mundkarial and agricultural tenancy cases will be implemented soon.
Monserrate also said that the practice of restarting proceedings from scratch whenever a mamlatdar is transferred and another takes up the matters will be discontinued.
"Currently the practice is whenever a mamlatdar is transferred, the new person starts the proceedings all over again irrespective of how many hearings were held previously. The records should be maintained and the proceedings should continue from there just like the civil courts," Monserrate said.
The backlog of pending cases has to be cleared, he said, adding that he held a meeting with the Revenue Secretary, Sandeep Jacques, IAS, as well as both the district collectors where these decisions were taken.
The minister said, mamlatdars are assigned duties and responsibilities under various other laws and also for law-and-order and therefore there was a need to dedicate some mamlatdars exclusively to hear mundkarial and agricultural tenancy cases.
Monserrate had in the recent monsoon session of the Goa legislative Assembly announced that the District Collectors have been directed to assign mamlatdars exclusively to handle the mundkarial and tenancy cases and to discontinue the practice of granting adjournments.
Meanwhile, the proposal to have all Revenue offices under CCTV surveillance has faced a financial hitch.
"The proposal to install CCTV cameras in all Revenue department offices is pending due to some financial issues but these will be resolved," Monserrate said.
Since State-owned Goa Electronics Limited (GEL) will be assigned the job there is no need of tendering, he added.
