Section 18. Appointment, superintendence and control of Revenue Officers.

1[(1) here shall be the following class of officers for the purposes of this Act who shall be appointed by the Government, by notification in the Government Gazette, namely :–– (a) Commissioner Agrarian Reforms and Joint Commissioner Agrarian Reforms ; (b) Collector ; (c) Assistant Commissioner ; (d) Tehsildar ; and (e) Nab-Tehsildar. Every officer appointed by the Government under this sub-section shall be deemed to be a Revenue Officer within the meaning of section 6 of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Samvat 1996 and shall exercise such powers within such jurisdiction as the Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, specify]. (2) The general superintendence and control over such Revenue Officers shall vest with the Government. (3) Subject to the control of the Government, the Collectors, Assistant Commissioners, Tehsildars and Naib-Tehsildars shall be subordinate to and under the control of the Commissioner. (4) Subject as aforesaid and to the control of the Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner, the Tehsildar and Naib-Tehsildar shall be subordinate to and under control of the Collector. (5) Subject as aforesaid and to the control of the Collector, the Tehsildars and Naib-Tehsildars shall be subordinate to and under the control of the Assistant Commissioner. (6) Subject as aforesaid and to the control of the Assistant Commissioner, the Naib-Tehsildar shall be subordinate to and under the control of the Tehsildar.