The Maharashtra Inferior Village Watans Abolition Act.
Section 3. Powers of Collector to decide certain questions and appeal.
(1) If any question arises,-
(a) whether any land is watan land,
(b) whether any person is a watandar,
(c) whether any person is an unauthorised holder, the Collector shall, after giving the party affected an opportunity to be heard and after holding an inquiry, decide the question.
(2) Any person aggrieved by such decision may file an appeal to the State Government within ninety days of such decision.
(3) The decision of the Collector, subject to an appeal under sub-section (2) and the decision of the State Government in appeal under sub-section (2), shall be final.
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