Section 9 of Andhra Pradesh Tenancy And Agricultural Land Rules, 1950

9. Enquiry of disputed cases by Tahsildar: (i) As soon as may be but not later than a month after the receipt of the Preliminary Record of Tenancies and Register of Disputed Cases in the Tahsil Office, the Tahsildar or the officer authorised by Government in this behalf, shall, enquire into and decide every case entered in the Register of the Disputed Cases on an appointed day of which due notice in advance shall be given to the parties to the disputes. (ii) The Tahsildar or the said officer, shall record in the Register of Disputed Cases a brief summary of the evidence at the enquiry and his orders thereon with the grounds for his decision. (iii) The Tahsildar or the said officer shall communicate his decision orally to the parties, if they are present at the time of his decision and shall make a note to that effect in the Register of Disputed Cases.6 If the parties are not present, he shall send written intimation of the decision by post to the last known address or addresses of the party or parties, as the case may be, and note in the Register of Disputed Cases, the date of despatch of such intimation. (iv) The Tahsildar or the said officer shall under his signature amend the entries in the Preliminary Record of Tenancies in accordance with his orders under sub-rule (ii). He shall send a copy of every amended entry to the Patwari who shall carry out the amendments in his copy of the Preliminary Record of Tenancies under his signature.