(1) The State Government shall by notification, appoint for each district a Deputy Commissioner, 1[[who shall be subordinate to the Revenue Commissioner. and the Regional Commissioner]2]1
(2) The Deputy Commissioner shall in his district exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties conferred and imposed on him under this Act or under any law for the time being in force. He may also exercise such powers and discharge such duties as are conferred and imposed on an Assistant Commissioner under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force, and in all matters not specially provided for by law, he shall act according to the instructions of the State Government.
[(3) The State Government shall prescribe without prejudice to the provisions of the Karnataka State Public Records Act, 2010(Karnataka Act 09 of 2011) and the rules made there under, the registers, accounts and other records that shall be kept and the manner of storage and retrieval by the Deputy Commissioner.
[(4) The Deputy Commissioner shall keep all such registers, accounts and other records as may be prescribed under sub-section (3) and shall whenever called upon by any superior revenue officer of the region or state, prepare or retrieve records connected with the affairs of the district, which are required either for the use of the Central or the State Government or the public in such manner as may be prescribed.]1