Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(l) A1l suits tried by the village authorities shall be Hearing of decided in open Darbar in the presence of the parties and at cases. least ttree independent withness. (2) The [Deputy Commissioner]1 or an [Assisrant Commissionerl'? may dircct a village authority to report their procedings in any cases or class of cases in any way which may appear to him to be suitable. Save as required by such direction, no record ofany procedings shall be mainained. (3) After hearing bolh parties and rheir witness, ifany, the village authority shall forthwith pronounce a decision. Appeals from village authorities. Procedure after pronounce- ment of decision. 67 (2) If such an appeal is filed, a record shall be made of the matter in dispute, and ofthe decision of the village authority. (3) The appeltate cour1 shall, if necessary, examine the parties, and if the decision appears to bejust, shall affirm and enforce the decision as its own. If the aPpellate court sees grounds to doubt the justice of the decision, it shall try the cases de novo or refer to a Panchayat ; in any case so refrred, the provisions of section 38 shall apply as if the parties had agreed to submit to arbitration.