Bare ActsThe Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act-1948

Section 85

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(1) No Civil Court shall have jurisdiction to settle, decide or deal with any question which is by or under this Act required to be settled, decided or dealt with by the mamlatdar or Tribunal, a manager, 2[the Collector, the Gujarat Revenue Tribunal or the State Government] in appeal or revision or the 4[State] Government in exercise of their powers of control. (2) No order of the Mamlatdar, the Tribunal, the Collector or the 3[Gujarat Revenue Tribunal] or the 4[State] Government made under this Act shall be questioned in any civil or criminal court. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section a Civil Court shall include a Mamalatdar's Court constituted under the mamlatdar's Courts Act, 1906. 5[85A. (1) If any suit 6[instituted, whether before or after the specified date in any Civil Court] involves any issues which are required to be settled, decided or dealt with by any authority competent to settle, decide or dealt with such issues under this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "competent authority") the Civil Court shall stay the suit and refer such issues to such competent authority for determination. (2) On receipt of such reference from the Civil Court, the competent authority shall deal with and decide such issues in accordance with the provisions of this Act and shall communicate its decision to the Civil Court and such court shall thereupon dispose of the suit in accordance with the procedure applicable thereto. Explanation.—For the purpose of this section a Civil Court shall include a Mamalatdar's Court constituted under the mamlatdar's Courts Act, 1906.]

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