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(1) The Government or any person objecting to any order of the District Court in an appeal under Section 11 may, within a period of ninety days from the date of that order, appeal against such order to the High Court: Provided that the High Court may admit an appeal preferred after the expiration of the period of ninety days aforesaid, if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the said period. (2) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall be in the prescribed form and shall be verified in the prescribed manner and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees. (3) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the High Court may, after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a representative,- (a) confirm or cancel the order of the District Court appealed against; or (b) set aside such order and remand the case to the District Court for decision after such further enquiry as may be directed; or (c) pass such other orders as it may think fit. (4) Every order passed in appeal under this section shall be final. (5) Any order passed by the High Court under this section shall be enforceable by the District Court within whose jurisdiction the land is situated, as if it were a decree passed by such District Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908).] Inserted by Act 5 of 1981, published in K.G. Ext. No. 46 dt. 16/01/1981 (w.e.f. 01/06/1980).