Bare ActsKerala Land Reforms Act, 1963

Section 103

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(1) Any person aggrieved by-- (i) any final order passed in an appeal against the order of the Land Tribunal or; (ii) any final order passed by the Land Board under this Act [or]; [(iii) any final order of the Taluk Land Board under this Act,] may, within such time as may be prescribed, prefer a petition to the High Court against the order on the ground that the [appellate authority or the Land Board, or the Taluk Land Board], as the case may be, has either decided erroneously, or failed to decide, any question of law. [(1 A) In any petition for revision preferred under sub-section (1), the Government shall be made a party]. [(1B) The Government may within such time as may be prescribed, prefer a petition for revision to the High Court against any final order referred to in sub-section (1), on any of the grounds mentioned in that sub-section]. (2) The High Court may, after giving an opportunity to the parties to be heard, pass such orders as it deems fit and the orders of the appellate authority or the Land Board, [or the Taluk Land Board] as the case may be, shall, wherever necessary, be modified accordingly. (3) The High Court may, for the purpose of satisfying itself that an order made by the Land Tribunal under section 26 [in cases where the amount of arrears of rent claimed does not exceed five hundred rupees] was according to law, call for the records and pass such order with respect thereto as it thinks fit. [(4) The power of the High Court under this section may be exercised by a Bench consisting of a Single Judge of the High Court.] Inserted by Act 17 of 1972 dt.02/11/1972. Substituted by Act 17 of 1972, published in K.G.Ext. No. 626 dt. 02/11/1972 (w.e.f. 02/11/1972). Inserted by Act 13 of 1978 w.e.f. 02/11/1972. Inserted by Act 35 of 1969.

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