Bare ActsThe Maharashtra Revenue Jurisdiction Act

Section 4

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Subject to the exception hereinafter appearing, no Civil Court shall exercise jurisdiction as to any of the following matters : (a) 1[claims against the 2[Government]] relating to any property appertaining to the office of any hereditary officer appointed or recognised under 3Bombay Act No. Ill of 1874 or any other law for the time being in force, or of any other village- officer or servant, or claims to perform the duties of any such officer or servant, or in respect of any injury caused by exclusion from such office or service, or suits to set aside or avoid any order under the same Act or any other law relating to the same subject for the time being in force passed 4[by the 5[State] Government] or any officer duly authorized in that behalf, or 6 * * * * * * * * (b) objections- to the amount or incidence of any assessment of land revenue authorized 7[by the 5[State] Government] or to the mode of assessment, or to the principle on which such assessment is fixed, or to the validity or effect of the notification of survey or settlement, or of any notification determining the period of settlement; (c) claims connected with or arising out of any proceeding for the realization of land-revenue or the rendering of assistance 7[by the 5[State] Government] or any officer duly authorised in that behalf to superior holders or occupants for the recovery of their dues from inferior holders or tenants ; claims to set aside, on account of irregularity, mistake or any other ground except fraud, sales for arrears of land revenue ; (a) 1[claims against the 2[Government]]- (1) to be entered in the revenue-survey or settlement-records or village- papers as liable for the land-revenue, or as superior holder, inferior holder, occupant or tenant, or (2) to have any entry made in any record of a revenue-survey or settlement, or (3) to have any such entry either omitted or amended ; Bar of certain suits. 1 The words “claims against the Crown” were substituted for the words “claims against Government” by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 2 This word was substituted for the word “Crown” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 3 The Bombay Hereditary Officers Act, 1874. 4 The words “by the provincial Government” were substituted for the words “by Government”, by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 5 This word was substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 6 The para beginning with the words “claims against the Government relating to lands held under treaty” and ending with the words “to be held for service” was deleted by Bom. 48 of 1959, s. 4(i). 7 The words “by the Provincial Government” were substituted for the words “by Government” by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. (G.C.P.) H 785–2 (3,350–9-2012) 4 Maharashtra Revenue Jurisdiction Act [1876 : Act X Bom. V of

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