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Bar of Jurisdiction in Civil Courts:- No civil court shall have jurisdiction:- (a) to entertain or adjudicate upon any question, whether any property or any right to or interest in any property is or is not Shamilat deh vested or deemed to have been vested in a Panchayat under this Act ; or (b) to question the legality of any action taken by the Commissioner or the Collector or the Panchayat, under this Act, or 1 Section 11,12 & 13 substituted by Pb. Act No. of 1976; section 7 (c) (c) in respect of any matter which the Commissioner or the Collector is empowered by or under this Act to determine]. 2[13A Penalties and procedure:- (1) No person shall unless entitled or authorised so to do, by law or by an instrument or by order executed or issued by a competent authority under law, enter into the possession of any land vested or deemed to have been vested in a Panchayat under this Act or having lawfully entered into possession of such land ; unlawfully remain in possession thereof, on or after the expiry of the term of such lawful possession, if any. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, notwithstanding any thing contained in any other law, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. (3) Any person who abets an offence punishable under this Act, shall be punished with the punishment provided for the offence. (3) (3) Notwithstanding, anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, an offence under this Act, shall be cognigable.