Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Any party to the proceedings under section 9-A, aggrieved by an order of the Assistant Consolidation Officer or the Consolidation Officer under that section, may, within 21 days of the date of the order, file an appeal before the Settlement Officer, Consolidation, who shall, after affording opportunity of being heard to the parties concerned, give his decision thereon which, except as otherwise provided by or order under this Act, shall be final and not be questioned in any court of law. (2) The Settlement Officer, Consolidation, hearing an appeal under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a court of competent jurisdiction, anything to the contrary contained in any law for the time being in force notwithstanding. Bar on objections 11-A No question in respect of relating to the consolidation area which has been raised under section 9 or which might or ought to have been raised under that section, but has not been so raised shall be raised or heard at any subsequent stage of the consolidation proceedings :-- (i) claims to land, (ii) partition of joint-holdings, and (iii) valuation of plots, trees, wells and other improve merits, where the question is sought to be raised by a tenure-holder of the plot or the owner of the tree, well or other improvements recorded in the annual register under section