Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Special Land Reforms Tribunal shall, with effect from such date as may be appointed by the State Government by notification in this behalf, exercise jurisdiction, power and authority in relation to— (a) adjudication of such application, dispute or case relating to land reforms as is referred to it by a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal under section 10; (b) adjudication of an appeal under section 37, against an order of the Mines Tribunal appointed under section 36, of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953; (c) adjudication of disputes and applications relating to land reforms involving interpretation of the Constitution or of the validity of any specified Act or of any other law for the time being in force: Provided that the special Land Reforms Tribunal shall not adjudicate any dispute or application under this clause unless on application or on its own motion, it is satisfied that the adjudication of such dispute or application involves interpretation of the Constitution or of the validity of any specified Act or of any other law for the time being in force, in which case it shall withdraw the dispute or the application, as the case may be, from the Regional Land Reforms Tribunal, or such dispute or application is referred to it by a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal under sub-section (4) of section 8; (d) adjudication of matters, proceedings, cases and appeals which stand transferred from the High Court and other Authorities in accordance with the provisions of this Act; Power to make regulations. Jurisdiction, power and authority of Special Land Reforms Tribunal. 163 The West Bengal Land Reforms Tribunal Act, 1991. [West Ben. Act (Chapter Ill.—Special Land Reforms Tribunal.—Sections 18-2a) Exercise by Special Land Reforms Tribunal of jurisdiction, power and authority exercisable by courts. Exclusion of jurisdiction of courts. (e) adjudication of disputes and applications relating to land reforms arising out of orders made under any provision of a specified Act by an Authority under such Act so long as a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal is not established under this Act in respect of a district or any part of a district or in respect of the area described in Schedule Ito the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, or any part thereof where such Authority has its office; Provided that the disputes or applications taken up for adjudication and partly heard by the Special Land Reforms Tribunal under this clause shall be finally decided by the said Tribunal, even if a Regional Land Reforms Tribunal is subsequently established under this Act