(1) Any civil court in the Union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which has jurisdiction to hear and decide a suit for recovery of possession of any premises shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide any case under this Regulation relating to such premises if it has pecuniary jurisdiction and is otherwise competent to hear and decide such a case under any law for the time being in force.
(2) The value of any case under this Regulation for the purposes of the pecuniary jurisdiction of the court, shall be determined by the amount of rent which is or would be payable for a period of twelve months, calculated according to the highest amount claimed in the case.
(3) If any question arises whether any application or other proceeding is a case under this Regulation, the question shall be determined by the court.
(4) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, the court shall, while trying a case under this Regulation, follow as far as may be the practice and procedure of a court of small causes, including the recording of evidence.
(5) For the purpose of this Chapter, a case under this Regulation includes any application or other proceeding under this Regulation and also includes any claim or question arising out of this Regulation.
Jurisdiction of courts.
26. Any person aggrieved by any order of a Court passed under this Regulation may, in such manner as may be prescribed, prefer an appeal to the District Court within thirty days from the date of such order.
Appeal*.