(1) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence punish able under this Act :
Provided that the Government may constitute one- or more than one special court exclusively for the trial of the offences under this Act
(2) In a case where transfer of immovable property in contravention of section 4 has been mad'e on or after the com mencement of this Act, the Revenue Divisional Officer shall file a complaint to the Magistrate having jurisdiction or to the special court, as the case may be, for the trial of the offenc~s under this Act
(3) Any person aggrieved by a transfer in contravention of section 4 or any other person on his behalf shall also h" entitled to file a complaint before a Magistrate havmg iunsd1c tion or to the special court, as the case may be, for the trial of the offence under this Act 15 Bar on proceedings against Scheduled Tribes under Chapter X of the Code of Criminal Procedure.-Where a person claiming to be a member of a Scheduled Tnbe or any other person on his behalf applies to the Revenue Divisional Officer for the restoration of possession or enjoyment of any land under the provis10ns of this Act, or where the Government take suo motu action under section 7 for the restoration of the possess10n or enJoyment of any immovable property to any person, then, notwithstanding anything contained m any other law for the time being in force, no Magistrate shall have JUrisdict10n under Chapter X of the Code of Criminal Pro cedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), m respect of any disputP between that person and any other person claiming to be m possess10n or enJoyment of the said land 16 Legal practitioner not to appear in proceedings under V' the A.ct.-No legal practitioner shall appear, plead or act on behalf of any party in any proceedings before the Revenue D1v1s10nal Officer or the competent authority or the Govern ment, except with the written perm1ss10n of such officer f)r ~uthority or the Government, as the case may be.
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