( 1) 2{Any person or a Panchayat} claiming right, title or interest in any land, vested or deemed to have been vested in a panchayat under this Act or claiming that any land has not so vested in a Panchayat, may submit to the Collector, within such time, as may be prescribed, a statement of his claim in writing and signed and verified in the prescribed manner and the Collector shall have jurisdiction to decide such claim in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) Any person or a Panchayat aggrieved by an order of the Collector made under sub-section (1) may, within sixty days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to the Commissioner in such form and manner as may be prescribed and the Commissioner may after hearing the appeal, confirm, vary or reverse the order appealed from and may pass such order as he deems fit.]
1 Substituted by Act No. 19 Of 1976.
2 .Substituted by Act No. 25 of 1993.
12 2[13. Bar of Jurisdiction in civil courts.-- No civil courts shall have jurisdiction-- ( a) to entertain or adjudicate upon any question, whether any property or any rig ht 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 ( c) in respect of any matter which the Commissioner or the r('\llPr.trir j~ Pmnf'\\11/t:lron h\/ r.r I ...... ~'"' \'" •h ; .... A-~~- -I-~- ---: ·- - , .
1[13-A. Penalties and procedure.-- (1) No person shall unless entitled or authorised so to do, by law or by an instrument or an 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 anything 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.
(4) Notwithstanding, anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1_ 97·3, an offence under this Act, shall be cognizable.]
1[13-B. Provisions of this Act to be overriding.-- The provisions of this Act shall have effect, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law or any agreement, instrument, custom or usage or any decree or order of anv court or other authoritv.1