(If The Settle- ment Officer shall determine questions regarding forests under section 53 either suo motu or an application.
(2) Any person requiring a decision under section 53 shall apply to the Settlement Officer in Porm No. 14.
(3) Except where the application is on behalf of Government; it shall be signed and verified by the applicant.
(4) Every such application shall be restricted to the lands in a holding of a janmam estate in a single village.
(5) Every such application shall be presented in person 05 sent by registered post,
(6) As many copies of the application as there are respondents with one additional copy for the Tahsildar of the Taluk in which the land is situated, shall be filed with the application.
(7) On receipt of the application, the Settlement Office# Shall fix a date for hearing and issue notice in form No. 15 to the applicant, the respondents and the Tahsildar of the Taluk. A copy of the application shall be sent along with the notice.
22 The Settlement Officer shall make a summary enquiry into the application and give his, decision in writing after givings the parties a reasonable opportunity for adducing evidence- » (9 A copy of the order shall he served on the applicant add'on'each of the respondents. A copy shall also be sent to the Officer immediately superior to the Officer making the enquiry and to the Tahsildar of the taluk.
; 38. Appeal to Director of Settlements— (1) Every appeal against an order of the Settlement Officer under section 53 Shalt fix a date of hearing and issue notices in form No. Iff t,o the parties concerned. He shall give them a reasonable opportunity of being heard before passing orders.
■.^. Revision by the Commissioner, Land Administrations.—(1) ' Every revision against the orders of the Director of Settlements under section 53 shall be preferred to the Commissioner, Land Administrations with thirty days from the date of receipt of theAJ order.'
(2) On receipt of the revision petition, the Commissioner, Land Administrations shall fix a date for hearing and issue notice in Form No. 17 to the parties concerned. It shall give them a ■ reasonable opportunity of being heard before passing orders.
40. Court Fees and process fees payable.-—(1) The Court-fee payable in respect of the documents specified in column (2) of the table below, under the section specified in column (1) of the Said table, shall be the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof :— m ; THb Table.
Section.
Description of Document.
. Court-Fee.
Section 6(c) Revision petition to the Commissioner, Land Administrations.
ec,.ipn 12 Application to the Settlement Officer ' ' Appeal to the Tribunal.
Application to the Tribunal Vakkalatnama to the Tribunal 23 ..Section 9, Application to the Sqttlem> nt Office) . . ' , 14,15 and 1.6 ■ Sec ion 29(6) Appeal to the Commissioner, L nd -2.Or :
Administrations. -1 See.ion 41 (1) Memo.andum of appeal to the Special Appellate Tl ibunal.
(a) if the claim does not exceed Rs. 3,000
(a) if the claim exceed Rs. 3,000 but does not exceed Rs. 10,000.
(a) if tht claim exceeds Rs. i0,000.
Int ilocutoiy application to the Sp cial Appellate T) ibunal Vakalatnama to the Special - Appellate Tribunal Section 45 (3) Application to -the Disti ict Com t
(a) if the claim deesnot exceed Rs. 100.
(a) if the claim exceeds Rs. 100/— : Section 53 . Application to th Settlement Office?
Appeal to the Diiecioi of Settlements Revision petition to the Commissioner, Land Admu-isti tio; s.
Explanation.—No Court-fee need be paid in the case of appeals filed on behalf of Government.
(2) In proceedings before the Tribunal, process fees shall be paid at the rates prescribed for the District Court. on processes issued at the instance of parties. In proceedings before the Special Appellate Tribunal process fees shall be ptid in accordance with the process fees prescribed under section 80 ' of the Tamil Nadu Court Tees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu Act XIV of 1955). The rates of process fees leviable for service of notice and summons on respondents and witnesses and for production of. records shall be as follows:—
(i) for service of notice or summons on a single person. 1.50 ,(ii) for service of notice or summons on every additional person residing in the same village if applied for at the same time 24