(1) Any person aggrieved by any order of the Collector made under sub-section (1) of section 18 or by any decision of the Special Tribunal under section 25 and 26 may, within three months from the date of the order or decision of such further time as High Court may for sufficient cause allow, appeal to the High Court; and the High Court shall pass such order on the appeal as it thinks fit:
Provided that the total compensation payable in respect of any inam shall not be reduced by the High Court without giving every inamdar concerned and every person, who has made an application under sub-section (2) of section 17 a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
28. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, an application for revision shall lie to the High Court from any order passed or proceedings taken by the Collector (except those referred to in section 24) or by the Special Tribunal under this Act on the following grounds that the original or appellate authority:— References to the Special Tribunal.
Appeals to the Special Tribunals.
Appeal to the High Court.
Revision.
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(a) exercise a jurisdiction not vested in it by law;
(b) failed to exercise a jurisdiction so vested; or
(c) acted illegally or with material irregularity in following the procedure or passing the order.
29. Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no order passed by the Collector or by the Special Tribunal under this Act shall be liable to be cancelled or modified except by the High Court as aforesaid or be questioned in any Court of law.
CHAPTER - V.
MISCELLANEOUS.