(1) Any person aggrieved by any order of the Tribunal under subsections (3) and (4) of section 8, 9, 14 or 15, may within thirty days from the date of the order, appeal to the District Collector :
Provided that no appeal shall lie against any order of the Tribunal if the amount of the claim is less than rupees one thousands or such other sum as may be specified in that behalf by the State Government by a notification in the Official Gazette.
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 17 the decision of the Tribunal where no appeal is filed and the decision of the District Collector where an appeal is filed, shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court of law.
17. The Revenue Commissioner may within three months from the date of the order passed under this Act either suo moto or an application, call for and examine the record of any proceeding relating to such order for the purpose of satisfying himself as to the legality or propriety of the order and may pass such order thereon as he thinks fit.
18. Every settlement of a debt due from a debtor to any creditor, which is not certified by the Tribunal under-section (3) of section 8 or in respect of the settlement of which no order has been passed under sub-section (4) of section 8, 9, 14 or 15, shall be void and shall not be recognised by any Civil Court for any purpose whatsoever.
CHAPTER- V Miscellaneous
19. Every Tribunal shall have for the purposes of this Act, all the powers of a Civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in relation to the following matters, namely :--
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath ;
Appeal from order or Tribunal.
Revision.
Settlement outside this Act to be void.
Tribunal to have certain powers of Civil Court.
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(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document ;
(c) taking evidence on affidavits ;
(d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office ;
(e) issuing commission for inspection of property or for examination of witnesses ;
(f) inspection of property.
20. Every order of the Tribunal recording settlement of debt under sections 8, 9, 14 or 15 subject to appeal and revision, shall be deemed to be a decree within the meaning of clause (2) of section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and may be put to execution if necessary, through a Civil court of competent jurisdiction.
21. No Civil court shall entertain any suit or proceeding against a debtor for the recovery of debt within the meaning of this Act or any portion thereof or any interest due thereon after the commencement of this Act.