(1) Subject to any conditions or restrictions that may be prescribed, the Director of Consolidation Deputy Director of Consolidation Sett1emcnt Officer Consolidation, Consolidation Officer, or Assistant, Consolidation Officer may, by written order require any person to produce such documents papers and registers or to furnish such information as .he may deem necessary for the proper exercise of his powers or the proper discharge of his duties under this Act.
(2) Every person required to produce any document, paper or register or to furnish information under this section shall be deemed legally bound to do so within the meaning of sections 175 and 176 of the Indian Penal Code.
Proceedings before Director of Consolidation, Deputy Director of Consolidation, Settlement Officer Consolidation, Consolidation Officer and Assistant Consolidation Officer to be judicial Proceedings
26. A proceeding before a Director of consolidation, Deputy Director of Consolidation, settlement officer, consolidation, consolidation officer and assistant Consolidation officer shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 and for the purposes of section 196 of the Indian Penal Code.
Powers of the consolidation authorities
26.A (a) The consolidation authorities shall be conferred powers of the Magistrate according the powers vested under section 1 to 11 of the CrPC.
(b) Challenge of order of the cheating- If any order were made passed with cheating by a party of any considerable suit or proceedings or any consolidation court than such order may be challenge in this ground that the order is get by cheating to the aforesaid court or party but no believe may be made on the review of the cheating on the basic of presumption, for proof of the cheating the party shall essentially produce relevant evidence.
(c) Self right to void consolidation court passed order on the basic of cheating or fraudantly- If any person were get order from the court with cheating or fradently then on the knowledge of actual facts the court selfly or by the request of the any aggrieved person. In such matters the consolidation authority may be exercise powers invested under section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908. No time limit is fixed for proceeding of any request letter for void of orders to be passed with the cheating. Any person whether he is not a party in the concerning proceedings on the intimation received by him of such order he can produce request letter within the appropriate time.
Application of U. P. Land Revenue Act, 1901
27. Unless otherwise expressly provided by or under this Act, the provisions of Chapters IX and X of the U. P. Land Revenue Act, 1901, shall apply to all proceeding including appeals and applications under this Act.
Affidavits 27-A Affidavits to be filed in any proceedings under this Act, including an appeal or revision shall be made in the same manner arid conform to the same requirements as affidavits filed under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and may be verified by any officer or other person appointed by the High Court under, clause (b) or by an officer appointed by any other court under clause (c) of section 139 of the said Code.
Officer and Authorities