Section 2. Notwithstanding anything contained in Act No. XIX of 1865 (to define the jurisdiction of the Courts

2. Notwithstanding anything contained in Act No. XIX of 1865 (to define the jurisdiction of the Courts of Judicature of the Panjáb and its Dependencies) the Assistant Commissioner or other officer for the time being in charge of the parganas of Kullu, Scoráj, Lahoul and Spítí, commonly called the Kullu Sub-division of the Kángra District, may hear appeals in civil cases from the decisions and orders of the Tahsildár of Sultánpúr, the Tahsildár of Plach, the Négí of Lahoul and the Nono of Spítí.