Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
46. Original jurisdiction of Deputy Commissioner and his subordinates in suits.
47. Appeals from original decrees.
48. Further appeals from appellate decrees.
49. No appeals except under the foregoing sections.
50. Limitation of appeals under this chapter.
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REVENUE COURTS. | Section 46: (1) A Deputy Commissioner shall have power to try suits of any of the classes mentioned in section 45
46. (1) A Deputy Commissioner shall have power to try suits of any of the classes mentioned in section 45.
(2) An Assistant Commissioner or Tahsildár shall have power to try suits of such classes mentioned in the second group of the same section, and within such limits as regards value, as may be determined by the Local Government either by including him in a class or grade, or otherwise as it thinks fit.
(3) The Local Government may invest a Náib Tahsildár with power to try suits of the classes mentioned in section 45, clauses (f), (g), (h), (i) and (k), when the value does not exceed one hundred rupees.
Appeals from original decrees.
(4) The powers conferred by this section shall be exercised within such local limits as the Local Government may direct, and in the absence of any such direction throughout the district or tahsil to which the officer is posted.
Source: India Code