Section 83. The Courts of Revenue in Oudh shall take cognizance of the following descriptions of suits, and such

CHAPTER VII. JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS. Suits cognizable. 83. The Courts of Revenue in Oudh shall take cognizance of the following descriptions of suits, and such suits shall be heard and determined in the said Courts in the manner provided in this Act, and not otherwise: A.—Suits by a Landlord. (1).—For the delivery by a tenant of the counterpart of a lease under section 9; (2).—For ACT No. XIX OF 1868. 139 (2).—For arrears of rent; (3).—For the enhancement of the rent of a tenant having a right of occupancy; (4).—For the ejectment of a tenant or for cancelling any lease on account of the non-payment of arrears of rent, or on account of a breach of the conditions of such lease; (5).—Suits by landlords against patwárís or agents employed by landlords in the management of land or the collection of revenue or rent, or against the sureties of such patwárís or agents for money received or accounts kept by such patwárís or agents in the course of such employment, or for papers in their possession, or for the rendering and settlement of accounts. B.—Suits by an Under-proprietor or a Tenant. (6).—For establishing a right of occupancy; (7).—For the delivery by a landlord of a lease; (8).—For contesting a notice of ejectment; (9).—For compensation— - on account of illegal enforcement of payment of rent, or of any sum in excess of rent due, - or on account of the refusal of receipts or acknowledgments for rent paid or tendered, - or on account of illegal ejectment, - or on account of the value of standing crops under section 46; (10).—For the recovery of the occupancy of any land from which an under-proprietor or tenant has been illegally ejected by the landlord; (11).—For contesting the exercise of the power of distraint conferred on landlords and others by this Act, or any acts purporting to be done in exercise of the said power, or for compensation for illegal distraint; (12).—For abatement of rent in accordance with the provisions of section 19; (13).—For the recovery of compensation for improvements in accordance with the provisions of section 22. C.—Suits 140 ACT No. XIX OF 1868. C.—Suits regarding the Division or Appraisement of Produce. (14).—Suits under section 31, regarding the division, estimate, or appraisement of the produce of land. D.—Suits by, and against, Lumberdárs, Co-sharers and Muáfidárs. (15).—Suits by a sharer against a lumberdár or co-sharer for share of the profits of an estate or any part thereof, or for the rendering and settlement of accounts in respect of such profits; (16).—Suits by a lumberdár or pattídár who is entitled to collect the rents of the pattí, for arrears of revenue or rent payable through him by the co-sharers whom he represents, and by a lumberdár for village-expenses and other dues for which the co-sharers may be responsible to him, or against a joint lumberdár for compensation for revenue or rent paid by such lumberdár on account of such joint lumberdár; (17).—Suits by co-sharers against lumberdárs, or by proprietors or lessees against muáfidárs or assignees of revenue, for compensation on account of exaction in excess of revenue or rent, or on account of the refusal of receipts or acknowledgments for revenue or rent paid or tendered; (18).—Suits by muáfidárs or assignees of revenue for arrears of revenue. Grades of Courts. | Grades of Courts for the purposes of this Act. | 84. For the purposes of this Act, the Courts of Revenue shall consist of six grades of Courts, namely— | | --- | --- | | (1).—The Court of the Assistant Collector of the second class; | | | (2).—The Court of the Assistant Collector of the first class; | | | (3).—The Court of the Deputy Collector; | | | (4).—The Court of the Collector; | | | (5).—The Court of the Commissioner; | | | (6).—The Court of the Financial Commissioner. | ff |