THE LAND REVENUE ACT

(XVII OF 1967)

[7th December, 1967]

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Land Revenue in the Province of West Pakistan

_{Word 'Punjab' substituted for `West Pakistan' by the Punjab Laws Adaptation Order, 1 of 1974, P.O.S. 90(1).}

CHAPTER X

Surveys and Boundaries

CHAPTER XIII

Appeal, Review and Revision

Sindh. For the heading below Chapter XIII, the heading "APPEAL AND REVISION" shall be substituted. h Ord. XI of 1980, S. 11

161. Appeals. (1) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, an appeal shall lie from an original or appellate order of Revenue Officer as follows, namely‑‑

(a) to the Collector, when the order is made by a Assistant Collector, of either grade;

(b) to the Commissioner, when the order is made by a Collector;

(c) to the Board of Revenue only on a point of law, when the order is made by a Commissioner:

Provided that‑‑

(i) when an original order is confirmed on first appeal, a further appeal shall not lie;

(ii) when any such order is modified or reversed on appeal by the Collector, the order made by the Commissioner or further appeal, if any, to him shall be final.

Explanation. (1) An order passed in review, modifying or reversed in appeal unless reasonable notice has been given to the parties affected thereby to appear and be heard in support of or against the order appealed from.