206. Jurisdiction of civil Courts and revenue courts. -

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained  in any law for the time being in force, but subject to the provisions of this Code, no Civil Court  shall entertain any suit, application or proceeding to obtain a decision or order on any matter  which the State Government, the Board, any Revenue Court or revenue Officer is, by or under this  Code, empowered to determine, decide or dispose of.  

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), and save as otherwise  expressly provided by or under this Code-  

(a) no Civil Court shall exercise jurisdiction over any of the matters specified in the  Second Schedule; and  

(b) no Court other than the revenue Court or the revenue officer specified in column 3 of the Third  Schedule shall entertain any suit, application or proceeding specified in column 2 thereof. 

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Code, an objection that a Court or officer  mentioned in sub-section (2)(b) had or had no jurisdiction with respect to any suit, application or  proceeding, shall not be entertained by any appellate, revisional or executing Court, unless the  objection was taken before the Court or officer of the first instance, at the earliest opportunity, and  in all cases where issues are settled at or before such settlement, and unless there has been a  consequent failure of justice.  

207. First appeal. -

(1) Any party aggrieved by a final order or decree passed in any suit,  application or proceeding specified in column 2 of the Third Schedule, may prefer a first appeal to  the court or officer specified against it in column 4, where such order or decree was passed by a  Court or officer specified against it in column 3 thereof.  

(2) A first appeal shall also lie against an order of nature specified -  

(a) in section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; or  

(b) in section 104 of the said Code; or  

(c) in Order XLII, Rule 1 of the First Schedule to the said Code.  

(3) The period of limitation for filing a first appeal under this section shall be thirty days from the  date of the order or decree appealed against.  

208. Second Appeal.-

(1) Where in any suit, application or proceeding specified in column 2 of  the Third Schedule, any final order or decree is passed in any first appeal filed under section 207,  and any party to such appeal is aggrieved by it, such party may prefer a second appeal to the Court  specified against it column 5.  

(2) The Appellate Court shall not entertain a second appeal unless it is satisfied that the case  involves a substantial question of law.  

(3) The period of limitation for filing a second appeal under this section shall be ninety days from  the date of the order or decree appealed against.  

209. Bar against certain appeals.-

Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 207 and 208,  no appeal shall lie against any order or decree-  

(a) made under Chapter XI of this Code;  

(b) granting or rejecting an application for condonation of delay under section 5 of Limitation Act,  1963;  

(c) rejecting an application for revision;  

(d) granting or rejecting an application for stay;  

(e) remanding the case to any subordinate Court;  

(f) where such order or decree is of an interim nature;  

(g) passed by Court or officer with the consent of parties; or  

(h) where has been passed ex-parte or by default:  

Provided that any party aggrieved by order passed ex-parte or by default, may move  application for setting aside such order within a period of thirty days from the date of the order;  Provided further that no such order shall be reversed or altered without previously summoning  the party in whose favour order has been passed to appear and be heard in support of it. 

210. Power to call for the records.-

(1) The Board or the Commissioner may call for the record of  any suit or proceeding decided by any sub-ordinate Revenue Court in which no appeal lies, for the  purpose of satisfying itself or himself as to the legality or propriety of any order passed in such  suit or proceeding, and if such subordinate Court appears to have-  

(a) exercised a jurisdiction not vested in it by law; or  

(b) failed to exercise a jurisdiction so vested; or 

(c) acted in the exercise of such jurisdiction illegally or with material irregularity;  the Board, or the Commissioner, as the case may be, may pass such order in the case as it or he  thinks fit.  

(2) If an application under this section has been moved by any person either to the Board or to the  Commissioner, no further application by the same person shall be entertained by the other of  them.  

Explanation. -

For the removal of doubt it is, hereby, declared that when an application under this  section has been moved either to the Board or to the Commissioner, the application shall not be  permitted to be withdrawn for the purpose of filing the application against the same order to the  other of them.  

(3) No application under this section shall be entertained after the expiry of a period  of sixty days from the date of the order sought to be revised or from the date of commencement of  this Code, whichever is later.  

211. Board’s power of review. -

(1) The Board may, of its own motion or on the application of  any party interested, review any order passed by itself and pass such orders in reference thereto as  it thinks fit.  

(2) No order shall be reviewed under sub-section (1), except on the following grounds- 

(a) discovery of any new and important matter or evidence;  

(b) some mistake or error apparent on the face of record;  

(c) any other sufficient reason.  

(3) Orders passed on review shall not be reviewed.  

(4) An application under sub-section (1), for review of any order, may be moved within sixty days  from the date of such order.  

212. Power to transfer cases-

(1) Where it appears to the Board that it will be expedient for the  ends of justice to do so, it may direct that any case be transferred from one revenue officer to  another revenue officer of an equal or superior rank in same district or any other district. 

(2) The Commissioner, the Collector or the Sub-Divisional Officer may make over any case or  class of cases arising under the provisions of this Code or any other enactment for the time being  in force, for decision from his own file to any revenue officer sub-ordinate to him and competent  to decide such case or class of cases, or may withdraw any case or class of cases from any such  revenue officer and may deal with such case or class of cases himself or refer the same for  disposal to any other revenue officer competent to decide such case or class of cases. 

213. State Government to be necessary party in certain cases.-

Subject to the provisions of this  Code or the rules made there under, the State Government shall be made a party to any suit  instituted by or against the Gram Panchayat or local authority under this Code.  78

214. Applicability of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and Limitation Act, 1963.-

Unless  otherwise expressly provided by or under this Code, the provisions of the Code of Civil  Procedure, 1908 and the Limitation Act, 1963 shall apply to every suit, application or proceedings  under this Code.  

215. Orders not to be invalid on account of irregularity in procedure. - 

No order passed by a revenue officer shall be reversed or altered in appeal or revision on account  merely of any error, omission or irregularity in the summons, notice, proclamation, warrant or  order or other proceedings before or during any inquiry or other proceedings under this Code,  unless such error, omission or irregularity has in fact occasioned a failure of justice. 

216. Service of notice.-

Any notice or other document required or authorized to be  served under this Code may be served either:-  

(a) by delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served; or  

(b) by registered post addressed to that person at his usual or last known place of  abode; or  

(c) in case of an incorporated company or body, by delivering it or sending it by  registered post addressed to the secretary or other principal functionary of  the company or body at its principal office; or  

(d) in any other manner laid down in this Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for  service of summons.  

217. Revenue Courts to have no power to adjudicate upon the validity of enactment. - 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of this Code, the Board or any other  Revenue Court shall have no jurisdiction in respect of a matter which involves a question as to the  validity of the provisions of this Code or any other law for the time being in force or any rule or  notification made or issued there under.