The BOMBAY REVENUE JURISDICTION ACT, 1876

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Section 1 — Short title.

This Act may be called “The Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act, 1876”. Commencement.—So much of section four as relates to claims to set aside, on the ground of irregularity, mistake or any other ground except fraud, sales for arrears of land-revenue, shall come into force on such day as the Governor General in Council directs in that behalf by notification in the Gazette of India. The rest of this Act shall come into force on the passing thereof: Extent.—And it shall extend to all the 3[State of Maharashtra], but not so as to affect—

(a) any suit regarding the assessment of revenue on land situate in the City of Bombay, or the collection of such revenue;

(b) any of the provisions of Bombay Acts 5 of 1862 and 6 of 1862, or of Act 21 of 1881 or of Act 23 of 1871; [Omitted]

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  1. 1.Short title.
  2. 2.[Repealed.].
  3. 3.Interpretation-clause.
  4. 4.Bar of certain suits.
  5. 5.Saving of certain suits.
  6. 6.Bar of certain suits against Revenue officers.
  7. 7.Punishment or prosecution of Revenue officers not a bar to civil remedies.
  8. 8.[Repealed.].
  9. 9.[Repealed.].
  10. 10.[Repealed.].
  11. 11.Suits not to be entertained unless plaintiff has exhausted right of appeal.
  12. 12.Power of Government to refer questions for decision of High Court.
  13. 13.Power of Civil Judge to refer questions of jurisdiction to High Court.
  14. 14.Composition of Bench.
  15. 15.[Repealed.].
  16. 16.Privileges of Government in suits in which it is concerned.
  17. 17.[Repealed.].
  18. SCH-THE SCHEDULE. [Repealed.]..THE SCHEDULE. [Repealed.].
  19. SCH-THE SECOND SCHEDULE.THE SECOND SCHEDULE