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Agricultural Lands Act (No. 42 of 1973) - Sect 8

Tribunal to decide disputes regarding devolution of rights to tenant cultivator

8.
(1) Where, on the death of a tenant cultivator of any extent of paddy land, there is a dispute as to the person on whom the rights of such tenant cultivator under this Law devolves, such dispute shall be referred by the parties to such dispute for determination to the Tribunal within whose jurisdiction the extent of land in respect of which such dispute has arisen is wholly or mainly situated. The determination of the Tribunal on such dispute shall be communicated to the parties to such dispute.
(2) Where the parties to such dispute are aggrieved by the determination made under subsection (1) such parties may, within thirty days of the communication of such determination, to them, appeal to the Supreme Court against that determination, on a question of law.
(3) The decision of the Supreme Court on an appeal under subsection (2) shall be final and conclusive and shall not be questioned in any court of law.


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