Land Survey Tribunal and Land Survey Appellate Tribunal
Sec. 145A Land Survey Tribunal: Sec. 145A (4) A land survey tribunal shall dispose of the suit arising out of the final publication of the last revised record of rights prepared under sec. 144. (5) If any suit arising out of the final publication of the last revised record of rights prepared under sec. 144 is instituted in any Civil Court. (6) Any person aggrieved by the final publication of the last revised record of rights prepared under sec. 144 may, within one year from the date of such publication. or from the date of the establishment of the Land Survey Tribunal.
Sec. 145B Land survey Appellate Tribunal: (5) Any person aggrieved by any judgment, decree or order of the Land Survey Tribunal may, within three months from the date of such judgment, decree or order, prefer an appeal to the Land Survey Appellate Tribunal. (6) An appeal may be admitted within next three months even after the expiry of the period specified in sub-sec. (5).
Sec. 145C. Appeal to the Appellate Division: An appeal from a judgment or order of the LSAT shall lie to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court only if the Appellate Division grants leave to appeal. Art-103 of the Bangladesh Constitution says Leave to Appeal.
Sec. 145D. Power and Procedure or Tribunals: (1) For the purpose of disposal of suits or appeals, a LST or a LSAT, as the case may be, shall exercise the powers and follow the Procedure under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in respect of the following matters, namely: (a) Summoning (b) Discovery of document (c) requiring evidence on affidavit. (5) The LSAT may, of its own motion or upon an application made to it, by order in writing, transfer, at any stage of the proceedings, any suit from one LST to another LST within the territorial limits of its jurisdiction.
Sec. 145E. Finality of Tribunals’ decisions and orders: The decisions of the LST shall be final.
Sec. 145F. Bar to jurisdiction of Civil Courts: Under sec. 144 shall lie in any civil court within the territorial limits of the jurisdiction for which a LST is established under sec. 145A.
Sec. 145G. Power to abolish tribunals etc. The Govt. may, by notification in the official Gazette, at any time abolish any LST established under sec. 145A and LSAT established under sec. 145B, and while so abolishing, the Govt. shall in the same notification, specify the courts where the suits, appeals and other proceedings pending in such Tribunal at the time of such abolition shall be transferred to and be disposed of.
