The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act,1954
Section 22. Appeals to the Settlement Commissioner
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any person aggrieved by an order of the Settlement Officer or a managing officer under this Act may, within thirty days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to the Settlement Commissioner in such form and manner as may be prescribed
Provided that the Settlement Commissioner may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
(2)No appeal shall lie from an order of the Settlement Officer under Section 5 if the difference between the amount of public dues as determined by the Settlement Officer and that as admitted by the applicant is less than one thousand rupees or such other amount not exceeding one thousand Rupees as may be specified by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette.
(3)The Settlement Commissioner may, after hearing the appeal, confirm, vary or reverse the order appealed from and pass such order in relation thereto as he deems fit.
Section ” 22-COMMENTARY
Section 22 Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Rules,1955 Rules 90(11) and 90(14) Rules say that if auction purchaser does not deposit full price within 15 days of the auction, he has no claim towards the property and no order cancelling the sale is necessary–Petitioner lays claim to such property which was “purchased” in 1969 but was not fully paid for And this land as a part of larger chunk was allotted to other auction purchasers Possession in revenue records is with auction purchasers Mortgagees Successors in interest Held– Petitioner has no claim on property which is in possession of the respondents/their mortgagees since 1981 No merit in petition which is dismissed. 1994(2) All India Land Laws Reporter 390
The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act,1954
