Lawgist173Appeals
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any person aggrieved by an award of a Claims Tribunal may, within ninety days from the date of the award, prefer an appeal to the High Court:
Provided that no appeal by the person who is required to pay any amount in terms of such award shall be entertained by the High Court unless he has deposited with it twenty-five thousand rupees or fifty per cent. of the amount so awarded, whichever is less, in the manner directed by the High Court:
Provided further that the High Court may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of ninety days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the appeal in time.
(2) No appeal shall lie against any award of a Claims Tribunal if the amount in dispute in the appeal is less than 1[one lakh] rupees.
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1. Subs. by Act 32 of 2019, s. 56, for "ten thousand" (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
- 165 Claims Tribunals
- 166 Application for compensation
- 167 Option regarding claims for compensation in certain cases
- 168 Award of the Claims Tribunal
- 169 Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals
- 170 Impleading insurer in certain cases
- 171 Award of interest where any claim is allowed
- 172 Award of compensatory costs in certain cases
- 173 Appeals
- 174 Recovery of money from insurer as arrear of land revenue
- 175 Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts
- 176 Power of State Government to make rules
