Exclusive jurisdiction of revenue authorities

Except as otherwise provided in this Code, or in any other enactment for the time being in force, no Civil Court shall entertain any suit instituted or application made to obtain a decision or order on any matter which the State Government, the Board, or any Revenue Officer is by this Code, empowered to determine, decide or dispose of, and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of this provision, no Civil Court shall exercise jurisdiction over any of the following matters :— (a) any decision regarding the purpose to which land is appropriated under section 59; (b) any question as to the validity or effect of the notification of a revenue survey or any question as to the terms of a settlement; (c) any claim to modify a decision determining abadi made by a Settlement Officer or Collector; (d) any claim against the State Government to hold land free of land revenue, or at less than the fair assessment, or to be assigned in whole or in part the land revenue assessed on any land;