Petition for ejectment and recovery of rents

The collector shall, for the purpose of holding an enquiry under this Act, have the same power as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, when trying a suit, in respect of the following matter, namely :- (1) An appeal preferred under Section 9 of the Act shall be in writing, shall set forth concisely the grounds of objection to the order appealed against and shall be accompanied by a copy of such order. (2) On receipt of the appeal and after calling for and perusing the record of the proceedings before the Collector, the appellate officer shall fix in Hr. a time and place for the hearing of the appeal and shall give notice thereof to the Collector against whose orders the appeal is preferred and to the appellant.