Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue officers

Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue officers.-+l- Appearances before a Revenue offices and applications to and acts to be done before him under this Act, may be made or done

1. (a) by parties themselves, or
2. (b) by persons holding general or special powers of attorney on behalf of such party, or
3. (c) by any class of legal practitioners holding authority granted by the High Court to appear and act in Civil Courts Provided that, any Rtvenue officer may, in any case for reasons to be recorded by him, require the personal attendance of any party : Provided also that. no pardah-nashin lady br person who is exempted from personal appearance in a Civil Court shall be required to eppaar in person : 1 Provided further that when the Financial Commissioner or the Settlement Coinmissioner is holding office in a Province other than the one to which an appeal. review or revision pertains. such appeal, review or revision may be presented before a local Revenue Officer of che highest rank at the station lor transmission to Financial Com- missioner or the Settlement Commissioner. as the case may be 1 2[(d) by such class of retired Revenue officer not below the rank of a Tehsildar who has functioned as such for a period of not less than ten vears. arid is comersant with laws vlatine :o the Revenue Department holding license issued by such authority. in such manner. subject to such conditions and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed by rules made bv the Government.]