Special Court to have the powers of the Civil Court and the Court of

Session.- Save as expressly provided in this Act, the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall apply to the proceedings before the Special Court and for the purposes of the provisions of the said enactments, Special Court shall be deemed to be a Civil Court, or as the case may be, a Court of Sessions and shall have all the powers of a Civil Court and a Court of Sessions and person conducting a prosecution before the Special Court shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor.

1[10-A. Bar of jurisdiction of civil Courts.- No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie in any civil court in respect of any dispute, question or other matter relating to any Government land or other matter which is required by or under this Act to be determined by a special Court.

10-B. Special Court to hold proceedings expeditiously and to furnish to the parties copies of its decision.-Whenever an application is made to the special Court or when proceedings are initiated suomoto for the determination of any dispute, question or other matter relating to grabbed land, the special Court shall conclude its proceedings within a period of six months from the date of initiation of such proceedings and give its decision in writing to each of the parties to the dispute.]

¹ Inserted by the Act 30 of 2020 w.e.f 10.04.2020