Power of Government to file appeal or application for review in certain cases

Power of Government to file appeal or application for review in certain cases.-

1. (1) notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in the Limitation Act, 1963 (Central Act 36 of 1963), or in any other law for the time being in force or in any judgment, decree or order of any court or other authority, the Government, if they are satisfied that any decision of the Tribunal under Section 8 has been made on the basis of concessions made before the Tribunal under Section 8 has been made on the basis of concessions made before the Tribunal without the authority in writing of the Custodian or the Government or due to the failure to produce relevant data or other particulars before the Tribunal or that an appeal against such decision could not be filed by reason of the delay in applying for and obtaining a certified copy of such decision, may, during the period beginning with the commencement of the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Amendment Act, 1986, and ending on the 31st day of March 1987, appeal against such decision to the High Court.
2. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in the Limitation Act, or in the Limitation Act, 1963 (Central Act 36 of 1963), or in any other law for the time being in force, or in any judgment, decree or order of any Court or other authority, the Government, if they are satisfied that any order of the High Court in an appeal under Section 8A (including an order against which an appeal to the Supreme Court has not been admitted by that Court) has been passed on the basis of concessions made before the High Court without the authority in writing of the Government or due to the failure to produce relevant data or other particulars before the High Court or that an appeal against such order could not be filed before the Supreme Court by reason of the delay in applying for and obtaining a certified copy of such order, may during the period beginning with the commencement of the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Amendment Act, 1986 and ending on the 31st day of March, 1987, make an application to the High Court for review of such order.
3. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in the Limitation Act, 1963 (Central Act 36 of 1963), or in any other law for the time being in force or in any judgment, decree or order of any Court or other authority, the Government, if they are satisfied that any judgment of order [other than order referred to in sub-section (2)] passed by the High Court in any proceeding, related to any land which is a private forest and that such judgment or order has been passed due to suppression or misrepresentation of facts or due to the failure to produce relevant data or other particulars or that an appeal against such judgment or order could not be filed by reason of the delay in applying for and obtaining a certified copy of such judgment or order, may during the period beginning with the commencement of the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Amendment Act, 1986, and ending on the 31st day of March, 1987, make an application to the High Court for review of such judgment or order.
4. (4) An appeal under sub-section
5. (1) or an application under sub-section
6. (2) or sub-section (3), shall be in the prescribed form and shall be verified in the prescribed manner.
7. (5) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section
8. (1) or an application under sub-section
9. (2) or sub-section (3), the High Court may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in the Limitation Act, 1963 (Central Act 36 of 1963), or in any other law for the time being in force, or in any judgment, decree or order of any Court or other authority, after giving a reasonable opportunity to the parties to be heard either in person or by representative, pass such orders thereon as it may think fit.