Power to stay execution.

Power to stay execution. (1) When a memorandum of appeal admitted is the appellate authority may, pending decision of the appeal, direct the execution of the order or decision under appeal to be stayed. (2) Any Revenue officer who has passed an order or decision or his successor may, if an appeal against the order or decision has not been preferred to a competent officer, on the application of any aggrieved party at any time within the period of appeal stay the execution of such order or decision for such period (not exceeding three months, in any case) as he may deem fit in order to enable the aggrieved party to present a memorandum of appeal to the competent officer and obtain an order for the stay of execution. Orders under this sub-section by which execution is stayed or refused to be stayed shall not be appealable. (3) When an order of stay of execution is passed under sub-section (1) or (2) the appellate authority or the executing officer may, at his discretion, take security from the party concerned or impose any other conditions as may be deemed fit.