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(1) The Chief Controlling Revenue-authority may state any casereferred to it under section 56, sub-section (2), or otherwise coming to itsnotice, and refer such case, with its own opinion thereon,--
1 [(a)if it arises in a State to the High Court for that State;
2 [(b)if it arises in the Union territory of Delhi to the High Court of Delhi;]
3 [(c)if it arises in the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh or Mizoram, to theGauhati High Court (the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur andTripura;)]
(d) if it arises in the Union territory of the Andaman and NicobarIslands, to the High Court at Calcutta ; 4 ***
(e) if it arises in the Union territory of the 5 [Lakshadweep],to the High Court of Kerala;]
6 [(ee)if it arises in the Union territory of Chandigarh, to the High Court of Punjaband Haryana;]7
(f) if it arises in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, tothe High Court of Bombay;]
(2) Every such case shall be decided by not less than three Judges ofthe High Court 8 *** to which it is referred, and in case ofdifference the opinion of the majority shall prevail.
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1.Substituted by the A.O. (No. 2), 1956, for the former clauses (a) to (g).
2. Substituted by G.S.R. 1944, Gaz. Ex., Part II, Section 3(ii), Page578, dated 30-10-68.
3. Substituted by G.S.R. 7(E), Pt. II, Section 3(i), dated 2-1-74.
4. Omitted by regulation 6 of 1963, Section 2 and Schedule
5. Substituted by G.S.R. 432, Gaz. Ex., Part II, Section 31, dt.21-10-1974, for "Laccadive, Minicoy and Admindivi Islands".
6. Inserted by G.S.R. 1944, Gaz Ex., Part. II, Section 3(ii), Page 548,dated 30-10-68.
7. Inserted by Regulation 6 of 1963, Section 2 and Schedule
8. The words "Chief court or Judicial Commissioner's Court"omitted by the A.O. 1950.