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Which is the highest court in the field of revenue in a State?

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  1. High Court

  2. Commissioner's Court

  3. Board of Revenue

  4. Collector's Court

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Board of Revenue comes under Revenue Courts. Board of Revenue deals with revenue related cases. Revenue cases relate to land revenue on agriculture land in the district.

District Collector supervises the works of officers including __________.

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  1. Patwaris

  2. Circle Officer

  3. Tahasildars

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

District Collector conducts revenue court, land assessment, land acquisition, distribution of agricultural loans collection of income tax dues, excise duties, irrigation dues, etc. He/she is the Chairman of the District Bankers Coordination Committee and Head of the District Industries Centre. As such, he/she supervises the work of patwaris, circle officers, and tehsildars.

Consider the following statements:
1. The highest criminal court of the district is the Court of District and Sessions Judge.
2. The District Judges are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Courts.
3. A person eligible for appointment as a District Judge should be an advocate or a pleader of seven years standing or more, or an officer in judicial service of the Union or the State.
4. When the Session judge awards death sentences, it must be confirmed by the High Court before it is carried out.
Which of the statements given above are correct? 

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  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2, 3 and 4

  3. 3 and 4

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the State judicial system the High Court is the apex court below and under it are subordinate courts in the District. The District and Sessions Judge's court is the highest civil and criminal court of the district. The judges of the district court are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Courts. The qualifications of a person to be appointed as a District Judge are that he should be an advocate or a pleader of 7 years standing or more, or an officer in judicial service of the Union or the State. Further section 366 subsection (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 provides that "when the court of Session passes a sentence of death the proceeding shall be submitted to the High Court and the sentence shall not be executed unless it's confirmed by the High Court."

Who hears first appeals against the decision of the Tehsildar?

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  1. District Collector

  2. Divisional Commissioner

  3. Chief Secretary of the State

  4. High Court

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A District Collector conducts the criminal court of an executive magistrate and is responsible for Maintenance of law and order. He/she hears cases under the preventive section of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The Sessions or Additional Sessions Judge alone can award death sentences or life imprisonment.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 The judge of the Session court is appointed by the High court. High Court may also appoint Additional Sessions judge to exercise jurisdiction in the Court of Session. The sessions judge or additional sessions judge may pass any sentence authorized by law which include death sentence and imprisonment for life. Further "when the court of Session passes a sentence of death it shall not be executed unless High Court Confirms it. So, in the District the Sessions Judge and Additional Sessions judge are authorised to pass death sentence and life imprisonment.