Section 20 of the Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, 1881 – Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue-officers

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Section 20: Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue-officers

All appearances before, applications to, and acts to be done before, any Revenue-officer under this Act may be made or done—

(a) by the parties themselves; or,

(b) with the permission of the officer, by their recognized agents or any legal practitioner:

Obligation of parties to attend in person. Provided that the employment of a legal practitioner or recognized agent shall not excuse the personal attendance of a party to any proceeding in cases where such attendance is required by any order of the Revenue-officer.

Source: official text of The Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, 1881 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, 1881.

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