(1) If within thirty days of service of`a notice under Section 177, the tenant appears and contests his liability to ejectment, the Court shall forward the proceedings for disposal to the Assistant Collector in charge of the sub-division.
(2) In such case the application under Section 175 shall be deemed to be a plaint and the case shall proceed as a suit. The landholder shall within a time to be fixed by the Court, deposit the balance of court-fee due from him, failing which the suit shall be dismissed.
(2) In such case the application under Section 175 shall be deemed to be a plaint and the case shall proceed as a suit. The landholder shall within a time to be fixed by the Court, deposit the balance of court-fee due from him, failing which the suit shall be dismissed.
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