145B. (1) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish as many Land Survey Appellate Tribunals as may be required to hear the appeals arising out of the judgment, decree or order of the Land Survey Tribunals.

(2) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, fix and alter the territorial limits of the jurisdiction of any Land Survey Appellate Tribunal.

²[(3) The Government shall appoint the judge of the Land Survey Appellate Tribunal from among the persons who are District judges.]

³[(3A) Until such judge is appointed under sub-section (3), the Government may empower the District Judge as the judge of the Land Survey Appellate Tribunal of the district.

(3B) The District Judge, empowered under sub-section (3A), shall be deemed to be the judge of the Land Survey Appellate Tribunal appointed under sub-section (3).

(3C) The Government may, if necessary, appoint one or more Additional District Judges as a judge of the Land Survey Appellate Tribunal to hear appeals transferred by the judge of the Land Survey Appellate Tribunal appointed or empowered under this section.]

(4) No appeal other than the appeals arising out of the judgment, decree or order of the Land Survey Tribunal shall lie in the Land Survey Appellate Tribunal.

(5) Subject to the provision of sub-section (6), any person aggrieved by any judgment, decree or order of the Land Survey Tribunal may, within three months from the date of such judgment, decree or order, prefer an appeal to the Land Survey Appellate Tribunal.

(6) An appeal may be admitted within next three months even after the expiry of the period specified in sub-section (5), if the Land Survey Appellate Tribunal is satisfied with the reasons for delay shown by the appellant.