Section 9(4)(a) in Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948
(a)(i)Against a decision of the Settlement Officer under sub-section (3), the Government may, within one year from the date of the decision or if such decision was given before the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) (Amendment) Act, 1957, within one year from such commencement, and any person aggrieved by such decision may, within two months from the date of the decision or such further time as the Tribunal may in its discretion allow, appeal to the Tribunal.(ii)If, before the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) (Amendment) Act, 1957, any order has been passed by the Tribunal dismissing an appeal filed by the Government against a decision of the Settlement Officer on the ground that the Government were not competent to file an appeal under this clause or that such appeal was time-barred, the Tribunal shall, on an application filed by the Government within one year from the commencement of the Amendment Act aforesaid, vacate the order already passed by it and pass a fresh order on merits.