The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Court (Amendment) Act, 1978

Registered No. A-12 The Assam Gazette w n e n ^ q EXTRAORDIN A ir; PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY =K 79 fip’f’pi, 9 1979, 18 ^ts^, 1S1OC (*>̂ 1 No.79 Dispar, Friday, Sth March, 1979, 18th Phalguaa, 1900 (S. E.) GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT N O T I F I C A T IO N The 8th/9th March 1979 No.LGL.431/78/15.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the President is hereby published for general information. 588 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAR. 9, 1979 ASSAM ACT I OF 1979 (Received the assent of the President on 17th February, 1979) THE BENGAL, AGRA AND ASSAM CIVIL COURTS (ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACT, 1978. i An Act further to amend the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887, in its application to the State of Assam. Preamble. W hereas it is expedient to amend I m the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887, hereinafter called the princi­ pal Act, in its application to the State of Assam, in the m anner here inafter appearing ; It is hereby enacted in the T w enty­ n in th Year of the Republic of India as fo llow s:— Short title, extent and commence- 1. (1) This Act m ay Bengal, Agra and Assam be called the Civil Courts (Assam Am endment) Act, 1978. (2) It shall extend to the whole State of Assam. (3) It shall come into force at once. Amendment 2. In Section 19 of the principal T9 of Act, in sub-section (2), for the words " f l v e t h o u s a n d rupees” the words "ten thousand rupees” shall be substituted. Amendment of Section 21 of the Central Act 12 of 1887. 3. In Section 21 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (a), for the words "fifteen thousand rupees” the words "tw enty thousand rupees” shall be substituted. THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAR. 9, 1979 589 tive opera-’ 4 - Q) T h e provision of clause (a) of tion. sub-section (1) of Section 21 of the 1887. principal Act as amended by Section 3 of this Act shall apply irrespective of the fact th a t suits, proceedings, decrees or orders out of which the appeals re ­ ferred to therein arise were institu ted or m ade prior to the commencement of this Act. (2) N otw ithstanding anything to CentrH the contrary contained in the L im itationAci%f. Act, 1963, an appeal from a decree or order m ade before the commencement of this Act, which but for the provisions of th is Act, would have been p referred before the High Court w ithin n inety days from the date of such decree or order, shall be preferred to the District Judge, w ithin the said period. Savings. 5. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect any appeal instituted prio r to the commencement of th is A c t U. TAHBILDAR, Secretary to the Govt of Assam, Legislative Departm ent. Gauhati—Printed and published by the Supdt. i/c., Assam Govt. Printing IV-ss, (Ex-Gaiette) N o.l57—8 5 0 - 75-2,000—9-3-1979.