The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Court (Amendment) Act, 1978
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**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 I O 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.


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**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 hereinafter

appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Twenty­

ninth Year of the Republic of India as

follow s:—

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the

extent and
commence- Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts

(Assam Amendment) 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.

of Section Amendment 3. In Section 21 of the principal Act,
21 of the in sub-section (1), in clause (a), for the
Central Act 12 of 1887. words "fifteen thousand rupees” the

words "tw enty thousand rupees” shall

be substituted.


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THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAR. 9, 1979 589

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**tive opera-’**       - 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 that suits, proceedings, decrees

or orders out of which the appeals re­
ferred to therein arise were instituted

or made prior to the commencement of
this Act.

(2) Notwithstanding anything to CentrH

the contrary contained in the Limitation [Ac]i%f.

Act, 1963, an appeal from a decree or

order made before the commencement

of this Act, which but for the provisions

of this Act, would have been preferred

before the High Court within ninety days
from the date of such decree or order,
shall be preferred to the District Judge,
within the said period.

Savings. 5. Nothing in this Act shall be

deemed to affect any appeal instituted

prior to the commencement of this A ct

U. TAHBILDAR,

Secretary to the Govt of Assam,

Legislative Department.

Gauhati—Printed and published by the Supdt. i/c., Assam Govt. Printing IV-ss,

(Ex-Gaiette) No.l57—850- 75-2,000—9-3-1979.


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