The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Court (Amendment) Act, 1992
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# THE ASSAM GAZETTE

## EXTRAORDINARY

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         - R 57 f^ T [5]^ , 12 VS], 1993, 22 1915 (*FF)

No. 57 Dispur, Wednesday 12th May 1993,22nd Vaisakha,

1915 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

NOTIFICATION

The 28th April, 1993

No. LGL. 138/91/22.— 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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_m THE ASSAM GAZETTE . EXTRAORDINARY. MAY 12.1993._

Assam Act No. VII OF 1993.

(Received the assent of the President on 30.3.93)

THE BENGAL, AGRA AND ASSAM CIVIL COURTS

(ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACT, 1992.

**An**

**ACT**

further to amend the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil
Courts Act, 1887, in its application to the State of
Assam.

**Preamble** Whereas it is expedient to amend the Bengal,

Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887, hereinafter
called the principal Act, in its application to the State of
Assam, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted in the Forty-Third Year of the
Republic of India as follows

**Short title,** 1.(1) This Act maybe called the Bengal, Agra
**extent and** and Assam Civil Courts (Assam Amendment) Act,
**commencement.** 1992.

(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

**Amendment** 2.(1) In section 19 of the principal Act, in sub-

**of section 19** section (1), for the words "three thousand rupees" the

**of the Central** words "seven thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

**Act 12 of 1887.**

(2) In section 19 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2)
for the words "ten thousand rupees" the words

"twentyfive thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

**Amendment** 3. In section 21 of the principal Act, in sub-

**of section** section (1), in clause (a), for the words "twenty

**21 of the** thousand rupees", the words "fifty thousand rupees”

**Central Act** shall be substituted.

**12 of 1887.**


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**Retrospective** 4. (1) The provision of clause (a) of sub-section

**operation.** (1) of section 21 of the 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 referred to therein arise, were instituted or
made prior to the commencement of this Act.

(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary

contained in the Limitation 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
Act.

K. LASKAR,

Secretary to the Government of Assam,

Legislative Department.

Guwahati Printed and published by the Dy. Director (P), Directorate of Ptg. and

Sty., Assam Guwahati-21 (Ex. Gazette) No. 113-865-400-12-5-93.


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