The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Court (Amendment) Act, 1996
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 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

 ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 NOTIFICATION

 The 7th November, 1997

 No. LGL. 138/91/46 : The following Act of the Assam Legislative
 Assembly which received the assent of the President/Governor is hereby published for general information.


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26Q2... .THE. AggAM QAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, NOVEMBER 13. 1997

ASSAM ACT NO. XXIV OF 1997

( Received the Assent of the President on 20th October, 1997)

THE BENGAL, AGRA AND ASSAM CIVIL COURTS

( SECOND ASSAM AMENDMENT ) ACT, 1996

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 further to amend the Bengal, Agra Central

and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887, hereinafter referred to as the Act-xn

principal Act, in its application to the State of Assam, in the of 1887

manner hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted in the Forty-seventh Year of the

Republic of India as follows

Short title 1- (1) This Act may be called the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil

extent and Courts (Second Assam Amendment) Act, 1996.

Commencement.

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

(3) It shall come into force at once.

insertion of new 2. In the principal Act, after section 21, the following shall be

section2iA inserted as section 21 A, namely /

"Power to 21 A. An appeal from a decree or order of an Assistant District
Transfer pending Judge, where the value of the original suit in which or any
appeals to proceeding arising out of which decree or order was made exceeds
District Judge. twenty thousand rupees but does not exceed fifty thousand rupees

instituted in the High Court before the date of commencement of
the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts (Assam Amendment)
Act, 1992 and pending in the High Court immediately before the
said date, shall stand transferred to District Judge having

jurisdiction who shall decide the appeal according to law or assign

it to any Additional District Judge.

3. In the the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts (Assam

Amendment of
section 5 of the Amendment) Act, 1992, in section 5, for the words, "prior to the
Bengal, Agra and commencement of this Act, "the words", "save and except the
Assam Civil appeals instituted to High Court against the decree or order of an
Courts (Assam Assistant District Judge under clause (b) of sub section (1) of
Amendment) section 21," shall be substituted.
Act, 1992.

M. K. DEKA,

Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,

Legislative Department.

GUWAHATI - Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P), Directorate of Ptg. and Sty.,

Assam, Guwahati-21 (Ex. Gazette) No. 1129-750-600-13-11-97.


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