The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1948,
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW
New Delhi, the 21st Juty 1948
ORDINANCE No. XVIII OF 1948.
AN
ORDINANCE
to make certain special provisions for the institution of suits by displaced persons.
WHEREAS AN emergency has arisen which r e n d e rs it necessary to make
certain special provisions for the institution of suits by displaced persons;
Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the " Government of India Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5, e. 2), the Governor General it
pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance —
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Ordinance may be
called the Displaced Persons (Institution of Suite) Ordinance, 1948.
(2) It extends to all the Provinces of India.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2 Definition—In this Ordinance, "displaced person" means any person who on account of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan, or on account of civil disturbances or fear of such distrarbances in any area now forming part of Pakistan, has been displaced from or has left his place of residence in such area after the 1st day of March, 1947, and who has subse- quantly been residing in India.
3. Institution of suits by displaced persons.-Notwithstanding anything contained in action 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908) or any other law relating to the local limits of the jurisdiction of Courts, a dis- placed person may institute ft suit in a Court within whose jurisdiction he actually and voluntarily resides, or carries on business, or personally works for gain, if—
(i) none of the defendants is, or if there is only one, that defendant
is not, a displaced person;
(ii) the suit is of such a nature that had it been instituted before the 15th day of August, 1947, it could have been instituted in a Court now situate within the territories of Pakistan;
1058 'THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, JULY 21, 1048 (iify the Court in which the suit Ts i n s t a t ed utidur^the :wWisious ol this Ordinance is otherwise cumpetont to try it, and(iv) "tho suit docs not relate to immovable property]
4. Extension of period of limitation.—Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3 of the Indian Limitation Aot, 1008 (IX of 1908) or any special or lGcal law, any suit inwtitutef). in pursuance of section 8 of this Ordinance may be admitted afto" the period of limitation proscribed therefor when the plaintiff satisfies the Court that he vvus unable to institute the suit within such per'od owing to causes connected with his being a displaced person.
C. R A J A G O J M L ^ A O H A R I,
Qovornor General.
OItJ>JJMANOE No. X IX OF 1U48.
AN ' '
ORDINANCE
furtlier to ammd the Inrli m Army Act, 1911.
WIIEREAS an omejgenny lias tirinen whiuh mukoa it necettHnry U> ami'tn ihe Tjidiin Avmy Ait, 1911 (VIU of 19U), fo-tho purporio heroinaftor appearing
Now, xflEEBFOnffl, in exerciw of tho poworw oonferrorl by section 42 of tlvi Gwo:.iinm'. of India A;!-, U33 (26 Goo. 5, 0. 2/, th." Cknonior Gonoral is ploaiol to m^ko D-n\ iii-omulja'o 1 h-^ following Ordmanno :—
1. Sbprt title afld oommenoement.—(1) This Ordinance may h^ oalleJ tiio Indian, Army (Araoiidmont) O.-dininMtj, 104H,
(2) It shall aomo into foroe tit jynuo.
2. Amendmont ol saction 7.—-In olm,io (2) of sooidon 7 of tho Indian Army Aot, 1911 (VIII of 1011), after th') word "moans" thb worde "a pmuon of Tniian na io)iality holjing Hii Majo.jty's oomimsiion in Hia Majo3ty'"3 Land Fqroerf Ox1" ahall Uo iujorled.
C. RAJAGOPALACHAKI,
Governor General.
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K V. K. SUNDABAM,