The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 48] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMER 9,1969/BHADRA 18, 1891
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MINISTRY OF LAW
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 9th September, 1969/Bhadra 18, 1891 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 9th September, 1969, and is hereby published for general informa- tion:—
THE DELHI HIGH COURT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1969
No. 37 OF 1969
[9th September, 1969]
An Act to amend the Delhi High Court Act, 1966.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-—
1. (i) This Act may be called the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 1969.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government
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may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
26 of 1960 .
Insertion
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2. In the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after section 3, the following section shall be inserted, namely: —
"3A. Expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowances of Judges of the High Court of Delhi shall be expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.".
3 72 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I I —S K. 13. In sub-section (2) of section 5 of the principal Act, for the words Amend- ment of section 5.
"twenty-five thousand rupees", the words "fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
4. In sub-section (3) oi section 17 of the principal Act, in clause (b), Amend- ment of section 17. for the words "twenty-five thousand rupees", the words "fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
Punjab Act VI of 1918.
Amend- ment of certain law>3.
5. (1) In section 25 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, as in force in the Union territory of Delhi, for the words "twenty-five thousand rupees", the words "fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
(2) In the Himachal Pradesh (Courts) Order, 1948, in paragraph 20, ior the words "twenty-five thousand rupees", the words "fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
6. The Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi may transfer any suit
or other proceedings which is or are pending in the High Court imme- diately before the commencement of this Act and in which no witnesses have been examined before such commencement to such subordinate court in the Union territory of Delhi or, as the case may be, Himachal Pradesh as would have jurisdiction to entertain such suit or proceedings had such suit or proceedings been instituted or filed for the first time after such commencement.
Power of Chief Justice to transfer pending suits and proceed- ings to subordi- nate courts.
N. D. P. NAMBOODIRIPAD, Joint Secy, to the Govt. oi India.