Designs Act, 1911 [Repealed] Section 51A - Bare Act

¹[51A. Cancellation of registration

(1) Any person interested may present a petition for the cancellation of the registration of a design--

(a) at any time after the registration of the design, to the High Court on any of the following grounds, namely :--

(i) that the design has been previously registered in²[India]; or

(ii) that it has been published in²[India] prior to the date of registration; or

(iii) that the design is not a new or original design; or

(b) within one year from the dale of the registration, to the Controller on either of the grounds specified in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of clause (a).

(2) An appeal shall lie from any order of the Controller under this section to the High Court, and the Controller may at any time refer any such petition to the High Court, and the High Court shall decide any petition so referred.

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1. Sections 51 B Inserted by Act 7 of 1930, section 24.

2. Substituted by Act 32 of 1950, section 2.