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Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949 [Repealed] Section 5

Title: Conferment of Corresponding Jurisdiction on Federal Court

State: Central

Year: 1949

.....to the provisions of this section, have the same jurisdiction to entertain and dispose of Indian appeals and petitions as His Majesty in Council has, whether by virtue of His Majesty's prerogative or otherwise, immediately before the appointed day. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), of this section, the Federal Court shall have no jurisdiction in respect of any such appeal or petition as is referred to in:- PROVIDED that where, upon any such petition as aforesaid, special leave to appeal to His Majesty in Council is granted after the appointed day, all further steps to betaken in the appeal shall be taken in, and the appeal shall be disposed of by, the Federal Court as if the special leave to appeal had been granted on a petition made to that court. (3) If any question arises whether an appeal or petition is an appeal or petition of the nature referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of-, a certificate of the Registrar of the Privy Council shall be conclusive evidence on the question.

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Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949 [Repealed] Preamble 1

Title: Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949

State: Central

Year: 1949

ABOLITION OF PRIVY COUNCIL JURISDICTION ACT, 1949 [Act, No. 5 of 1949] PREAMBLE An Act to abolish the jurisdiction of His Majesty in Council in respect of Indian appeals and petitions. WHEREAS it is expedient to abolish the jurisdiction of His Majesty in Council in respect of Indian appeals and petitions, and to confer a corresponding jurisdiction on the Federal Court of India. It is hereby enacted as follows:

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Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947 Preamble 1

Title: Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947

State: Central

Year: 1947

THE FOREIGN JURISDICTION ACT, 1947 [Act, No. 47 of 1947] [AS ON 1995] [24th December, 1947] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the exercise of certain [ Subs by the A.O.1950 for extra-provincial.] [foreign] jurisdiction of the Central Government. WHEREAS by treaty, agreement, grant, usage, sufferance and other lawful means, the Central Government has, and may hereafter acquire, jurisdiction in and in relation to areas outside [The words "the Provinces of" omitted by the A.O.1950.]* * * India; It is hereby enacted as follows:--

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Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act, 1953 Preamble 1

Title: Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act, 1953

State: Central

Year: 1953

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (EXTENSION OF JURISDICTION) Act, 1953 [Act, No. 41 of 1953] [18th December, 1953] PREAMBLE An Act to extend the jurisdiction of the High Court at Calcutta to Chandemagore and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:-

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Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Act, 1950 Preamble 1

Title: Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Act, 1950

State: Central

Year: 1950

THE SPECIAL CRIMINAL COURTS (JURISDICTION) ACT, 1950 [Act No, 18 of 1950] [10th March, 1950] PREAMBLE An Act to confer upon special criminal Courts, constituted by or under certain State laws, jurisdiction to try offences against laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Union List. BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:--

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High Court at Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act, 1981 Preamble 1

Title: High Court at Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act, 1981

State: Central

Year: 1981

THE HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY (EXTENSION OF JURISDICTION TO GOA, DAMAN AND DIU) ACT, 1981 [Act No. 26 of 1981] [9th September, 1981] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the extension of the jurisdiction of the High Court at Bombay to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, for the establishment of a permanent bench of that High Court at Panaji and for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows :

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Admiralty Jurisdiction India Act, 1860 Preamble 1

Title: Admiralty Jurisdiction (India)act,1860

State: Central

Year: 1860

ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION (INDIA) [Act, No. 23 of 1860] [13th August, 1860] PREAMBLE An Act to extend certain Provisions for Admiralty Jurisdiction in the Colonies to Her Majesty's Territories in India.

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Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947 Section 6

Title: Evidence as to Existence or Extent of Jurisdiction

State: Central

Year: 1947

(1) If any proceeding, civil or criminal, in a Court established in [Subs, ibid., for "the Provinces".] [India] or by the authority of the Central Government outside [Substituted, ibid., for "the Provinces".] [India] any question arises to the existence or extent of any [Substituted, by Act A.O.1950 for "extra-provincial".] [foreign] jurisdiction of the Central Government, the jurisdiction to the government of India in the appropriate department shall, on the application of the Court, send to the Court the decision of the Central Government on the question, and that decision shall for the purposes of the proceedings be final. (2) The Court shall send to the said Secretary, in a document under the seal of the Court or signed by a Judge of the court, questions framed so as properly to raise the question and sufficient answers to those questions shall be returned to the Court by the Secretary and those answers shall on production thereof be conclusive evidence of the matters therein contained.

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Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947 Section 3

Title: Exercise of Jurisdiction

State: Central

Year: 1947

(1) It shall be lawful for the Central Government to exercise [Substituted by the A.O.1950 for "extra-provincial".] [foreign] jurisdiction in such manner as it thinks fit. (2) The Central Government may [For such delegation, see Gazette of India, 1948, Pt. I, pp.358 and 431.] delegate any such jurisdiction as aforesaid to any officer or authority in such manner and to such extent as it thinks fit.

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Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949 [Repealed] Section 2

Title: Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction

State: Central

Year: 1949

(1) As from the appointed day, the jurisdiction of His Majesty in Council to entertain, and save as hereinafter provided to dispose of appeals and petitions from, or in respect of, any judgment, decree or order of any court or tribunal (other than the Federal Court) within the territory of India, including appeals and petitions in respect of criminal matters, whether such jurisdiction is exercisable by virtue of His Majesty's prerogative or otherwise, shall cease. (2) The appeals and petitions aforesaid are hereinafter referred to as "Indian appeals" and "Indian petitions" respectively.

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