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[1][1]The High Courts (Establishment) Order (
(Pb Ord. I of 1981)
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An
Ordinance further to amend the High Courts (Establishment), Order, 1970
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the High
Courts (Establishment) Order, 1970 (President’s Order 8 of 1970) in its
application to the Province of the
NOW,
THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of fifth day of July, 1977, read
with the Laws (Continuance in Force) Order, 1977 (C.M.L.A. Order No. 1 of
1977), the Governor of the
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the High
Courts (Establishment) Order (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1981.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of Article 2 of P.O. 8 of
1970.— In the High Courts
(Establishment) Order, 1970 (President’s Order 8 of 1970) (hereinafter referred
to as the Order), in Article 2, for clause (1), the following clauses shall be
substituted:-
“(1) “Bench” means any Bench established under
clause (3-A) of Article 3;
(1-A) “Circuit Court” means any one or more Judges, nominated by the
Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, sitting or holding court at any place
in the Province of the Punjab other than Lahore and the seats of its Benches;
(1-B) “Judge” means a Judge of the Lahore High Court
and includes an Acting or Additional Judge of that Court;”
3. Amendment of Article 3 of P.O. 8 of
1970.— In the Order, in
Article 3, for clause (3), the following clauses shall be substituted:---
“(3) The
(3-A) There is hereby established with immediate effect, a Bench each at
(3-B) All proceedings relating to the Civil
Divisions of Bahawalpur,
(3-C) The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court
shall have power to make provision for all or any of the following matters,
that is to say,---
(a) assigning the area in relation to which each Bench shall exercise
jurisdiction vested in the Lahore High Court;
(b) transferring proceedings pending in,---
(i) the
(ii) the Benches; and
(iii) the Circuit Court, if any;
to a Bench or to a
Circuit Court or to the Lahore High Court, as the case may be; and
(c) determining cases or classes of cases which shall be disposed of by
the Judges nominated to the Benches or the Circuit Courts;
and for all
matters incidental, supplemental and consequential thereto.”
4. Insertion of new Article 7-A in P.O. 8
of 1970.— In the Order,
after Article, 7, the following new Article shall be added:---
“7-A. Delegation
of powers— The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court may, from time to
time, by order, delegate all or any of his powers and functions to any Judge
and may in like manner withdraw all or any of such powers and functions.”
[1][1]This Ordinance was
promulgated by the Governor of the
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