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CHAPTER 1
PRACTICE IN THE TRIAL OF CIVIL SUITS

PART N -- MISCELLANEOUS NOTIFICATIONS ETC

General Remarks

1. All references in Government Notifications to the Chief Court of the Punjab shall be construed as referring to the *[Lahore High Court, Lahore].

2. All references in the Notifications to the Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant-Governor in Council, Local Government and Governor in Council shall be construed as referring to Punjab Government.

3. All references in the notifications to the Governor General of India in Council, Governor-General of India, Governor-General in Council, Governor-General, Government of India shall be construed as referring to *[Federal] Government.

I -- Court Language

1. *[(a) Urdu being the National Language as per Article 251 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, shall be the language of the High Court, provided that English may be continued as the Language of the Court as well till further orders. (See also paragraph 1-A(a) of part A of Chapter 1 and paragraph 1 of part A of Chapter 4 of Volume V of High Court Rules and Orders.]

(b) Urdu has been declared to be the language of all Courts subordinate to the High Court.

II -- Powers under sections 91 and 92
of the Code of Civil Procedure

The powers conferred by Sections 91 and 92 of the Civil Procedure Code on the Advocate-General, may be exercised by all Deputy Commissioners in the Punjab. (Punjab Government Notification No. 1-E., dated the Ist January, 1909).

Notification No. 183-St., Revenue, dated the 27th April, 1935.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Transfer of Property Act, IV of 1882, as amended, the Governor-in-Council, is pleased to extend the provisions of sections 54, 107 and 123 of the said Act, with effect from the 6th May, 1935, to the following areas in the Punjab:-

(i) All Municipalities; and

(ii) All Notified Areas as declared and notified under section 241 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911.

**[III.-- Enforcement of Provisions of Transfer of Property Act, 1882, in the areas now forming Punjab.

(i) Notification No. 766.79/1/70. LRI dated 23rd August, 1979 (Pb.Gaz.Ext. 10-09-1979). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Act IV of 1882) the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to cancel former Government of Bahawalpur State's Notification No.20, dated the 28th May, 1931, with immediate effect.

(ii) Notification No. 3097-8/1511-LRI, dated 22nd November 1978 (Pb. Gaz. Ext. 6-12-1978). In exercise of powers conferred by section 1 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Act IV of 1882) and in supersession of the Government of the Punjab Revenue Department Notification No.15246-74/2237-LRV, dated the 17th December, 1974, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to extend the provisions of section 54, 59, 107, 118 and 123 of the said Act to the following areas in the Punjab :-

(i) All Municipalities; and

(ii) All Notified Areas as declared and notified under Section 241 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911.

(iii) Notification No.183-St., Revenue, dated the 27th April 1935.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Transfer of Property Act 1882 (IV of 1882), as amended the Governor-in-council, is pleased to extend the provisions of Section 54, 107 and 123 of the said Act, with effect from the 6th May, 1935, to the following areas in the Punjab:-

(i) All Municipalities; and

(ii) All Notified Areas as declared and notified under section 241 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911.

(See Pb. Gaz. EXT, dated 30-12-1974)

(iv) Notification No. 15246-74/2237-LRV dated 30.12.74. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Act IV of 1882) and in partial modification of Notification No. 183-ST, dated the 27th April, 1935, and Notification No.20, dated the 28th May, 1931, issued by the Government of the Punjab and the Government of the former State of Bahawalpur respectively, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to extend the provisions of Sections 54, 59,107, 118 and 123 of the said Act to the whole of the Province of the Punjab.]

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