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Pls Explain me the Act.

(Querist) 27 April 2010 This query is : Resolved 
Sir,

Pls Give me the explanation of the belowmentioned Act Pls Pls Pls Pls In detail. Pls Pls Pls

THE DECREES AND ORDERS VALIDATING ACT, 1936

ACT NO. 5 OF 1936 [ 26th April, 1936.]

An Act to remove certain doubts and to establish the validity of certain proceedings in High Courts of Judicature 1.

WHEREAS doubts have arisen as to the validity of certain proceedings in High Courts of Judicature 1 under the Letters Patent erecting and establishing those Courts;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to terminate those doubts and to establish the validity of those proceedings;

It is hereby enacted as follows:-






1. Short title and extent.-
(1) This Act may be called the Decrees and Orders Validating Act, 1936 .
(2) 2[ It extends to the whole of India, except 3[ the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956 , were comprised in Part B States.]]
2. Certain decrees and orders not to be called in question.- No decree passed or order made by the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, the High Court of Judicature at Madras or the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction under clause 12 of its Letters Patent, or by the High Court of Judicature at Rangoon, in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction under clause 10 of its Letters Patent, shall be called in question in any proceedings before any other Court on the ground that the High Court passing the decree or making the order had no jurisdiction to pass or make the decree or order.
3. Restoration of proceedings.- Where in any proceedings concluded on or after the 26th day of August, 1935 , any such decree or order has been found to be invalid on such ground by any Court, such finding shall be void and of no effect; and the Court shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (9 of 1908 ), or any other law for the time being in force, on application made within six months from the commencement of this Act by any person prejudicially affected by such finding, restore the proceedings at and continue the proceedings from the state reached immediately before the order embodying or based on such finding was made.
999999. This Act has been extended to and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli (w. e. f. 1- 7- 1965 ) by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. I.
1. The words" in the Provinces" omitted by the A. O. 1950. 2 Subs., ibid., for sub- section (2). 3 Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for" Part B States".

Pls Help Me Explain me the abovementioned act in details.

Thanking U All Experts in Advance.
Raj Kumar Makkad (Expert) 27 April 2010
Vide aforesaid act the decisions made by aforementioned High Courts before the commencement of the aforesaid Act cannot be questioned by any other court means no any revision or appeal is maintainable against those orders and if any order passed by these High Courts has been reversed (in revision or in appeal) then those reversed orders shall be treated as void (illegal) and any person affected by reversion of the orders of these high courts, shall be entitled to get restored the same position of his property or rights as were available to him on passing of the order of such high courts.

No person/authority can question the validity of those orders/decrees/judgments passed by those high court prior to enactment of the aforesaid Act.


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