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Section 90: Power to construe laws.

The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966Central Act · Act 31 of 1966

(1) Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has been made under section 89 for the adaptation of a law made before the appointed day, any court, tribunal or authority, required or empowered to enforce such law may, for the purpose of facilitating its application in relation to the State of Punjab or Haryana, or to the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh or Chandigarh construe the law in such manner, without affecting the substance, as may be necessary or proper in regard to the matter before the court, tribunal or authority.

(2) Any reference to the High Court of Punjab in any law shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed, on and from the appointed day, as a reference to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.

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ActThe Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
Section90
Marginal notePower to construe laws.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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