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Section 98: Power to refer party to Civil Court.

The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.Central Act · Act 16 of 1887

(1) If, in any proceeding pending before a Revenue Court exercising original, appellate or revisional jurisdiction, it appears to the Court that any question in issue is more proper for decision by a Civil Court, the Revenue Court may, with the previous sanction of the Court, if any, to the control of which it is immediately subject, require, by order in writing, any party to the proceeding to institute, within such time as it may fix in this behalf, a suit in the Civil Court for the purpose of obtaining a decision on the question, and, if he fails to comply with the requisition, may decide the question as it thinks fit.

(2) If the party institutes the suit in compliance with the requisition, the Revenue Court shall dispose of the proceeding pending before it in accordance with the final decision of the Civil Court of first instance or appeal, as the case may be.

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ActThe Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.
Section98
Marginal notePower to refer party to Civil Court.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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