The Judicial Proceedings (Validation) Act, 1971 (No.24 of 1971)

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THE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (VALIDATION) ACT, 1971

(Act 24 of 1971)

CONTENTS

Preamble. .

Sections

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Validation.

THE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (VALIDATION) ACT, 1971‘

(Act 24 of 1971)

An Act to validate certain proceedings, decrees, orders and

acts of the Courls of District Judges in the State of Kerala

Preamble—WHEREAS appeals from the deciSions of the

Courts of Subordinate Judges invested With the Jurisdiction
of a Land AcquiSition Court under the Kerala Land AchiiSition
Act, 1961, in references under that Act he only to the High
Court;

AND WHEREAS such appeals were instituted in the

Courts of Distrtct Judges and those Courts have disposed of

such appeals;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to validate the proceedings,
decrees, orders and acts of the said Courts of District Judges
with respect to the said appeals;

BE it enacted in the Twenty-second Year of the Republic
of India as follows :—

1“ Short title and commencement—(1) This Act may be

called [he JudICial Proceedings (Validation) Acl, 1971

(2) It shall come Into force at once.

2. Validation.—NotWithstariding any judgment, decree or

order of any court, all proceedings taken, all decrees and orders

passed and all other acts and things done by Courts of District

'Published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 345, dated 5th

August, 1971.



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Judges on appeals from the decnsions of the Courts of Sub~

ordmate Judges Invested Wth the Jurlsdlctlon of a Land

Acquxsltion Court under the Kerala Land Acqutsitlon A.c1:,
1961 (21 of 1962), in references under that Act, mstituted in

the said Courts instead of in the ngh Court, shall be deemed

to have been taken, passed or done in accordance wrth law

and shall not be deemed to be Invalid or ever to have been

invalid merely on the ground that the sad Courts had no

jurisdictlon to entertain such appeals.