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Leanguage of the High Corut and the Sub-ordinate Courts
Act: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Courts and Laws Code Act 1949
Section Provisions
'THE AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR 'THE AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR COURTS AND LAWS CODE, 1949 CHAPTER-IX LANGUAGE OF THE COURTS 60. Language of the High Court and the Sub-ordinate Courts. Urdu shall be language of the High Court and all Subordinate Courts Provided that if the presiding officer of a Court wishes to keep the record of any case or write the judgment in English he may do so subject to conditions that :- (1) A record in Urdu is also maintained of the proceedings; and (2) When the judgment is written in English language and any of the parties to the suit or appeal, or if they were represented by Counsel, their Counsel are not acquainted with English Language the Judgment must, if any of, the parties so required, be translated into Urdu. 1. This Act came In to force on 10-6-1949, see section 3 of Act 1 of 1952, as passed under G.O. No. 185152, dated 31-3-1952, and has been reported from the AJ&K Laws Code, Vol. II. 2. Substituted by Act XXIII of 1992, see section 2 thereof. 3. Inserted by ibid see sections 2, 4 & 7. 4. Sub-section (2) of section 13 was deleted and remaining sub-sections (3) & (4) were renumbered as (2) & (3) by the AJ&K Courts and Laws Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (Ordinance XVII of 1975) but it could not be determined positively from the published issues of Government Gazette of AJ&K whether said Ordinance had ever been protected by an Act of the Legislative Assembly. The Law Department should take notice of thus ambiguity. 5. Word "also" deleted by the AJ&K Courts and Laws Code (Amendment)'Act, 1985 (Act XXXI of 1985, see section 3 thereof. 6. Words with in brackets were to be replaced by the Ordinance XVII of 1975 with the words "the case shall lx referred to a third judge and his opinion shall prevail." see note 4 above. 7. Inserted by ibid, see note 4 above. 8. Deleted by ibid, see note 4 above.- 9. Substituted by ibid for figures 5000/-, see note 4 above: 10. Substituted by ibid for figures 2500/-, see note 4 above. 11. Substituted by XXIII of 1992, for the words "by the Government". 12. Substituted by the AJ&K Courts and Laws Code (Amendment) Act 1952 (Act 1 of 1952, see G. O. No. 185152 dated 31-3-1952. 13. Words "after consultation with the High Court" deleted by the Act XXIII 1992, see section 8 thereof.