Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
ACT No. V OF 1870.
PASSED BY TIIE GOVERNOR GENERAL `OF` INDIA I N COUNCIL. (Rcceiued the ussc~zt of tJe G o u c ~ a o ~ Genc~al 072 tJe 4th Pebruury 1870).
All Act to enable the High Courts at the Presidency Towns to ded wit11 costs of petitioiis for certain monies transfehed to Government.
Preamble. WHEREAS the High Co~~rts of J~tdicat~t~e at Fort William, Madras and Bombay have no power to deal with the costs of petitions under section four of Act No. XXV of 1866 (to transfe?* to tlze Govename~zt of India certaila ~ecu?~ities and monies deyosited in the H.iyh Courts of Judicature at Fort William, Hudq*us and Bombay e e n z e n t , a ~ - d v-nd ir, tlze .e proceeds of certoir, estates Su reme* `G-gr_t` gi!lh&ra$s' `in` the_ `c&arg~Zf` ' the Aclnainistrator General zQf_ B n g a l ) , or ukm section sixty of' the Administrator- Ggeral's T&,-f 867, for payment of certain securities, monies 'or transferred to Government.; And whercas it is expedient to confer sue11 power upoil the said High Courts; It is hereby enacted as follows :- P O I ~ ~ + t o 1.[Whenever ][any ][of the said Courts shall make ] IV~OIII 'Ikect by costs an order on any such petition, the Court. may direct are to bc paid. by whom the whole or ally part of thc costs of each partjr iLre to be paid.
Preamble.
Source: India Code