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An Act to provide an appeal from certain decrees of the Chief Court of the a n j a b , and for other purposes. W HEREAS peal from certain decrees and orders of the it is expedient to give a right of ap- Preamble. Chief Court of the Panj&b, and to enable the appellate Court tjo remand suits and order retrials, and to empower Judges of the said Chief Court to make references as to points of law ; It is hereby enacted as follows :- `1.` Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, Appeal from `m` appeal shall lie to the said Chief Court from any decrees exercise of in decree or order (not being an order made in any crimin- original a1 trial) made in the exercise of original jurisdiction jurisdiction. either by one Judge of the said Chief Court, or by a Bench of two Judges of the same Court, unless such Judges concur in the judgment, When a suit is heard by a Bench of two Judges exercising original jurisdiction, the judgment of the senior Judge shall be the judgment of the Bench, and the decree or order shall follow thereupon, m d any appeal therefrom shall be liea~d by a Full Bench. If the decree or order appealed from was, made by a single Judge, the appeal shall be heard either by the two other Judges of the said Chief Court or by a Full Bench, as the Court may determine, either by rule made under Act No. IV of 1866, section 43, or, in the absence of such rule, by order in the particular . When [P~ics one axaa a ~ ~ d sixppies.] `I` 1 f ! $ < i `I I` 1 I 1 i Time for pre. 2. Every appeal under this Act must be presented sentlng such within thirty days from the date of the decree or orapl~eals. der appealed against. Time for pre. sentlng such apl~eals. But if the period of limitation so prescribed expires on a day vhen the Court is closed, the appeal may be presented on the day that the Court reopens. Admissio~i `3.` Any such appcd ma;y be admitted after the after period period of li~nitation so prescribed, when the appellant has expired. satisfies the Court that he had sufficient cause for not presenting it within such period ; and in the of any decree against which the Chief Court has declared an appeal to Her Majesty in Council to he admit, ted under Act No. VI of 1874, the non-existence of this Act shall be deemed to be sufficient cause within the meaning of this section : provided that the copy of the record has not been transmitted to Her Majesty in Council. Admissio~i after period