CITY CIVIL COURT AND THE WEST BENGAL PREMISES TENANCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1957

Act No. 27 of 1957

13th January, 1958

An Act to amend the City Civil Court Act, 1953 and the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956. Whereas in consequence of the repeal of the West Bengal Premises Rent Control (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1950 (West Ben. Act XVII of 1950) and the commencement of the City Civil Court Act, 1953 ( West Ben. Act XXI of 1953) it is necessary to amend the Second Schedule to the City Civil Court Act, 1953 ( West Ben. Act XXI of 1953), and the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956; And whereas it is expedient to provide for certain matters consequential upon such amendment; It is hereby enacted in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:-

S.1 Short title

This Act may be called the City Civil Court and the West Bengal Premises Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1957.

S.2 Amendment of the Second Schedule to West Ben. Act XXI of 1953

In the Second Schedule to the City Civil Court Act, 1953 (West Ben. Act XXI of 1953), under the heading "Act of the West Bengal Legislature" for the existing entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-

In the Schedule, in clause (1), for sub-clauses (i) and (ii) and the proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

• (i) Where the value of the suit or the value of the premises of which recovery of possession is claimed does not exceed ten thousand rupees - to the City Civil Court as defined in the City Civil Court Act, 1953 (West Ben. Act XXI of 1953);
• (ii) where the value of the suit exceeds ten thousand rupees - to the High Court at Calcutta:

Provided that any suit, the value of which does not exceed Rs. 10,000, instituted in the City Civil Court on or after the date of the commencement of the City Civil Court Act, 1

S.3 Amendment of section 20 of West Ben. Act XII of 1956

In section 20 of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956, after the words "try such suit" the words "or proceeding" shall be added.