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The Works of Defence Act, 1903

Reference to Court

In force From 20 Mar 1903 Act 7 of 1903 As on 24 Oct 2026

Act 7 of 1903 Ministry Defence Enacted 20 Mar 1903 In force 20 Mar 1903 Cited by 1 provision

Section 18 of the Works of Defence Act, 1903 deals with reference to Court. Any person interested who has not accepted the award may, by written application to the Collector, require that the mailer be referred by the Collector for the determination of the Court, whether his objection be to the measurement of the land, the amount of the compensation, the persons to whom it The Act came into force on 20 Mar 1903.

(1) Any person interested who has not accepted the award may, by written application to the Collector, require that the mailer be referred by the Collector for the determination of the Court, whether his objection be to the measurement of the land, the amount of the compensation, the persons to whom it is payable, or the apportionment of the compensation among the persons interested:

Provided that every such application shall be made,--

(a) if the person making it was present or represented before the Collector at the time when he made his award, within six weeks from the date of the Collector's award;

(b) in other cases, within six weeks of the receipt of the notice from the Collector under section 13; sub-section (2) or within six months from the date of the Collectors award, whichever period shall first expire.

(2) The application shall state the grounds on which objection to the award is taken.

Section 18, The Works of Defence Act, 1903 (Act 7 of 1903).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 13 Award of Collector when to be final

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 31 Payment of compensation or deposit of same in Court

Questions about Section 18

What does Section 18 of the Works of Defence Act deal with?

Section 18 of the Works of Defence Act is headed "Reference to Court". Any person interested who has not accepted the award may, by written application to the Collector, require that the mailer be referred by the Collector for the determination of the Court, whether his objection be to the measurement of the land, the amount of the compensation, the persons to whom it

How do I find court cases under Section 18 of the Works of Defence Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Works Defence Act 1903 18, section 18 Works Defence Act 1903, section 18 of the Works of Defence Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 18 of the Works of Defence Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 13 (Award of Collector when to be final), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 18 of the Works of Defence Act come into force?

Section 18 of the Works of Defence Act, cited as Works Defence Act 1903 18, came into force on 20 Mar 1903, having been enacted on 20 Mar 1903. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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