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  "text": "Page 1 of 3 \r\n \r\n \r\nTHE LAW REPORTS ACT, 1875 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCONTENTS \r\n___________ \r\n \r\nSECTIONS: \r\n1.  Short title. Local extent. Commencement. \r\n2.  Repealed. \r\n3.  Authority given only to authorized reports. \r\n4.  Authority of judicial decisions. \r\n5.  Certification by the courts, etc. \r\n6.  Restriction on the publication of judgements and orders. \r\n7.  Penalty. \r\n8.  Jurisdiction to try offences. \r\nSCHEDULE. \r\nUpdated till 14.04.2023 \r\n \r\nPage 2 of 3 \r\n \r\nTHE LAW REPORTS ACT, 1875 \r\n1Act No, XVIII OF 1875 \r\n[13th October, 1875] \r\nAn Act for the improvement of Law Reports. \r\n2[*  *  *  *  *  *  *] \r\n1. Short title. — This Act may be called the 3[*] Law Reports Act, 1875. \r\nLocal extent.—4[It extends to the whole of Pakistan:] \r\nCommencement. And it shall come into force on such day as the 5[Federal Government] \r\nnotifies in this behalf in the 6[official Gazette]. \r\n2. [Repeal of Act II of 1875.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1876 (XII of 1876). \r\n3. Authority given only to authorized reports. No Court shall be bound to hear cited, or \r\nshall receive or treat as an authority binding on it, the report of any case 7[decided] on or after the \r\nsaid day by any 8[High Court], other than a report published under the authority of 9[a Provincial \r\nGovernment]. \r\n4. Authority of judicial decisions. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to give to \r\nany judicial decision any further or other authority than it would have had if this Act had not been \r\npassed. \r\n10[5. Certification by the courts, etc. —A court or tribunal deciding a matter shall at the end \r\nof the judgment or order, as the case may be, certify in the form specified in the Schedule  that it is \r\nbased upon or enunciates a principle of law or decides a question of law which is of first impression \r\nor distinguishes, over-rules, reverses or explains a previous decision. \r\nExplanation.— For the purpose of this Act, the expression “court o r tribunal” includes the \r\nFederal Shariat Court, a Service Tribunal, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and the National \r\nIndustrial Relations Commission.] \r\n \r\n \r\n1For the Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1875 Pt. V, p. 139; for Proceedings, in Council, see ibid., Extra Supplement, dated \r\n31st July, 1875, p. 5, and ibid., Extraordinary, dated 25th October, 1875. p.1. \r\nThis Act came into force on 1-1-1876, see Notifn. No, 22-D/23-/11 75, Gaz. of India, 1875, Pt, I, p. 589. \r\n2preamble rep. by A.O., 1937. \r\n3The word “Indian” omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch. \r\n4Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch, (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for the original \r\npara. as amended by A.O., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4. \r\n5Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government” which was subs. by A.O., 1937, for “G.G. in C.”. \r\n6Subs. ibid., for “Gazette of India”. \r\n7Subs. ibid., for “decided by any of the said High Courts or by the Chief Court of Oudh on or after the said day.” For list of courts which are High \r\nCourts for the purposes of the Government of India Act, 1935, see s. 219 of that Act. \r\n8The original words \"Court in British India which is a High Court for the purposes of the Government of India Act, 1935 “ hav e successively been \r\namended by A.O., 1949, arts. 3(2) and 4, and the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the \r\n14th October, 1955), to read as above. \r\n9The original words” the G. G. in C. “have succe ssively been subs. by the Devolution Act, 1920 (38 of 1920), s. 2 and Sch. I , A.O., 1937, and Ord. 21 \r\nof 1960, s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), to read as above. \r\n10Added by The Law Reports (Amendment) Act, 1989 (Act No. II of 1990), s.2.  \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 3 \r\n \r\n1[6. Restriction on the publication of judgements and orders.—No judgement or order of a \r\ncourt tribunal shall be published or printed 2[in a Law Report] by any publisher, printer or any other \r\nperson, unless it is approved for reporting by a court or tribunal or is certified under section 5. \r\n7. Penalty.— (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 6 shall be punished with fine \r\nwhich may extend to one lac rupees or in default of payment of fine with simple imprisonment for a \r\nterm which may extend to six months. \r\n(2) All copies of a publication in respect of which a person is convicted under sub-section (1) \r\nshall stand forfeited to the Provincial Government. \r\n8. Jurisdiction to try offences.— No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable \r\nunder this Act except upon a complaint in writing made by the Presiding Officer of the court or \r\ntribunal by which the judgement or order in respect of which the offence was committed was given \r\nor made, or by an officer generally or specially empowered by him in this behalf 2[ or by any office \r\nholder of a registered Bar Association or a Bar council] and no court other than a court of session \r\nshall try any such offence.]. \r\n \r\n \r\n___________________ \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1[SCHEDULE \r\n(See Section 5) \r\nCERTIFICATE \r\nIn the Court */Tribunal……………… \r\n(Title of the case) \r\nCase No…………………… \r\nDecided on……………………. \r\nCertified that the judgement */order is based upon or enunciates a principal of Law */ decides \r\na question of law which is of first impression/ distinguishes/ over-rules/ reverses/ explains a previous \r\ndecision. \r\nJudge(s)/*Presiding Officer. \r\n*Strike out whichever is not applicable.] \r\n \r\n__________ \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n1Added by The Law Reports (Amendment) Act, 1989 (Act No. II of 1990), s.2 and 3. \r\n2Ins. 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