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290                     THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                      (Sixth Schedule)

                             “(a) the constitution of village councils and courts,
                      the powers to be exercised by them under this paragraph
                      and the courts to which appeals from the decisions of
                      village councils and courts shall lie;”;
                       (c) for clause (c), the following clause had been
               substituted, namely:—
                               “(c) the transfer of appeals and other proceedings
                      pending before the Regional or District Council or any
                      court constituted by such Council immediately before the
                      date appointed by the President under sub-paragraph
                      (5) ;”; and
                       (a) in clause (e), for the words, brackets and figures
                                                            e
               “sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)”, the word, brackets and figure
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               “sub-paragraph (1)” had been substituted.]
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        5. Conferment of powers under the Code of Civil Procedure,
1908, and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18981, on the Regional and
                                              di
District Councils and on certain courts and officers for the trial of
                                         In
certain suits, cases and offences.—(1) The Governor may, for the trial of
suits or cases arising out of any law in force in any autonomous district or
region being a law specified in that behalf by the Governor, or for the trial
of offences punishable with death, transportation for life, or imprisonment
for a term of not less than five years under the Indian Penal Code or under
any other law for the time being applicable to such district or region, confer
on the District Council or the Regional Council having authority over such
district or region or on courts constituted by such District Council or on any
officer appointed in that behalf by the Governor, such powers under the
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, or, as the case may be, the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 18981, as he deems appropriate, and thereupon the said Council,
court or officer shall try the suits, cases or offences in exercise of the
powers so conferred.
        (2) The Governor may withdraw or modify any of the powers
conferred on a District Council, Regional Council, court or officer under
sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph.
        (3) Save as expressly provided in this paragraph, the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908, and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18981, shall not
apply to the trial of any suits, cases or offences in an autonomous district or
in any autonomous region to which the provisions of this paragraph apply.


1. See the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( 2 of 1974).

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