Section 15
Reference of question of law, &c., to High Court &c. , Such reference obligatory in certain cases.
The Waste-Lands (Claims) Act, 1863
About this Act
WHEREAS it is expedient to make special provision for the speedy adjudication of claims which may be preferred to waste lands proposed to be sold, or otherwise dealt with, on account of Government, and of objections taken to the sale or other disposition of such lands ; It is enacted as follows.
If, on the trial of any suit under this Act, any question of to law, or of usage having the force of
law, or the construction of a document affecting the merits of the case, shall arise, on which the Court
shall entertain reasonable doubts, the Court may, either of its own motion, or on the application of any of
the parties to the suit, draw up a statement of the case and submit it, with its own opinion, for the opinion
of the High Court of Judicature, or of the highest Civil Court of Appeal and Revision in the territory in
which the land is situate: Provided that it shall be the duty of every Court held under this Act, to make
such reference to such High Court, or Court of Appeal, if, in any suit under this Act, any question shall
arise involving any principle of general importance, or the rights of a class.