Act Number: 23

Act Name: The Pensions Act, 1871

Year: 1871

Enactment Date: 1871-08-18

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to pensions and grants by Government of money or land-revenue.

Ministry: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department: Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

Section 6: Civil Court empowered to take cognizance of such claims.
    A Civil Court, otherwise competent to try the same, shall take cognizance of any such claim upon receiving a certificate from such Collector, Deputy Commissioner or other officer authorized in that behalf that the case may be so tried, but shall not make any order or decree in any suit whatever by which the liability of Government to pay any such pension or grant as aforesaid is affected directly or indirectly.
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