Section 6: Jurisdiction of Conciliation Courts, etc

6. Jurisdiction of Conciliation Courts, etc.—(1) Subject to the provision of sub-section (2), a Conciliation Court shall be constituted and shall have jurisdiction to try a case only when the parties to the dispute ordinarily reside within the 5[jurisdiction of the same Union Council] in which the offence has been committed or the cause of action has arisen. 6[(2) Where one of the parties to a dispute ordinarily resides, and the offence has been committed or the cause of action has arisen, in one ward of a city, municipality or cantonment, and the other party ordinarily resides in another ward of the same city, municipality or cantonment, then, a Conciliation Court may be constituted in the ward in which the offence has been committed or, as the case may be, the cause of action has arisen.] 1Subs. by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s. 2 and Sch. for colon. 2Proviso omitted ibid. 3Ins. by Ord.18 of 1982, s. 5. 4Subs. by the Conciliation Courts (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1982 (18 of 1982), s. 5, for “Chairman”. 5Subs. ibid., s. 6, for “limits of the Union”. 6Subs. ibid., for sub-section (2).

Effective date: 1961-01-01

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