Section 4: Application for constitution of a Conciliation Court

4. Application for constitution of a Conciliation Court.—(1) Where a case is, under this Ordinance, referable to conciliation, any party to the dispute may, in the prescribed manner, and on payment of the prescribed fee, apply to the Chairman of the Union Council concerned 3[or, as the case may be, to the member representing the ward or, in the case of a ward which has more members than one, to such one of them as may be determined in the prescribed manner;] for the constitution of a Conciliation Court for the settlement of the disputes, and unless the Chairman 3[or, as the case may be, the member], for reasons to be recorded in writing, rejects the application, he shall proceed to constitute, in the prescribed manner, a Conciliation Court for the purpose: Provided that no application under this section shall be made against a person of unsound mind. (2) Any person aggrieved by an order of rejection under sub-section (1) may, on the ground that the order is mala fide or substantially unjust, prefer, in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, an application for revision to the Controlling Authority, or to such other authority as may be prescribed. (it extends only to the Islamabad Capital Territory) (2) Any person aggrieved by an order of rejection under sub-section (1) may, on the ground that the order is mala fide or substantially unjust, prefer, in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, an application for revision to the controlling Authority or to such other authority as may be prescribed [if the case relates to a matter falling under Section A of Part I of the Schedule or to the District Judge, if the case relates to a matter falling under Section B thereof]. 1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central”. 2Subs. by the Ord (18 of 1982) s. 3, for sub-section (3). 3Ins by the Conciliation Courts (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1982 (18 of 1982) s. 4.

Effective date: 1961-01-01

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