The Law Reports Act, 1875

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Preamble

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Sections/Articles

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Short title

1. This Act may be called the Law Reports Act, 1875.

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Local extent

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Commencement

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[Repealed ]

2. [Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1876 (Act No. XII of 1876).]

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Authority given only to authorized reports

3. No Court shall be bound to hear cited, or shall receive or treat as an authority binding on it, the report of any case decided 3[* * *] by 4[the Supreme Court], other than a report published under the authority of 5[Government].

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Authority of judicial decisions

4. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to give to any judicial decision any further or other authority than it would have had if this Act had not been passed.

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Footnotes

• 1

  The words “Bangladesh” was substituted, for the word “Pakistan” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

• 2

  Third paragraph of section 1 was substituted, for the original third paragraph by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

• 3

  The words “on or after the said day” were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

• 4

  The words “the Supreme Court” were substituted, for the words “any High Court” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

• 5

  The word “Government” was substituted, for the words “a Provincial Government” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)