45. Mode of conferring powers—

Except as otherwise provided by this part, any powers that may be conferred by the High Court on any person under this part may be conferred on such person either by name or by virtue of office.

46. Continuance of powers of officers—

Whenever any person holding an office in the service of Government who has been invested with any powers under this Part throughout any local area is transferred or posted at any subsequent time to an equal or higher office of the same nature within a like local area, he shall unless the High Court, otherwise directs or has otherwise directed, exercise the same powers in the local area to which he is so transferred or posted.

46-A. Provisions regarding petition writer—

The High Court may from time to time make rules consistent with this Act and any other enactment for the time being in force:

(a) declaring what persons shall be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Courts subordinate thereto;

(b) regulating the issue of licences to such persons, the conduct of business by them, and the scale of fees to be charged by them; and

(c) determining the authority by which branches of such rules shall be investigated and the penalties which may be imposed.

47. Control of list of holidays—

(1) Subject to such general orders as may be made by the Chief Commissioner, the High Court shall prepare a list of days to be observed in each year as holidays in the Civil Courts subordinate thereto.

(2) Every such list shall be published in the Official Gazette.

47-A. Provision regarding pending proceedings—

All suits, appeals, revisions, applications, reviews, executions, and other proceedings whatsoever whether Civil or Criminal pending in the Chief Court of the Punjab shall be continued and concluded in the High Court of Judicature at Lahore as if the same had been had in such High Court; and the High Court of Judicature at Lahore shall have the same jurisdiction in relation to all such suits, appeals, revisions, reviews executions, applications and other proceedings as if the same had been commenced and continued in such High Court.

48. [Repealed by Section 2(4) of Punjab Act IV of 1919.]

49. Amendment of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, Punjab Tenancy Act and the Indian Fees Act—

(a) In Section 117(2) of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, in clause (c) “Subordinate Judge” shall be substituted for “District Judge” and in clause (d) and (e) “District Court” shall be substituted for “Divisional Court”. (b) In Section 99(1) of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, “District Judge” shall be substituted for “Divisional Judge.” (c) In Section 7(v)(b) of the Indian Court-fees, Act, 1870, for the word “five” shall be substituted the word “ten”. 50. Amendment of definition of District Judge in Punjab General Clauses Act, 1893—For the definition of “District Judge” in Section 2(15) of the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898 the following shall be substituted. “District Judge” shall mean the Judge of a principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction, but shall not include the High Court in the exercise of its ordinary or extra-ordinary original civil jurisdiction.