Insertion of section 9A in Act V of 1908

After section 9 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—

Where at the hearing of the application relating to the interim relief in a suit, objection to jurisdiction is taken, such issue to be decided as a preliminary issue. "9A.

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Code or any law for the time being in force, if, at the hearing of any application for grant of, or setting aside an order granting any interim relief, whether by way of stay, injunction, appointment of a receiver or otherwise, made in any suit, an objection to the jurisdiction of the Court to entertain such suit is taken by any of the parties to the suit, the Court shall proceed to determine at the hearing of such application the issue as to the jurisdiction as a preliminary issue before granting or setting aside the order granting the interim relief. Any such application shall be heard and disposed of by the Court as expeditiously as possible and shall not in any case be adjourned to the hearing of the suit.
2. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), at the hearing of any such application, the Court may grant such interim relief as it may consider necessary, pending determination by it of the preliminary issue as to the jurisdiction."