Validation of proceedings of Subordinate Judges and Muusifs in merged erritoriøg

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in anynotificationissuedundersection 19 of the Bengal,Agro andAssamCivilCourtsAct,1887,thepowersexercisedbythe personsin the localareasspecifiedin column1Ofthe Schedule heretoannexed,whetherasMunsif8 or SubordinatoJudgenin the mergedterritories of the State of Orissa, during the period mentioned against each in column 2, and in respect of matters mentioned in column 3 thereof, Oltor the date of such notifi- cation shall be deemed to have been validly exeroised under the provisionsof the saidAct andno proceedingsin the courts of sucbpersonsduringthesaidperiod shallbeheldto beill%al shall bequestionedin any court of law.