The Orissa Merged Territories (Petition-Writers' Continuance of Licences) Act, 1951

(1) This Act may be called the Orissa Merged Territories' Petition Writers' Continuance of Licences Act, 1951. (2) It extends to whole of the merged territories of the State of Orissa. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st July 1951.

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or contexts— (i) "petition writer" means a person carrying on his as such under the terms and conditions of a valid licence in any of the merged territories of the State of Orissa during the period from the 1st January 1948 to the 30th June 1951; (ii) "prescribed" means prescribed by rule made by the High Court under this Act.

A petition writer shall, subject to the prescribed rule, be entitled to continue his profession as such till the 30th June 1956.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or rules for the time being in force a petition writer shall, during a period of five years from the commencement of this Act, be entitled to appear at the Mukteership examination conducted by the High Court in the Oriya language.

The petition writers shall be governed by such rules as the High Court may from time to time make as regards control, discipline and conditions of their licences.