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Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed,
any Court may state a case and refer the same for the opinion of the High Court, and the High Court may
make such order thereon as it thinks fit:1[Provided that where the Court is satisfied that a case pending before it involves a question as to the
validity of any Act, Ordinance or Regulation or of any provision contained in an Act, Ordinance or
Regulation, the determination of which is necessary for the disposal of the case, and is of opinion that
such Act, Ordinance, Regulation or provision is invalid or inoperative, but has not been so declared by the
High Court to which that Court is subordinate or by the Supreme Court, the Court shall state a case
setting out its opinion and the reasons therefor, and refer the same for the opinion of the High Court.Explanation.In this section,”Regulation” means any Regulation of the Bengal, Bombay or Madras
Code or Regulation as defined in the General Clauses Act,1897, (10 of 1897) or in the General Clauses
Act of a State.]
