The Pensions Act, 1871

This Act may be called the 1Pensions Act, 1871. Extent of Act.-- 2[In so far as it relates to Union pensions, it extends to the whole of India and in so far as it relates to other pensions, it extends] to 3[the whole of India except 4[the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States]]. 5* * * * * 6* * * * * STATE AMENDMENT Karnataka In section 1, for the entry under the heading “Extent of Act”, the following entry shall be substituted,namely:- “It extends to the whole of the State of Karnataka.”[Vide Karnataka Act 23 of 1979, s. 4]

[Enactments repealed. Saving of Rules. Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1938 (1 of 1938),s. 2 and the Schedule.

In this Act, the expression grant of money or land-revenueincludes anything payable on the part of Government in respect of any right, privilege,perquisite or office.

1[3A. Definition.--The expression the appropriate Government means, in relation to2Union pensions, the Central Government, and in relation to other pensions, the StateGovernment.

Except as hereinafter provided no Civil Court shallentertain any suit relating to any pension or grant of money or land-revenue conferred or madeby the 1[Government or by] any former Government, whatever may have been the considerationfor any such pension or grant, and whatever may have been the nature of the payment, claim orright for which such pension or grant may have been substituted.