Cantonments Act,1924
Act No : 2
Section : NOTICE TO BE GIVEN OF SUITS
SECTION 273: NOTICE TO BE GIVEN OF SUITS
- (1) No suit shall be inserted against anya[Board] or against any member of a Board, or against any officer or servant of aa[Board], in respect of any act done, or purporting to have been done, in pursuance of this Act or of any rule or bye-law made thereunder, until the expiration of two months after notice in writing has been left at the office of thea[Board], and in the case of such member, officer or servant, unless notice in writing has also been delivered to him or left at his office or place of abode, and unless such notice states explicitly the cause of action, the nature of the relief sought, the amount of compensation claimed, and the nameand place of abode of the intending plaintiff, and unless the plaint contains a statement that such notice has been so delivered or left.
(2) If thea[Board], member, officer or servant has, before the suit is instituted, tendered sufficient amends to the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall not recover any sum in excess of the amount so tendered, and shall also pay all costs incurred by the defendant after such tender,
(3) No suit, such as is described in sub-section (1), shall, unless it is an action for the recovery ofimmoveable property or for a declaration of title thereto, be instituted after the expiry of six months from the date on which the cause of action arises,
(4) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to apply to a suit in which the only relief claimed is an injunction of which the object would be defeated by the giving of the notice or the postponement of the institution of the suit or proceeding,
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