Matters in respect of which Warden’s Court to have jurisdiction
85 Matters in respect of which Warden’s Court to have jurisdiction
The Warden’s Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all such actions, suits, and other proceedings cognisable by any court of civil jurisdiction as shall arise in the district assigned to it concerning the following matters, that is to say: —
Area, dimensions, and boundaries of lands the subject of permits to explore licenses to prospect, and petroleum leases;
Title to and ownership or possession of areas of land comprised in permits to explore licenses to prospect, and petroleum leases, and to petroleum or other materials obtained therefrom;
Encroachments upon, infringement of, or damage to petroleum leases or areas of land comprised in permits to explore, or in licenses to prospect;
Specific performance of contracts relating to petroleum leases or licenses to prospect or permits to explore;
Transfers and other dispositions of or charges upon petroleum leases or licenses to prospect or permits to explore;
Trusts relating to petroleum leases and licenses to prospect and permits to explore;
Partnerships relating to petroleum leases and licenses to prospect, the formation and dissolution thereof, the taking of accounts connected therewith, and the determination of all questions arising between the partners;
As to contribution between joint lessees or holders, or persons holding shares in any petroleum lease towards the rent or expenses of working the lease, or towards the payment of royalty;
Encroachment upon or damage to land by reason of prospecting for petroleum or carrying on operations for obtaining petroleum, whether held under the provisions of this Act or otherwise;
Encroachment upon, damage to, and the determination of all questions concerning roads, tramways, railroads, or fences constructed, held or occupied under this Act;
And, generally, concerning all contracts, torts, questions or disputes of any kind relating to petroleum leases or licenses to prospect or permits to explore, or to prospecting for petroleum, or producing or obtaining petroleum, or to any matter in respect whereof jurisdiction is elsewhere by this Act conferred upon the court or the warden, whether the parties thereto are or are not engaged in exploring or prospecting for petroleum, or in carrying on operations for the purpose of producing or obtaining petroleum.
[Section 85 amended: No. 8 of 1940 s. 40; No. 66 of 1954 s. 23.]
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