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Power to refer to high court questions as to jurisdiction.— (1) If the Presiding Officer of a Civil or Revenue Court in which a suit has been instituted doubts whether he is precluded from taking cognizance of the suit, he may refer the matter through the [District Judge] or Commissioner, or if he is a [District Judge] (Subs. for "Divisional Judge" by the Punjab Courts Act. 1918 (6 of 1911) Section 49) or Commissioner directly to the [High Court] (Subs. for the word "Chief Court" by Act 18 of 1919). (2) On any such reference being made, the [High Court] (Subs. for word "Chief Court" by Act 18 of 1919) may order the Presiding Officer either to proceed with the suit or to return the plaint for presentation in such other Court as it may in its order declare to'be competent to take cognizance of the suit. (3) The order of the [High Court] (Subs. for the word "Chief Court" by Act 18 of 1919) on any such reference shall be conclusive as against per- sons who are not parties to the suit as well as against persons who are parties thereto.