A proceeding for the recovery of wages due to a seaman
or apprentice shall not be instituted by or on behalf of any seaman or apprentice in any civil court
except where--
(a) the owner of the ship has been declared insolvent;
(b) the ship is under arrest or sold by the authority of any Court;
(c) 1[a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or a Metropolitan Magistrate as the case may be,] refers a claim to the Court.
(a) the owner of the ship has been declared insolvent;
(b) the ship is under arrest or sold by the authority of any Court;
(c) 1[a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or a Metropolitan Magistrate as the case may be,] refers a claim to the Court.
1 . Subs. by Act 12 of 1983, s. 17 and the Schedule, for the words "a magistrate" (w.e.f. 19-5-1983).