Restriction on institution of vexatious actions

(1) If, on an application made by the Attorney General under this section, the Court is satisfied that any person has habitually and persistently and without any reasonable ground instituted vexatious legal proceedings, whether in the Court or in any inferior court, and whether against the same person or against different persons, the Court may, after hearing that person or giving him an opportunity of being heard, order that no legal proceedings shall without leave of the Court or a judge thereof be instituted by him in any court, and such leave shall not be given unless the Court or judge is satisfied that the proceedings are not an abuse of the process of the Court and that there is prima facie ground for the proceedings. (2) If the person against whom an order is sought under this section is unable on account of poverty to retain counsel, the Court shall assign counsel to him. (3) A copy of any order made under this section shall be published in the Gazette. non- payment of rent.