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Family Courts Act 1984 Chapter II

Title: Family Courts

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....in social welfare or the representatives thereof; (b) persons professionally engaged in promoting the welfare of the family; (c) persons working the field of social welfare; and (d) any other person whose association with a Family Court would enable it to exercise its jurisdiction more effectively in accordance with the purposes of this Act. Section 6 - Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts (1) The State Government shall in consultation with the High Court, determine the number and categories of counsellors, officers and other employees required to assist a Family Court in the discharge of its functions and provide the Family Court with such counsellors, officers and other employees as it may think fit. (2) The terms and conditions of association of the counsellors and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees, referred to in sub-section (1), shall be such as may be specified by rules made by the state government.

Family Courts Act 1984 Section 9

Title: Duty of Family Court to Make Efforts for Settlement

State: Central

Year: 1984

(1) In every suit or proceeding, endeavour shall be made by the Family Court in the first instance, where it is possible to do so consistent with the nature and circumstances of the case, to assist and persuade the parties in arriving at a settlement in respect of the subject-matter of the suit or proceeding and for this purpose a Family Court may,subject to any rules made by the High Court, follow such procedure as it may deem fit. (2) If, in any suit or proceeding, at any stage, it appears to the Family Court that there is a reasonable possibility of a settlement between the parties, the Family Court may adjourn the proceedings for such period as it thinks fit to enable attempts to be made to effect such a settlement. (3) The power conferred by sub-section (2) shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of any other power of the Family Court to adjourn the proceedings.

Family Courts Act 1984 Section 3

Title: Establishment of Family Courts

State: Central

Year: 1984

(1) For the purpose of exercising the jurisdiction and powers conferred on a Family Court by this Act, the State Government, after consultation with the High Court, and by notification,-- (a) shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, established for every area in the State comprising of city or town whose population exceeds one million, a Family Court; (b) may establish Family Courts for such other areas in the State as it may deem necessary. (2) The State Government shall, after consultation with the High Court, specify, by notification, the total limits of the area to which the jurisdiction of a Family Court shall extend and may, at any time, increase, reduce or alter such limits.

Family Courts Act 1984 Preamble 1

Title: Family Courts Act, 1984

State: Central

Year: 1984

THE FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1984 [Act, No. 66 of 1984] [14th September, 1984] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the establishment of Family Courts with a view to promote conciliation in, and secure speedy settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Family Courts Act 1984 Section 6

Title: Counsellors, Officers and Other Employees of Family Courts

State: Central

Year: 1984

(1) The State Government shall in consultation with the High Court, determine the number and categories of counsellors, officers and other employees required to assist a Family Court in the discharge of its functions and provide the Family Court with such counsellors, officers and other employees as it may think fit. (2) The terms and conditions of association of the counsellors and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees, referred to in sub-section (1), shall be such as may be specified by rules made by the state government.

Family Courts Act, 1984 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....relating to maintenance allowance to wives, children and parents are heard underSection 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. After the enactment of the Family Courts Act, 1984. a proceeding for maintenance falls within the jurisdiction of the Family Courts at the places where such courts have been established. At other places, Magistrate of the area exercises the jurisdiction in such matters. There is provision for appeal under the Family Courts Act, 1984 against order made by a Family Court but, when the maintenance order is passed by a Magistrate, a revision lies under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 2. The Conference of Chief Justices had in December, 1989 has recommended that the provision existing in the Family Courts Act, 1984 regarding appeal against order made by a Family Court underSection 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973may be deleted and, in its place, revision may be provided for in the said Act. 3. Clause 2 of the Bill, therefore, seeks to amendSection 19of the Family Courts Act, 1984. It, however, inlends to save the pending appeals and also the right to appeal from the orders passed before the commencement of the amending Act. 4. The.....

Family Courts Act 1984 Chapter IV

Title: Procedure

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....down its own procedure with a view to arrive at a settlement in respect of the subject-matter of the suit or proceedings or at the truth of the facts alleged by one party and denied by the other. Section 11 - Proceedings to be held in camera In every suit or proceedings to which this Act applies, the proceedings may be held in camera if the Family Court so desires and shall be so held if either party so desires. Section 12 - Assistance of medical and welfare experts In every suit or proceedings, it shall be open to a Family Court to secure the services of a medical expert or such person (preferably a woman where available), whether related to the parties or not, including a person professionally engaged in promoting the welfare of the family as the court may think fit, for the purposes of assisting the Family Court in discharging the functions imposed by this Act. Section 13 - Right to legal representation Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, no party to a suit or proceeding before a Family Court shall be entitled, as of right, to be represented by a legal practitioner Provided that if the Family Court considers it necessary in the interest of.....

The Valliamma Thampuran Kovilakam Estate and the Palace Fund (Partition) and the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System(Abolition) Amendment Act, 1978 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1978

.....of Cochin" shall be, and shall be deemed to have been, omitted with effect on and from the 28 th day of December, 1971. 3. Substitution of new section for section 3." For section 3 of the Principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:" "3 . Partition of the Estate and the Palace Fund ."(1) The senior most male member of the family shall, within sixty days from the date of commencement of the Valiamma Thampuran Kovilakam Estate and the Palace Fund. (Partition) and the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Amendment Ordinance, 1978, direct the Board to effect partition of the Estate and the Palace Fund among all the members entitled to a share of the Estate and Palace Fund under section 4 of the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 (30 of 1976), and such direction shall be published by the Board in the Gazette. (2) If the seniormost male member fails to direct the Board as required by subsection (1), the Board shall, on the expiry of the period specified in that subsection, proceed to effect the partition of the Estate and the Palace Fund among the members referred to in subsection (1), and the partition so effected shall be.....

Tamil Nadu Village Servant/family Benefit Fund Scheme Rules 1984 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1984

TAMIL NADU VILLAGE SERVANT/FAMILY BENEFIT FUND SCHEME RULES 1984 TAMIL NADU VILLAGE SERVANT/FAMILY BENEFIT FUND SCHEME RULES 1984 1. These rule shall be called the "Tamil Nadu Village Servant's Family Benefit Fund Scheme Rules, 1984". 2. These rules shall come into force at once, in supersession of the Tamil Nadu Family Benefit Fund Rules for the Tamil Nadu Village Officer and Village Servants annexed to G.O. Ms.No.967, Revenue, dated 25th April 1975. 3. These rules shall apply to all Village Servants (Grama Kavalars, Grama Paniyalars and pasana Kavalars) to whom the Tamil Nadu Village Servants Service Rules, 1984 apply. The contribution as well as the eligibility for benefits under the scheme shall cease in all cases, on the individual attaining sixty years of age. These rules shall also apply to temporary Village Servants appointed against temporary vacancies for short periods or in leave vacancies. The subscription recovered from them shall not be repaid to them when they resign or quit office or at the time of their termination from service. 4. A nominal monthly deductiono of Re.1 (Rupee one only) shall be made from the honorarium of all village.....

Family Courts Act 1984 Chapter III

Title: Jurisdiction

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....and parents) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974); and (b) such other jurisdiction as may be conferred on it by any other enactment. Section 8 - Exclusion of jurisdiction and pending proceedings Where a Family Court has been established for any area,-- (a) no district court or any subordinate civil court referred to in sub-section (1) of section 7 shall, in relation to such area, have or exercise any jurisdiction in respect of any suit or proceeding of the nature referred to in the Explanation to that sub-section; (b) no magistrate shall, in relation to such area, have or exercise any jurisdiction or power under Chapter IX of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974); (c) every suit or proceeding of the nature referred to in the Explanation to sub-section (1) of section 7 and every proceeding under Chapter IX of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),-- (i) which is pending immediately before the establishment of such Family Court before any district court or subordinate court referred to in that sub- section or, as the case may be, before any magistrate under the said Code; and (ii) which would have been required to be.....